West End Residences HDFC, Inc.

City-funded organization

West End Residences HDFC, Inc. now operates as Homeward NYC, a supportive housing nonprofit that began in 1989 with a mixed-age residence on Manhattan's Upper West Side providing transitional housing for homeless young mothers and long-term housing for low-income and homeless older adults, per its own website. It later opened the True Colors Residences in West Harlem (2011) and the Bronx (2015), developed with musician Cyndi Lauper, to serve LGBTQ young adults. Its New York City contracts, $93,712,686 awarded since 2006 ($51,847,494 currently active across 5 contracts as of August 2026, $57,475,825 paid to date) with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Homeless Services, and Department of Social Services, cover congregate supportive housing and Tier II shelter services for homeless families; 58% of contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Its FY2024 IRS Form 990 (EIN 13-3442001) reported Executive Director Jeannette K Ruffins's compensation at $200,052.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$51,965,262 · 5 contracts
Awarded all-time
$93,830,455 · 21 since 2006, incl. expired
Paid to date
$57,617,881
Won without a fresh bid
58% of contract value · $54,765,899 · 16 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$3,000 · 1 awards
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$200,052 · Jeannette K Ruffins, 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.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +44% 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.

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