Services for the Underserved, Inc.

Lobbying client

Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is a New York City nonprofit, founded in 1978, that provides housing, mental health treatment, employment, and harm reduction services to more than 37,000 individuals and families annually, including people experiencing homelessness, mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders. With 12 filings since 2024 and $495 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, it is among the largest contract recipients in the lobbying records, and Ostroff Associates represented it citywide on matters related to the NYC Clubhouse program contract.

Council members lobbied
51 (citywide)
Filings (since 2024)
12
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$29,375
Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$494,885,810 · 23 contracts
Awarded all-time
$729,048,076 · 88 since 2008, incl. expired
Registered to start later
$24,281,250 · 1 contract
Paid to date
$196,407,528
Won without a fresh bid
39% of contract value · $285,698,919 · 70 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$52,407 · 1 awards
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$540,277 · Judith Jones thru 623, former Chief of Staff
Based in
New York, NY

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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.

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.

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

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