Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush Inc
City-funded organization
Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush Inc is a Brooklyn (per its own website, cojoflatbush.org) non-sectarian social service agency offering adult education, financial counseling, legal aid, and youth employment programs including Summer Youth Employment and Work, Learn and Grow. It holds $14.1 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 and has been awarded $59 million since 2015, entirely through the Department of Youth and Community Development, including "SYEP Continuation Plan Contract Consolidation for Community" and "SYEP FY26 NAQ Contract Consolidation for Career Ready" (both Negotiated contract awards) and "Literacy Programs ABE/HSE- BK1101; BK1202" (RFP). The group has received discretionary City Council funding every year since FY2009 (18 years running), about $8.5 million across 320 awards, and 75% of the contract value it has won, about $44 million across 62 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $14,127,551 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $59,363,357 · 76 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $34,141,225
- Won without a fresh bid
- 75% of contract value · $44,305,529 · 62 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $9,051,955 · 337 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $282,419 · Louis Welz, CEO
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- 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).
- SYEP Continuation Plan Contract Consolidation for Community Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801616 $10,864,604
- Literacy Programs ABE/HSE- BK1101; BK1202 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258802603 $1,725,250
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800535 $1,371,889
- SYEP FY26 NAQ Contract Consolidation for Career Ready Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268806793 $165,808
- Amendment for Slot Increase, COLA,WEI,WLG Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801988 · ended 2026 $10,306,833
- To support Community Based SYEP Older Youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201404757 · ended 2022 $5,332,684
- Summer Youth Employment Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161423542 · ended 2019 $5,135,355
- SYEP Community Based Renewal Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801991 · ended 2026 $3,373,532
- Amendment for additional program services one time slot adj Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801989 · ended 2026 $2,094,650
- To support Community Based SYEP Younger Youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201404673 · ended 2022 $1,909,280
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $275,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $225,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2021 $212,100
- Local DYCD · FY2009 $200,000
- Local DYCD · FY2011 $175,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2020 $172,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2022 $162,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2023 $162,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2024 $162,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2025 $162,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2026 $162,100
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2027 $162,100
- Local DYCD · FY2012 $150,000
- Local DYCD · FY2013 $150,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $150,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2019 $143,000
- Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors · DFTA · FY2017 $130,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2027 $110,000
- Local DYCD · FY2014 $100,000
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.
- Inna Vernikov FY2022-2027 · 23 awards $461,750
- Kalman Yeger FY2020-2025 · 25 awards $344,500
- Simcha Felder FY2026-2027 · 10 awards $274,250
- Deutsch FY2020-2021 · 19 awards $207,593
- Rita C. Joseph FY2022-2027 · 18 awards $166,593
- Farah N. Louis FY2020-2027 · 19 awards $140,500
- Eugene FY2020-2021 · 8 awards $116,593
- Susan Zhuang FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $30,000
- Brannan FY2024 · 1 award $8,000
- Cumbo FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $4,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2022 · 1 award $2,000
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.
- Louis Welz CEO $282,419
- Edwin Singer CFO $153,295
- Shulamis Shapiro Director Of Social Services $143,414
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +71% 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 Louis Welz · 7.11% of revenue $196,398
- FY2021 Louis Welz · 9.23% of revenue $196,398
- FY2022 Louis Welz · 14.51% of revenue $205,275
- FY2023 Louis Welz · 13.61% of revenue $213,998
- FY2024 Louis Welz · 14.54% of revenue $282,419