Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc., The
City-funded organization
The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families (CHCF), founded in 1982 and headquartered in New York City, is a Latino led nonprofit combining early childhood education, family child care network support, after school and community school programming, and advocacy for underserved families, according to its own website. Its largest NYC contract was a $21 million Department of Education Family Child Care Networks agreement (awarded by RFP), part of $40 million awarded to CHCF since 2015 across DOE and the Department of Youth and Community Development; 44% of that lifetime value ($17.5 million across 34 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. CHCF has also received $6.5 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009 (153 awards), and its FY2023 IRS Form 990 lists President and CEO Ramon Peguero at $244,323 in reportable compensation, per ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $12,511,401 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $50,909,183 · 38 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $26,939,498
- Won without a fresh bid
- 56% of contract value · $28,733,027 · 35 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $7,032,926 · 159 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $244,323 · Ramon Peguero ESQ, President And CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- 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).
- UPK-Family Child Care Network Department of Education · CT104020279756330 $11,250,062
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268801932 $1,261,339
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157555 · ended 2025 $21,251,156
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020269657175 · ended 2026 $4,500,025
- To fund community empowerment & youth development. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268802708 · ended 2026 $2,002,928
- COMPASS Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248800522 · ended 2025 $1,256,798
- COMPASS Negotiated Acquisition Extension Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228801801 · ended 2023 $1,206,814
- CBOs to support implementation of Community School 09X412 Department of Education · CT104020199955121 · ended 2021 $1,089,369
- SONYC afterschool services at P.S./M.S. School 279 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020190003966 · ended 2021 $917,207
- SONYC - Bronx 10, 11, 12 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161410098 · ended 2018 $900,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2023 $379,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2024 $379,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2025 $379,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2026 $379,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2027 $379,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2021 $277,100
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2022 $277,100
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2018 $266,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2019 $266,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2020 $266,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $125,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $125,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2022 $102,014
- Local DYCD · FY2015 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2016 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2017 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2018 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $100,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2022 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $100,000
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.
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2022-2025 · 7 awards $120,000
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2021-2025 · 7 awards $92,000
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $82,500
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 2 awards $45,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 2 awards $45,000
- Cabrera FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $30,000
- Christopher Marte FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $29,000
- Antonio Reynoso FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $20,000
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $15,000
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $8,000
- Diaz FY2020 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Ramon Peguero ESQ President And CEO $244,323
- Marco Lombardini Chief Operating Officer $142,027
- Rebekkah R Boxt Director Of Grants $127,981
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +67% 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 Ramon Peguero ESQ · 2.92% of revenue $198,666
- FY2021 Ramon Peguero ESQ · 4.02% of revenue $197,238
- FY2022 Ramon Peguero ESQ · 4.24% of revenue $196,224
- FY2023 Ramon Peguero ESQ · 4.93% of revenue $244,323