Spanish Speaking Elderly Council - RAICES

City-funded organization

The Spanish Speaking Elderly Council, RAICES, is a nonprofit founded in 1978 and headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, that runs older adult centers across Brooklyn and Queens along with a licensed behavioral health clinic (Casa BienEstar), serving the Latino, African American and low-income aging community. It holds $4,860,220 in active New York City Department for the Aging contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts) and has been awarded $61,223,623 across 82 registered city contracts since 2009, including expired ones, with $46,036,000 paid to date, and 78% of contract value awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Its Executive Director, Lisette Sosa-Dickson, was paid $201,095 in FY2024 per the organization's IRS Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$4,860,220 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$61,260,285 · 82 since 2009, incl. expired
Paid to date
$46,103,125
Won without a fresh bid
78% of contract value · $47,916,975 · 72 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$4,970,047 · 176 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$201,095 · Lisette Sosa-Dickson, Executive Director
Based in
Brooklyn, 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.

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

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 +105% 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.

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