Community-Word Project, Inc.
City-funded organization
Community-Word Project, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Professional Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $1,233,334 awarded since 2007
- Paid to date
- $2,441,602
- Won without a fresh bid
- 0% of contract value · $5,000 · 1 contract
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,445,236 · 124 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $160,548 · Michele Kotler, Executive Director
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).
- Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020189872751 · ended 2025 $600,000
- Arts Education Services Extension Department of Education · MA104020139375561 · ended 2018 $278,334
- ARTS EDUCATION SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975156 · ended 2012 $250,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020263164825 · ended 2026 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020263106381 · ended 2026 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020203068084 · ended 2020 $25,000
- COMPETITIVE GRANT-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020203060215 · ended 2020 $25,000
- To support school based arts residencies for students Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268801148 · ended 2023 $5,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $25,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $25,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Cabrera · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $25,000
- New Directions Secondary School (09X350) @ Taft Highschool Campus CM Stevens · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2022 $25,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- P.S. 279X Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Public School 279 - Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Public School 85Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- PS 279, Captain Manuel Rivera Jr Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Public School 132X Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Public School 85Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- Public School 132X (09X132) CM Gibson · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2020 $20,000
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.
- Tiffany L. Cabán FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $220,000
- Sanchez FY2022-2025 · 9 awards $180,000
- Cabrera FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $90,000
- Costa Constantinides FY2020-2021 · 6 awards $85,000
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2026 · 5 awards $65,000
- Vanessa Gibson FY2020-2021 · 3 awards $60,000
- Kevin C. Riley FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2026 · 2 awards $40,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2027 · 2 awards $40,000
- James F. Gennaro FY2021-2027 · 7 awards $35,000
- Jennifer Gutiérrez FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Diaz FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $20,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Cohen FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Antonio Reynoso FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2022 · 1 award $10,000
- Lancman 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.
- Michele Kotler Executive Director $160,548
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +35% 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 Michele Kotler · 6.42% of revenue $118,556
- FY2021 Michele Kotler · 6.27% of revenue $125,450
- FY2022 Michele Kotler · 8.59% of revenue $150,216
- FY2023 Michele Kotler · 10.89% of revenue $160,548
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $50,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $15,000