B Above Worldwide Institute Inc
City-funded organization
B Above Worldwide Institute Inc, doing business as BeAbove Early Childhood Center, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 11-3036967) tax-exempt since 1991, headquartered in Richmond Hill, Queens, that runs Early Head Start, Head Start and Pre-K for All programs at sites across Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Westchester County. It holds $24.9 million in active NYC Department of Education contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts), part of $454 million awarded since 2012 across 41 contracts with the Department of Education and the Administration for Children's Services; 31% of contract value ($142 million across 17 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $24,945,296 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $467,235,323 · 42 since 2012, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $318,334,379
- Won without a fresh bid
- 33% of contract value · $154,664,773 · 18 contracts
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- Family Child Care Network Department of Education · CT104020279756391 $13,071,721
- UPK-FCCN Department of Education · CT104020279756258 $7,847,947
- UPK-FCCN Department of Education · CT104020279756390 $4,025,628
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131406791 · ended 2016 $72,383,480
- FY19 CLOSEOUT TIME AND LEAVE AND AUDIT Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403592 · ended 2019 $45,920,231
- UPK-Birth To Five Services Department of Education · CT104020209050478 · ended 2024 $43,113,003
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157421 · ended 2025 $31,708,788
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157425 · ended 2025 $23,729,722
- Head Start Services Department of Education · CT104020229257211 · ended 2025 $16,007,167
- UPK-Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157424 · ended 2025 $14,337,898
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $15,605,731
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $13,606,472
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $6,082,190
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $4,778,011
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $4,616,107
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $2,056,418
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $582,396