Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center, Inc.
Lobbying client
A Harlem-based mental health and addiction-treatment nonprofit, doing business as the Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center, licensed by city and state agencies to provide outpatient mental health and substance-use services. It has filed 15 disclosures since 2024, lobbying 13 council members through Geto & de Milly on city budget funding and the temporary relocation of the Bowen Center from its Amsterdam Avenue site.
- Council members lobbied
- 13
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $279,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $27,413,869 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $46,728,188 · 19 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $26,755,891
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $46,728,188 · 19 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,616,241 · 15 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 7 years (FY2016–FY2027), including each of the last 3
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $379,849 · Divya K Chhabra, Psychiatrist
- Based in
- New York, NY
Lobbied these council members
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Pierina Ana Sanchez Council Member, District 14 (Bronx)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Shaun Abreu Council Member, District 7 (Manhattan)
- Elsie Encarnación Council Member, District 8 (Manhattan/Bronx)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Geto & de Milly Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Diana Ayala
- Erik Bottcher
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - IN CONNECTION WITH FY27 BUDGET REQUESTS; Determination regarding real property - IN CONNECTION WITH THE BOWEN CENTER TEMPORARY RELOCATION
- Budget - IN ONNECTION WITH FY25 MUNICIPAL FUNDING REQUESTS AND THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF THE BOWEN CENTER TO 520 WEST 135TH STREET
- Budget - Municipal Funding for FY26
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).
- Psychosocial Club and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800249 $12,993,581
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620210001921 $12,443,816
- FY25 City Council Mental Health Clubhouses Member Items Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268804052 $1,976,472
- Promote & maintain abstinence from alcohol & substance abuse Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620180001563 · ended 2020 $3,264,366
- Psychosocial Club Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620200002973 · ended 2022 $3,018,374
- RENEWAL RAINBOW PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAM Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620170001801 · ended 2019 $2,880,362
- Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care & treatment Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620150002793 · ended 2017 $2,569,319
- Home Health Care Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620140001518 · ended 2016 $2,391,557
- Chemical dependency Residential Program Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620120000197 · ended 2014 $1,923,701
- SUBSTANCE ABUSE Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620090001348 · ended 2011 $1,669,007
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.
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 7 payments $1,586,692
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 5 payments $1,143,747
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 6 payments $1,111,966
- FY25 City Council Mental Health Clubhouses Member Items Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 4 payments $904,511
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 · 4 payments $864,940
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2023 · 5 payments $762,384
- Promote & maintain abstinence from alcohol & substance abuse Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 3 payments $708,573
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $626,005
- Psychosocial Club and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 6 payments $530,866
- New Contract / OASAS funded contracts Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 · 2 payments $519,459
- Psychosocial Club andBehavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 3 payments $502,959
- Psychosocial Club Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 · 5 payments $441,569
- Psychosocial Club and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2025 · 5 payments $419,506
- Promote & maintain abstinence from alcohol & substance abuse Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 · 3 payments $349,889
- Psychosocial Club and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2026 · 3 payments $340,268
- Psychosocial Club and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2027 $247,393
- Psychosocial Club Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2024 · 3 payments $197,694
- RENEWAL RAINBOW PSYCHOSOCIAL PROGRAM Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2020 $143,082
- Psychosocial Club Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2022 $120,491
- Psychosocial Club Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · FY2021 $106,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Rainbow Club Mental Health Clubhouses · Dhmh · FY2026 $805,000
- Rainbow Club Mental Health Clubhouses · Dhmh · FY2027 $805,000
- Rainbow Club Mental Health Clubhouses · Dhmh · FY2025 $402,059
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $125,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2027 $125,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2026 $75,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2027 $75,000
- Youth Musical Therapy program CM Manhattan Delegation · Boroughwide Needs Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $21,111
- NYC Support Our Seniors NYC Support Our Seniors · DFTA · FY2016 $19,410
- Food Pantry Program CM Abreu · DYCD · FY2023 $10,000
- Food Pantry & Community Health Fair - Council District 7 CM Abreu · DYCD · FY2026 $10,000
- Emma Bowen Mental Health Care Management - Council District 7 CM Abreu · DYCD · FY2027 $10,000
- Food Pantry CM Abreu · DYCD · FY2022 $5,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · Dhmh · FY2022 $3,661
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 · 4 awards $35,000
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.
- Divya K Chhabra Psychiatrist $379,849
- Sandra Denis CMO $299,699
- Tyesha Hardwick Nurse Practitioner $215,290
- Thomas Haggerty Executive Director. $177,768
- Stephine C Oparaugo Nurse Practitioner $152,335
- Alexander NTI CFO $142,537
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +105% 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 Joseph Charles · 5.04% of revenue $260,387
- FY2021 Joseph Charles · 4.26% of revenue $251,359
- FY2022 Joseph Charles · 3.65% of revenue $221,210
- FY2023 Thomas Haggerty · 3.78% of revenue $181,428
- FY2024 Divya K Chhabra · 8.55% of revenue $379,849
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
- Carmen N. De La Rosa It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Julie Menin It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph 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 Health and Human Services 93.696 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $4,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,727,417
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,177,244