City of New York

City Council Discretionary Funding

Applications for discretionary funding allocated by the New York City Council to nonprofit and community organizations. Each record includes the applicant's name, address, and the council member sponsoring the request.

Example records
Mocs IDidentifierFiscal YeartemporalSourceclassificationCouncil MemberpersonLegal Name Of Organizationlegal entityEINtinStatusstatusAmountfinancialAgencygeographicProgram Nameproduct
FY09 28392009LocalMendezA Gathering of the Tribes133714232Cleared3000.00DCACharlie Parker Festival
FY09 50522009Transportation - Operating CostsCommunity Agency for Senior Citizens, Inc.133263537Cleared7481.30DFTACase Assistance and Transportation
FY09 60082009HIV/AIDS Communities of ColorAIDS Center of Queens County, Inc.112837894Cleared42068.00DOHMH
Use cases

Nonprofit Entity Verification During Onboarding

A bank or fintech onboarding a nonprofit as a business account holder cross-references the organization's legal name and EIN against public funding records to confirm the entity is real, operational, and has a documented relationship with city government.

Legal Name Of OrganizationEINStatusFiscal Year

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Grant Recipients

A fraud investigator at a government watchdog or financial institution flags organizations that received cleared funding awards but show no IRS registration activity, mismatched EINs, or duplicate legal names across multiple council members, suggesting potential grant fraud or identity fabrication.

Legal Name Of OrganizationEINCouncil MemberStatusAmount

Sales Prospecting for Nonprofit-Focused Vendors

A sales team at a software or financial services company targeting nonprofits uses the dataset to identify organizations that have received recurring city funding across multiple fiscal years, treating funding history as a proxy for organizational stability and budget capacity.

Legal Name Of OrganizationEINAmountFiscal YearAgency
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