Riverdale Mental Health Association, Inc.

City-funded organization

Riverdale Mental Health Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the Bronx that has been tax-exempt since 1960, according to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 13-1930700). Its New York City contract is for a residential Crisis Respite Center in the Bronx, run for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. City health department materials describe crisis respite centers as an alternative to hospitalization for people in a mental health crisis, offering a supportive place to stay instead. The organization holds $9.5 million in active New York City contracts as of August 2026 (1 contract) and has been awarded $19.8 million across 19 contracts with the city since 2015, according to Checkbook NYC, all of it (100% of contract value) awarded without a fresh competitive bid, chiefly through renewals and government/legal-mandate awards of its Crisis Respite Center contract. The city has paid it $10,639,004 to date against those contracts. It has also received $4,382,616 in City Council discretionary funding across 77 awards, funded every year since FY2009, including for its Geriatric Mental Health Initiative and other services for vulnerable populations. Council Member Eric

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$9,486,630 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$19,831,577 · 19 since 2015, incl. expired
Paid to date
$10,639,004
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $19,831,577 · 19 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$4,382,616 · 77 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$222,890 · Eileen Podlovits, Outsourced CFO
Based in
Bronx, 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 +57% 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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