St Nicks Alliance
City-funded organization
St. Nicks Alliance is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit community development organization, founded in 1975, that provides affordable and supportive housing, workforce development, youth and elder-care programs, and tenant advocacy for low- and moderate-income North Brooklyn residents. It holds $91,638,440 in active New York City contracts as of August 2026 across 19 agreements (part of $281,292,788 awarded since 2007) with agencies including the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Youth and Community Development, and Department of Education, plus $9,335,023 in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009. A further $40,419,113 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene contract for NY 15/15 congregate supportive housing, awarded through a pre-qualified vendor list, is registered but does not begin until November 2026 and runs to 2041. Its Executive Director, Michael Rochford, was paid $439,465 in FY2024 according to the organization's IRS Form 990.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $91,638,440 · 19 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $281,292,789 · 249 since 2007, incl. expired
- Registered to start later
- $40,419,113 · 1 contract
- Paid to date
- $143,454,385
- Won without a fresh bid
- 46% of contract value · $128,272,029 · 196 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $10,591,727 · 238 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2010 (18 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $439,465 · Michael Rochford, Executive Director
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Affiliated organizations (shared leadership)
- Conselyea Street Block Association City-funded organization
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 Scattered Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258806383 $45,342,310
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258808852 $10,952,550
- 57368 Department of Education · CT104020169655391 $9,402,999
- FY27 Beacon Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800864 $5,956,170
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800377 $5,419,823
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800673 $2,161,211
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800603 $2,060,360
- Contract increase and extension Department of Education · CT104020258806106 $1,782,413
- 04020I0001127 - Community School Services - R1191 Renewal #1 Department of Education · CT104020258806663 $1,638,221
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800337 $1,595,701
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Swinging 60s Senior Center Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2019 $400,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $400,000
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $317,487
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $317,487
- NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) · DYCD · FY2027 $317,487
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2026 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2027 $167,284
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2023 $160,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2024 $160,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2025 $160,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2026 $160,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2027 $160,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2022 $159,179
- PS 018 Edward Bush (K018) OST · DYCD · FY2013 $150,000
- P.S. 18 EDWARD BUSH SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $150,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2020 $145,000
- Local Dsbs · FY2010 $140,000
- Local Dsbs · FY2011 $140,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2019 $134,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2021 $123,250
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.
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2022-2027 · 43 awards $792,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2023-2027 · 11 awards $195,500
- Antonio Reynoso FY2020-2021 · 11 awards $192,000
- Sandy Nurse FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $80,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $63,500
- Christopher Marte FY2027 · 1 award $15,000
- D. Diaz FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
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.
- Michael Rochford Executive Director $439,465
- Cindy Ross Director Of Finance $331,319
- Frank Lang Housing Director $321,015
- Brian Michael Halusan Director Of Property Dev. $306,263
- Larry Rothchild Director Of Workforce Dev. $279,696
- Debra Sue Lorenzen Director Of Youth & Ed. $269,029
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +68% 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 Michael Rochford · 4.29% of revenue $299,945
- FY2021 Michael Rochford · 3.9% of revenue $309,999
- FY2022 Michael Rochford · 4.36% of revenue $374,749
- FY2023 Michael Rochford · 4.54% of revenue $356,504
- FY2024 Michael Rochford · 4.32% of revenue $353,712
Community project funding secured by (FY2024)
Members of New York's congressional delegation named as requestors of an enacted FY2024 community project for this organization, in the House Appropriations Committee's own final project tables. Each figure is the amount APPROPRIATED for that project, not money paid out to this organization to date.
- Nydia M. Velázquez SNA Workforce Center · NY · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development $1,000,000
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 Labor 17.274 YouthBuild · Employment and Training Administration · Grant $1,500,000
- Department of Justice 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards · Office of Justice Programs · Grant $1,000,000
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $1,000,000
- Environmental Protection Agency 66.815 Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements · Environmental Protection Agency · Grant $500,000