Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.
Lobbying client
Advocates for Children of New York is a nonprofit that has worked to protect the educational rights of low-income and at-risk New York City students since 1971, offering free legal help and training to families and pushing for policy changes in the public school system. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide across all 51 council districts, on subjects including the FY27 education budget and the state Foundation Aid formula. The group has held $5,888,181 in city contracts since 2010, none currently active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbyist firm(s)
- In-house
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $49,715
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $5,888,181 awarded since 2010
- Paid to date
- $5,217,393
- Won without a fresh bid
- 96% of contract value · $5,670,381 · 14 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,807,131 · 86 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $275,750 · Kimberly B Sweet, Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - FY27 Education Budget; Foundation Aid Formula
- Budget - Meetings
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- To provide funding to Jill Chaifetz Education helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802006 · ended 2026 $1,968,750
- *Provide Funding for the Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801384 · ended 2022 $552,111
- *Funding to support the Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238806898 · ended 2023 $525,000
- Help callers make important educational decisions. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171405091 · ended 2017 $269,056
- Funding will support the Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228800971 · ended 2021 $268,500
- Supports Helpline which provides information about the DOE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201417448 · ended 2020 $266,500
- To support NYC Dept. of Education Helpline. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191419936 · ended 2019 $257,000
- To provide an education helpline to parents and professional Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181422937 · ended 2018 $252,000
- Funding will support the Jill Chaifetz Helpline operated by Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161414491 · ended 2016 $250,000
- The Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline assistance to parents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020111440231 · ended 2011 $217,500
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- To provide funding to Jill Chaifetz Education helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 4 payments $668,192
- To provide funding to Jill Chaifetz Education helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 5 payments $643,686
- *Provide Funding for the Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 5 payments $552,107
- *Funding to support the Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 3 payments $376,146
- Funding will support the Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 · 4 payments $268,084
- Supports Helpline which provides information about the DOE Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 3 payments $199,701
- *Funding to support the Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 $131,250
- Supports Helpline which provides information about the DOE Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 $33,819
- COMPETITIVE GRANT-SERVICES Department of Education · FY2022 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2022 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2023 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2024 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2025 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2026 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2027 $500,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2019 $250,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2020 $250,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2021 $250,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2016 $245,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2017 $245,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2018 $245,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline - Advocates for Children Jill Chaifetz Helpline - Advocates for Children · DYCD · FY2009 $200,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2010 $200,000
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2011 $200,000
- Jill Chaifitz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2013 $200,000
- Jill Chaifitz Helpline Jill Chaifetz Helpline · DYCD · FY2014 $200,000
- Jill Chaifetz Education Helpline CM Manhattan Delegation · Boroughwide Needs Initiative · DYCD · FY2022 $21,111
- Boro Boro · DYCD · FY2017 $10,556
- Jill Chaifetz Helpline Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $10,000
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.
- Alexa Avilés FY2021-2027 · 7 awards $35,000
- Ayala FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $30,000
- Rivera FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $30,000
- Gale A. Brewer FY2023-2027 · 6 awards $25,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Elsie Encarnación FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $10,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $6,500
- Christopher Marte FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Shaun Abreu FY2023 · 1 award $5,000
- Harvey D. Epstein FY2026 · 1 award $5,000
- Levine FY2020 · 1 award $3,500
- Lincoln Restler FY2022 · 1 award $3,500
- Julie Menin FY2022 · 1 award $2,500
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.
- Kimberly B Sweet Executive Director $275,750
- Anne Klein Director Of Operations $201,453
- Jennifer C Pringle Project Director, Lit $192,145
- Matthew Lenaghan Deputy Director $188,988
- Randi Levine Policy Director $160,409
- Erika Palmer Supervising Attorney $153,235
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +16% 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 Kimberly Sweet · 11.45% of revenue $239,293
- FY2021 Kimberly B Sweet · 6.96% of revenue $253,062
- FY2022 Kimberly B Sweet · 13.69% of revenue $263,546
- FY2023 Kimberly B Sweet · 10.16% of revenue $260,607
- FY2024 Kimberly B Sweet · 10.46% of revenue $275,750
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 Education 84.328 Special Education Parent Information Centers · Department of Education · Grant $3,295,348
- Department of Education 84.328 Special Education Parent Information Centers · Department of Education · Grant $698,900