Girls Incorporated Of New York City
City-funded organization
Girls Incorporated of New York City is an independent affiliate of the national Girls Inc. organization that runs research based programs in STEM, health, college and career readiness, and financial literacy for girls and young people ages 6 to 21+ across New York City (per girlsincnyc.org). The city's Department of Youth and Community Development funds the group's after school COMPASS programming in public schools, including "COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Middle" ($10.2 million, awarded via RFP) and several "COMPASS Programs NAE" and "FY27 COMPASS High NAE" contracts. Girls Inc NYC holds $11.9 million in active DYCD contracts as of August 2026 and has been awarded $35 million across 34 DYCD contracts since 2014; 59% of contract value ($20.8 million) has been awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC. Pamela Maraldo serves as the organization's chief executive, per ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer's record of the group's IRS Form 990 filings.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $11,930,003 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $34,974,614 · 34 since 2014, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $19,168,162
- Won without a fresh bid
- 59% of contract value · $20,803,658 · 21 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $12,181 · 1 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $267,953 · Pamela Maraldo, Executive Director
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).
- COMPASS Programs in Public Schools - Middle Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801443 $10,179,000
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800302 $1,408,108
- FY27 COMPASS High NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801363 $342,895
- COMPASS Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248800962 · ended 2025 $2,497,596
- COMPASS Programs NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800307 · ended 2026 $2,262,681
- OST Programs for Elementary and Middle School Youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020160003211 · ended 2019 $1,815,066
- COMPASS Middle afterschool services Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020210000722 · ended 2023 $1,696,798
- OST Middle School Expansion Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020151407818 · ended 2018 $1,653,756
- COMPASS Program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248800419 · ended 2025 $1,455,672
- COMPASS-MSE at Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020190000307 · ended 2021 $1,339,059
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DYCD · FY2022 $12,181
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.
- Pamela Maraldo Executive Director $267,953
- Lily Chang Chief Strategy Officer $205,419
- Patricia Jacovina Chief Operating Officer $183,060
- April Caldwell Chief Program Officer $168,546
- Jessica Rivera VP Programs $125,317
- Millicen Perez VP Partnerships/Sp Events $119,529
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +121% 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 Pamela Maraldo · 14.03% of revenue $188,890
- FY2021 Pamela Maraldo · 11.85% of revenue $199,178
- FY2022 Pamela Maraldo · 16.09% of revenue $248,114
- FY2023 Pamela Maraldo · 20.63% of revenue $267,953