Sauti Yetu Center for African Women
Lobbying client
Sauti Yetu Center for African Women is a Bronx-based nonprofit, founded in 2004, that provides case management, legal support, counseling, and health-access services to African immigrant and other immigrant women and families in New York City. Our data shows the organization filed six citywide lobbying registrations in 2024, reaching all 51 City Council members through its lobbyist, The Wright Group NY, Inc., on the subject of securing budget funding for its programs, and reported $0 in compensation for that work. Our data also shows about $40 million in city contracts for the organization since 2009, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 6
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $40,020,955 awarded since 2009
- Paid to date
- $29,343,577
- Won without a fresh bid
- 35% of contract value · $14,048,188 · 37 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,931,255 · 93 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 15 years (FY2009–FY2023); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $127,576 · Zeinab Eyega, Executive Di
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- The Wright Group NY, Inc Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Office of Criminal Justice City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - securing funding for programs
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).
- GENERAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES RENEWALS Administration for Children's Services · CT106820160001595 · ended 2020 $12,167,692
- GP - General Preventive Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000368 · ended 2015 $4,732,443
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000282 · ended 2023 $4,320,000
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000250 · ended 2023 $4,320,000
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000173 · ended 2023 $4,320,000
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000170 · ended 2023 $4,320,000
- Prevention Services - FFT Adaptations Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000129 · ended 2021 $3,297,625
- NDA RFP 2010 -High School Aged Youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020100002496 · ended 2013 $227,620
- Education Support for High School Youth at Risk Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161421991 · ended 2018 $200,079
- Student support services Department of Education · MA104020139374736 · ended 2017 $135,000
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.
- GENERAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES RENEWALS Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $3,263,207
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 19 payments $1,805,903
- Prevention Services - FFT Adaptations Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 6 payments $1,307,744
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 8 payments $1,272,260
- Prevention Services - Family Support Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 5 payments $930,361
- Prevention Services - FFT Adaptations Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 2 payments $336,598
- Prov of relevant legal service to African immigrant families Department of Social Services · FY2023 $125,000
- Provision of Services to African Immigrant Families Department of Social Services · FY2020 $100,000
- Legal services to African immigrant families Department of Social Services · FY2021 $100,000
- Provision for legal services to African immigrant families Department of Social Services · FY2020 $77,510
- Support COVID-19 vaccine equity and vaccine confidence. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 $75,696
- Svcs for immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence - Citywide Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 $64,999
- Funds will support girls empowerment and leadership programm Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 $63,384
- GENERAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES RENEWALS Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 $36,425
- To support Education Support for High School Youth at Risk Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 $34,164
- This program support the out-of-school leadership Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $29,250
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2022 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2023 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2018 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2019 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2020 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2021 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2017 $85,000
- Local DYCD · FY2015 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2016 $75,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2017 $65,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2018 $65,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2019 $65,000
- Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence · MOCJ · FY2020 $65,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2020 $65,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2022 $65,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2023 $65,000
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2022 $60,000
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2023 $60,000
- Young Women's Leadership Development Young Women's Leadership Development · DYCD · FY2021 $58,500
- Violence against Women and Girls program CM Rose · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2020 $48,250
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.
- Rose FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $96,500
- Ayala FY2020-2023 · 4 awards $84,000
- Diaz FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $60,000
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2023 · 4 awards $51,000
- Vanessa Gibson FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $46,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2022 · 1 award $30,000
- Kamillah Hanks FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $15,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Zeinab Eyega Executive Di $127,576
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +11% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Zeinab Eyega · 1.83% of revenue $114,430
- FY2021 Patricia Mccollin · 4.24% of revenue $103,833
- FY2022 Zeinab Eyega · 3.58% of revenue $136,850
- FY2023 Zeinab Eyega · 5.21% of revenue $127,576
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 Justice 16.888 Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $500,000
- Department of Justice 16.016 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $475,000
- Department of Justice 16.023 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $299,819
- Department of Justice 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants · Office of Justice Programs · Grant $200,000