Partnership with Children, Inc.
Lobbying client
A Manhattan-based nonprofit that places licensed social workers inside New York City public schools in high-need communities, providing trauma-informed counseling, social-emotional learning support, and case management through multi-year partnerships with individual schools. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, lobbying 13 council members through the Parkside Group for city funding of its school-based social service programs.
- Council members lobbied
- 13
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $120,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $34,795,289 · 16 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $135,653,857 · 112 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $87,942,272
- Won without a fresh bid
- 78% of contract value · $105,998,987 · 83 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $686,025 · 42 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2010–FY2027), including each of the last 6
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $307,131 · Wesner Pierre, Executive Director & CEO
Lobbied these council members
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- James F. Gennaro Council Member, District 24 (Queens)
- Lincoln Restler Council Member, District 33 (Brooklyn)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Chi A. Ossé Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Darlene Mealy Council Member, District 41 (Brooklyn)
- Chris Banks Council Member, District 42 (Brooklyn)
- Yusef Salaam Council Member, District 9 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- The Parkside Group, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Justin Brannan
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for social service programs
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).
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Middle School Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801652 $8,283,600
- FY27 Beacon NAQ NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801135 $2,762,640
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804397 $1,984,254
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804405 $1,961,175
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804391 $1,961,175
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804479 $1,892,233
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804839 $1,809,829
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804838 $1,809,829
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258804468 $1,809,829
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · CT104020258803922 $1,809,829
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.
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · FY2026 · 25 payments $3,659,539
- Community School Services - R1191 Department of Education · FY2024 · 22 payments $2,445,317
- Community School Services - R1191 Department of Education · FY2023 · 24 payments $2,224,133
- R1408 - 2022 Community School Services Expansion Department of Education · FY2025 · 6 payments $1,751,970
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1408 Department of Education · FY2026 · 13 payments $1,749,751
- Community School Services - R1191 Department of Education · FY2025 · 17 payments $1,646,074
- Community School Services - R1191 Department of Education · FY2022 · 12 payments $1,645,744
- FY25 Renewal Community School Services -R1191 Department of Education · FY2025 · 9 payments $1,395,379
- Beacon Prevention Program Administration for Children's Services · FY2023 · 7 payments $848,380
- Beacon Prevention Program Administration for Children's Services · FY2022 · 5 payments $770,218
- Community School Model Services at 12X286 Department of Education · FY2020 · 4 payments $768,807
- Beacon Program NAQ Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 4 payments $737,947
- R1408 - 2022 Community School Services Expansion Department of Education · FY2024 · 3 payments $731,443
- R1341 - Community School Services Expansion Department of Education · FY2023 · 5 payments $700,270
- Beacon Program NAQ Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 3 payments $644,874
- To provide Beacon services at PS194 Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 · 7 payments $603,189
- R1408 - Community Schools Expansion Department of Education · FY2024 · 3 payments $557,372
- CBOs to support implementation of Community School 23K284 Department of Education · FY2021 · 5 payments $528,753
- CBOs to support implementation of Community School 13K067 Department of Education · FY2020 · 5 payments $515,758
- CBOs to support implementation of Community School 16K308 Department of Education · FY2020 · 4 payments $504,093
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2024 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2025 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dhmh · FY2026 $50,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · ACS · FY2022 $32,025
- Junior High School 217Q Robert A. Van Wyck (28Q217) CM Gennaro · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2022 $20,000
- Public School 005M Ellen Lurie (06M005) CM De La Rosa · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2022 $20,000
- Public School 110K (14K110) CM Restler · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2022 $20,000
- Junior High School 217Q Robert A. Van Wyck (28Q217) CM Gennaro · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Public School 005M Ellen Lurie (06M005) CM De La Rosa · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Public School 110K (14K110) CM Restler · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Junior High School 217Q Robert A. Van Wyck (28Q217) CM Gennaro · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 005M Ellen Lurie (06M005) CM De La Rosa · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 110K (14K110) CM Restler · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 308K Clara Cardwell CM Osse · Community Safety and Victim Services · Dhmh · FY2025 $20,000
- Public School 005M Ellen Lurie (06M005) CM De La Rosa · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2025 $20,000
- Public School 110K (14K110) CM Restler · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2025 $20,000
- Public School 308K Clara Cardwell CM Osse · Community Safety and Victim Services · Dhmh · FY2026 $20,000
- Public School 005M Ellen Lurie (06M005) CM De La Rosa · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2026 $20,000
- Public School 110K The Monitor (14K110) CM Restler · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2026 $20,000
- Public School 308K Clara Cardwell (16K308) CM Osse · Community Safety and Victim Services · Dhmh · FY2027 $20,000
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.
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $123,000
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $100,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2023-2027 · 9 awards $90,000
- James F. Gennaro FY2022-2024 · 3 awards $60,000
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2024-2025 · 2 awards $20,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2024 · 1 award $10,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $6,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2025 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Wesner Pierre Executive Director & CEO $307,131
- Marina Schreiber Chief Operating Officer $203,909
- Angela Jefferson Chief Program Officer $193,903
- Rene Franklyn Pintado Chief Financial Officer $182,065
- Meredith Sherman VP Of Programs $152,819
- Jerry Hyppolite Chief Of Staff $137,145
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +24% 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 Margaret Crotty · 9.65% of revenue $275,333
- FY2021 Margaret Crotty · 6.99% of revenue $312,946
- FY2022 Wesner Pierre · 9.81% of revenue $266,943
- FY2023 Wesner Pierre · 9.54% of revenue $307,131
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Amanda C. Farías It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Carmen N. De La Rosa It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Chi A. Ossé It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- James F. Gennaro It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction