Homes For The Homeless Inc
City-funded organization
Homes for the Homeless (HFH), founded in 1986 by Hartz Group chairman Leonard Stern, operates six family shelter residences across the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, including the Saratoga Family Residence and Clinton Family Residence, housing approximately 720 families nightly and providing early childhood education, afterschool programs, and employment support alongside transitional housing; it holds $263.4 million in active DHS contracts as of August 2026.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $263,444,387 · 9 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $794,510,363 · 53 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $510,840,381
- Won without a fresh bid
- 57% of contract value · $454,367,113 · 36 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $141,141 · 1 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $344,108 · John H Greenwood, Executive Director
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Homeless Services 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).
- FY27 Renewal - FWC Shelter Saratoga Family Inn (255 units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120278800055 $93,224,204
- FY27 Allowance - FWC @ Clinton Family Res. (81 Units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120238804882 $43,913,421
- Home for the Homeless at 946 E.211th St,Bx,NY 10469. 88 Unit Department of Homeless Services · CT107120268800067 $43,726,093
- FY27 Renewal - FWC Shelter at Prospect Family (88 units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120278800123 $37,425,757
- Renewal FY25+ Allowance - Allie's Place - 99 units Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258800299 $36,595,510
- COMPASS Center Based - Queens 13 Elementary School Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800948 $5,100,093
- COMPASS Center Based - Queens 12 & Bronx 09 Middle School Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800950 $2,319,966
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800641 $965,589
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800650 $173,754
- Allowance Amendment - Saratoga Family Residence-255 units Department of Homeless Services · CT107120228800318 · ended 2026 $99,563,364
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DHS · FY2022 $141,141
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.
- John H Greenwood Executive Director $344,108
- Gretchen J Hernandez Deputy Executive Director $251,953
- Yueqin Li Director Of Finance $212,052
- Michael Fahy Administrator $191,215
- Aaron Goodman Chief Admin Off. (Thur 08/2023) $188,280
- Carlos Santos Controller $141,898