New Alternatives For Children, Inc.
Lobbying client
A New York City nonprofit child welfare agency, founded in 1982, that provides foster care, preventive services, and medical and mental health support primarily to children with disabilities and complex medical needs and their families. It filed 15 disclosures since 2024 through Geto & de Milly Inc., lobbying nine council members on municipal budget funding requests for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.
- Council members lobbied
- 13
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $251,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $76,948,520 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $305,718,656 · 84 since 2010, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $193,825,454
- Won without a fresh bid
- 63% of contract value · $193,723,657 · 75 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $8,727,204 · 155 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $433,876 · Arlene Goldsmith, Executive Director (Founder From 3/2024)
- Based in
- New York, NY
Lobbied these council members
- Pierina Ana Sanchez Council Member, District 14 (Bronx)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Geto & de Milly Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Carlina Rivera
- Erik Bottcher
- Joe Borelli
- Keith Powers
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - IN CONNECTION WITH FY25 MUNICIPAL FUNDING REQUESTS
- Budget - IN CONNECTION WITH FY26 FUNDING REQUESTS
- Budget - IN CONNECTION WITH FY27 MUNICIPAL FUNDING REQUESTS
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).
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800468 $62,472,961
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800104 $14,177,554
- Recreation and Socialization Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620278800240 $298,005
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800090 · ended 2026 $52,306,173
- SF - Children with Special Medical Needs, including HIV and/ Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000064 · ended 2016 $19,427,614
- SFC - Special Medical Needs Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170001831 · ended 2021 $18,538,360
- SP- Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · CT106820160001021 · ended 2020 $14,211,194
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000311 · ended 2023 $11,810,614
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800236 · ended 2026 $11,810,614
- SF - Children w/ MR/DD Administration for Children's Services · CT106820170001247 · ended 2021 $11,537,931
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.
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 41 payments $12,719,477
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 27 payments $11,798,161
- Specialized & Enhanced Family Foster Care (SFFC & EFFC) Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 22 payments $10,400,509
- Specialized Family Foster Care - Spec Med - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 16 payments $7,677,898
- Spec. Foster Care - Extension Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 15 payments $5,287,679
- SF - Children w/ MR/DD Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 8 payments $4,002,684
- SFC - Special Medical Needs Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $3,868,910
- SP- Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 13 payments $3,652,390
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 13 payments $3,392,146
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 13 payments $3,299,695
- Treatment Family Foster Care - NAE Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 15 payments $3,117,428
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 13 payments $2,791,625
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 10 payments $2,496,418
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 11 payments $2,438,948
- SFC - Special Medical Needs Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 9 payments $2,358,552
- Treament Family Foster Care Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 13 payments $2,354,472
- Prevention Services: Special Medical Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 7 payments $2,223,526
- SF - Children w/ MR/DD Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 · 6 payments $2,184,006
- Foster Care - Extension Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 7 payments $2,125,192
- SFC - Treatment FFC Administration for Children's Services · FY2021 · 12 payments $2,009,964
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local CM Speaker · ACS · FY2025 $225,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2026 $225,000
- Local CM Speaker · ACS · FY2027 $225,000
- Local ACS · FY2014 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2020 $200,000
- Local CM Speaker · ACS · FY2020 $200,000
- Local CM Speaker · ACS · FY2021 $200,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2022 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $200,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2021 $170,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2022 $170,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2019 $166,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · ACS · FY2023 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · ACS · FY2024 $150,000
- Local ACS · FY2019 $125,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2025 $121,334
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.
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 7 awards $35,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 6 awards $32,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2023-2025 · 2 awards $20,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $14,000
- Gale A. Brewer FY2023-2025 · 3 awards $14,000
- Dromm FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 1 award $10,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 1 award $10,000
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $4,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022 · 1 award $2,000
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.
- Arlene Goldsmith Executive Director (Founder From 3/2024) $433,876
- Khalid Khan Director Of Mental Health $283,348
- David Goldstein COO (Executive Director From 3/2024) $246,728
- Alex Okun Medical Director $217,634
- Dawn Shammas Director, Legal Services $173,561
- Tara Richardson Psychiatric Pnp $157,707
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -7% 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 Arlene Goldsmith · 6.58% of revenue $416,098
- FY2021 Arlene Goldsmith · 6.37% of revenue $478,706
- FY2022 Arlene Goldsmith · 5.38% of revenue $437,696
- FY2023 Arlene Goldsmith · 5.15% of revenue $433,876
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
- Julie Menin 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
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $500,000