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
- Department for the Aging 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).
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520258801507 $16,067,839
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520211412649 · ended 2023 $14,465,200
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520200000169 · ended 2020 $3,414,556
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520190003752 · ended 2019 $3,124,035
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520181402147 · ended 2018 $2,844,342
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520248804081 · ended 2024 $2,158,209
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520210000707 · ended 2020 $1,448,416
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520258800294 · ended 2024 $1,210,402
- 543 - support the Meals on Wheel Nutrition Services. Department for the Aging · CT112520248805876 · ended 2026 $957,049
- 557 - support the Meals on Wheel Nutrition Services Department for the Aging · CT112520238805287 · ended 2023 $235,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Hotshot Vans for Home Delivered Meals Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2023 $210,000
- Healthy Aging Initiative Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2019 $30,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2018 $20,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2018 $20,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2019 $20,000
- Council District 49 CM Hanks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2024 $20,000
- Council District 49 CM Hanks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2025 $20,000
- Council District 49 CM Hanks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $20,000
- Home Delivered Meal Program CM Staten Island Delegation · Older Adults Across the Boroughs (formerly Borough Presidents’ Discretionary Funding Restoration) · DFTA · FY2026 $15,213
- Meals on Wheels Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2017 $15,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2017 $15,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2017 $15,000
- NYC Support our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2018 $15,000
- Support Our Seniors Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2019 $15,000
- Council District 49 CM Hanks · Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2023 $15,000
- NYC Support Our Seniors NYC Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2016 $14,705
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2009 $14,000
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2015 $13,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DFTA · FY2022 $12,585
- Healthy Aging Initiative Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2018 $12,500
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.
- Kamillah Hanks FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $105,000
- David M. Carr FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $60,000
- Rose FY2021 · 2 awards $15,000
- Steven Matteo FY2021 · 1 award $10,000
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.
- Joseph Tornello President/Ce $236,399
- Roseann Holt Vice President/Co $185,476
- Susan Reilly Registered N $125,602
- John Fiore CFO $108,828
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.
- FY2020 Joseph Tornello · 5.2% of revenue $215,238
- FY2021 Joseph Tornello · 7.36% of revenue $215,430
- FY2022 Joseph Tornello · 7.14% of revenue $207,913
- FY2023 Joseph Tornello · 10.32% of revenue $229,945
- FY2024 Joseph Tornello · 7.43% of revenue $236,399