West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc.
Lobbying client
West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbyist firm(s)
- In-house
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $13,013
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $511,224 awarded since 2011
- Paid to date
- $319,272
- Won without a fresh bid
- 98% of contract value · $500,724 · 18 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $957,004 · 48 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2012 (16 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $296,537 · Peggy Sheppard, Executive Director.
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Issues of importance to West Harlem Environmental relating to Environment & Natural Resources
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).
- Funding to support environmentally friendly programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258801729 · ended 2023 $75,000
- Funds to support operational expenses for Hazardous Waste. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181410412 · ended 2018 $70,000
- Funds will be used to support environmental programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161423419 · ended 2016 $50,000
- Funding to support the Housing and Health Program. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161404107 · ended 2015 $50,000
- Funds to support a Greener NYC Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171426852 · ended 2017 $39,254
- Funds will be used for A Greener NYC program. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191414161 · ended 2019 $37,500
- To support environmentally friendly programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248803423 · ended 2022 $35,000
- Support environmentally friendly programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802459 · ended 2023 $35,000
- Funds for a Green NYC, an environmentally friendly program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020211404868 · ended 2020 $35,000
- Lead Poison awareness Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620141402463 · ended 2013 $13,282
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- WE ACT CM Jordan · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2023 $75,000
- Climate Ready Uptown Plan (CRUP) Emergency Preparedness Workshops - Northern Manhattan CM Salaam · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2024 $75,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2015 $50,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2016 $50,000
- Workforce Development Program CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $50,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2017 $39,254
- A Greener NYC CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2022 $35,000
- A Greener NYC CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2023 $35,000
- Worker Training for Unemployed and Underemployed Uptown Residents - Council District 7 CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2024 $35,000
- Worker Training for Unemployed & Underemployed Uptown Residents - Council District 7 CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2025 $35,000
- Worker Training for Unemployed & Underemployed Uptown Residents - Council District 7 CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2026 $35,000
- Green Institute Workforce Development Program CM Abreu · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2027 $35,000
- Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2018 $30,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2019 $30,000
- Greener NYC and Environmental Education CM Levine · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2020 $30,000
- Worker Training for Unemployed and Underemployed Uptown Residents CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $25,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2018 $20,000
- A Greener NYC A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2018 $20,000
- A Greener NYC CM Levine · A Greener NYC · DYCD · FY2021 $20,000
- WE ACT - Council District 9 CM Salaam · DYCD · FY2024 $20,000
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.
- Shaun Abreu FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $260,750
- Yusef Salaam FY2024-2027 · 6 awards $145,000
- Jordan FY2023 · 1 award $75,000
- Levine FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $60,000
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
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.
- Peggy Sheppard Executive Director. $296,537
- Evelyn Joseph Sr Director of Oper/Fin $185,582
- Morgan Fritz Director of Development $182,312
- Karla Cordero Chief of Staff $182,092
- Micaela Martinez Director Envir/Health $148,652
- Dana Johnson Sr Director Stra/Fed Po $133,188
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +792% 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 Peggy Sheppard · 2.72% of revenue $126,538
- FY2023 Peggy Sheppard · 8.78% of revenue $208,654
- FY2024 Peggy Sheppard · 10.89% of revenue $296,537
Community project funding secured by (FY2024)
Members of New York's congressional delegation named as requestors of an enacted FY2024 community project for this organization, in the House Appropriations Committee's own final project tables. Each figure is the amount APPROPRIATED for that project, not money paid out to this organization to date.
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand WE ACT Environmental Justice Center · NY · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development $1,000,000
- Charles E. Schumer WE ACT Environmental Justice Center · NY · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development $1,000,000
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
- Environmental Protection Agency 66.309 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training and Special Purpose Activities Relating to Environmental Justice · Environmental Protection Agency · Grant $8,000,000
- Environmental Protection Agency 66.616 Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program · Environmental Protection Agency · Grant $3,000,000
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $1,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.103 Food and Drug Administration Research · Food and Drug Administration · Grant $250,000