Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY)
City-funded organization
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY), City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $3,217,086 awarded since 2012
- Paid to date
- $1,694,284
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $3,217,086 · 24 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,564,381 · 105 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2013 (15 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $181,134 · Alyssa Aguilera, Co-Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Mayoralty 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).
- Various Awards Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620248809197 · ended 2026 $1,495,586
- Support substance use disorder programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802898 · ended 2026 $870,000
- supports services for formerly incarcerated individuals Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258806327 · ended 2023 $135,000
- Supports case management services Mayoralty · CT100220238804296 · ended 2022 $125,000
- SEX TRADE VICTIMS LEGAL ASSISTANCE & HOUSING-CITYWIDE Mayoralty · CT100220228805641 · ended 2021 $100,000
- Support for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Mayoralty · CT100220201418151 · ended 2020 $100,000
- support community organizing the trainings & transportation Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238802604 · ended 2022 $75,000
- will operate a syringe services program and street outreach Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268801306 · ended 2023 $62,000
- Training Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020151421616 · ended 2015 $52,000
- to support community outreach and trainings in various areas Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161422582 · ended 2016 $46,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2020 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2022 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2023 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2024 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2025 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2026 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2027 $350,000
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2021 $297,500
- Opioid Prevention and Treatment Opioid Prevention and Treatment · Dhmh · FY2019 $250,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · DYCD · FY2023 $125,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · DYCD · FY2024 $125,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · DYCD · FY2025 $125,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · DYCD · FY2026 $125,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · DYCD · FY2027 $125,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · MOCJ · FY2020 $100,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · MOCJ · FY2021 $100,000
- Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade Supports for Persons Involved in the Sex Trade · MOCJ · FY2022 $100,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2026 $100,000
- Peer Specialists Support Peer Specialists Support · Dhmh · FY2027 $100,000
- Injection Drug Users Health Alliance (IDUHA Initiative Injection Drug Users Health Alliance (IDUHA Initiative · DOHMH · FY2013 $92,539
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.
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $194,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $50,000
- Jordan FY2023 · 1 award $20,000
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $20,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $20,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2024 · 1 award $15,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Julie Won FY2023 · 1 award $10,000
- Sanchez FY2023 · 1 award $5,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2023 · 1 award $5,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $4,000
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.
- Alyssa Aguilera Co-Executive Director $181,134
- Jeremy Saunders Co-Executive Director $153,539
- Cate Graziani Co-Director - Tx $135,697
- Paulette Soltani Co-Director - Tx $135,696
- Arash Diba Managing Director Of Harm Reduction Services $131,775
- Jawanza Williams Managing Director Of Organizing $130,424
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +379% 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 Jeremy Saunders · 4.33% of revenue $106,154
- FY2021 Alyssa Aguilera · 4.15% of revenue $143,106
- FY2022 Alyssa Aguilera · 6.62% of revenue $173,485
- FY2023 Alyssa Aguilera · 10.45% of revenue $184,418
- FY2024 Alyssa Aguilera · 7.67% of revenue $181,134