Children's Arts & Science Workshops, Inc

City-funded organization

Children's Arts & Science Workshops, Inc. (CASW) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1968, that runs after school, summer, and youth workforce programs, including NYC contracts titled "COMPASS Programs," "FY27 Beacon Program NAE," and "SYEP NAQ," primarily in Washington Heights/Inwood and the Bronx; per its own website and an Idealist.org nonprofit profile it is headquartered at 4320 Broadway in Manhattan. It holds $30.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (9 contracts) with the Department of Youth and Community Development and Administration for Children's Services, out of $105 million awarded since 2007, and 75% of its contract value ($79 million across 73 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC. It has also received $2.6 million in City Council discretionary funding across 35 awards (FY2009 to FY2026), and Executive Director Yokasta Morales was paid about $123,000 in reportable compensation in FY2024, per the organization's IRS Form 990 on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$30,617,446 · 11 contracts
Awarded all-time
$112,819,249 · 103 since 2007, incl. expired
Paid to date
$80,232,166
Won without a fresh bid
74% of contract value · $83,809,814 · 74 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$2,681,085 · 40 awards
Funding history
Funded 15 years (FY2011–FY2027), including each of the last 6
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$123,492 · Yokasta Morales, Executive Director
Based in
New York, 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.

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). 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 +65% from FY2020 to FY2024. 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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