Aim High Childrens Services
City-funded organization
Aim High Childrens Services is a Brooklyn, NY nonprofit (tax exempt since 2004, per IRS records) that runs a licensed preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 with disabilities, providing special education instruction alongside speech, occupational, and physical therapy in integrated classrooms with typically developing peers, according to its own site. All of its city contracts are with the Department of Education. It currently holds one active contract, worth $152,168, to provide SPED related services to students with disabilities, awarded as a renewal, not re-bid. Since 2007 it has been awarded $22 million across 16 DOE contracts, including a $10,000,000 preschool special education contract awarded under a government or legal mandate (ended 2012) and a $5,114,153 UPK-BTF pre-K contract won through RFP. 66% of contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid ($14 million across 10 contracts), per the site's methodology.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $152,168 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $21,722,105 · 16 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $17,180,711
- Won without a fresh bid
- 66% of contract value · $14,264,562 · 10 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $162,760 · Pessi Orlander, Executive Director.
Holds contracts at
- 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).
- Provide SPED related services to students with disabilities. Department of Education · MA104020229276065 $152,168
- PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Department of Education · MA104020089871023 · ended 2012 $10,000,000
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229257030 · ended 2026 $5,114,153
- UPK-UNIVERSAL PRE KINDERGARTEN SERVICES TEACHER INCENTIVES Department of Education · CT104020159553801 · ended 2018 $2,048,598
- UPK- Universal Prekindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020199958678 · ended 2021 $1,518,390
- 4410-Enhancement Department of Education · CT104020259557410 · ended 2026 $819,398
- 4410 Special Education Department of Education · CT104020239357455 · ended 2024 $819,398
- Related Services for Special Education Department of Education · MA104020199979651 · ended 2020 $300,000
- Related Services and School Nursing Services Department of Education · MA104020139372892 · ended 2015 $300,000
- Special Education Services by Additional Tertiary Vendors Department of Education · MA104020149474167 · ended 2015 $200,000
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.
- Pessi Orlander Executive Director. $162,760
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +213% 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 Pessi Orlander · 2.32% of revenue $52,000
- FY2021 Pessi Orlander · 2.41% of revenue $113,292
- FY2022 Pessi Orlander · 3.65% of revenue $166,997
- FY2023 Pessi Orlander · 2.98% of revenue $162,760