Brooklyn Alliance, Inc.
City-funded organization
Brooklyn Alliance, Inc. is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce (tax-exempt since 1968), created to leverage the Chamber's resources to promote economic, community, business and workforce development in Brooklyn. It has held $22 million in registered NYC Department of Small Business Services contracts since 2009 (all now expired, $20.4 million paid to date), mostly for Business Solution Center and small-business assistance services; 83% of that contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid ($18.3 million across 50 contracts). It has also received $7.1 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009 (107 awards), funded every year since FY2018. Its President and CEO, Randolph Peers, was paid $365,008 in reportable compensation in FY2023, per the organization's IRS Form 990.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $22,099,394 awarded since 2009
- Paid to date
- $20,546,949
- Won without a fresh bid
- 83% of contract value · $18,263,564 · 50 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $7,971,832 · 123 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $365,008 · Randolph Peers, President & CEO
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Small Business Services 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).
- Promote Economic development, job creation & retention Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258803140 · ended 2026 $3,394,088
- Brooklyn Business Solution Center Department of Small Business Services · CT180120161414236 · ended 2019 $2,161,390
- INREASE FOR BSC INSTRUCTORS' FEE Department of Small Business Services · CT180120121434306 · ended 2015 $2,086,910
- BROOKLYN BUSINESS SOLUTION CENTER Department of Small Business Services · CT180120090015457 · ended 2011 $1,582,200
- Brooklyn Alliance BDD - BSC Center - Brooklyn Department of Small Business Services · CT180120201407021 · ended 2021 $1,178,644
- Business Solution Center - Brooklyn Department of Small Business Services · CT180120228800336 · ended 2023 $986,400
- Chamber on the Go and small business assistance Department of Small Business Services · CT180120248803411 · ended 2023 $880,090
- support small business & assist local economic development Department of Small Business Services · CT180120228805631 · ended 2022 $711,582
- NYC Business Solutions Brooklyn Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258801757 · ended 2025 $628,200
- Provide Boro-wide Business Solutions Center Services Bklyn Department of Small Business Services · CT180120268805250 · ended 2026 $593,200
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2022 $351,590
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2023 $351,590
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2024 $351,590
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2025 $351,590
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2026 $351,590
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2027 $351,590
- Local SBS · FY2018 $300,000
- Local SBS · FY2019 $300,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2020 $300,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2019 $278,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2020 $278,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2018 $250,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2021 $236,300
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2022 $200,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2021 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2023 $150,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $150,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $150,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2026 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2027 $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.
- Sandy Nurse FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $325,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $272,000
- Mercedes Narcisse FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $250,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2023-2027 · 7 awards $157,500
- Brannan FY2021-2026 · 6 awards $145,000
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $70,000
- D. Diaz FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $61,000
- Maisel FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $60,000
- Inna Vernikov FY2022-2023 · 3 awards $60,000
- Susan Zhuang FY2024-2025 · 2 awards $50,000
- Kayla Santosuosso FY2027 · 2 awards $50,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2025-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $35,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $30,000
- Eugene FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $28,000
- Lander FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- David M. Carr FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $15,000
- Lincoln Restler FY2023 · 1 award $12,000
- Chris Banks FY2027 · 1 award $10,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2027 · 1 award $10,000
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.
- Randolph Peers President & CEO $365,008
- Kathie Lee EVP & General Counsel $208,536
- Chandraban Motilall CFO $167,502
- Richard Russo COO $160,276
- Mark Caserta VP Of Small Business Support $137,903
- Dina Rabiner VP Of Economic Development $126,281
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +97% 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 Lori Raphael · 20.31% of revenue $128,635
- FY2021 Lori Raphael · 10.73% of revenue $131,672
- FY2022 Chandraban Motilall · 6.32% of revenue $128,705
- FY2023 Randolph Peers · 18.14% of revenue $213,137