Fort Greene Council
City-funded organization
Fort Greene Council is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1973, that runs older-adult centers/clubs, the Young Minds child care and UPK program, and the Jazz 966 senior arts series. It holds $12.1 million in active Department for the Aging older-adult-center contract as of August 2026 funding and has received $9.6 million in City Council discretionary awards since FY2009 for child care, senior centers, and home-delivered meals, with additional contracts from ACS and DOE.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $12,085,841 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $186,681,360 · 111 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $132,760,125
- Won without a fresh bid
- 73% of contract value · $136,522,023 · 106 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $10,001,454 · 300 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2013 (15 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $198,000 · Claudette Macy, Executive Director
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Education 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 · CT112520278800255 $12,085,841
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520228804656 · ended 2024 $32,789,824
- TO PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERV Department for the Aging · CT112520258803906 · ended 2026 $17,321,738
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229251338 · ended 2026 $12,273,221
- Day Care Service. #03-447 Administration for Children's Services · CT106820100001372 · ended 2011 $9,459,134
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520171401240 · ended 2019 $4,704,555
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS Department for the Aging · CT112520121420416 · ended 2014 $4,684,182
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY Department for the Aging · CT112520090017549 · ended 2011 $4,169,469
- Child Care/ UPK Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820120000573 · ended 2012 $4,155,854
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE CONGREGATE MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520131409531 · ended 2016 $3,628,164
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Young Minds Day Care Center Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2014 $587,058
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2016 $587,058
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2017 $587,058
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2018 $587,058
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2019 $587,058
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · DOE · FY2020 $587,058
- Young Minds Day Care Center EarlyLearn / Childcare · ACS · FY2013 $585,998
- Discretionary Child Care Discretionary Child Care · DOE · FY2021 $522,479
- Mount Ararat Senior Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2025 $475,000
- Mount Ararat Senior Center CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2026 $475,000
- Young Minds Day Care Center OST · DYCD · FY2013 $160,000
- Young Minds Day Care Center Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $160,000
- Boulevard Older Adult Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DFTA · FY2027 $160,000
- Boulevard Senior Center CM Speaker · DFTA · FY2026 $150,000
- Council District 42 CM Banks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2024 $115,000
- Boulevard Older Adult Club CM Banks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2025 $110,000
- COMPASS Slot Restoration COMPASS Slot Restoration · DYCD · FY2016 $84,000
- Aging CM Banks · Aging · DFTA · FY2025 $80,000
- Mt. Ararat Senior Center CM Mealy · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $70,000
- Older Adults Services - Council District 42 - Blvd. Senior Center CM Banks · Support Our Older Adults · DFTA · FY2026 $55,000
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.
- Darlene Mealy FY2022-2027 · 40 awards $597,000
- Chris Banks FY2024-2027 · 12 awards $476,500
- Crystal Hudson FY2022-2027 · 20 awards $231,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2020-2027 · 8 awards $160,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2022-2027 · 25 awards $125,000
- Barron FY2020-2023 · 4 awards $99,600
- Rita C. Joseph FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $90,000
- Ampry-Samuel FY2020-2021 · 8 awards $60,000
- Cornegy FY2020-2021 · 11 awards $56,000
- Cumbo FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $41,000
- Eugene FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $20,000
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.
- Claudette Macy Executive Director $198,000
- Naquan Taitt Accountant $120,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +182% from FY2021 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.
- FY2021 Claudette Macy · 1.39% of revenue $112,913
- FY2022 Claudette Macy · 2.19% of revenue $198,000
- FY2023 Claudette Macy · 3.19% of revenue $198,000