Corona Congregational Church
City-funded organization
Corona Congregational Church is a United Church of Christ congregation in Corona, Queens, that runs the Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center, a senior center funded by the NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA). Per Checkbook NYC, the church holds $1.01 million in active DFTA contract as of August 2026 value (1 contract) and has been awarded $31 million across 28 contracts since 2009, with $26 million paid to date; its current active contract is an Older Adult Center award worth $1,011,876, a renewal rather than a fresh bid. Overall, 73% of the church's contract value ($22 million across 23 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per the site's own metric; earlier, now-expired DFTA contracts also covered delivering meals to the homebound elderly. The church has separately received $905,604 across 31 City Council discretionary awards since FY2009, mostly for senior center programs and enhancements, including a $20,000 FY2027 award sponsored by Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,011,876 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $30,676,596 · 28 since 2009, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $26,410,560
- Won without a fresh bid
- 73% of contract value · $22,367,142 · 23 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $905,604 · 31 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 16 years (FY2009–FY2027)
- Based in
- Corona, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging 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).
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800323 $1,011,876
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520211412437 · ended 2023 $5,545,516
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520121412077 · ended 2015 $5,117,333
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520228804641 · ended 2024 $2,760,938
- TO DELIVER HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520161413434 · ended 2017 $1,945,560
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520171401115 · ended 2019 $1,742,441
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE CONGREGATE MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520131408641 · ended 2016 $1,493,629
- DELIVER MEALS TO THE HOMEBOUND LDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520200000170 · ended 2020 $1,459,432
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520258804077 · ended 2026 $1,457,455
- SUPPORT EQPT / RENOVATIONS AT PROGRAM SITE & ENHANCEMENTS Department for the Aging · CT112520190002073 · ended 2019 $1,255,702
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Hotshot Vans for Home Delivered Meals Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2023 $350,000
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2016 $45,000
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2017 $45,000
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2018 $45,000
- Healthy Aging Initiative Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2017 $35,490
- Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements Senior Centers, Programs, and Enhancements · DFTA · FY2022 $25,946
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Healthy Aging Initiative · DFTA · FY2016 $25,000
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2010 $23,750
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2013 $20,000
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2014 $20,000
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2016 $20,000
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center Aging · DFTA · FY2017 $20,000
- Florence E Smith Senior Center CM Moya · Aging · DFTA · FY2023 $20,000
- Older Adults Services - Council District 21 CM Thomas-Henry · Aging · DFTA · FY2027 $20,000
- Florence E. Smith Senior Center Aging · DFTA · FY2011 $18,750
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2012 $18,750
- Florence E Smith Senior Services Aging · DFTA · FY2015 $15,000
- Florence E. Smith Neighborhood Senior Center Aging · DFTA · FY2018 $15,000
- Aging Aging · DFTA · FY2019 $15,000
- Aging CM Moya · Aging · DFTA · FY2020 $15,000
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.
- Moya FY2020-2023 · 4 awards $65,000
- Shanel Thomas-Henry FY2027 · 1 award $20,000