Funded organization
Abilities First, Inc.
$797,968 received across 6 grant awards
$2,728,569 in contract value across 4 contracts
- Category
- nonprofit
- Grants received
- $797,968
- Grant awards
- 6
- Contract value
- $2,728,569
- Contracts
- 4
- Years
- FY2024–FY2025
- Location
- Poughkeepsie
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Funded across these programs
How this organization's money is labeled in the record: the named city initiatives it is tagged under, and its contracts by agency. Each figure is exactly what the data shows.
Discretionary programs (initiatives)
- SAM$245K · 1
- CREST$220K · 2
- NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council$150K · 1
- Regional Council Capital Fund$83K · 1
Contracts by agency
- Office For People with Developmental Disabilities$2.7M · 4
Who has funded it
Offices and members that have directed money to this organization, ranked by total.
- Anthony H. Palumbo3 awards$415,000
- Tommy Schiavoni1 award$150,000
- NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council1 award$150,000
- Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development)1 award$82,968
Retained lobbyists
Firms registered to lobby New York government on this organization’s behalf (NY Ethics Commission, 2024 onward).
- EMPIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING, INC.State · $3000 · Monthly · 2025 - 2026
- EMPIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING, INC.State · $3000 · Monthly · 2025 - 2026
- EMPIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING, INC.State · $3000 · Monthly · 2023 - 2024
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Similar organizations funded like this
Other organizations backed by the same funders in a shared sector, ranked by how many funders they share with Abilities First, Inc. and the money drawn from them. A benchmarking set, not a ranking of quality.
- City of Rochester3 shared funders$64,900,491
- Town of Amherst3 shared funders$34,574,850
- City of Syracuse3 shared funders$30,524,855
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What it has received
| State | Anthony H. Palumbo | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $245,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
| State | Tommy Schiavoni | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $150,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
| FY2024 | NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council | NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council | data.ny.gov 3rdq-5smg | $150,000 | NY State open data ↗ |
| State | Anthony H. Palumbo | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $100,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
| FY2025 | Hope Knight (President, CEO and Commissioner, Empire State Development) | Empire State Development | data.ny.gov 26ei-n4eb | $82,968 | NY State open data ↗ |
| State | Anthony H. Palumbo | — | DASNY Grant Report (Reviews Completed) | $70,000 | NY State grant report (DASNY) ↗ |
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Contracts won
Public contracts and procurements awarded to this organization by New York city agencies and state authorities. Amounts are the awarded value or contract ceiling, not dollars paid.
| FY2025 | Office For People with Developmental DisabilitiesState authority | Family Support Services | $1,523,626awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2026 | Office For People with Developmental DisabilitiesState authority | Family Support Services | $654,262awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2025 | Office For People with Developmental DisabilitiesState authority | Family Support Services | $396,281awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
| FY2025 | Office For People with Developmental DisabilitiesState authority | Supported Employment | $154,400awarded | Open Book contract search ↗ |
Who else competes here
Other vendors holding contracts with the same New York agencies, ranked by how many of those agencies they share with this organization. New York publishes the winner of each award, not the losing bidders, so this is the competitive field, not a bidder list.
| Vendor | Shared agencies | Contracts | Contract value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIEDMONT 60 BROAD STREET LLC | 1 | 3 | $171,213,788 |
| INDEPENDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INC | 1 | 1 | $130,371,150 |
| AIM SERVICES INC | 1 | 6 | $96,265,813 |
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