For the primary organization in the Mutual Housing Association of New York collection of nonprofits, see MHANY Management.

The Mutual Housing Association of New York, Inc. (MHANY) is a nonprofit housing management organization that was created in the 1980s after the defunct left-of-center ACORN network organized squatters on city-owned properties in New York City. ^{1 2}

Background

In 1987, local government officials in New York City were pressured by ACORN into transferring title in 58 city-owned and squatter-occupied buildings to the ACORN Housing nonprofit, which became Mutual Housing Association of New York in 1988. ¹

In 1996, MHANY created MHANY Management, Inc., a separate nonprofit that has been largely responsible for MHANY’s operations since 2016. ³

Financials

According to its 2023 990 form, the Mutual Housing Association of New York, Inc. (MHANY) reported a revenue of $380,208, expenses of $10,680, and assets: $8,281,165 ⁴

1. Erlanger, Steven. “New York Turns Squatters into Homeowners.” The New York Times, October 12, 1987. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/12/nyregion/new-york-turns-squatters-into-homeowners.html.
2. “History.” MHANY Management. Accessed May 19, 2025. https://www.mutualhousingny.org/history.
3. “Mhany Management Inc.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Accessed May 19, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/721303737.
4. “Mutual Housing Association of New York Inc.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Accessed May 19, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/112848938.