Southern Queens Park Assoc. Inc.
City-funded organization
Southern Queens Park Assoc. Inc. (SQPA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 11-2432846), tax-exempt since November 1977, that its own website says was established in 1976 to coordinate programs for children, youth, adults, families and seniors in Southern Queens and to steward the 54 acre Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica, Queens. It holds five active New York City contracts totaling $11.0 million with the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Department of Education and the Administration for Children's Services, the largest a $3.9 million contract titled "COMPASS Program NAE" tagged "Negotiated contract" on Checkbook NYC. Across 94 registered contracts since 2007 the organization has been awarded $67 million all-time, with 78% of contract value ($52 million across 80 contracts) won without a fresh competitive bid, largely through contracts tagged "Negotiated contract", "Renewal (not re-bid)" or "Assignment".
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $11,010,388 · 5 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $67,316,667 · 94 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $52,849,434
- Won without a fresh bid
- 78% of contract value · $52,369,550 · 80 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $130,000 · Jermaine Smith, Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development 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).
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800415 $3,932,353
- FY27 Beacon ACS Prevention NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801138 $2,807,564
- FY25 Renewal community school service R 1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804205 $1,851,956
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800678 $1,822,489
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800414 $596,026
- ACS Program Services for Middle School Summer Expansion Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181422231 · ended 2020 $3,868,590
- Beacon community activities at JHS 8 RICHARD GROSSLEY Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020211400739 · ended 2024 $3,724,309
- Beacon Community Centers MS008Q Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020111402707 · ended 2014 $3,594,119
- Beacon Program (Prevention Services) Assignment from DYCD Administration for Children's Services · CT106820211409778 · ended 2024 $3,518,039
- General Preventive Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820161400511 · ended 2020 $3,094,611
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.
- Jermaine Smith Executive Director $130,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +27% 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 Jacqueline Boyce · 4.06% of revenue $102,000
- FY2021 Jacqueline Boyce · 3.99% of revenue $100,546
- FY2022 Jermaine Smith · 2.69% of revenue $122,031
- FY2023 Jermaine Smith · 3.48% of revenue $130,000