Community Development Project, Inc.

City-funded organization

Community Development Project, Inc. is the IRS registered legal name still used by TakeRoot Justice, a New York City legal services nonprofit that spent 18 years as a project of the Urban Justice Center before launching as an independent organization in 2019; it provides free civil legal representation and organizing support on housing, workers' rights, and worker cooperative development for low income New Yorkers. The organization holds no active city contracts as of August 2026 but has been awarded $15 million since 2019 across 20 contracts with the Department of Social Services, Housing Preservation and Development, Small Business Services, and the Department of Youth and Community Development, all negotiated or discretionary (member item) awards rather than competitively bid, matching Checkbook NYC's 100% no bid figure for the vendor. It has also received $15 million in City Council discretionary funding across 102 awards every year since FY2020. Its highest paid officer in FY2023 was Executive Director Marco Conner at $192,991, per the organization's IRS Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $14,923,025 awarded since 2019
Paid to date
$11,419,084
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $14,923,025 · 20 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$14,812,806 · 102 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2020 (8 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$192,991 · Marco Conner, 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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +70% 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.

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