Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.

City-funded organization

Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc., which today operates under the name CMP, is a nonprofit workforce and small business development organization headquartered at 55 Chrystie Street in Manhattan's Chinatown (per its own site, cmpny.org), running job training, English language classes, youth summer employment and small business counseling programs mainly for the Asian immigrant community. The city's Department of Youth and Community Development is its sole current agency funder on Checkbook NYC, which shows $28 million awarded across 58 registered contracts since 2008, including a $5.5 million Train and Earn RFP contract, plus $3.8 million in City Council discretionary funding across 60 awards (funded every year since FY2009). Overall, 52% of its contract value ($15 million across 49 contracts) was won without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$6,390,200 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$27,827,490 · 58 since 2008, incl. expired
Paid to date
$20,449,646
Won without a fresh bid
52% of contract value · $14,606,234 · 49 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$3,846,144 · 60 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$128,515 · Hong Shing Lee, 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 (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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