Postgraduate Center For Mental Health
City-funded organization
Postgraduate Center For Mental Health is a New York City 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 13-1656681) that operates community residences and congregate/scattered-site supportive housing, along with outpatient clinics, for people with mental illness. It holds $93.2 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026, all with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for supportive and congregate housing and behavioral-health services; 89% of its $171.3 million in lifetime contract value since 2008 was awarded without a competitive bid, largely under government/legal-mandate and renewal designations.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $93,231,140 · 10 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $171,253,954 · 49 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $98,704,051
- Won without a fresh bid
- 89% of contract value · $152,623,322 · 41 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $996,623 · Jacob Barak PHD President, & CEO Of Pcmh, Fhmc, & Chc
- 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).
- Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800243 $25,537,286
- FY24 RQM-POSTGRADUATE CENTER- Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800307 $11,983,500
- Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620210002086 $11,494,489
- FY25 RQM-Assertive Community Treatment program Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800211 $10,649,756
- Non-Medicaid Care; Health Home Care; Behavioral Health Care Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200000858 $9,339,671
- Mental Health Services- Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190003064 $8,772,320
- Supporting housing for homeless individuals Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248801008 $6,427,918
- FY25 Renewal NY/NY Congregate Supportive Housing - Open-ende Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800122 $3,583,066
- Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620210002326 $3,294,056
- FY25 Renewal PIN: 08PO076380R2X00 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800214 $2,149,078
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.
- Jacob Barak PHD President & CEO Of Pcmh, Fhmc, & Chc $996,623
- Cara Turner Executive VP $298,250
- Daler Amonov CFO $280,809
- Audrey Blidgen Torres Psychiatric Nurse Practioner $241,681
- Luis Marte Vice President Of Real Estate $191,817
- Christina Narine Deputy VP Of Residential Serivces $183,372
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 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $4,248,630
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $3,491,097
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $3,130,238
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,991,036
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,359,798
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,349,091
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,348,777
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,292,014
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,245,384
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $481,606