Asian-American Coalition for Children and Families, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF), a pan-Asian children and families advocacy group based in Lower Manhattan that works on education, health and budget equity for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in New York City. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide across all 51 council districts, all on city budget advocacy and funding priorities, without using an outside lobbying firm. The group also has been awarded about $11.95 million in city contracts since 2013, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbyist firm(s)
- In-house
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $16,712
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $11,951,744 awarded since 2013
- Paid to date
- $10,487,284
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $11,941,744 · 32 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $11,876,392 · 153 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $120,159 · Vanessa Leung, Co-ED
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Advocacy for budget priorities.
- Budget - Budget priorities for 2025.
- Budget - Strategy Recommendations
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).
- Funds support CCNSF capacity building efforts for nonprofits Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248807258 · ended 2026 $2,812,500
- Various Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248806727 · ended 2026 $1,141,845
- Fund support the Communities Of Color Stabilization Fund. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181415752 · ended 2018 $789,000
- Funds to support capacity building for CoCNSF. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238806560 · ended 2023 $750,000
- Funding supports capacity building for communities of color. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228805216 · ended 2022 $750,000
- Funds to provide fiscal mgmnt, leadership training & tech Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201409333 · ended 2020 $750,000
- Funds to provide fiscal mgmt., leadership training & tech Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191414748 · ended 2019 $750,000
- Communities of Color Initiative funds for Capacity Building. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171412018 · ended 2017 $533,334
- Communities of Color Initiative funds for capacity building Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161409859 · ended 2016 $533,334
- Funds support the Asian American Student Advocacy Project. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258801171 · ended 2026 $526,875
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.
- Funds support CCNSF capacity building efforts for nonprofits Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 4 payments $853,474
- Funding supports capacity building for communities of color. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 3 payments $553,155
- To fund capacity building for onprofit human srvc providers Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 · 5 payments $445,466
- Funds support CCNSF capacity building efforts for nonprofits Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 2 payments $442,437
- Funds to provide fiscal mgmnt, leadership training & tech Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 3 payments $381,363
- Funds support CCNSF capacity building efforts for nonprofits Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 2 payments $354,420
- Funds to provide fiscal mgmnt, leadership training & tech Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 · 2 payments $351,069
- Various Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 $304,492
- Various Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 $284,492
- Funds to support capacity building for CoCNSF. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 2 payments $258,164
- Funds to support capacity building for CoCNSF. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 2 payments $245,000
- Culturally and linguistically competent community-based org. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 $243,020
- Funds to provide fiscal mgmt., leadership training & tech Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $204,050
- To conduct outreach & education efforts regarding healthcare Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $188,809
- Funds support the Asian American Student Advocacy Project. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 3 payments $150,000
- Access Health Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 3 payments $127,576
- Funds support the Asian American Student Advocacy Project. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 3 payments $121,605
- Funding supports the Asian American Student Advocacy Project Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 2 payments $114,200
- Funds will support expenses to ASAP programming and services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 $42,020
- Funds will support expenses to ASAP programming and services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $30,356
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2019 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2020 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2023 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2024 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2025 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2026 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2027 $750,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2018 $655,666
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2017 $533,334
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2021 $525,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2022 $525,000
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2016 $500,000
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $243,594
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $243,594
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $243,594
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $243,594
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $243,594
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund · DYCD · FY2022 $225,000
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2022 $195,500
- Access Health Initiative Access Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2021 $155,551
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.
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $45,000
- Linda Lee FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $40,000
- Christopher Marte FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Lynn C. Schulman FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Mercedes Narcisse FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Sandra Ung FY2022-2024 · 3 awards $15,000
- Grodenchik FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $12,000
- Dromm FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Koo FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Koslowitz FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2026 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Vanessa Leung Co-ED $120,159
- Anita Gundanna Co-ED $114,280
- Ambrosia Kaui Grant&Contract Director $104,514
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +112% 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 Anita Gundanna · 7.12% of revenue $80,000
- FY2021 Anita Gundanna · 5.41% of revenue $90,534
- FY2022 Vanessa Leung · 4.24% of revenue $99,958
- FY2023 Vanessa Leung · 1.81% of revenue $110,370
- FY2024 Vanessa Leung · 2.15% of revenue $120,159