Raking in $5.4B from taxpayers
SINCE 2008, THE city has awarded $5.4 billion in contracts to nonprofit groups to run homeless shelters, the equivalent of writing a $633 check for every man, woman and child in the city. More than half of that — $3.1 billion — has been spent since Mayor de Blasio arrived at City Hall.
Here are the some of the major recipients of these taxpayer dollars:
Acacia Network Housing: Contracts worth about $521.6 million since April 2016, including $442 million without competitive bidding. The most recent tax forms show seven executives with six-figure salaries.
Samaritan Village: Contracts worth $308 million since July 2016, including $23.8 million via noncompetitive “emergency” contracts. The most recent tax forms show 11 executives with six-figure salaries.
SCO Family of Services: Contracts totaling $262.6 million since 2004, including $9.8 million in noncompetitive “emergency” contracts. The most recent tax forms show nine executives with six-figure salaries.
Camba Housing Ventures: Contracts total $492.9 million since 2004, including $2.1 million in noncompetitive “emergency” contracts. The most recent tax forms show three executives with six-figure salaries, including President Joanne Oplustil with a $612,106 paycheck.