Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc.
City-funded organization
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is a nonprofit created in 1952 to support the research, training and program objectives of New York State's mental-hygiene agencies -- the Office of Mental Health, Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, and Office of Addiction Services and Supports -- and is based in Menands, NY. It holds $147,015,213 in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (3) with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Education for community mental-health and substance-abuse program administration, and has been awarded $260,183,741 across 20 city contracts since 2008 ($97,061,771 paid to date), 99% of which was won without a fresh competitive bid (largely under government/legal-mandate and renewal awards).
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $147,015,213 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $260,183,741 · 20 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $105,803,697
- Won without a fresh bid
- 99% of contract value · $256,333,741 · 18 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $786,344 · Kelly Posner, Research Scientist
- Based in
- Menands, NY (NY State)
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- 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).
- Maintain program and personnel stability and provide service Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268804346 $141,171,708
- MHY 714 Specialized Services Substance Abuse Programs Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800249 $5,543,505
- Services To Promote Safe and Supportive School Communities Department of Education · MA104020249470835 $300,000
- Renewal - Comm. MH Support/ Workforce Reinvestment Prog. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800749 · ended 2025 $29,120,470
- MENTAL HYGIENE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620131401380 · ended 2016 $23,822,564
- Expansion Comm. Based Mental Health Services-Administr. Serv Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200001891 · ended 2022 $18,175,695
- Expansion Comm. Based Mental Health Services-Administr. Serv Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620171412679 · ended 2019 $18,175,695
- Mental Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620100007930 · ended 2012 $12,079,996
- Training and Practice Implementation Institute Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620211415587 · ended 2025 $3,550,000
- FY24 Renewal - Compulsive Gambling Treatment Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800292 · ended 2026 $1,518,296
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.
- Kelly Posner Research Scientist $786,344
- Paul Margolies Project Manager $234,250
- Janelle Dierkens MPH VP / Director Of Research $232,042
- Nancy Covell Research Scientist $225,259
- Mengxue Que Research Scientist $220,517
- Robert E Burke Managing Director (To Jan) $213,095
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +27% 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 Kelly Posner PHD · 1.03% of revenue $228,569
- FY2021 Kelly Posner · 0.7% of revenue $223,051
- FY2022 Kelly Posner · 1.09% of revenue $905,511
- FY2023 Kelly Posner · 1.0% of revenue $686,526
- FY2024 Kelly Posner · 1.17% of revenue $786,344
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 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $36,135,833
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $23,602,345
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support · National Institutes of Health · Grant $17,742,298
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs · National Institutes of Health · Grant $14,230,554
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs · National Institutes of Health · Grant $12,750,800
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $11,637,156
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $10,615,953
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.866 Aging Research · National Institutes of Health · Grant $9,833,720
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $9,760,730
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs · National Institutes of Health · Grant $9,279,246
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $9,246,449
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.855 Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research · National Institutes of Health · Grant $9,141,575
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs · National Institutes of Health · Grant $7,567,901
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $7,017,490
- Department of Health and Human Services HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH · National Institutes of Health · Contract $6,806,950
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $5,475,183
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $5,290,969
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $5,240,035
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs · National Institutes of Health · Grant $5,225,090
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants · National Institutes of Health · Grant $5,006,058