Isabella Geriatric Center

City-funded organization

Isabella Geriatric Center is a 705-bed nonprofit skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Washington Heights that has cared for older New Yorkers since 1875 and has been part of the MJHS Health System since December 2017, offering long-term care, memory care, ventilator support, and hospice services, per its own site. The city's Department for the Aging is its main funder, currently through a $7.2 million case management contract (awarded by RFP) and a $495,337 Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) services renewal; the center has been awarded $37 million in city contracts since 2009, of which 63% of value ($23.1 million across 32 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, mostly through renewals and negotiated contracts. It has also received about $2.0 million in City Council discretionary funding across 63 awards since FY2009, largely for its El Corazon and River Terrace NORC programs, and its CEO and President, David Wagner, was paid $1,655,965 in FY2024 per its IRS Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer).

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$7,704,401 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$36,679,940 · 36 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$28,659,004
Won without a fresh bid
63% of contract value · $23,134,352 · 32 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$2,142,565 · 68 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$1,655,965 · David Wagner, CEO, President
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 (FY2024). 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 +8% 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.

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