Economic Impact Study

The Rockefeller Institute of Government has affirmed that employment by non-profit disability service provider agencies that are members of NYSID and the New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation make our communities stronger.

“The Rockefeller Institute report puts hard numbers to what we’ve been saying for years: that when people with disabilities have jobs, it helps our entire state," said President and CEO, Maureen O'Brien.

The report includes a breakdown of the economic impact of 10 regions where NYSID Member Agencies provide employment to individuals with disabilities.

The findings clearly show that disability service providers are major local employers and generate millions in annual revenues.

Read the full report here.

 

Overview:

NYSID facilitated a $250.2 million contract portfolio that employed 5,293 workers with a disability. Through these contracts, social enterprises:

  • Generated $407.3 million in economic output in New York State
  • Supported the equivalent of 3,569 full-time jobs in all sectors of the economy
  • Generated $108 in economic output for every hour worked by an individual with a disability

*Data supplied for the report was collected in 2019

The Rockefeller Institute of Government has affirmed that employment by non-profit disability service provider agencies that are members of NYSID and the New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation make our communities stronger.

“The Rockefeller Institute report puts hard numbers to what we’ve been saying for years: that when people with disabilities have jobs, it helps our entire state," said President and CEO, Maureen O'Brien.

The report includes a breakdown of the economic impact of 10 regions where NYSID Member Agencies provide employment to individuals with disabilities.

The findings clearly show that disability service providers are major local employers and generate millions in annual revenues.

Read the full report here.

 

Overview:

NYSID facilitated a $250.2 million contract portfolio that employed 5,293 workers with a disability. Through these contracts, social enterprises:

  • Generated $407.3 million in economic output in New York State
  • Supported the equivalent of 3,569 full-time jobs in all sectors of the economy
  • Generated $108 in economic output for every hour worked by an individual with a disability

*Data supplied for the report was collected in 2019