St. Vincent's Services
City-funded organization
St. Vincent's Services (operating as HeartShare St. Vincent's Services, a subsidiary of HeartShare Human Services of New York) was founded in 1869 and is the third-largest children's services provider in NYC, serving over 6,000 New Yorkers annually through foster care, preventive services, residential care for youth with behavioral and emotional needs, and mental health and pediatric health clinics; it holds $234.8 million in active contracts as of August 2026 with the Administration for Children's Services and DOHMH, plus $2.2 million in discretionary funding.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $234,839,254 · 15 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $912,112,345 · 108 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $550,716,903
- Won without a fresh bid
- 62% of contract value · $569,411,533 · 87 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,488,650 · 53 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 12 years (FY2012–FY2027), including each of the last 10
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $500,016 · Dawn W Valentine-Saffayeh, Executive Director/President & CEO
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development 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).
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800470 $92,280,941
- Residential Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800402 $57,058,877
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801876 $15,228,369
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800105 $13,720,154
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800041 $11,647,009
- FY24 Renewal #1- NY 15/15 Scattered-Site Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248802716 $11,025,411
- FY25 Renewal #1 NY 15/15 Scattered- Site Supportive Housing Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620258800129 $8,114,524
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800015 $6,884,238
- Scatter Site Serving 16 Young Adults Aging Out Of Foster Car Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620190002854 $6,318,466
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801784 $4,933,256
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $195,441
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2020 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2020 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2022 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2025 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2025 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2026 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2027 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2025 $93,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2023 $92,809
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2021 $85,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2021 $85,000
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.
- Brannan FY2020-2026 · 9 awards $49,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2024 · 3 awards $21,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $15,000
- Kayla Santosuosso FY2027 · 2 awards $10,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
- Susan Zhuang FY2024 · 1 award $6,000
- Vickie Paladino FY2023 · 1 award $5,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Dawn W Valentine-Saffayeh Executive Director/President & CEO $500,016
- Justin Nardilla CFO $417,436
- Denise C Woodall-Ruff Medical Director $314,206
- Brooke Rosenthal Chief Program Officer $269,750
- Shanna Gonzalez Senior Vice President $197,937
- Sophia Shaw SVP, Residential Srvcs&Housing $195,137
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +31% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Dawn W Valentine-Saffayeh · 1.94% of revenue $268,785
- FY2021 Dawn W Valentine-Saffayeh · 2.09% of revenue $331,137
- FY2022 Dawn W Valentine-Saffayeh · 2.15% of revenue $363,253
- FY2023 Denise C Woodall-Ruff · 2.08% of revenue $314,206
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 93.676 Unaccompanied Alien Children Program · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $23,681,802
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $2,171,477