Claremont Neighborhood Centers Inc
City-funded organization
Claremont Neighborhood Centers Inc is a Bronx based community nonprofit that provides afterschool, recreation, early childhood, and family programs to South Bronx youth, according to its own site. It holds $4.8 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026, including the "COMPASS Programs" afterschool contracts and the "FY26 RFP Fatherhood Implementation" award, funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development, the Administration for Children's Services, and the Department of Education. It has been awarded $50.4 million in city contracts since 2007, including the now ended "UPK-BTF" and "EarlyLearn Services" contracts, and 44% of contract value ($22,339,401) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $4,793,471 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $52,554,320 · 41 since 2007, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $36,275,262
- Won without a fresh bid
- 43% of contract value · $22,339,401 · 31 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $333,138 · 24 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 18 years (FY2009–FY2026); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $230,573 · Abraham Jones, Executive Director
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development 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).
- COMPASS Center Base CD - Bronx 04 Middle Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801101 $2,138,400
- FY26 RFP Fatherhood Implementation Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268805216 $2,004,773
- COMPASS Programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800873 $650,298
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229251065 · ended 2026 $11,534,457
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131406894 · ended 2016 $6,642,034
- Decrease of Funds & EarlyLearn Services transfer to DOE. Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403658 · ended 2019 $4,815,431
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229259133 · ended 2026 $3,888,621
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020209050524 · ended 2021 $3,682,354
- COMPASS NAQ Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248800700 · ended 2025 $2,124,467
- COMPASS Programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800863 · ended 2026 $2,096,269
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Afterschool & Summer Program - Council District 16 CM Stevens · Youth · DYCD · FY2025 $40,000
- Afterschool & Summer Program - Council District 16 CM Stevens · Youth · DYCD · FY2026 $40,000
- Afterschool & Summer Program - Council District 16 CM Stevens · Youth · DYCD · FY2023 $35,000
- Afterschool & Summer Program - Council District 16 CM Stevens · Youth · DYCD · FY2024 $35,000
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DYCD · FY2022 $16,138
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2012 $12,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2010 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2011 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2014 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2015 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $10,000
- Claremont Neighborhood Center's Youth program Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2019 $10,000
- Afterschool & Summer Programming CM Gibson · Youth · DYCD · FY2020 $10,000
- Youth Programming - Council District 16 CM Gibson · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $10,000
- Afterschool & Summer Program - Council District 16 CM Stevens · Youth · DYCD · FY2022 $10,000
- Council District 16 CM Gibson · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $5,000
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.
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2026 · 9 awards $180,000
- Vanessa Gibson FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $25,000
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.
- Abraham Jones Executive Director $230,573
- Christopher Wilson Deputy Executive Director $186,228
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +65% 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 Abraham Jones · 8.46% of revenue $130,883
- FY2021 Abraham Jones · 15.41% of revenue $185,292
- FY2022 Abraham Jones · 11.52% of revenue $222,807
- FY2023 Abraham Jones · 10.09% of revenue $230,573