Urban Homesteading Assistance (U-HAB), Inc.

City-funded organization

UHAB (Urban Homesteading Assistance Board), a nonprofit tax-exempt since 1978 and classified on its IRS Form 990 as "Housing, Shelter / Management & Technical Assistance," provides technical assistance and training on housing management, consistent with its active $8.7 million Department of Housing Preservation and Development contract as of August 2026 for "Training and Technical Assistance for Housing Management," which was awarded as a renewal without a fresh competitive bid. The group has also received $2 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2018, mostly through HPD's "Stabilizing NYC" program, and across its full city contract history 58% of contract value ($19 million) has been awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$8,711,039 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$32,732,105 · 31 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$19,190,898
Won without a fresh bid
58% of contract value · $18,877,578 · 24 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,996,050 · 26 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$220,855 · Margaret Brown, Executive Director
Based in
New York, 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 (FY2023). 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 +129% 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.

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