Young Women's Christian Association of Queens
City-funded organization
The Young Women's Christian Association of Queens is a nonprofit registered under EIN 20-0351906, with Form 990 filings on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer running from fiscal year 2004 through 2025 and $2,639,687 in revenue reported for the year ending June 2025. It holds $4.3 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026, part of $20.9 million awarded since 2009 across 74 registered contracts with the Department of Youth and Community Development (including COMPASS after school programming and literacy services for young immigrants) and the Department for the Aging (older adult club and senior center programming). 78% of that contract value ($16.4 million across 54 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. The organization has also received $5.8 million in City Council discretionary funding across 95 awards since FY2009, including its Adult Literacy Initiative and senior programming for immigrant populations, with its two largest sponsoring Council Members being Sandra Ung and Linda Lee.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $4,316,464 · 5 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $20,940,591 · 74 since 2009, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $17,539,137
- Won without a fresh bid
- 78% of contract value · $16,369,716 · 54 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,826,718 · 95 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 15 years (FY2012–FY2027), including each of the last 14
- Based in
- Flushing, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging 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).
- FY25-27 Discretionary Award Multiyear Contract Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268802413 $1,496,212
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800734 $1,025,610
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800558 $675,858
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800532 $562,583
- Literacy Programs ABE/HSE: QN0402 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802474 $556,200
- COMPASS middle school services at P.S. 268 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191406616 · ended 2021 $1,155,833
- Srvc Opti II Yng Immigrant Lit Prog Comp 1-ABE-HSE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020180000574 · ended 2021 $1,013,354
- 4AD - to support older adult clubs, nursing services Department for the Aging · CT112520248804020 · ended 2026 $999,079
- COMPASS programming at YWCA of Queens Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228800745 · ended 2023 $992,460
- COMPASS Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248800669 · ended 2025 $970,947
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $398,990
- Adult Literacy Initiative Adult Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $398,990
- 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 $398,990
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2020 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2021 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2022 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2022 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2023 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2023 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2024 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) · DFTA · FY2024 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2025 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations (formerly Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations) · DFTA · FY2025 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2026 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2026 $150,000
- AAPI Community Support AAPI Community Support · DYCD · FY2027 $150,000
- Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations Older Adult Clubs for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2027 $150,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2018 $100,000
- Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations Senior Centers for Immigrant Populations · DFTA · FY2019 $100,000
- Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) · DFTA · FY2020 $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.
- Sandra Ung FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $195,000
- Linda Lee FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $25,000
- Koo FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $16,000