Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is New York City's largest Asian American nonprofit, founded in 1965 in response to Chinese immigration to the city, and now serving approximately 80,000 people annually through 50+ programs in early childhood education, senior services, workforce development, and community outreach at 35 locations across Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. With about $198.3 million in active city contracts as of August 2026, and 20 filings since 2024, CPC lobbied 16 council members through Kline Public Strategies on AAPI community funding, human services budgets, and preserving social services for immigrant and low-income New Yorkers.
- Council members lobbied
- 16
- Filings (since 2024)
- 24
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $82,149
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $198,283,173 · 25 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $639,091,176 · 349 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $348,518,375
- Won without a fresh bid
- 53% of contract value · $335,691,820 · 271 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $23,115,748 · 522 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $290,601 · Wayne Ho, President & CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Lobbied these council members
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Christopher Marte Council Member, District 1 (Manhattan)
- Sandra Ung Council Member, District 20 (Queens)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Julie Won Council Member, District 26 (Queens)
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Alexa Avilés Council Member, District 38 (Brooklyn)
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Kayla Santosuosso Council Member, District 47 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kline Public Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Environmental Protection City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Erik Bottcher
- Justin Brannan
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - CPC meets with legislators
- Budget - City Council discretionary funding to support CPC's programs and services.
- Budget - Funding in support of AAPI communities
- Budget - Human services budget
- Budget - Urging the City to expand social service funding that would empower AAPI
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).
- COMPASS Programs for Public Schools - Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801073 $94,941,358
- UPK- Family Child Care Network Department of Education · CT104020279756315 $17,205,016
- UPK-Family Child Care Network Department of Education · CT104020279756376 $10,854,337
- COMPASS Center Based Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801014 $9,811,107
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800246 $8,367,689
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800318 $8,231,030
- Childcare Assistance/ Promise NYC - QN Renewal #1 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800516 $7,988,250
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800074 $6,922,078
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800291 $5,572,837
- Learn & Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258806397 $4,573,275
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.
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2026 · 22 payments $6,924,192
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2023 · 17 payments $6,509,702
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2026 · 15 payments $6,092,453
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2024 · 13 payments $5,177,389
- COVID-19 Resource Navigators for Test + Trace Corps Department of Environmental Protection · FY2022 · 11 payments $5,152,836
- Childcare Assistance Administration for Children's Services · FY2026 · 9 payments $5,148,253
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2024 · 19 payments $5,148,176
- Assignment/Negotiated Acquisition Extensions for Early Learn Department of Education · FY2021 · 13 payments $4,446,234
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2025 · 15 payments $4,339,309
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2025 · 11 payments $3,898,096
- Childcare Assistance Administration for Children's Services · FY2025 · 11 payments $3,858,252
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2024 · 12 payments $3,833,933
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2023 · 13 payments $3,432,781
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · FY2027 · 2 payments $3,337,630
- Childcare Assistance Administration for Children's Services · FY2024 · 11 payments $3,255,846
- Childcare Assistance/ Promise NYC - QN Renewal #1 Administration for Children's Services · FY2027 $3,195,300
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · FY2025 · 8 payments $3,007,713
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2022 · 18 payments $2,937,908
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · FY2023 · 10 payments $2,895,210
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · FY2023 · 30 payments $2,833,336
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- CPC Little Star of Broome Street Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $957,360
- CPC Chung Pak Pre-School Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $840,700
- CPC Jacob Riis Child Care Center Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $723,570
- CPC Little Star of Broome Street EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $718,020
- Garment Industry DC Chinatown Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $700,493
- CPC Chung Pak Pre-School EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $630,525
- CPC Jacob Riis Child Care Center EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $542,677
- Garment Industry DC Chinatown EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $431,311
- CPC Chung Pak Pre-School Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $430,000
- Public School 124 - Yung Wing Elementary School OST · DYCD · FY2013 $360,000
- P.S. 124 YUNG WING SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $360,000
- NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) · DYCD · FY2027 $300,250
- CPC Queens School Age/Day Care Center - PS 20 John Bowne OST · DYCD · FY2013 $300,000
- CPC Queens School Age/Day Care Center - PS 20 John Bowne Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $300,000
- Census 2020 Outreach Census 2020 Outreach · DYCD · FY2020 $260,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2024 $190,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2025 $190,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2026 $190,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2027 $190,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2023 $170,000
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.
- Alexa Avilés FY2021-2027 · 32 awards $795,000
- Sandra Ung FY2022-2027 · 42 awards $573,000
- Koo FY2020-2021 · 14 awards $170,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $150,000
- Brannan FY2020-2026 · 11 awards $103,000
- Menchaca FY2020 · 4 awards $85,000
- Susan Zhuang FY2024-2027 · 5 awards $80,000
- Rivera FY2020-2025 · 11 awards $73,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 7 awards $59,000
- Christopher Marte FY2022 · 5 awards $42,500
- Mercedes Narcisse FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $35,000
- Julie Menin FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Keith Powers FY2024-2026 · 3 awards $30,000
- Kamillah Hanks FY2023-2024 · 2 awards $25,000
- Linda Lee FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $25,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2023-2024 · 2 awards $20,000
- Lynn C. Schulman FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $18,000
- Harvey D. Epstein FY2026-2027 · 3 awards $18,000
- Stephen Levin FY2021 · 2 awards $15,000
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.
- Wayne Ho President & CEO $290,601
- Edgar Pereira Chief Program Officer $231,344
- Anthony Fullington Chief Financial Officer (Outgoing) $217,722
- Brian Chen Chief Strategy Officer $181,878
- Carlyn Cowen Chief Policy And Public Af $181,878
- Lillian Zhao Controller $181,419
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +65% 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 Wayne Ho · 2.27% of revenue $291,766
- FY2021 Wayne Ho · 1.46% of revenue $282,846
- FY2022 Wayne Ho · 1.85% of revenue $290,601
- FY2023 Wayne Ho · 2.68% of revenue $290,601
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
- Amanda C. Farías It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Christopher Marte It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Julie Menin It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 4 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Nantasha M. Williams It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shekar Krishnan It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Susan Zhuang It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
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 Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc., NY, for mental health support services, including technology · NY · Labor, Health and Human Services, Education $500,000
- Charles E. Schumer Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc., NY, for mental health support services, including technology · NY · Labor, Health and Human Services, Education $500,000
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
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $500,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $500,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.493 Congressional Directives · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $453,070