Lower Eastside Service Center Inc

City-funded organization

Lower Eastside Service Center (LESC), founded in 1959, is a New York City nonprofit providing substance use and mental health treatment, HIV and hepatitis C services, vocational training, and supportive/transitional housing in Manhattan and the Bronx, per its own site. Its city contracting runs through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and Department of Social Services (DSS) for supportive housing programs; its two active contracts are both with DOHMH, a $17.3 million agreement ("FY23 New Contract NY NY III Congregate Supportive Housing") and an $8.7 million agreement ("FY26 Negotiated Acquistion for Supportive Housing"), both badged "Negotiated contract" (active contracts total $28 million). All-time it has been awarded $48 million across 15 registered contracts since 2010, of which 95% of contract value ($45 million, 14 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, under badges including "Negotiated contract," "Renewal (not re-bid)," and "Government/legal mandate." LESC also received $27,616 in City Council discretionary funding across 5 awards, mostly small DYCD "Local" grants (FY2015-FY2017) and a FY2022 Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$27,868,518 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$49,435,114 · 16 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$24,633,828
Won without a fresh bid
95% of contract value · $46,838,646 · 15 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$27,616 · 5 awards
Funding history
Funded 4 years (FY2015–FY2022); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$487,888 · Valerie Walters, President & CEO
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.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +8% from FY2020 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.

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