United Activities Unlimited, Inc.
City-funded organization
United Activities Unlimited, Inc. is a Staten Island nonprofit, incorporated in 1977, that runs afterschool, Beacon/Cornerstone community center, workforce development, prevention, and family/fatherhood programs for youth and families. It holds $100 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (99 contracts, $181.4 million awarded since 2012, 80% without a fresh bid) with the Department of Youth and Community Development and Administration for Children's Services, plus $2.9 million in City Council discretionary awards since FY2009; its Executive Director, Steven Matteo, is a former City Council member (District 50) who sponsored discretionary funding to the organization while in office before joining it as Executive Director in 2022, and it continues to receive Council discretionary money from Staten Island members and the Speaker.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $100,005,893 · 20 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $232,572,532 · 103 since 2012, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $138,287,509
- Won without a fresh bid
- 66% of contract value · $153,530,424 · 81 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $3,087,214 · 87 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 18 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 6
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $383,018 · Steve Matteo, Executive Director
- Council connection
- Steven Matteo, Executive Director (FY2023 filing); former Council member
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services 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).
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Middle Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801451 $36,047,700
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800230 $9,153,146
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800701 $9,002,400
- COMPASS Center Based CD - Staten Island 03 Elementary Schoo Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800810 $6,429,600
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258806228 $5,476,275
- Staten Island Catchment 1 - Dist. 31 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820258800080 $5,163,300
- Summer Youth Employment Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801653 $4,812,516
- SYEP NAQ Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801654 $3,861,943
- FY27 Beacon ACS Prevention NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800694 $2,790,038
- FY27 Beacon Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800697 $2,603,374
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- PS 045R OST · DYCD · FY2013 $150,000
- P.S. 45 Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $150,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2015 $62,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $62,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $57,000
- After School Youth · DYCD · FY2011 $52,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2012 $52,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $52,000
- UAU Positive Alternative Activities Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $50,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $50,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $50,000
- The UAU Environmental Protectors CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $50,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $50,000
- Summer Camp CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2024 $50,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $50,000
- Summer Camp CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2025 $50,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $50,000
- Summer Camp CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2026 $50,000
- Summer Camp CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $50,000
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.
- David M. Carr FY2022-2027 · 16 awards $475,000
- Borelli FY2020-2025 · 5 awards $105,000
- Steven Matteo FY2020 · 3 awards $65,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $50,000
- Kamillah Hanks FY2023 · 2 awards $35,000
- Rose FY2020 · 2 awards $30,000
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.
- Steve Matteo Executive Director $383,018
- Prashan Desilva Director Of Finance $215,967
- Angela Lesane Director Of Operations $192,579
- Jonathan Baratta Program Supervisor $135,869
- Guillermo Grau Program Supervisor $134,495
- Assunta Distefano Program Supervisor $127,204
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +51% 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 Louis Deluca · 6.1% of revenue $315,145
- FY2021 Louis Deluca · 5.56% of revenue $295,263
- FY2022 Steve Matteo · 4.77% of revenue $310,030
- FY2023 Steve Matteo · 6.86% of revenue $383,018
Council connections
Left the Council at the end of 2021 and became Executive Director of United Activities Unlimited, a Staten Island nonprofit he had sponsored discretionary funding for while in office. The organization continues to receive discretionary money from Staten Island members and the Speaker. Role and pay
- Steven Matteo Former Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island); minority leader · Executive Director, since 2022 $383,018 (FY2023)