Commonwise Education, Inc.
City-funded organization
Commonwise Education, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $3,701,412 awarded since 2015
- Paid to date
- $2,524,351
- Won without a fresh bid
- 99% of contract value · $3,676,412 · 13 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,870,705 · 26 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 10 years (FY2015–FY2024); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $52,090 · Michael Partis, Executive Director.
Holds contracts at
- Department of Small Business Services 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).
- worker cooperative business development initiative Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258804407 · ended 2026 $1,262,055
- to provide Cleanup Corps and support job creation Department of Small Business Services · CT180120228804708 · ended 2022 $1,046,998
- to provide Worker Cooperative Business Development Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238807923 · ended 2023 $331,548
- Funding will support connectin Department of Small Business Services · CT180120218801000 · ended 2021 $261,815
- support connecting local entrepreneurs to institutions Department of Small Business Services · CT180120201416413 · ended 2020 $150,000
- to support the creation of jobs in worker cooperatives Department of Small Business Services · CT180120201416697 · ended 2020 $131,548
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERICAL REVITALIZATION SERVICES Department of Small Business Services · CT180120191410119 · ended 2019 $131,548
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERICAL REVITALIZATION SERVICES Department of Small Business Services · CT180120191410124 · ended 2019 $110,000
- PROVIDE TECHNICAL & FINANCING ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESS Department of Small Business Services · CT180120191421436 · ended 2018 $101,900
- Technical Asst. and educ. services provided to Businesses Department of Small Business Services · CT180120191407174 · ended 2017 $84,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2022 $700,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2023 $200,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2022 $175,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $175,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2020 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2021 $150,000
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2020 $131,548
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2022 $131,548
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2023 $131,548
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $131,548
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2021 $111,815
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2018 $101,900
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $101,900
- Local SBS · FY2019 $100,000
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · Dsbs · FY2016 $84,000
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · Dsbs · FY2017 $84,000
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · Dsbs · FY2015 $60,800
- Local Dsbs · FY2016 $50,000
- Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2022 $40,450
- Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative · SBS · FY2019 $15,888
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.
- Sanchez FY2023-2024 · 2 awards $10,000
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.
- Michael Partis Executive Director. $52,090
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -43% from FY2021 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.
- FY2021 Michael Partis · 9.88% of revenue $92,077
- FY2022 Michael Partis · 8.11% of revenue $98,046
- FY2023 Michael Partis · 7.98% of revenue $52,090