Generation Citizen, Inc.
Lobbying client
Generation Citizen is a New York City-based nonprofit that partners with school districts nationwide to teach action civics, having students research and act on real local issues as part of the classroom curriculum. It has filed 30 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registering citywide and lobbying all 51 council members through Hollis Public Affairs and The Wright Group NY to secure city council funding, largely through the Department of Youth and Community Development, for its civics programs in New York City schools, and it has received $5,622,000 in city funding since 2014, though none is currently active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 30
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $119,636
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $5,622,000 awarded since 2014
- Paid to date
- $4,499,032
- Won without a fresh bid
- 97% of contract value · $5,449,500 · 14 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,629,500 · 45 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2015 (13 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $201,706 · Elizabeth Clay Roy, Chief Executive Officer
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Hollis Public Affairs, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- The Wright Group NY, Inc Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - securing funding for programs
- Budget - securing funding for projects
- Procurement - Advocating for City Council funding for project based civics in NYC schools
- Procurement - advocating for City Council funding to support secondary school civics education in NYC schools
- Procurement - lobbying for continued City Council funding through the Department of Youth and Community Development for Generation Citizen's action civics work with NYC middle schools and high…
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).
- To support youth civic participation programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802066 · ended 2026 $1,875,000
- To support political participation and students of CUNY Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201409947 · ended 2020 $521,500
- *To support youth civic participation programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801609 · ended 2022 $519,000
- To support civic education programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248805250 · ended 2023 $500,000
- Funds for CUNY students' civics programs in DOE schools. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191408584 · ended 2019 $500,000
- Funds will support 120 students from CUNY colleges Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181408842 · ended 2018 $500,000
- To provide support a program that trains college students Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171407412 · ended 2017 $500,000
- To support in-class civic programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020218800236 · ended 2021 $448,000
- To provide PD for school leaders and teachers. Department of Education · MA104020209078951 · ended 2025 $147,500
- CHANGE NOTICE Department of Education · CT104020203031633 · ended 2020 $25,000
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.
- To support youth civic participation programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 3 payments $646,533
- *To support youth civic participation programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 3 payments $491,140
- To support civic education programs Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 2 payments $485,655
- To support political participation and students of CUNY Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 4 payments $467,109
- To support in-class civic programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 · 2 payments $288,197
- To support youth civic participation programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $192,500
- To support in-class civic programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 $112,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2017 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2018 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2019 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2020 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2022 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2023 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2024 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2025 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2026 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2027 $500,000
- Civic Education in New York City Schools Civic Education in New York City Schools · DYCD · FY2021 $425,000
- Civic Education - Council District 17 DOE Schools CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $20,000
- Local DYCD · FY2015 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2016 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $10,000
- Civic Education Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $10,000
- Youth Civic Engagement - District 15 Youth · DYCD · FY2019 $10,000
- Youth CM Torres · Youth · DYCD · FY2020 $10,000
- Council District 15 CM Feliz · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $10,000
- Council District 15 CM Feliz · Youth · DYCD · FY2022 $10,000
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.
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2021-2022 · 2 awards $20,000
- Christopher Marte FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
- Dromm FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Shaun Abreu FY2024-2025 · 2 awards $10,000
- Kallos FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $8,500
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $6,000
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Justin E. Sanchez FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022 · 1 award $3,000
- Julie Menin FY2022 · 1 award $1,000
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.
- Elizabeth Clay Roy Chief Executive Officer $201,706
- Joshua Solomon Chief Operating Officer $149,768
- Andrew James Wilkes Chief Policy & Advocacy Of $135,370
- Khin Mai Aung Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic $133,193
- Allyson Cook Chief Program & Impact Officer $127,198
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +124% 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 Scott Warren · 8.2% of revenue $183,554
- FY2021 Elizabeth Roy · 14.59% of revenue $186,086
- FY2022 Elizabeth Roy · 11.23% of revenue $190,317
- FY2023 Elizabeth Clay Roy · 9.23% of revenue $201,706