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

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 (FY2024). 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 +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.

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

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