The Coalition for Behavioral Health, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Coalition for Behavioral Health is a Manhattan-based membership association for mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers in New York State, which fully merged by the end of 2023 with the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State to form a combined group representing about 250 member agencies statewide. It filed 5 lobbying disclosures in 2024, reporting $48,000 in compensation, one city official lobbied and Kasirer LLC as its lobbyist, on New York City budget funding. The city has $1,260,000 in active contracts with the group as of August 2026, part of $5,319,250 in city contracts dating to 2015.
- Council members lobbied
- 1
- Filings (since 2024)
- 5
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $48,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,260,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $5,319,250 · 9 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $2,604,896
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $5,319,250 · 9 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $3,369,864 · 28 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $233,272 · Jihoon Kim, President And CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - New York City Budget Funding
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).
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620191400782 $1,260,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248809255 · ended 2026 $2,100,000
- To assist with behavioral health staffing shortage experienc Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201426671 · ended 2021 $500,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620201414315 · ended 2020 $305,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health FY19 5615/ 5668/7263 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620191415918 · ended 2019 $290,000
- FY21 Discretionary Contract Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620218802275 · ended 2021 $259,250
- Court involved Youth Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620191416878 · ended 2018 $230,000
- Court-involved youth mental health imiatives Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181421483 · ended 2017 $230,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620181420358 · ended 2016 $145,000
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.
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health FY19 5615/ 5668/7263 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 2 payments $286,436
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 4 payments $280,000
- Court involved Youth Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 2 payments $230,000
- FY21 Discretionary Contract Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 · 4 payments $174,310
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 3 payments $155,703
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 2 payments $128,601
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $99,641
- Court-involved youth mental health imiatives Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $85,000
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 · 2 payments $70,104
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 2 payments $62,392
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $60,438
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 · 2 payments $52,163
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 $36,976
- To assist with behavioral health staffing shortage experienc Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 $32,890
- FY21 Discretionary Contract Mental Health Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 $30,903
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 $28,218
- NYC Regional Community Coalition Partnership Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 $26,598
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Mental Health Workforce Retention and Development Initiative Mental Health Workforce Retention and Development Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $250,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2020 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $205,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2021 $174,250
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2022 $174,250
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2018 $145,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2019 $145,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2020 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2025 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2018 $85,000
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.
- Linda Lee FY2023 · 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.
- Jihoon Kim President And CEO $233,272
- Maria Lourdes Pasion Program Director $121,654
- Natalie Lleras Assistant Program Director $109,674
- Sarah Duvall Chief Research And Policy Officer $94,635
- Amanda Semidey Chief Operating Officer $81,827
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +266% 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 Amy Dorin · 6.33% of revenue $175,000
- FY2021 Amy Dorin · 6.81% of revenue $175,000
- FY2022 Amy Dorin · 5.71% of revenue $181,760
- FY2023 Amy Dorin · 12.74% of revenue $184,450
- FY2024 Jihoon Kim · 14.42% of revenue $233,272