United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc.

City-funded organization

United Jewish Council of the East Side, Inc. (UJCES) is a Lower East Side nonprofit founded in 1971 that, per its own site, works to preserve and stabilize the neighborhood through human services and community development, including older adult centers, a home care agency, food pantries, a Meals on Wheels program, supportive housing, and a Holocaust-survivor assistance program. It holds $8.2 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 across four agreements with the Department for the Aging, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Department of Social Services, including a $5 million Health and Mental Hygiene contract for "The Henry Street Supportive SRO" (badged "Government/legal mandate") and a $2 million Department for the Aging "Older Adult Center" contract (badged "Renewal (not re-bid)"). Across all $35 million awarded to it since 2008, 81% of contract value (about $29 million) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid; the group has also received about $2 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, and its top-paid officer, Executive Director Betsy Jacobson, was reported at $93,178 in FY2023 per its IRS Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer).

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$8,237,397 · 4 contracts
Awarded all-time
$35,456,639 · 70 since 2008, incl. expired
Paid to date
$24,259,197
Won without a fresh bid
81% of contract value · $28,576,998 · 59 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$2,476,988 · 109 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$93,178 · Betsy Jacobson, Executive Director
Based in
New York, 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 (FY2023). 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 -5% 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.

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