Fordham Bedford Community Services, Inc.
City-funded organization
Fordham Bedford Community Services, Inc. (FBCS) is a Northwest Bronx community organization founded in 1995 by the Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, offering recreational and educational programs for children, literacy and career programs for adults, senior support services, and daycare provider programs from 2715 Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx, per the organization's own site. Its New York City contracts span five agencies: the Department of Education, Administration for Children's Services, Department of Social Services, Department for the Aging, and Department of Youth and Community Development. Its two largest all-time contracts, "UPK-Family Child Care Networks" ($36 million, ended 2025) and its successor "Family Child Care Networks" ($7.9 million), were with the Department of Education; the first was won through an RFP while the renewal is tagged Renewal (not re-bid). Its currently active contracts include two with the Department of Social Services ("FY'28 Allowance, 2856 Webster Ave", $1.8 million, an RFP; "Renewal + Allowance FY27, Serviam Heights", $765,000, a Renewal not re-bid award) and one with the Department for the Aging ("6FD, district base older adult services"
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $22,457,292 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $68,046,164 · 16 since 2011, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $30,646,206
- Won without a fresh bid
- 43% of contract value · $29,311,918 · 13 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $414,180 · 19 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 10 years (FY2012–FY2027), including each of the last 6
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $374,287 · Heng Ly, Executive Vice President
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Social 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).
- UPK-Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020279756588 $19,761,042
- FY'28 Allowance, 2856 Webster Ave Department of Social Services · CT106920238800522 $1,781,250
- Renewal + Allowance FY27 - Serviam Heights Department of Social Services · CT106920248802432 $765,000
- 6FD - district base older adult services Department for the Aging · CT112520268804950 $150,000
- UPK-Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157527 · ended 2025 $36,174,048
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020269656846 · ended 2026 $7,904,417
- Senior Affordable Housing Tenant SvCs-2848 Bainbridge Av Bx Department of Social Services · CT106920191408463 · ended 2023 $778,948
- Child Care/ UPK Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000910 · ended 2012 $429,823
- Child Care/UPK Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820130001465 · ended 2013 $107,456
- To fund additional basic literacy English classes for adults Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191400646 · ended 2016 $50,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2016 $50,000
- Adult Literacy Services Initiative Adult Literacy Services Initiative · DYCD · FY2012 $30,000
- Adult Literacy Council Initiative Adult Literacy Council Initiative · DYCD · FY2013 $30,000
- Adult Literacy Services Initiative Adult Literacy Services Initiative · DYCD · FY2014 $30,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $30,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $30,000
- Youth Education & Recreational Programs CM Sanchez · DYCD · FY2023 $25,000
- Social Services & Programming CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $25,000
- Social Services and Programming CM Feliz · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2027 $25,000
- Adult Education - Council District 14 CM Sanchez · DYCD · FY2024 $20,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $20,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $20,000
- Adult Education - Council District 14 CM Sanchez · Community Safety and Victim Services · DYCD · FY2025 $15,000
- Older Adult Education - Council District 14 CM Sanchez, P · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $15,000
- Older Adult Education - Council District 14 CM P. Sanchez · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2027 $15,000
- Adult Education - Council District 14 CM Sanchez · DYCD · FY2025 $10,000
- Adult Education - Council District 14 CM Sanchez, P · DYCD · FY2026 $10,000
- Council District 14 CM P. Sanchez · Aging · DFTA · FY2027 $10,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · Dss/hra · FY2022 $4,180
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.
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2023-2025 · 4 awards $70,000
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $50,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 2 awards $25,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 2 awards $25,000
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.
- Heng Ly Executive Vice President $374,287
- Roxanna Chowdhry Executive Director $230,047
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -30% 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 John Garcia · 10.92% of revenue $205,755
- FY2021 John Garcia · 8.1% of revenue $193,818
- FY2022 Roxanna Chowdhry · 7.7% of revenue $191,606
- FY2023 Roxanna Chowdhry · 4.1% of revenue $231,855
- FY2024 Roxanna Chowdhry · 3.52% of revenue $230,047