Dream Yard Project, Inc.

City-funded organization

DreamYard Project, Inc. is a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) arts-education and social-justice nonprofit (EIN 13-3759661) that, per its IRS Form 990 filings on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer, is categorized under Arts, Culture and Humanities and reported about $6 million in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Its city contract record shows six active contracts worth $20.7 million combined, led by two Department of Youth and Community Development COMPASS after-school awards, "COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Elementary" ($10,540,503) and "COMPASS Center-Based Bronx 11 Elementary" ($6,087,942), both tagged "RFP" (competitively bid), plus Department of Education contracts for "Arts Education Services" and "Professional Development in Arts"; a $2,040,000 "Arts Education Services" renewal is tagged "Renewal (not re-bid)" (non-competitive). The organization has also received $2,135,972 in City Council discretionary funding across 117 awards since FY2009, and its FY2023 990 lists co-executive director Jason Duchin's reportable compensation at $160,349.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$20,702,160 · 6 contracts
Awarded all-time
$33,922,018 · 45 since 2014, incl. expired
Paid to date
$15,675,950
Won without a fresh bid
33% of contract value · $11,334,972 · 26 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$2,135,972 · 117 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$160,349 · Jason Duchin, Co-Executive Director

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 +8% 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.

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

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