Jericho Project
City-funded organization
Jericho Project is a New York City nonprofit, founded in the early 1980s, that provides supportive housing and services (housing placement, employment, wellness, and family stability programs) to people experiencing homelessness, including veterans, families, and young adults. It holds 12 active contracts with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene worth $208.3 million for supportive and congregate housing services, has been awarded $272.2 million across 45 city contracts since 2006, and has received $3.1 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, mostly through its Veterans Community Development program.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $208,261,478 · 12 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $272,213,175 · 45 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $88,415,056
- Won without a fresh bid
- 39% of contract value · $107,452,824 · 35 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $3,463,822 · 25 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 14 years (FY2011–FY2027), including each of the last 12
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $249,995 · Victoria Lyon, CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 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).
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800510 $42,881,625
- Provison of Congregate Supportive Housing Svcs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800406 $42,743,250
- Provide housing & support services for 30 young adults & 48 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800217 $30,147,750
- Housing/support services for twenty-four (24) Single Adults Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248808767 $19,745,850
- Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800407 $15,744,952
- FY26 Renewal for NY 15/15 Scattered-Site Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800218 $13,380,659
- Housing & supportive services to homeless population Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190002012 $11,287,730
- Congregate Supportive Housing - Negotiated Acquisition Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620210002507 $10,396,198
- Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200001171 $7,011,652
- FY23 New Contract Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800416 $5,511,537
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2023 $340,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2024 $340,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2025 $340,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2026 $340,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2027 $340,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2020 $300,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2021 $250,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2022 $250,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2017 $225,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2019 $200,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2022 $175,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2018 $100,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2019 $100,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2016 $50,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · Dhmh · FY2022 $24,822
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2021 $22,500
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2017 $20,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DYCD · FY2020 $15,000
- Kingsbridge Terrace Green Space Enhancement A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2019 $10,000
- Local CM Ampry-Samuel · DYCD · FY2020 $5,000
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.
- Ampry-Samuel FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Victoria Lyon CEO $249,995
- Doreen Straka COO $208,488
- Kenya Evans-Pinckney CPO $186,480
- Michael Tuccillo CFO $178,920
- Hamidah Farimani Deputy Chief $165,827
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +22% 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.
- FY2020 Victoria Lyon · 4.63% of revenue $210,635
- FY2021 Victoria Lyon · 4.42% of revenue $221,148
- FY2022 (3 mo) Victoria Lyon $52,419
- FY2022 Victoria Lyon · 3.94% of revenue $238,232
- FY2023 Victoria Lyon · 4.27% of revenue $249,995
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 Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $8,906,646
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $7,747,289
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $5,494,762
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $5,447,289
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $5,447,289
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $5,047,247
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $4,829,448
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $4,804,141
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $4,425,532
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $4,219,605
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $4,070,117
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $2,699,135
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,520,906
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $2,138,768
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $54,970
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $52,510
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $50,618
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $50,618
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $49,480
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.033 VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $16,803