Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Inc.
City-funded organization
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Inc. is a Greek Orthodox parish in Whitestone, Queens. Its affiliated Holy Cross Stars Academy, at 12-03 150th Street, is an early childhood program for children ages two through four. The parish's city contracts are five Department of Education Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) agreements awarded since 2009, totaling $17,651,833, with none active as of August 2026. The city has paid it $14,737,385 to date. Fifty-two percent of that contract value, $9,096,190 across three contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, through direct negotiated contracts and one renewal. The rest, including its largest and most recent contract at $7,763,400 for a listing titled "UPK-BTF," were awarded through RFP.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $17,651,833 awarded since 2009
- Paid to date
- $14,737,385
- Won without a fresh bid
- 52% of contract value · $9,096,190 · 3 contracts
Holds contracts at
- 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).
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020248801650 · ended 2026 $7,763,400
- UPK-Universal Pre-Kindergarten Service Department of Education · CT104020159553111 · ended 2021 $6,271,603
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229261935 · ended 2022 $2,339,682
- UPK - Universal Pre Kindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020129253831 · ended 2014 $792,243
- Universal Prekindergarten Services 2009-2011 Department of Education · CT104020109056338 · ended 2011 $484,906