Episcopal Social Services of New York

City-funded organization

Episcopal Social Services of New York was a New York City child welfare nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, early childhood education, and youth programs. In 2015 it renamed itself Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services, incorporating the historic Sheltering Arms agency it had acquired in 2006. Citing years of delayed city contract payments and a shrinking budget, Sheltering Arms ceased operations in March 2023 and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2024, with the city reassigning many of its contracts, including its shelter beds, to other providers such as Rising Ground. On Checkbook NYC the organization (listed under its earlier name) shows $39 million in city contracts awarded since 2006 with the Administration for Children's Services, Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Department of Youth and Community Development, all now expired; 62% of that contract value ($24 million across 27 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It also received $1.3 million in City Council discretionary funding across 30 awards between FY2009 and FY2015.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $39,275,712 awarded since 2006
Paid to date
$37,802,366
Won without a fresh bid
62% of contract value · $24,340,538 · 27 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,285,500 · 30 awards
Funding history
Funded 7 years (FY2009–FY2015); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2020)
$383,805 · Elizabeth Mccarthy, Chief Executive Officer
Based in
New York, NY

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.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2020). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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