Bushwick Improvement Society, Inc.

City-funded organization

Bushwick Improvement Society, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt since March 1980, that runs the Stagg Street Center for Children, a child-care and early-education provider, per its IRS Form 990 (EIN 11-2478788) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Since 2009 it has been awarded $22.7 million in NYC contracts, mostly UPK and child-care/EarlyLearn agreements with the Department of Education and the Administration for Children's Services plus one Department of Youth and Community Development after-school award, none of which are currently active; the city has paid it $18.4 million to date. 46% of contract value ($10.5 million across 6 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid (renewals, negotiated acquisitions, and extensions), with the rest won through competitive RFPs. It has also received $9,010 in City Council discretionary funding across two awards (FY2012 and FY2022), including for the Horace Greene DCC and Stagg Street Center for Children. Its top-paid officer in FY2023 was Educational Director Verbeanur Griffin, at $76,368, per the org's 990 filing.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $22,696,689 awarded since 2009
Paid to date
$18,423,600
Won without a fresh bid
46% of contract value · $10,476,989 · 6 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$9,010 · 2 awards
Funding history
Funded 2 years (FY2012–FY2022); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$76,368 · Verbeanur Griffin, Educational Director
Based in
Brooklyn, NY

Holds contracts at

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +0% from FY2022 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.

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