Fort George Community Services Inc
City-funded organization
Fort George Community Services Inc is a nonprofit founded in 1981 and headquartered at 1525 St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, that operates Head Start and Early Head Start early childhood programs serving more than 300 children from birth through pre-kindergarten and their families in Washington Heights and the Morrisania section of the Bronx, according to its own website. The city has awarded it $25 million since 2012 across four contracts with the Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education, including "EarlyLearn Services" ($11 million, RFP, ended 2016), an "Early Learn HeadStart Closeout" ($8.9 million, labeled Renewal (not re-bid), ended 2019), "UPK-BTF" ($2.8 million, RFP, ended 2026), and "UPK-Universal Prekindergarten Services" ($2.7 million, labeled Negotiated contract, ended 2021); $23 million has been paid to date. The renewal and negotiated contracts together make up the 46% of contract value ($11.7 million across two contracts) that city data flags as awarded without a fresh competitive bid.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $25,443,014 awarded since 2012
- Paid to date
- $22,741,004
- Won without a fresh bid
- 46% of contract value · $11,674,375 · 2 contracts
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $159,974 · Carolyn Wiggins, Executive. Director / CEO
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- 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).
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131406983 · ended 2016 $11,004,857
- Early Learn HeadStart Closeout . Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403660 · ended 2019 $8,935,419
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229258260 · ended 2026 $2,763,782
- UPK-Universal Prekindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020159553836 · ended 2021 $2,738,956
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.
- Carolyn Wiggins Executive. Director / CEO $159,974
- Anita Grossbard EHS Director./COO $137,035
- Rose De La Cruz CFO $116,373
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +14% 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.
- FY2020 Carolyn Wiggins · 5.39% of revenue $144,020
- FY2021 Carolyn Wiggins · 4.87% of revenue $142,170
- FY2022 Carolyn Wiggins · 5.46% of revenue $177,080
- FY2023 Carolyn Wiggins · 5.63% of revenue $159,974
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
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $19,107,420
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $8,408,086
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $6,756,465
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $6,183,985
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $4,922,955
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $4,173,826
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.600 Head Start · Administration for Children and Families · Grant $631,932
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $7,019
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $7,019
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $3,726
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $3,316
- Federal Communications Commission 32.004 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND - SCHOOLS and LIBRARIES · Federal Communications Commission · Direct payment $1,946