South Asian Youth Action (saya)

City-funded organization

South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is a Queens youth development nonprofit founded in 1996 and based in Elmhurst, running after-school and community-based programs for immigrant and South Asian youth, according to its own website. It holds $8.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (4 contracts) with the Department of Education and the Department of Youth and Community Development, including COMPASS after-school programming and community school services, part of $46 million awarded by the city since 2008 across 78 contracts. 82% of that contract value ($37.7 million across 50 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. SAYA has also registered as a City lobbying client, filing 5 disclosures since 2024 and reporting $31,875 in lobbying compensation for campaigns naming all 51 City Council members, on subjects including capital funding, per the City Clerk's Lobbyist Search.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$8,633,934 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$46,028,626 · 78 since 2008, incl. expired
Paid to date
$36,805,254
Won without a fresh bid
82% of contract value · $37,713,190 · 50 contracts
Council members lobbied
51 (citywide)
Filings (since 2024)
5
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$31,875
Also appears as
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), 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).

What they lobbied on

subjects from their filings

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