Brienza's Academic Advantage Inc.
City-funded organization
Brienza's Academic Advantage Inc. is a for-profit education-services company based in Brooklyn, founded in 1998 by Lillian Brienza, a former NYC Department of Education teacher, providing K-12 tutoring, test preparation, and professional development for schools. It currently holds $18.25 million in active NYC Department of Education contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts) for Title I nonpublic-school supplemental instructional services and professional development for school leaders and teachers, part of over $100 million awarded to it by the DOE since 2008 across 23 contracts, with 42% of that value awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $18,255,000 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $100,045,619 · 23 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $110,981,873
- Won without a fresh bid
- 42% of contract value · $42,282,634 · 7 contracts
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).
- Title I Non Public School Supplemental Instructional Develop Department of Education · MA104020269670501 $10,500,000
- Professional Development for School Leaders and Teachers Department of Education · MA104020249477020 $7,755,000
- Title 1 Nonpublic Supplemental Instructional Services Department of Education · MA104020209070260 · ended 2024 $30,000,000
- NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND Department of Education · MA104020109075256 · ended 2012 $14,518,530
- instructional related guidance/counseling services school Department of Education · MA104020159571317 · ended 2019 $8,055,555
- Professional Development for School Leaders and Teachers Department of Education · MA104020199978752 · ended 2023 $7,800,000
- Title in nonpublic cshool supplemental Department of Education · MA104020109075174 · ended 2014 $7,500,000
- Tutoring services Department of Education · MA104020139373296 · ended 2013 $4,806,104
- Title I Nonpublic Schools Supplemental Instructional Service Department of Education · MA104020259570584 · ended 2025 $4,488,000
- Expanded Learning Time Department of Education · MA104020149473493 · ended 2018 $1,750,000