The Puerto Rican Organization To Motivate, Enlighten And Ser
City-funded organization
The Puerto Rican Organization To Motivate, Enlighten And Serve (PROMESA), a Bronx nonprofit tax-exempt since 1971, provides substance-abuse treatment, primary health care and daycare services; it holds $79.6m in active contracts as of August 2026 with DOHMH and the Department of Social Services, part of $135.3m awarded since 2012.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $79,629,358 · 9 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $135,252,039 · 38 since 2012, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $57,325,341
- Won without a fresh bid
- 38% of contract value · $50,726,258 · 25 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $998,427 · Raul Russi, President
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Social Services 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 · CT181620238800829 $17,080,313
- Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) MHy CT #8188 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248804911 $16,875,000
- NY 15/15 Congregate Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248807103 $14,985,765
- FY25 Renewal #1 Mental Health Services, Supported Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800131 $14,602,972
- FY23 New Contract for Supportive Housing Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800306 $9,309,925
- FY24 New Contract Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800333 $4,793,400
- Allow. Amend. for Senior Housing - Virginia House/ 23 units Department of Social Services · CT106920238800507 $718,750
- Contract Allowance Initiative- Ilene R. Smith SRO Department of Social Services · CT106920238800661 $648,232
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238803315 $615,000
- NY 15/15 Scattered-Site Supportive Housing Bronx Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201400153 · ended 2024 $17,282,800
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.
- Raul Russi President $998,427
- Lymaris Albors Chief Executive Director $892,752
- Jose R Rodriguez Chief Legal Officer/ Executive. VP $592,593
- Vicky Gatell Chief Financial Officer $488,994
- Irene Cergnul Medical Doctor $325,916
- Daniel Rosa Senior Medical Doctor $306,795
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +26% 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 Vicky Gatell · 2.15% of revenue $329,331
- FY2021 Yaberci Perez-Cubillan · 2.37% of revenue $320,134
- FY2022 Yaberci Perez-Cubillan · 1.79% of revenue $337,318
- FY2023 Irene Cergnul · 1.96% of revenue $319,333
- FY2024 Irene Cergnul · 2.19% of revenue $325,916