Sephardic Multi-services Senior Citizen Center, Inc.
City-funded organization
Sephardic Multi-services Senior Citizen Center, Inc. is a Brooklyn nonprofit that has been tax-exempt since 1980 and is classified by the IRS under senior-center services (EIN 11-2301220). Its city funding comes entirely from the Department for the Aging, which has awarded it $24 million across 16 registered contracts since 2010 for programs titled "OLDER ADULT CENTER" and "PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES." The center currently holds $1.9 million in an active contract as of August 2026, and 78% of its total contract value with the city ($18.7 million across 15 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,905,476 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $23,993,461 · 16 since 2010, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $16,991,742
- Won without a fresh bid
- 78% of contract value · $18,664,092 · 15 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $97,235 · Maria Nigido, Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging 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 · CT112520278800294 $1,905,476
- PROVIDE OLDER ADULT CENTER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520228804177 · ended 2024 $5,329,369
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520171401488 · ended 2019 $4,175,813
- OLDER AULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520258803874 · ended 2026 $2,771,348
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE CONGREGATE MEALS Department for the Aging · CT112520131415725 · ended 2016 $2,757,023
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520201407203 · ended 2021 $2,114,667
- PROVIDE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520220000473 · ended 2021 $1,262,565
- SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE MEALS AND SOCIAL SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520121403669 · ended 2013 $1,258,005
- CNCL ADDON FOOD Department for the Aging · CT112520110001008 · ended 2011 $634,170
- SENIOR CENTER TO PROVIDE MEALS AND SOCIAL SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520121403668 · ended 2013 $624,974
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.
- Maria Nigido Executive Director $97,235
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.
- FY2020 Maria Nigido · 9.4% of revenue $89,771
- FY2021 Maria Nigido · 7.47% of revenue $91,887
- FY2022 Maria Nigido · 7.89% of revenue $91,239
- FY2023 Maria Nigido · 9.33% of revenue $97,235