Adhikaar For Human Rights And Social Justice
City-funded organization
Adhikaar For Human Rights And Social Justice, City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $2,722,550 awarded since 2014
- Paid to date
- $1,943,158
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $2,714,250 · 12 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $3,055,000 · 49 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 10 years (FY2014–FY2027), including each of the last 7
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $115,947 · Narbada Chhetri, Co-Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department of Small Business Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
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).
- Funding for programs and services for immigrants. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268807054 · ended 2026 $821,250
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248806803 · ended 2026 $562,500
- Program to support low wage immigrant workers. Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258802614 · ended 2026 $555,000
- Funding for immigration, literacy, and community programming Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802222 · ended 2023 $169,000
- City Council Adult Literacy Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802268 · ended 2022 $150,000
- To provide support services to fund digital literacy. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802210 · ended 2023 $150,000
- To support education on workers' rights Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238808818 · ended 2023 $135,000
- Funds for immigration services + adult literacy classes Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248803609 · ended 2022 $87,000
- Funds for asylum seekers programs and services Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248809379 · ended 2023 $50,000
- ESL and Civics education and community outreach. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171405598 · ended 2016 $14,500
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2022 $150,000
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2023 $150,000
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2024 $150,000
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2025 $150,000
- Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) · DYCD · FY2026 $150,000
- Legal Services for Day Laborers and Domestic Workers Legal Services for Day Laborers and Domestic Workers · SBS · FY2026 $150,000
- 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 $150,000
- Legal Services for Day Laborers and Domestic Workers Legal Services for Day Laborers and Domestic Workers · SBS · FY2027 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2024 $100,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2025 $100,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2026 $100,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2027 $100,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2022 $80,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2023 $80,000
- Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative · SBS · FY2023 $75,000
- Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $75,000
- Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $75,000
- Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative · SBS · FY2026 $75,000
- Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative Domestic Worker and Employer Empowerment Initiative · SBS · FY2027 $75,000
- Support for Immigrant Women Workers Support for Immigrant Women Workers · SBS · FY2023 $60,000
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 $77,000
- Julie Won FY2023-2024 · 2 awards $30,000
- Dromm FY2021 · 1 award $7,000
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.
- Narbada Chhetri Co-Executive Director $115,947
- Cynthia Saxena Co-Executive Director $65,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +85% 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 Pabitra Benjamin · 4.26% of revenue $97,568
- FY2021 Pabitra Benjamin · 6.49% of revenue $126,407
- FY2022 Pabitra Benjamin · 5.63% of revenue $129,042
- FY2023 Narbada Chhetri · 4.71% of revenue $100,395
- FY2024 Narbada Chhetri · 7.75% of revenue $115,947