Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, known as CASES, is a New York City nonprofit that provides alternatives to incarceration, mental health treatment, and education and employment programs for court-involved youth and adults. It has filed 10 lobbying disclosures since 2024 on city budget funding for alternatives to incarceration and mental health services, reporting about $5,308 in lobbying compensation, and it has been awarded about $55.3 million in city contracts since 2006, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 10
- Lobbyist firm(s)
- In-house
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $5,308
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $55,262,511 awarded since 2006
- Paid to date
- $42,043,447
- Won without a fresh bid
- 53% of contract value · $29,299,663 · 60 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $13,805,919 · 54 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2015–FY2027), including each of the last 10
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $375,468 · Jonathan Mclean, President & CEO
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Mayoralty City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for alternatives to incarceration
- Budget - Mental Health Funding
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).
- ATI SERVICES FOR FELONS Mayoralty · CT100220140003601 · ended 2015 $7,512,400
- 12-month contract extension pending release of new RFP Mayoralty · CT100220100002238 · ended 2012 $5,559,112
- Learning-to-Work program Department of Education · MA104020079700831 · ended 2011 $4,487,620
- STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975803 · ended 2012 $4,337,500
- ATI SERVICES FOR MISDEMEANANTS IN NEW YORK COUNTY Mayoralty · CT100220140003602 · ended 2015 $3,339,096
- ATI services for repeat misdmeanants in NY County Mayoralty · CT100220160003772 · ended 2017 $3,140,548
- 12-month contract extension pending release of new RFP Mayoralty · CT100220100002270 · ended 2012 $2,629,955
- ATD Renewal Agreement for FY 2011-2013 Mayoralty · CT100220110000826 · ended 2014 $2,400,000
- ASSIGNMENT- LINK MEDICATION - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620151421663 · ended 2016 $1,839,091
- ATD services for Family Court-involved youth in NY County Mayoralty · CT100220151428287 · ended 2017 $1,567,094
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2023 $1,098,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2024 $1,098,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2025 $1,098,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs (Formerly Alternatives to Incarceration, Discharge Planning, and Diversion Programs) · MOCJ · FY2026 $1,098,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Programs · MOCJ · FY2027 $1,098,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2020 $1,028,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2021 $925,898
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $925,898
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2018 $828,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2019 $828,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2015 $728,775
- Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's) · MOCJ · FY2022 $172,877
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $164,579
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2018 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2019 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2020 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2023 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $150,000
- Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative Court-Involved Youth Mental Health Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $150,000
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.
- Yusef Salaam FY2024-2026 · 6 awards $92,500
- Jordan FY2022-2023 · 3 awards $65,000
- Keith Powers FY2023 · 1 award $30,000
- Perkins FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $28,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $15,000
- Brannan FY2024 · 1 award $8,000
- Kagan FY2023 · 2 awards $7,500
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.
- Jonathan Mclean President & CEO $375,468
- Rebecca Asbury CFO & Administration Officer $368,135
- James Mcknight Psychiatrist $330,412
- Jessica Klaver Chief Program Officer $251,839
- Joseph Miles Chief Mission Advancement $250,737
- Elizabeth Perez General Counsel & Compliance Officer $247,022
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +77% 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 Joel Copperman · 3.95% of revenue $309,561
- FY2021 Joel Copperman · 3.32% of revenue $348,503
- FY2022 Joel Copperman · 4.06% of revenue $419,178
- FY2023 Jonathan Mclean · 5.06% of revenue $343,666
- FY2024 Jonathan Mclean · 4.44% of revenue $375,468
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 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,692,840
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.696 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grants · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $3,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $2,445,824
- 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 $625,000
- 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 $360,000