Internationals Network for Public Schools, Inc.
Lobbying client
Internationals Network for Public Schools is a nonprofit founded in 2004 that develops and supports public schools serving recently arrived immigrant and refugee students who are multilingual learners, with hubs in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Washington, D.C. area, according to the organization's website. It has filed 10 city lobbying disclosures since 2024, paying Lemma Strategies Inc. $80,000 to register citywide across all 51 council districts on city capital and expense budget funding. The city has recorded $8.2 million in contracts with the organization since 2010, with $150,000 active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 10
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $80,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $150,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $8,217,780 · 56 since 2010, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $8,891,216
- Won without a fresh bid
- 74% of contract value · $6,062,780 · 5 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $25,000 · 2 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $241,162 · Lara Evangelista, President
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Lemma Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Education City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Capital Funding
- Budget - Capital and Discretionary Budget Funding
- Budget - NYC Capital and Expense Budget Resolutions
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).
- Whole School Reform Services Department of Education · MA104020259575960 $150,000
- Support services to schools including instructional Department of Education · MA104020189872991 · ended 2025 $4,678,650
- Whole School Reform Department of Education · MA104020129274091 · ended 2016 $700,000
- Support Services for Schools Department of Education · MA104020179772967 · ended 2017 $600,000
- Support services to schools instructional, operation support Department of Education · MA104020169673431 · ended 2016 $600,000
- Whole School Reform Services Department of Education · MA104020199976698 · ended 2023 $250,000
- To provide PD to school leaders, faculty and staff. Department of Education · CT104020219159265 · ended 2019 $34,130
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020253103899 · ended 2025 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020253015782 · ended 2025 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020253002965 · ended 2025 $25,000
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- To provide PD to school leaders, faculty and staff. Department of Education · FY2021 $34,130
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · FY2026 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $20,000
- Council District 20 CM Ung · DYCD · FY2027 $5,000
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 FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Lara Evangelista President $241,162
- Bertha Rosas Director Of School Support $163,896
- Jose Jimenez Director Of Finance & Oper $160,088
- Marguerite Lukes Director Of Research And I $154,002
- Dolan Morgan Director Of Professional D $153,759
- Linda Le Director Of School - Ca $120,601
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +0% 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 Joseph Luft · 30.77% of revenue $234,678
- FY2021 Joseph Luft · 30.93% of revenue $226,967
- FY2022 Liliana Vargas · 48.53% of revenue $225,227
- FY2023 Liliana Vargas · 32.25% of revenue $188,662
- FY2024 Lara Evangelista · 20.4% of revenue $241,162