New York Cares, Inc.
Lobbying client
New York Cares, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 16
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $90,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $772,500 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $2,382,248 · 34 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $1,440,889
- Won without a fresh bid
- 63% of contract value · $1,506,500 · 25 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,299,000 · 80 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $370,614 · Sapreet K Saluja, Executive Director
Lobbied these council members
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Christopher Marte Council Member, District 1 (Manhattan)
- Shanel Thomas-Henry Council Member, District 21 (Queens)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Sandy Nurse Council Member, District 37 (Brooklyn)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- The Parkside Group, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Veterans' Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Veterans' Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Diana Ayala
- Francisco P. Moya
- Keith Powers
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - FUNDING FOR NY CARES EXPANDING 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).
- Fundin for Missions VetCheck Department of Veterans' Services · CT106320268801386 $772,500
- STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975093 · ended 2012 $245,000
- Computer equipment for NY Cares, Inc. Department of Design and Construction · CT185020080008548 · ended 2012 $194,000
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020199979832 · ended 2023 $150,000
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020149474601 · ended 2018 $118,750
- Nonprofit Volunteer Capacity Building Mayoralty · CT100220191408301 · ended 2020 $99,999
- Non Profit Volunteer Capacity Building Mayoralty · CT100220151418636 · ended 2016 $99,999
- Funds will support New York Cares' intervention programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258806300 · ended 2023 $91,000
- To provide education programs which helps disadvantaged chil Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191406576 · ended 2019 $71,000
- Volunteer Capacity Building Mayoralty · CT100220181401728 · ended 2018 $62,000
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.
- Fundin for Missions VetCheck Department of Veterans' Services · FY2026 · 2 payments $384,686
- Funds will support New York Cares' intervention programs Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $80,000
- Nonprofit Volunteer Capacity Building Mayoralty · FY2020 · 2 payments $62,945
- Funding would support personnel costs for the Youth Educatio Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $46,000
- Funding to support youth education programming Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $45,750
- To provide education programs which helps disadvantaged chil Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $44,207
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Mission: VetCheck Veteran Resource Centers · Dvs · FY2025 $206,000
- Veteran Resource Centers Veteran Resource Centers · Dvs · FY2025 $168,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $75,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2024 $75,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2025 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2022 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $30,000
- New York Cares A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2018 $20,000
- Council District 16 CM Stevens · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2025 $15,000
- Local DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Programs in CD09 NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2018 $10,000
- Youth CM Powers · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $10,000
- A Greener NYC CM Salaam · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2025 $10,000
- Health & Wellness - Council District 16 CM Stevens · DYCD · FY2025 $10,000
- Council District 9 CM Salaam · NYC Cleanup · DYCD · FY2025 $10,000
- A Greener NYC CM Stevens · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2026 $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.
- Althea V. Stevens FY2025-2027 · 6 awards $55,000
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 7 awards $40,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2025-2027 · 4 awards $35,000
- Rodriguez FY2020 · 2 awards $10,000
- Gjonaj FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $10,000
- Shanel Thomas-Henry FY2027 · 1 award $10,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Kallos FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $2,000
- Julie Menin FY2022 · 1 award $1,000
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.
- Sapreet K Saluja Executive Director $370,614
- Edward Lada Chief Finance & Ops Officer $254,974
- Jennifer G Goldschein Chief Development Officer $220,060
- Arlene Lozano Thru 0923 Former Chief Program Officer $207,550
- Nyisha Holliday Chief Talent Officer $196,063
- Paul J Fridman Associate VP, Program Operations $145,125
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +23% 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 Gary Bagley · 12.3% of revenue $300,930
- FY2021 Gary Bagley To 522 · 10.98% of revenue $290,328
- FY2022 Sapreet K Saluja · 11.63% of revenue $253,149
- FY2023 Sapreet K Saluja · 15.49% of revenue $370,614
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Althea V. Stevens It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Carmen N. De La Rosa It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 3 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Christopher Marte It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Kamillah Hanks It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Lynn C. Schulman It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Sandy Nurse It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shaun Abreu It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction