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
- Housing Preservation and 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).
- Training and Technical Assistance for Housing Management Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620278800798 $8,711,039
- Training and Technical Assistance for Housing Management and Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620258800660 · ended 2026 $8,711,039
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO TIL/HDFC BUILDINGS Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620100017804 · ended 2012 $3,255,000
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO TIL/HDFC BUILDING Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620131426973 · ended 2015 $2,680,955
- TIL & ANCP Training & Technical Assistance Contract Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620228805362 · ended 2023 $2,480,000
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO TIL/HDFC BUILDING Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620101410291 · ended 2012 $1,395,000
- PROVIDE TECHNCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO TIL/HDFC BUILDING Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620131426974 · ended 2015 $1,116,000
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO TIL/HDFC BUILDING Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620161420491 · ended 2016 $988,000
- For provision of housing and tenant support services. Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620268803180 · ended 2026 $941,062
- PROVIDE TRAINING IN BLDG MGMT TO TIL TA & HDFC SHAREHOLDERS Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620191400797 · ended 2022 $400,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2022 $177,750
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2023 $175,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2024 $175,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2025 $175,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2026 $175,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2027 $175,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2020 $147,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2019 $133,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2021 $124,950
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2018 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · HPD · FY2023 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · HPD · FY2024 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · HPD · FY2025 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · HPD · FY2026 $75,000
- Stabilizing NYC Stabilizing NYC · HPD · FY2018 $36,000
- Community Housing Preservation Strategies Community Housing Preservation Strategies · HPD · FY2018 $29,729
- Affordable HDFC Enhancement Services HPD · FY2018 $27,400
- HDFC Stabilization CM Rivera · HPD · FY2020 $5,000
- HDFC Stabilization CM Rivera · HPD · FY2021 $5,000
- Co-op Improvement Program - Council District 7 CM Abreu · HPD · FY2024 $5,000
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.
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Rivera FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Shaun Abreu FY2024 · 1 award $5,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2027 · 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.
- Margaret Brown Executive Director $220,855
- Anya Irons General Counsel/COO $199,344
- Eva Berbegal Director Of Finance $156,963
- Oscar Mcdonald Director Of COO-Development $146,283
- Rania Dalloul Director Of Fundraising $134,228
- Walter Blenman Director Of Development $115,740
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.
- FY2020 Anya Irons · 12.94% of revenue $175,499
- FY2021 Anya Irons · 10.9% of revenue $177,767
- FY2022 Anya Irons · 11.2% of revenue $190,218
- FY2023 Margaret Brown · 19.82% of revenue $220,855