Lesbian And Gay Community Service Center Inc

City-funded organization

The Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc. (doing business as The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, commonly The Center) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1983, based at 208 West 13th Street in Manhattan, that provides LGBTQ focused mental health counseling, substance use recovery services, youth and family programs, HIV/AIDS services, and advocacy and arts programming. For the fiscal year ending June 2025 it reported about $20 million in revenue and $18 million in expenses. In NYC, it holds $18.7 million in active city contracts as of August 2026 across 6 registered agreements with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Social Services, Department of Youth and Community Development, and Department of Design and Construction, including a $15 million Mental Health Services contract with DOHMH. Citywide, 89% of the contract value it has been awarded ($36 million across 33 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, a figure that includes renewals, negotiated contracts, and extensions.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$18,732,922 · 6 contracts
Awarded all-time
$40,835,890 · 42 since 2007, incl. expired
Paid to date
$18,789,173
Won without a fresh bid
89% of contract value · $36,359,521 · 33 contracts
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$305,357 · Carla Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Based in
New York, NY
Council members lobbied
51 (citywide)
Filings (since 2024)
30
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$728,609
Also appears as
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Inc

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).

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 +15% 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.

What they lobbied on

subjects from their filings

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