Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, Inc.
Lobbying client
SAGE, the national LGBTQ+ elder-advocacy nonprofit headquartered in New York, founded in 1978 as the oldest and largest organization of its kind in the country. It runs senior centers and services for LGBTQ+ older adults and operates a federally funded National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide across all 51 council districts through Hollis Public Affairs and The Wright Group NY, seeking budget funding for its programs.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $202,500
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $13,433,495 · 126 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2019 (9 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $508,686 · Michael Adams, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Hollis Public Affairs, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- The Wright Group NY, Inc Lobbyist firm
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - securing funding for programs
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - securing funding
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2020 $1,200,000
- LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2021 $1,120,000
- LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2022 $1,120,000
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough (formerly LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough) LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough (formerly LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough) · DFTA · FY2024 $1,055,000
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough (formerly LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough) LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough (formerly LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough) · DFTA · FY2025 $1,055,000
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2026 $1,055,000
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough LGBTQIA+ Older Adult Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2027 $1,055,000
- LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2023 $900,000
- Trans Equity Programs Trans Equity Programs · DYCD · FY2026 $275,000
- Trans Equity Programs Trans Equity Programs · DYCD · FY2027 $275,000
- LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough LGBTQ Senior Services in Every Borough · DFTA · FY2023 $255,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2026 $150,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2027 $150,000
- Legal Services for Veterans Legal Services for Veterans · Dss/hra · FY2020 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2020 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2022 $100,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Legal Services for Veterans Legal Services for Veterans · Dss/hra · FY2023 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2023 $100,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
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.
- Perkins FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $55,000
- Jordan FY2022 · 4 awards $42,500
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $42,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $40,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2024 · 3 awards $40,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $36,000
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 7 awards $35,000
- Shaun Abreu FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $25,000
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $25,000
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2021-2022 · 2 awards $20,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2024-2025 · 2 awards $20,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 1 award $15,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 1 award $15,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 2 awards $15,000
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Vanessa Gibson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Levine FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Michael Adams Chief Executive Officer $508,686
- David Rivera-Garcia Executive VP/CFO (Until 03/25) $319,797
- Lynn Faria Executive Vice President $318,436
- Jb Stark Chief Dev. & Communications Ofc. $227,313
- Michele Giordano Executive Director Sageventure $217,266
- James Kris Mordecai Interim COO/CFO $215,018
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +39% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Michael Adams · 7.4% of revenue $394,780
- FY2021 Michael Adams · 9.0% of revenue $395,708
- FY2022 Michael Adams · 10.47% of revenue $414,624
- FY2023 Michael Adams · 11.1% of revenue $447,102
- FY2024 Michael Adams · 10.95% of revenue $508,686
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
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Administration for Community Living · Grant $1,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.048 Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects · Administration for Community Living · Grant $672,838
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.048 Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects · Administration for Community Living · Grant $654,430