Meals On Wheels Of Staten Island Inc

City-funded organization

Meals on Wheels of Staten Island is a Staten Island nonprofit that delivers two meals a day to residents 60 and older who can no longer shop for or prepare their own food, per its own website. It holds a $16 million active NYC Department for the Aging contract as of August 2026 for home delivered meals, part of $46 million awarded by the city since 2017 across 19 contracts. 34% of that contract value ($15.5 million across 17 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. The organization has also received $969,000 in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, including $95,000 steered by Council Member Kamillah Hanks. Its president and CEO, Joseph Tornello, was paid $236,399 in FY2024, per its IRS Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$16,067,839 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$46,076,559 · 19 since 2017, incl. expired
Paid to date
$36,282,791
Won without a fresh bid
34% of contract value · $15,543,520 · 17 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$988,739 · 82 awards
Funding history
Funded 18 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 7
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$236,399 · Joseph Tornello, President/Ce
Based in
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 +48% 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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