Association To Benefit Children
City-funded organization
Association To Benefit Children, a Manhattan nonprofit providing early intervention, foster care and mental-health services for at-risk children, holds $51.5m in active contracts as of August 2026 with the Administration for Children's Services, Department of Education and DOHMH, plus $608k in discretionary funding since FY2009; its FY2023 Form 990 lists Clinical Director/Psychiatrist Adam Leczycki's pay at $338,793.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $51,821,175 · 5 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $136,558,141 · 70 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $77,917,445
- Won without a fresh bid
- 85% of contract value · $116,177,306 · 57 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $678,024 · 27 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $338,793 · Adam Leczycki, Clinical Director/PSYCHIATRIST
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 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).
- Early Childhood Mental Health Network - Bronx Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620268800101 $26,325,594
- Children Mobile Crisis Team Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620228800027 $15,395,378
- Prevention Services Renewal Administration for Children's Services · CT106820278800070 $6,674,513
- School Response Team Program Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248800278 $3,062,891
- UPK- Universal Prekindergarten Service Department of Education · CT104020229260990 $362,799
- GENERAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES Administration for Children's Services · CT106820160001294 · ended 2020 $16,266,147
- PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITT DISABLIT Department of Education · MA104020089870544 · ended 2012 $16,214,010
- Prevention Services - CPP - Manhattan Administration for Children's Services · CT106820248800208 · ended 2026 $5,674,358
- Prevention Services - CPP Administration for Children's Services · CT106820210000121 · ended 2023 $5,674,358
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131406790 · ended 2016 $5,395,737
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2020 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2023 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2024 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2025 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2026 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2027 $70,000
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2021 $59,500
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2022 $59,500
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2019 $20,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $17,524
- Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations Mental Health Services for Vulnerable Populations · Dhmh · FY2022 $10,500
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $7,500
- At-Risk Youth Programs Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $7,500
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2015 $6,500
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $6,500
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $5,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2010 $5,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2012 $5,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $5,000
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.
- Perkins FY2021 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Adam Leczycki Clinical Director/PSYCHIATRIST $338,793
- Irina Khetsuriani Psychiatrist $245,964
- Gretchen Buchenholz President/CEO $242,085
- Eri Noguchi Chief OPERATING OFFICER $228,271
- Matthew Manger Chief Financial officer $182,398
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -18% 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 Adam Leczycki · 6.0% of revenue $308,469
- FY2021 Adam Leczycki · 4.23% of revenue $297,932
- FY2022 Adam Leczycki · 5.77% of revenue $352,721
- FY2023 Adam Leczycki · 4.09% of revenue $338,793
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 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $19,919,699
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $16,487,723
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $2,156,434
- 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 $2,000,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $500,154
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $177,175
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $169,501
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.267 Continuum of Care Program · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $150,292
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $24,990
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $9,647
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $4,466
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $3,397
- Federal Communications Commission 32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $0
- Federal Communications Commission 32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $0
- Federal Communications Commission 32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $0