New York Asian Women's Center, Inc.
Lobbying client
New York Asian Women's Center, founded in 1982, provides shelter, counseling, legal help and multilingual support to Asian immigrant survivors of domestic violence, trafficking and abuse in New York City, and now operates publicly under the name Womankind, a rebrand adopted in 2017. Under its lobbying-filing name, the organization has filed 28 disclosures since 2024, spending $172,500 on lobbyists at Kline Public Strategies, MAD Global Strategy Group and Valenzuela Strategies, and has lobbied 19 City Council members. Its filings cite City Council discretionary funding for domestic violence services, funding for culturally specific gender-based violence services, and local legislation addressing domestic violence.
- Council members lobbied
- 19
- Filings (since 2024)
- 28
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $172,500
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $16,567,976 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $54,846,058 · 77 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $33,946,505
- Won without a fresh bid
- 65% of contract value · $35,785,726 · 71 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $7,798,542 · 150 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $167,917 · Yasmeen Hamza, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- New York, NY
Lobbied these council members
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Kevin C. Riley Council Member, District 12 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Sandra Ung Council Member, District 20 (Queens)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Council Member, District 31 (Queens)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
- Shahana K. Hanif Council Member, District 39 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Chris Banks Council Member, District 42 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kline Public Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
- MAD Global Strategy Group, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Valenzuela Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Social Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Diana Ayala
- Erik Bottcher
- Justin Brannan
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - City Council discretionary funding to support domestic violence services.; Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation regarding domestic violence services.
- Budget - City Council funding initiative to support culturally specific gender-based violence services.
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Addressing issues with current domestic violence legislation that may leave certain groups of vulnerable New Yorkers at a disadvantage in accessing…
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Domestic Violence
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation regarding domestic violence prevention and services.
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation related to Domestic Violence
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation related to domestic violence
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).
- Prov of Emergency Shelter Services -Rose House 20 beds Department of Social Services · CT106920278801436 $6,790,483
- Provision of Emergency Shelter services Peace House 20 beds Department of Social Services · CT106920278801405 $6,790,483
- Prov of Non-Residential Pgm Support Svcs, Queens Department of Social Services · CT106920268804404 $2,987,010
- HRQN89WNK, Procure Technology Upgrade, NY Asian Women Center Department of Design and Construction · CT185020228803807 $0
- FY25 Shortfall+FY26 Exte-Emer Shelter @ PEACE HOUSE(20 beds) Department of Social Services · CT106920228802352 · ended 2026 $4,928,335
- FY25 Shortfall + FY26 Exten -Emergency Shelter @ ROSE HOUSE Department of Social Services · CT106920228800310 · ended 2026 $4,483,214
- Emergency DV Shelter Services Department of Social Services · CT106920171407308 · ended 2021 $4,098,045
- EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVICES Department of Social Services · CT106920171414672 · ended 2021 $3,913,385
- NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Department of Social Services · CT106920181418181 · ended 2022 $3,384,849
- NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Department of Social Services · CT106920151426419 · ended 2018 $2,077,253
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 the Asian American and Pacific Islander community Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 3 payments $725,719
- Mayoral Women's Agenda & Housing Blueprint Initiative Department of Social Services · FY2025 · 8 payments $568,166
- NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Department of Social Services · FY2020 · 9 payments $559,836
- FY25 Shortfall+FY26 Exte-Emer Shelter @ PEACE HOUSE(20 beds) Department of Social Services · FY2026 · 6 payments $481,107
- Renewal of Emergency DV Shelter Department of Social Services · FY2025 · 8 payments $454,487
- NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Department of Social Services · FY2021 · 7 payments $444,487
- EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVICES Department of Social Services · FY2020 · 6 payments $408,499
- FY25 Shortfall + FY26 Exten -Emergency Shelter @ ROSE HOUSE Department of Social Services · FY2026 · 4 payments $403,201
- NAE - FY25 for Non-Resident. & Home Serv. + Allowance Department of Social Services · FY2026 · 6 payments $398,545
- Renewal of Emergency DV Shelter Department of Social Services · FY2024 · 6 payments $382,147
- Emergency DV Shelter Services Department of Social Services · FY2021 · 6 payments $364,707
- Renewal of an Emergency Shelter for survivors of DV. Department of Social Services · FY2025 · 5 payments $362,298
- Renewal of Emergency DV Shelter Department of Social Services · FY2023 · 5 payments $342,082
- Emergency DV Shelter Services Department of Social Services · FY2020 · 5 payments $333,500
- NAE - FY25 for Non-Resident. & Home Serv. + Allowance Department of Social Services · FY2025 · 6 payments $329,750
- EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SERVICES Department of Social Services · FY2021 · 5 payments $319,890
- Support Asian Immigrant survivors of domestic violence. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $302,435
- Support costs for anti-domestic violence helpline Mayoralty · FY2023 $301,744
- Womankind Non-Residential Services - NAE Department of Social Services · FY2024 · 7 payments $293,414
- Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence Mayoralty · FY2020 · 2 payments $291,226
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2020 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2021 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2022 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · DYCD · FY2023 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · DYCD · FY2024 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · DYCD · FY2025 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · DYCD · FY2026 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · DYCD · FY2027 $200,000
- Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $200,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2016 $175,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2017 $175,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2018 $175,000
- Support for Victims of Human Trafficking Support for Victims of Human Trafficking · MOCJ · FY2019 $175,000
- Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative (formerly Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence) Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative (formerly Initiative for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence) · DYCD · FY2026 $150,000
- Elder Abuse Programs Elder Abuse Programs · DFTA · FY2015 $135,000
- Elder Abuse Enhancement Elder Abuse Enhancement · DFTA · FY2016 $135,000
- Elder Abuse Enhancement Elder Abuse Enhancement · DFTA · FY2017 $135,000
- Elder Abuse Enhancement Elder Abuse Enhancement · DFTA · FY2018 $135,000
- Elder Abuse Enhancement Elder Abuse Enhancement · DFTA · FY2019 $135,000
- Elder Abuse Prevention Programs Elder Abuse Prevention Programs · DFTA · FY2020 $135,000
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.
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $357,558
- Dromm FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $119,186
- Christopher Marte FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $91,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $90,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $90,000
- Julie Won FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $56,500
- Koo FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $56,000
- Alexa Avilés FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $33,334
- Vickie Paladino FY2023 · 1 award $10,000
- Sandra Ung FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Yasmeen Hamza Chief Executive Officer $167,917
- Alena Victor Chief Program Officer $140,000
- Jennifer Munz Chief Development Officer $140,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +57% 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 Yasmeen Hamza · 4.23% of revenue $155,000
- FY2021 Yasmeen Hamza · 1.33% of revenue $155,000
- FY2022 Yasmeen Hamza · 2.37% of revenue $155,000
- FY2023 Yasmeen Hamza · 2.39% of revenue $155,000
- FY2024 Yasmeen Hamza · 5.98% of revenue $167,917
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
- Alexa Avilés It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Amanda C. Farías It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Carmen N. De La Rosa It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chris Banks It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Farah N. Louis It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Kevin C. Riley It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Sandra Ung It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shahana K. Hanif It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shekar Krishnan It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Tiffany L. Cabán It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency 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 Justice 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims · Office of Justice Programs · Grant $950,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.592 Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $756,818
- Department of Justice 16.016 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $450,000
- Department of Justice 16.524 Legal Assistance for Victims · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $400,000
- Department of Justice 16.023 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $382,500
- Department of Justice 16.016 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $298,492
- Department of Justice 16.889 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations · Offices, Boards and Divisions · Grant $282,265