Inwood Community Services
City-funded organization
Inwood Community Services is a nonprofit founded in 1979, based at 651 Academy Street in Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood, that runs an OASAS-licensed outpatient addiction treatment program, a mental health clinic, adult literacy classes, and after-school and summer youth employment programs. It holds $33.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (8 contracts) with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Youth and Community Development, including "Medically Supervised Outpatient and Prevention Services" ($14 million, awarded under a government/legal mandate) and several "COMPASS Programs" youth-services contracts (negotiated contracts), part of $85 million awarded across 106 contracts since 2008 ($65 million paid to date). 84% of that lifetime contract value ($71 million across 83 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. The organization has also received $3 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, funded every year for 18 years running, and its Executive Director Charles Corliss was reported at $200,977 in compensation in the FY2024 IRS Form 990 filing.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $33,634,758 · 9 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $92,519,881 · 107 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $65,326,983
- Won without a fresh bid
- 77% of contract value · $71,457,340 · 83 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,847,276 · 60 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $200,977 · Charles Corliss, Executive Director
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 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).
- Medically Supervised Outpatient and Prevention Services Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620238800334 $14,285,194
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Middle Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801245 $7,897,500
- COMPASS Programs NAE - To add additional slots and site Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800244 $6,298,216
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800304 $1,583,701
- To provide Summer Employment programs for youth. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268806286 $1,301,316
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800348 $859,604
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800956 $485,126
- To provide educational services to the students. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258807623 $465,000
- SYEP NAQ Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268806485 $459,101
- COMPASS Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248801010 · ended 2025 $4,564,530
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- P.S. 189 Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $300,000
- Washington Heights Academy OST · DYCD · FY2013 $260,000
- PS/Ms 278 OST · DYCD · FY2013 $260,000
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $260,000
- P.S./I.S. 278 (M278) Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $260,000
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2025 $124,000
- Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) · DYCD · FY2026 $124,000
- NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) · DYCD · FY2027 $124,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2022 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $100,000
- Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Alcoholism/Substance Abuse · DOHMH · FY2009 $50,000
- Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Alcoholism/Substance Abuse · DOHMH · FY2010 $50,000
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · DOHMH · FY2017 $36,103
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · Dhmh · FY2018 $36,103
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · Dhmh · FY2019 $36,103
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · Dhmh · FY2020 $36,103
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · Dhmh · FY2022 $36,103
- Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Health Services · Dhmh · FY2023 $36,103
- FY12 MHy Contracted Svcs Partial PEG Rest'n - Chemical Dependency/ADUPCT FY12 MHy Contracted Svcs Partial PEG Rest'n - Chemical Dependency/ADUPCT · DOHMH · FY2013 $31,000
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.
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $55,000
- Rodriguez FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $35,000
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.
- Charles Corliss Executive Director $200,977
- Awilda Torres Unit Director, Coap $169,530
- Mary Taveras-Garcia Counselor $130,576
- Alison Kraus Chief Financial Officer $127,704
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +73% 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 Charles Corliss · 5.88% of revenue $139,238
- FY2021 Charles Corliss · 5.71% of revenue $144,344
- FY2022 Charles Corliss · 5.12% of revenue $166,121
- FY2023 Charles Corliss · 9.29% of revenue $195,519
- FY2024 Charles Corliss · 7.65% of revenue $200,977
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
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.829 Section 223 Demonstration Programs to Improve Community Mental Health Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · Grant $2,503,096