Afro American Parents Educational Center
City-funded organization
Afro American Parents Educational Center Inc. is a Jamaica, Queens based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax exempt since 1973 and classified for child day care/human services (EIN 13-2727406). Its most recent Form 990 (fiscal year ending June 2025) reports $3.2 million in revenue, entirely from contributions, $4.2 million in expenses (about 47% for salaries and wages), and negative net assets of roughly $281,000. In NYC contract records it has no currently active city contracts; it was awarded $49 million across contracts (now all expired) since 2012, with $40 million paid to date, primarily Universal Pre-Kindergarten ("UPK-BTF") contracts with the Department of Education and EarlyLearn/child care contracts with the Administration for Children's Services. About 45% of its contract value ($22 million) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, including a $9 million EarlyLearn services renewal and a $7 million assignment/negotiated acquisition extension for EarlyLearn. Separate City Council discretionary (member-item) funding records show $1,004,395 across two awards for child care, both recorded in FY2015 as "Afro American DCC #3" ($904,395) and "Afro American DCC #2" ($100,000).
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $48,886,999 awarded since 2012
- Paid to date
- $39,668,585
- Won without a fresh bid
- 45% of contract value · $22,237,389 · 10 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,004,395 · 2 awards
- Based in
- Jamaica, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
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).
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229251257 · ended 2026 $9,724,795
- Decrease of funds and EarlyLearn Services transfer to DOE. Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403587 · ended 2019 $9,143,535
- Assignment/Negotiated Acquisition Extensions for Early Learn Department of Education · CT104020209050461 · ended 2021 $6,990,371
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229257255 · ended 2026 $6,249,396
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229250656 · ended 2026 $5,472,502
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820161407411 · ended 2016 $3,673,039
- FY15 BASELINE CHILD CARE NAEs Administration for Children's Services · CT106820151400197 · ended 2015 $1,816,682
- Child Care Services- City Council Discretionary Funding Administration for Children's Services · CT106820141414041 · ended 2014 $1,816,682
- UPK-Universal Pre-Kindergarten Service Department of Education · CT104020149453096 · ended 2016 $1,094,998
- Child Care Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820161406796 · ended 2015 $1,004,395
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Afro American DCC #3 Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2015 $904,395
- Afro American DCC #2 Discretionary Child Care · ACS · FY2015 $100,000