Consortium for Worker Education, Inc.

Lobbying client

The Consortium for Worker Education (CWE) is a New York City nonprofit founded in 1985 that serves as the workforce development arm of the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, overseeing 40+ job training providers and Worker Service Centers across the five boroughs that serve roughly 34,000 people a year in fields including construction, healthcare, and green jobs. With 45 filings since 2024, it lobbied Council Members Adrienne Adams and Julie Menin through Pitta Bishop and Del Giorno and The Ickes and Enright Group on city budget funding for workforce programs and Worker Service Centers, which underpin its about $8.1 million in active city contracts as of August 2026.

Council members lobbied
2
Filings (since 2024)
45
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$429,988
Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$8,111,174 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$121,724,103 · 24 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$108,767,317
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $121,696,103 · 21 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$15,018,000 · 7 awards
Funding history
Funded 3 years (FY2009–FY2011); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$276,923 · Joseph Mcdermott, President
Based in
New York, NY

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Lobbied former members

Members who have since left their seat

What they lobbied on

subjects from their filings

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).

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.

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +1% 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.

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