Coughlan Companies
City-funded organization
Coughlan Companies is the parent holding company of Capstone Publishers, a K-5 educational publisher of children's books, literacy programs and digital products such as PebbleGo, headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota, that produces more than 700 titles a year for schools and libraries. Its active New York City contract is a $13 million Department of Education agreement, "To provide Capstone Digital Educational Software," awarded through the DOE's pre-approved vendor listing (a no-bid path), and the company has been awarded $19 million across 18 registered city contracts since 2003. Per Checkbook NYC, 99% of that contract value ($19 million) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Goods
- City contracts (active)
- $12,814,270 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $19,418,010 · 18 since 2003, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $31,174,514
- Won without a fresh bid
- 99% of contract value · $19,168,010 · 8 contracts
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education 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).
- To provide Capstone Digital Educational Software Department of Education · MA104020219177151 $12,814,270
- Textbooks and ancillary materials Department of Education · MA104020199979518 · ended 2025 $5,495,140
- Textbooks Department of Education · MA104020119174692 · ended 2014 $297,500
- Capstone Educational Software Line Department of Education · MA104020139375126 · ended 2019 $175,000
- Textbooks Department of Education · MA104020119174693 · ended 2015 $168,000
- Textbooks Department of Education · MA104020119174695 · ended 2014 $127,100
- Textbooks Department of Education · MA104020119174694 · ended 2017 $66,000
- Textbooks and Ancillary Materials Department of Education · MA104020129272816 · ended 2018 $25,000
- TEXTBOOKS AND ANCILLARY MATERIALS. Department of Education · MA104020049400434 · ended 2018 $25,000
- FY23 PY ENCUMBRANCE CANCELLATION Department of Education · CT104020223021402 · ended 2024 $25,000