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

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Sources