Sunnyside Community Service, Inc.
City-funded organization
Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. is a Western Queens nonprofit (founded 1974) providing services including older-adult case management and caregiver support, youth Beacon/Cornerstone/COMPASS programs, and community-school services. It holds $60.1 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 with the Department for the Aging, Department of Education, Department of Social Services, and Department of Youth and Community Development (70% of its $173.99 million in lifetime contract value awarded without a competitive bid), plus $6.1 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $60,122,299 · 18 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $199,966,789 · 180 since 2001, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $136,898,066
- Won without a fresh bid
- 61% of contract value · $122,363,069 · 138 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $8,754,144 · 152 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2013 (15 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $387,173 · Judith Zangwill, Executive Director
- Based in
- Sunnyside, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging 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 Programs in Public School - Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801712 $21,899,025
- CASE MANAGEMENT Department for the Aging · CT112520258800180 $8,651,002
- CAREGIVER SERVICES Department for the Aging · CT112520278800490 $7,153,627
- FY27 Beacon Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800728 $5,280,611
- COMPASS Center-Based Queens 12 Elementary School Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801236 $2,993,931
- FY27 Cornerstone Community Centers NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278800621 $2,146,541
- OLDER ADULT CENTER Department for the Aging · CT112520278800370 $1,903,902
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800768 $1,882,720
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800776 $1,853,309
- FY25 - RENEWAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL SERVICES - R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804989 $1,734,375
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Adult Literacy Pilot Project Adult Literacy Pilot Project · DYCD · FY2025 $539,654
- Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Pilot Project) · DYCD · FY2026 $539,654
- NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) NYC RISE with Adult Literacy Forward (Formerly Adult Literacy Initiative and Adult Literacy Forward) · DYCD · FY2027 $539,654
- Public School 150 OST · DYCD · FY2013 $300,000
- P.S. 150 P.S. 150 Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $300,000
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2020 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2021 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2022 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2023 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2024 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2025 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2026 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2027 $167,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2019 $117,284
- Social Adult Day Care Social Adult Day Care · DFTA · FY2018 $105,555
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2023 $100,000
- Geriatric Mental Health Geriatric Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2024 $100,000
- Older Adults Mental Health Older Adults Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2025 $100,000
- Older Adults Mental Health (Formerly Geriatric Mental Health) Older Adults Mental Health (Formerly Geriatric Mental Health) · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Older Adults Mental Health Older Adults Mental Health · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
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.
- Julie Won FY2022-2027 · 29 awards $967,500
- Shekar Krishnan FY2022-2027 · 12 awards $141,500
- Jimmy Van Bramer FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $103,000
- Dromm FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $43,000
- Holden FY2020 · 1 award $10,000
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.
- Judith Zangwill Executive Director $387,173
- David Espinosa Associate. E.D. Opts. $183,920
- Christopher Cardone CFO $168,394
- Monica Guzman Associate. Ed - Development $164,892
- Peter A Foote Corporate Controller $159,994
- Jose Miranda Associate. E.D. Youth Programs $141,617
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +9% 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.
- FY2020 Judith Zangwill · 8.0% of revenue $415,156
- FY2021 Judith Zangwill · 6.75% of revenue $343,129
- FY2022 Judith Zangwill · 5.98% of revenue $418,527
- FY2023 Judith Zangwill · 6.29% of revenue $410,651
- FY2024 Judith Zangwill · 7.3% of revenue $387,173
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $450,000
- Department of Education 84.215 Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects · Department of Education $-4