West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc.

City-funded organization

West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. (WSFSSH) is a Manhattan nonprofit founded in 1976 that develops and operates affordable senior and supportive housing, including SRO and congregate supportive housing, in Manhattan and the Bronx. It holds $233.7 million in active contracts as of August 2026 (12) with the Departments of Homeless Services, Health and Mental Hygiene, Social Services, and for the Aging, part of $311.3 million awarded since 2011 across 42 contracts, with 45% ($139.5 million across 37 contracts) awarded without a fresh bid, plus $1.14 million in discretionary City Council funding since 2009 (69 awards) for senior-center and housing-preservation programs; its Executive Director, Paul R. Freitag, was paid $293,303 in FY2023 per its Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$233,862,895 · 12 contracts
Awarded all-time
$312,054,565 · 42 since 2011, incl. expired
Paid to date
$118,803,093
Won without a fresh bid
45% of contract value · $140,231,646 · 37 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,227,481 · 73 awards
Funding history
Funded 17 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 10
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$293,303 · Paul R Freitag, Executive Director
HPD housing capital financed
$31,714,472 · via 990 Schedule R
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 -4% 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.

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

Sources