Hudson Guild
City-funded organization
Hudson Guild is a New York, NY-based 501(c)(3) settlement house founded in 1897, serving Chelsea/Manhattan with children and youth services, senior programs, mental-health counseling, and community arts. It holds $4.8 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 with the Department for the Aging, Department of Education, and Department of Youth and Community Development, plus $7.5 million in discretionary council funding across 125 awards (FY2009-FY2026), per Checkbook NYC and its IRS Form 990.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $4,843,932 · 6 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $113,915,671 · 146 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $84,513,331
- Won without a fresh bid
- 61% of contract value · $69,668,210 · 119 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $7,892,114 · 131 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $325,501 · Kenneth Jockers, Executive Director
- Based in
- New York, NY
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).
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800305 $1,554,970
- NY CONNECTS Department for the Aging · CT112520278800173 $1,041,048
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800578 $745,009
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800700 $683,095
- NORC Department for the Aging · CT112520278800211 $669,810
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020259577625 $150,000
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229257707 · ended 2026 $10,299,909
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229258771 · ended 2026 $7,071,392
- UPK - Universal Prekindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020199958526 · ended 2026 $5,736,379
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229257708 · ended 2026 $5,491,431
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Hudson Guild Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $454,468
- Hudson Guild Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $343,775
- Hudson Guild EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $300,807
- Hudson Guild EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $257,831
- Hudson Guild OST · DYCD · FY2013 $180,000
- Hudson Guild Education Center Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $180,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2022 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2024 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2025 $150,000
- Teen and Young Adult Services CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2026 $150,000
- Teen and Young Adult Services CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2027 $150,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $110,000
- Local DYCD · FY2011 $110,000
- Local DYCD · FY2009 $107,500
- Local DYCD · FY2012 $105,000
- Local DYCD · FY2013 $105,000
- Local DYCD · FY2014 $105,000
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.
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 18 awards $516,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 6 awards $170,500
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 3 awards $89,500
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Kenneth Jockers Executive Director $325,501
- Leeann Scaduto Chief Operating Officer $256,739
- Nikki Stewart Deputy Executive Director $167,285
- Jacqueline M Kelly Deputy Executive Director $163,455
- Mohammed Hamad Director Of Evaluation & Quality $111,376
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +53% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Kenneth Jockers · 4.49% of revenue $219,573
- FY2021 Kenneth Jockers · 4.89% of revenue $220,750
- FY2022 Kenneth Jockers · 5.7% of revenue $219,763
- FY2023 Kenneth Jockers · 7.06% of revenue $221,702
- FY2024 Kenneth Jockers · 5.89% of revenue $325,501
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 Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $8,872,888
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $5,893,008
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $212,641