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
- 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).
- FY25 RQM-Crisis Respite Center (Bronx) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800251 $9,486,630
- FY22 Renewal - Crisis Respite Center Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228800244 · ended 2024 $2,569,786
- FY2019 Renewal Crisis Respite Center Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190000721 · ended 2021 $2,122,551
- Crisis Respite Center Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620170003347 · ended 2018 $2,067,891
- Community Safety and Victim Services; Geriatric Mental Healt Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248807250 · ended 2026 $1,056,135
- Crisis Respite Center Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620161406173 · ended 2016 $809,148
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228807897 · ended 2022 $271,636
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181403527 · ended 2017 $258,000
- Geriatric Mental Health / Medicaid Redesign Transition Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201414041 · ended 2020 $245,500
- Geriatric MH Services Vulnerable Populations & Member Items Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181410006 · ended 2018 $208,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2009 $150,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2010 $150,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2023 $131,636
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2024 $131,636
- Older Adults Mental Health Older Adults Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2025 $131,636
- Older Adults Mental Health (Formerly Geriatric Mental Health) Older Adults Mental Health (Formerly Geriatric Mental Health) · Dhmh · FY2026 $131,636
- Older Adults Mental Health Older Adults Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2027 $131,636
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2011 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Services Geriatric Mental Health Services · DOHMH · FY2012 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2013 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Initiative Geriatric Mental Health Initiative · DOHMH · FY2014 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · DOHMH · FY2016 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · DOHMH · FY2017 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2018 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2019 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2020 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2022 $118,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2021 $100,300
- Geriatric Mental Health CM Speaker · Dhmh · FY2024 $75,000
- Geriatric Mental Health CM Speaker · Dhmh · FY2025 $75,000
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.
- Eric Dinowitz FY2022-2027 · 17 awards $350,000
- Cohen FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $124,000
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.
- Eileen Podlovits Outsourced CFO $222,890
- Donna Friedman Executive Director $213,105
- Opal Silvera Beckford Nurse Practitioner $138,750
- Mayra Estrada-Cruz Deputy Director $136,633
- Diane D'Allegro Psychiatrist $117,141
- Dawn Horath Program Director $104,249
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.
- FY2020 Donna Friedman · 9.75% of revenue $186,163
- FY2021 Donna Friedman · 6.31% of revenue $194,125
- FY2022 Eileen Podlovits · 13.25% of revenue $202,593
- FY2023 Donna Friedman · 12.62% of revenue $211,741
- FY2024 Eileen Podlovits · 13.65% of revenue $222,890