Mouse Inc.
Lobbying client
Mouse Inc., founded by Andrew Rasiej in 1997, is a New York City nonprofit that trains K-12 teachers and runs youth programs in computer science, AI, and creative technology, focused on schools in underserved communities. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide through Bolton-St. Johns, on city budget funding for education programs, and shows $1.48 million in active city contracts as of August 2026 out of $8.7 million since 2007.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $153,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,483,095 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $8,736,722 · 47 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $7,932,988
- Won without a fresh bid
- 87% of contract value · $7,616,722 · 36 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $3,881,115 · 205 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2015 (13 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $265,398 · Larry Lieberman, CEO & Board Of Director
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding for education programs and services
- Resolution - Miscellaneous Issues in NYC
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).
- Educational Software Department of Education · MA104020249479165 $1,333,095
- Professional Development for Instructional Technology Department of Education · MA104020249478416 $150,000
- City Council funding for three fiscal years Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248809181 · ended 2026 $1,046,250
- NYC Connected Learning Program Department of Education · CT104020119156306 · ended 2012 $904,658
- STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975118 · ended 2012 $670,000
- Mouse Educational Software Department of Education · MA104020169672802 · ended 2023 $458,293
- Student training and professional development in 64 schools. Department of Education · CT104020209061405 · ended 2020 $275,000
- FY19 City Council Discretionary Allocation Department of Education · CT104020199958946 · ended 2019 $275,000
- City Council funding to provide instructional technology PD Department of Education · CT104020199956187 · ended 2018 $275,000
- Educational Technology Programs for Students Department of Education · CT104020189853441 · ended 2017 $275,000
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.
- City Council funding for three fiscal years Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 2 payments $376,615
- Student training and professional development in 64 schools. Department of Education · FY2020 $275,000
- City Council funding for three fiscal years Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 2 payments $273,200
- To fund STEM and computer science education curricula Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $191,062
- To provide computer based training and learning Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 · 2 payments $160,655
- To fund programming for training in each 51 Council District Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $150,000
- Greener NYC supports environmentally friendly programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 $115,500
- To support MOUSE Squad educational programs. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 $55,000
- To support computer-based trainings and learning. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 $40,000
- FUND STEM EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $32,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2017 $275,000
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2018 $275,000
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2019 $275,000
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2020 $275,000
- Council District 51. Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $60,000
- Coursework Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2018 $40,000
- Julia Richam Education Complex Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $40,000
- MLK and Brandeis High School Campus Programs Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2018 $30,000
- MOUSE programming at MLK High School Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $30,000
- Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative CM Rosenthal · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $30,000
- Public High Schools - Council District 6 CM Rosenthal · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2021 $30,000
- Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2022 $30,000
- Mouse Inc/Council District 5 CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $30,000
- Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $30,000
- Council District 05 CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $30,000
- Design League: A STEM Program - Council Distric 37 CM Nurse · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $30,000
- Council District 05 CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $30,000
- Design League: A STEM Program - Council Distric 37 Schools CM Nurse · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $30,000
- Council District 05 CM Menin · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $30,000
- STEM Programs - Council District 30 CM Holden · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2022 $25,000
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.
- Julie Menin FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $180,000
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers FY2021-2027 · 12 awards $135,000
- Linda Lee FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Kamillah Hanks FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Gale A. Brewer FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Sandy Nurse FY2023-2026 · 4 awards $107,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $100,000
- Rita C. Joseph FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $88,000
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2024 · 8 awards $87,500
- Holden FY2022-2025 · 4 awards $85,000
- Borelli FY2020-2025 · 4 awards $60,000
- Rosenthal FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $60,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2024-2025 · 4 awards $55,000
- Moya FY2023-2026 · 3 awards $42,500
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 2 awards $40,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $40,000
- Phil Wong FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $38,000
- Kallos FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $35,000
- Chris Banks FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $32,000
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.
- Larry Lieberman CEO & Board Of Director $265,398
- Chelsea Formica Chief Of Staff $153,097
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +35% 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 Larry Lieberman · 16.27% of revenue $199,167
- FY2021 Larry Lieberman · 14.51% of revenue $206,347
- FY2022 Larry Lieberman · 17.58% of revenue $225,818
- FY2023 Larry Lieberman · 20.35% of revenue $235,929
- FY2024 Larry Lieberman · 24.41% of revenue $265,398