Catholic Charities of Staten Island
City-funded organization
Catholic Charities of Staten Island (EIN 13-5562286) is an Archdiocese of New York affiliate founded in 1871, headquartered at 6581 Hylan Blvd in Staten Island per its own site, which describes programs including infant and preschool child care, residential and day programs for developmentally disabled youth and adults, senior center services, a food pantry, and a community resource center for addiction recovery. It holds $31 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 and $56 million awarded since 2013 across the Department of Education, Department for the Aging, and Department of Youth and Community Development, including "PROVIDE PRIMARY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS" ($25 million, tagged "Negotiated (real-property/other)" on Checkbook) and an "OLDER ADULT CENTER" contract with DFTA ($1.8 million, tagged "Renewal (not re-bid)"); 82% of contract value, $46 million across 38 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It has also received $2.0 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, mostly from Staten Island members. Its FY2023 Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) reports CEO Claire Atalla's compensation at $269,738; her predecessor, Vincent
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $30,851,588 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $55,793,496 · 41 since 2013, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $41,246,322
- Won without a fresh bid
- 82% of contract value · $45,658,254 · 38 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,133,279 · 109 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2017 (11 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $269,738 · Claire Atalla, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- Staten Island, NY
- Council connection
- Vincent Ignizio, Chief Executive Officer (FY2021 filing); former Council member
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- PROVIDE PRIMARY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS Department of Education · CT104020149454641 $25,098,957
- Leased Premises : 6581 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10023 Department of Education · CT104020149455002 $3,570,342
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800228 $1,771,506
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800545 $410,783
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229259824 · ended 2026 $5,027,125
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520228804748 · ended 2024 $4,733,117
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520258803881 · ended 2026 $2,483,094
- UPK-Universal Prekindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020199956690 · ended 2021 $1,940,558
- SUPPORT DISTRICT BASED SENIOR SERVICES & OPERATING COSTS Department for the Aging · CT112520170002975 · ended 2019 $1,525,085
- SUPPORT DISTRICT BASED SENIOR SERVICES & OPERATING COSTS Department for the Aging · CT112520170002974 · ended 2019 $1,253,195
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2022 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $75,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $50,000
- Food Pantries CM Staten Island Delegation · Food Pantries · DYCD · FY2022 $42,000
- Youth CM Matteo · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $35,000
- Youth CM Carr · Youth · DYCD · FY2022 $35,000
- Support Our Seniors CM Matteo · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2021 $30,000
- Support Our Seniors CM Carr · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2022 $30,000
- Support Our Seniors CM Carr · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2023 $30,000
- Support Our Older Adults CM Carr · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2024 $30,000
- Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) CM Borelli · Youth · DYCD · FY2024 $30,000
- Support Our Older Adults CM Carr · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2025 $30,000
- Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) CM Borelli · Youth · DYCD · FY2025 $30,000
- Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) CM Morano · Community Safety and Victim Services · DYCD · FY2026 $30,000
- Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) CM Morano · Youth · DYCD · FY2026 $30,000
- Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) CM Morano · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $30,000
- Food Pantries CM Staten Island Delegation · Food Pantries · DYCD · FY2021 $26,000
- Local DFTA · FY2019 $25,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Borelli FY2020-2025 · 22 awards $350,000
- Kamillah Hanks FY2022-2027 · 19 awards $265,000
- David M. Carr FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $245,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 7 awards $140,000
- Steven Matteo FY2020-2021 · 7 awards $135,000
- Rose FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $65,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Claire Atalla Chief Executive Officer $269,738
- Stacy Morton Chief Financial Officer, Thru 3/29/24 $204,660
- Kerianne Kelly Senior Director Of Operations $159,274
- Michelle Lavignera Director Of Operations $151,977
- Rasheen M Campbell Direct Support $130,854
- Claudine Jorgensen Director Of HR $130,239
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +39% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Vincent Ignizio · 5.7% of revenue $286,812
- FY2021 Vincent Ignizio · 4.46% of revenue $292,350
- FY2022 Claire Atalla · 8.12% of revenue $255,085
- FY2023 Claire Atalla · 6.64% of revenue $269,738
Council connections
Resigned the Council in 2015 to become CEO of Catholic Charities of Staten Island, which receives discretionary funding from the Speaker and Staten Island members. He left in early 2022 for the NYC Board of Elections, where he is Deputy Executive Director. Role and pay are from the organization's
- Vincent Ignizio Former Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island); minority leader · Chief Executive Officer, 2015 to January 2022 $292,350 (FY2021)
Community project funding secured by (FY2024)
Members of New York's congressional delegation named as requestors of an enacted FY2024 community project for this organization, in the House Appropriations Committee's own final project tables. Each figure is the amount APPROPRIATED for that project, not money paid out to this organization to date.
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Building Renovations for Food Pantry · NY · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development $3,500,000
- Charles E. Schumer Building Renovations for Food Pantry · NY · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development $3,500,000
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $1,500,000