Homecrest Community Services, Inc.
Lobbying client
A Brooklyn nonprofit based in the Homecrest/Sheepshead Bay area that runs social-service programs for seniors, youth and immigrant families, with a particular focus on Hispanic and Asian immigrant communities in Sunset Park. It has filed 16 lobbying disclosures since 2024 through Bolton-St. Johns and George Arzt Communications, lobbying Council Member Justin Brannan on funding for its community support services. It holds $1.43 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, part of $14.4 million since 2009.
- Council members lobbied
- 1
- Filings (since 2024)
- 16
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $161,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,426,311 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $14,406,211 · 58 since 2009, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $12,097,055
- Won without a fresh bid
- 78% of contract value · $11,290,891 · 48 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $4,442,721 · 152 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $134,416 · Wai Yee Chan, President & CEO
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
- George Arzt Communications, Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development 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 support services
- Resolution - Miscellaneous Issues in NYC
- Resolution - Miscellaneous business related to Homecrest Community Services
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).
- Older Adult Center Department for the Aging · CT112520278800330 $932,061
- Provision of immigration legal services Department of Social Services · CT106920268805462 $468,750
- HIICAP MIPPA - FY26-27 - Homecrest Community Department for the Aging · CT112520268805916 $25,500
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520228804660 · ended 2024 $2,571,896
- FUNDS TO SUPPORT SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520170003301 · ended 2019 $1,417,632
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE CONGREGATE MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520131408019 · ended 2016 $1,358,242
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520258803913 · ended 2026 $1,350,098
- 2DB - support educational & recreational services Department for the Aging · CT112520248806410 · ended 2026 $1,006,875
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520201404969 · ended 2021 $718,795
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520220000811 · ended 2021 $431,277
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.
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 8 payments $684,085
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 9 payments $629,673
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2023 · 10 payments $608,337
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · FY2022 · 11 payments $463,194
- Older Adult Center Department for the Aging · FY2027 $372,825
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 7 payments $362,104
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · FY2020 · 6 payments $257,861
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 5 payments $237,991
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · FY2021 · 5 payments $224,665
- 2DB - support educational & recreational services Department for the Aging · FY2026 $119,020
- FUNDS TO SUPPORT SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2020 · 2 payments $100,338
- To support direct assistance and other supportive services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 $90,000
- PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT SENIORS Department for the Aging · FY2021 · 2 payments $65,708
- To provide programs and cultural competent services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 $59,760
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2022 $47,775
- 2DB - educational, recreational and social services Department for the Aging · FY2023 $39,981
- SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL / RECREATIONALS SVCS, CASE ASSISTANCE Department for the Aging · FY2020 $33,913
- To support direct assistance and other supportive services Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $33,808
- The funds will be used to support cultural organizations Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $30,000
- PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO CULTURALLY COMPETENT SENIORS Department for the Aging · FY2020 $29,469
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2020 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2021 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2022 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2023 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) · DFTA · FY2024 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) · DFTA · FY2025 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2026 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2027 $150,000
- Local DFTA · FY2019 $125,000
- Local CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2020 $125,000
- Legal Services for AAPI Communities Legal Services for AAPI Communities · Dss/hra · FY2026 $125,000
- Legal Services for AAPI Communities Legal Services for AAPI Communities · Dss/hra · FY2027 $125,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2018 $100,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2019 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2026 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2027 $100,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2016 $75,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2017 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2024 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2025 $75,000
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.
- Susan Zhuang FY2024-2027 · 11 awards $140,000
- Brannan FY2020-2024 · 11 awards $134,500
- Alexa Avilés FY2023-2027 · 7 awards $95,000
- Treyger FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $80,000
- Kagan FY2022-2023 · 4 awards $79,000
- Inna Vernikov FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $40,000
- Kalman Yeger FY2020-2025 · 6 awards $24,000
- Deutsch FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $15,000
- Simcha Felder FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $10,000
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.
- Wai Yee Chan President & CEO $134,416
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +49% 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 Karen Zhou · 10.27% of revenue $90,269
- FY2021 Wai Yee Chan · 2.97% of revenue $39,731
- FY2022 Wai Yee Chan · 4.81% of revenue $84,432
- FY2023 Wai Yee Chan · 4.16% of revenue $102,712
- FY2024 Wai Yee Chan · 5.03% of revenue $134,416