Brooklyn Chinese American Association

City-funded organization

Brooklyn Chinese-American Association (BCA) is a nonprofit, community-based human-services agency founded in 1988 that serves Asian-American residents of Sunset Park, Borough Park, and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, running senior centers, youth and after-school programs, and immigrant/language services. It holds $19,017,535 in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (7 contracts, chiefly with the Department of Youth and Community Development and Department for the Aging), has been awarded $257,813,045 across 186 contracts since 2008, and received $5,701,448 in City Council discretionary funding from FY2009-FY2026; its Form 990 reports President/CEO Paul Mak was paid $254,283 in FY2023.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$19,017,535 · 7 contracts
Awarded all-time
$257,813,045 · 186 since 2008, incl. expired
Paid to date
$197,219,762
Won without a fresh bid
51% of contract value · $132,328,214 · 141 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$6,151,448 · 193 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$254,283 · Paul Mak, President/Ce
Based in
Brooklyn, NY

Holds contracts at

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +215% 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.

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

Sources