Child Study Center Of New York
City-funded organization
Child Study Center Of New York is a nonprofit (EIN 13-3115110) established in January 1983 that, per its IRS Form 990 filings on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, operates a school; its New York City contracts are for services to preschool students with disabilities under New York Education Law Section 4410, which funds special-education preschool programs for children ages 3 to 5. It has held $35 million in Department of Education contracts since 2007, all now inactive, and has been paid $21 million to date. 98% of that contract value ($34 million across 9 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC's award-method labels. Its largest contract, a $26 million "Preschool Students with Disabilities" award that ended in 2012, is marked "Government/legal mandate," and several later "4410-Enhancement" contracts worth roughly $2 million and $1 million each are marked "Renewal (not re-bid)" or "Negotiated contract."
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $34,597,874 awarded since 2007
- Paid to date
- $20,847,990
- Won without a fresh bid
- 98% of contract value · $34,015,489 · 9 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $201,063 · James Magalee, 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).
- PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Department of Education · MA104020089871037 · ended 2012 $26,250,000
- 4410-Enhancement Department of Education · CT104020259557695 · ended 2026 $1,714,788
- 4410-ENHANCEMENT Department of Education · CT104020239357590 · ended 2024 $1,714,788
- 4410-Enhancement Department of Education · CT104020259557680 · ended 2026 $1,242,826
- 4410-Enhancement Department of Education · CT104020239357591 · ended 2024 $1,242,826
- UPK- UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020169652331 · ended 2018 $855,819
- UPK- Universal Prekindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020199955976 · ended 2020 $578,351
- UNIVERSAL PRE KINDERGARTEN SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020129253081 · ended 2014 $430,495
- UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020109056298 · ended 2011 $286,942
- UPK-Universal Pre-Kindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020119154296 · ended 2013 $151,890
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.
- James Magalee Executive Director. $201,063
- janet williams Program Director $149,637
- Rene v ortiz controller $136,276
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +141% 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 James Magalee · 3.4% of revenue $202,472
- FY2021 James Magalee · 6.9% of revenue $183,739
- FY2022 James Magalee · 7.44% of revenue $188,077
- FY2023 James Magalee · 6.37% of revenue $201,063