EAC, Inc.
Lobbying client
EAC, Inc., known publicly as EAC Network, is a Long Island-based nonprofit human-services agency working in Nassau, Suffolk, and Rockland counties as well as Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens, running criminal-justice diversion and reentry programs, behavioral health services, senior programs like Meals on Wheels, and family and youth services for roughly 54,000 people a year. It has filed 16 lobbying disclosures since 2024, worth $150,000 in compensation through Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP and Lemma Strategies Inc., lobbying nine council members on capital and expense budget funding for community programs. EAC holds $2.76 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, part of $22.5 million since 2016.
- Council members lobbied
- 9
- Filings (since 2024)
- 16
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $150,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $2,758,701 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $22,482,497 · 21 since 2016, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $17,087,097
- Won without a fresh bid
- 91% of contract value · $20,514,389 · 17 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $14,912,336 · 25 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $313,814 · Neela Mukherjee Lockel, Chief Executive Officer
Lobbied these council members
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
- Chris Banks Council Member, District 42 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP Lobbyist firm
- Lemma Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Correction City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
- Office of Criminal Justice City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
- Office of Criminal Justice City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Justin Brannan
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for community programs and capital investment
- Budget - NYC Capital and Expense Budget Resolutions
- Budget - NYC Capital and Expense Budget Resolutions.
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).
- FY26 - FY28 APIP (Brooklyn) Office of Criminal Justice · CT112820268802743 $1,290,292
- FY26 Renewal for Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800208 $824,993
- FY26 - FY28 APIP Office of Criminal Justice · CT112820268802812 $543,416
- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES Department of Correction · CT107220261408162 $100,000
- Funding will support alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) Office of Criminal Justice · CT112820248809327 · ended 2026 $5,311,275
- Court-based Intervention and Resource Teams (FY17 - 19) Mayoralty · CT100220171406938 · ended 2019 $2,418,464
- intent of this amendment is to increase Time and Money. Mayoralty · CT100220228806831 · ended 2024 $1,879,430
- CIRT (FY17 - 19) Mayoralty · CT100220171406942 · ended 2020 $1,459,930
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Mayoralty · CT100220248802747 · ended 2023 $1,416,340
- Discretionary Mayoralty · CT100220228808259 · ended 2022 $1,416,340
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.
- Funding will support alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 · 5 payments $1,817,396
- Discretionary Mayoralty · FY2023 · 3 payments $1,019,672
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Mayoralty · FY2024 · 3 payments $974,160
- Funding will support alternative-to-incarceration (ATI) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 · 2 payments $696,389
- intent of this amendment is to increase Time and Money. Mayoralty · FY2025 $405,674
- intent of this amendment is to increase Time and Money. Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 $389,614
- Abusive Partners Intervention Service Providers (APIP) Mayoralty · FY2023 · 2 payments $301,399
- FY26 - FY28 APIP (Brooklyn) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 · 2 payments $221,599
- FY26 Renewal for Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 2 payments $168,851
- FY23 Renewal - Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 4 payments $164,970
- Abusive Partner Intervention Programming (APIP) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 $164,502
- Abusive Partner Intervention Programming- Brooklyn Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 · 2 payments $157,760
- FY23 Renewal - Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 3 payments $154,272
- Abusive Partner Intervention Programming (APIP) Mayoralty · FY2023 · 2 payments $152,865
- FY26 - FY28 APIP (Brooklyn) Office of Criminal Justice · FY2027 $130,026
- Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 · 3 payments $124,511
- Abusive Partner Intervention Programming- Brooklyn Office of Criminal Justice · FY2025 $122,161
- FY26 Renewal for Non-Medicaid Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $115,207
- FY26 - FY28 APIP Office of Criminal Justice · FY2026 · 3 payments $112,067
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 4 payments $100,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2023 $1,416,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2024 $1,416,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2025 $1,416,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) · MOCJ · FY2026 $1,416,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs · MOCJ · FY2027 $1,416,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2020 $1,346,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2021 $1,211,706
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $1,211,706
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2018 $1,146,340
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2019 $1,146,340
- Post-Arrest Diversion Program Post-Arrest Diversion Program · Dabk · FY2018 $575,000
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $204,634
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2019 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2020 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2019 $90,000
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.
- Neela Mukherjee Lockel Chief Executive Officer $313,814
- Tania Peterson Chandler Chief Operating Officer $232,038
- Robert Stricoff Chief Dev Officer $212,485
- Seth Azizollahoff Chief HR Officer $188,975
- Louis D'Souza Chief Financial Officer $186,784
- Crystal Stanton Division Director $136,015
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +81% 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 Tania I Peterson Chandler · 3.5% of revenue $220,364
- FY2021 Tania I Peterson Chandler · 4.04% of revenue $213,884
- FY2022 Neela Mukherjee Lockel · 4.17% of revenue $273,053
- FY2023 Neela Mukherjee Lockel · 5.22% of revenue $292,154
- FY2024 Neela Mukherjee Lockel · 5.1% of revenue $313,814
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
- Chris Banks 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 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Yusef Salaam It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction