The Samaritans of New York, Inc.

Lobbying client

The Samaritans of New York runs a free, confidential 24-hour crisis hotline for people in suicidal distress and is part of a global suicide prevention network with centers in more than 40 countries. Since 2024 the nonprofit has filed 12 lobbying registrations covering all 51 City Council members, with no outside lobbying firm listed, asking the Council to fund a $312,000 restoration and up to $75,000 enhancement of the Suicide Prevention Hotline. The group has held $6.62 million in city contracts since 2008, but none are currently active.

Council members lobbied
51 (citywide)
Filings (since 2024)
12
Lobbyist firm(s)
In-house
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$26,122
Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $6,618,299 awarded since 2008
Paid to date
$6,347,265
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $6,618,299 · 30 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$5,708,658 · 230 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Based in
New York, NY

Holds contracts at

Funded by these agencies

What they lobbied on

subjects from their filings

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).

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.

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

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