New York City Outward Bound Center, Inc.
Lobbying client
New York City Outward Bound Center is a nonprofit that partners with more than 70 New York City public schools, using expeditionary and outdoor-adventure learning to support students academically and socially. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide across all 51 council districts, using Yoswein New York, Inc. as its lobbyist to push for education funding for NYC public schools.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $300,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $3,198,000 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $30,978,300 · 19 since 2012, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $33,949,116
- Won without a fresh bid
- 58% of contract value · $17,833,300 · 9 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $6,162,910 · 58 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $304,398 · Vanessa Rodriguez, CEO
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Yoswein New York, 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 - Education funding for NYC public schools
- Budget - Education funding for public schools
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).
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020249476420 $2,250,000
- Professional Development for School Leaders & Teachers Department of Education · MA104020249476645 $948,000
- Support services to schools including instructional,operatio Department of Education · MA104020189872137 · ended 2025 $5,207,681
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020139372381 · ended 2018 $4,920,000
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020199978106 · ended 2023 $3,750,000
- Outward Bound Crew Model Approach Department of Education · CT104020259556450 · ended 2025 $3,200,000
- Whole School Reform Services Department of Education · MA104020199979111 · ended 2023 $3,000,000
- Whole School Reform Service Department of Education · MA104020239379530 · ended 2026 $1,800,000
- Expansion of Outward Bound's Crew Model Program Department of Education · CT104020249456415 · ended 2023 $1,600,000
- NYC Outward Bound Center Inc. for Crew Expansion Services Department of Education · CT104020239356885 · ended 2022 $1,574,433
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.
- Expansion of Outward Bound's Crew Model Program Department of Education · FY2024 $1,600,000
- Outward Bound Crew Model Approach Department of Education · FY2025 $1,600,000
- Outward Bound Crew Model Approach Department of Education · FY2026 $1,600,000
- NYC Outward Bound Center Inc. for Crew Expansion Services Department of Education · FY2023 $1,284,525
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2020 $450,000
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2021 $450,000
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2022 $450,000
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2023 $450,000
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2024 $450,000
- College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness · DOE · FY2025 $450,000
- Educational Programs for Students (Formerly College and Career Readiness and Educational Programs for Students) Educational Programs for Students (Formerly College and Career Readiness and Educational Programs for Students) · DOE · FY2026 $450,000
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2027 $450,000
- Local DOE · FY2019 $225,000
- Local DYCD · FY2009 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2010 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2011 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2012 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2013 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2014 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2015 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2016 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2017 $200,000
- Local DOE · FY2018 $200,000
- Jerome Parker Campus DOE · FY2018 $40,000
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.
- Nantasha M. Williams FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $55,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $45,000
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $25,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $20,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2020-2026 · 3 awards $12,000
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.
- Vanessa Rodriguez CEO $304,398
- Ann Morris COO $289,680
- Calvin Hastings Chief Sch. Officer $228,253
- Paola Vita Chief Adv. Officer $207,262
- Ingrid Wong Director. Leadership $173,575
- Aurora Kushner Director. Of Impact $153,123
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +26% 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.
- FY2020 Richard Stopol · 21.68% of revenue $218,019
- FY2021 Richard Stopol · 17.26% of revenue $235,311
- FY2022 Vanessa Rodriguez · 24.06% of revenue $274,775
- FY2023 Vanessa Rodriguez · 19.46% of revenue $304,398