Comprehensive Youth Development Inc
City-funded organization
Comprehensive Youth Development Inc (EIN 13-3861648), founded in 1995 as Comprehensive Development Inc., is a New York City nonprofit that provides tutoring, college advising, financial literacy help, and workforce training to disadvantaged, older, and immigrant NYC public high school students (ages 14 to 24), delivered through partner schools Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School, City-As-School High School, and the High School for Health Professions and Human Services. It holds $23.5 million across 4 active NYC contracts as of August 2026 with the Department of Education and the Department of Youth and Community Development, the largest a $15.6 million DOE "Learning to Work Programs for Young Adults" contract and a $5.5 million DYCD "Train and Earn RFP" contract, both competitively awarded RFPs. Across its full contract history, 20% of contract value ($6.3 million across 10 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, and its top-paid officer in FY2024 was Secretary/Executive Director Michael Roberts at $211,080.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $23,492,969 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $31,875,633 · 14 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $19,500,324
- Won without a fresh bid
- 20% of contract value · $6,268,439 · 10 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $4,345 · 1 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $211,080 · Michael Roberts, Secretary/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).
- Learning to Work Programs for Young Adults Department of Education · CT104020169655152 $15,612,919
- Train and Earn RFP Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258805858 $5,476,275
- 21st CCLC services to provide academic and enrichment servic Department of Education · CT104020249457405 $1,218,775
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020259576636 $1,185,000
- Students support services Department of Education · MA104020209078456 · ended 2024 $2,375,000
- Out of School Youth Programming Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020171404817 · ended 2020 $2,143,000
- To support Youth Training programming Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020211402015 · ended 2023 $1,875,125
- To Support Youth Training Programming Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248801941 · ended 2025 $806,200
- Provide academic and enrichment services (21st CCLC Grant). Department of Education · CT104020229262025 · ended 2022 $376,998
- Provide academic and enrichment services (21st CCLC Grant). Department of Education · CT104020219159850 · ended 2021 $376,998
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DYCD · FY2022 $4,345
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Michael Roberts Secretary/Executive Director $211,080
- Margaret Aylward Assistant Executive Director $192,279
- Camille Fleming Controller $104,858
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +187% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Michael Roberts · 4.24% of revenue $177,295
- FY2021 Michael Roberts · 4.48% of revenue $186,242
- FY2022 Michael Roberts · 5.23% of revenue $214,493
- FY2023 Michael Roberts · 6.3% of revenue $213,933
- FY2024 Michael Roberts · 15.48% of revenue $211,080