Housing Court Answers, Inc.

City-funded organization

Housing Court Answers, Inc. is a nonprofit that provides free assistance to tenants and landlords in New York City's housing courts. It has received $10,536,048 in NYC Council discretionary funding across 90 awards since FY2011, and 100% of its $10,884,132 in city contract value across 30 contracts, mostly discretionary member item awards from the Department of Social Services and Housing Preservation and Development, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Executive Director Jennifer Laurie was paid $83,843 in FY2023, 5.52% of the organization's revenue that year.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $10,925,132 awarded since 2010
Paid to date
$10,142,033
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $10,884,132 · 30 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$10,536,048 · 90 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2011 (17 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$83,843 · Jennifer Laurie, Executive Director.
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.

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 -1% 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.

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