Elite Learners, Inc.

City-funded organization

Elite Learners, Inc. is a Central Brooklyn nonprofit, founded in 2016 by CEO Camara L. Jackson, that runs violence-intervention, crisis-management, mentorship and youth-development programs; it received IRS tax-exempt recognition in 2018. Its largest NYC contract is an $11.1 million Department of Youth and Community Development renewal titled "CMS Violence Prevention Renewal," part of the citywide Crisis Management System anti-violence network; it also holds Department of Education contracts, including a "21st CCLC" (21st Century Community Learning Centers) academic and enrichment services assignment and a competitively bid Student Support Services contract awarded by RFP, plus $4.8 million in City Council discretionary (member-item) funding since FY2009 across 216 awards, funded every year since FY2018. It has been awarded $32 million citywide since 2017, and 93% of its contract value ($29,380,912 across 36 contracts) has been won without a fresh competitive bid. Per its FY2024 IRS Form 990, CEO Camara Jackson's reportable compensation was $288,960.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$12,293,485 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$31,558,699 · 106 since 2017, incl. expired
Paid to date
$17,164,642
Won without a fresh bid
93% of contract value · $29,380,912 · 36 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$4,782,949 · 216 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$288,960 · Camara Jackson, CEO

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 (FY2024). 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 +2010% 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.

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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