Imagine Learning Inc

City-funded organization

Imagine Learning Inc is a K-12 curriculum and educational software company whose EL Education literacy program is one of three curricula NYC elementary schools have been required to use since September 2024 under the city's "NYC Reads" mandate (Chalkbeat). Its NYC Department of Education contracts track that role: Checkbook NYC shows $16.7 million in active DOE contracts as of August 2026, including a $9 million "Textbooks and Ancillary Materials" agreement and a $7.6 million "Educational Software" agreement, both awarded through the DOE's non-competitive "DOE pre-approved listing," plus a $150,000 "RFP" awarded contract for "Math Related Services and Professional Development." The company has been awarded $39 million in DOE contracts since 2008 (86 registrations counting expired ones); 86% of that contract value, $34 million across 5 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, chiefly through the DOE pre-approved listing, including a $16 million "Educational software" contract that ended in 2023.

Industry (per city contracts)
Goods
City contracts (active)
$16,748,886 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$39,147,002 · 86 since 2008, incl. expired
Paid to date
$48,758,739
Won without a fresh bid
86% of contract value · $33,566,802 · 5 contracts

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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).

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