Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.
City-funded organization
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $4,616,906 awarded since 2013
- Paid to date
- $3,493,434
- Won without a fresh bid
- 99% of contract value · $4,566,906 · 12 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $4,083,934 · 18 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $277,744 · Jennifer Templeman, President & COO
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).
- Funds to supports a coalition of nonprofit organizations Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258803265 · ended 2026 $1,665,428
- This initiative supports a coalition of nonprofits Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228807000 · ended 2022 $458,614
- *Funds will ensure children are ready for school Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238808107 · ended 2023 $444,114
- To fund early childhood literacy program for preschoolers. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020211405498 · ended 2020 $385,000
- Funds will ensure children are ready for school. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228800935 · ended 2021 $347,750
- To support literacy development through direct programming Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191425413 · ended 2019 $325,000
- Will support literacy programming for children ages 0 to 5. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191411658 · ended 2018 $325,000
- Will provide foster literacy development programing. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181401927 · ended 2017 $225,000
- Funds for non-profit organization that foster literacy. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161425174 · ended 2016 $175,000
- Funds to create an Early Childhood Literacy Initiative. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161424996 · ended 2015 $175,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2023 $438,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2024 $438,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2025 $438,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2026 $438,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2027 $438,114
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2021 $327,250
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2022 $327,250
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2018 $325,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2019 $325,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2020 $325,000
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2022 $110,864
- City's First Readers City's First Readers · DYCD · FY2020 $60,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $20,500
- South Jamaica Reads CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $20,500
- South Jamaica Reads CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $20,500
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2022 $20,500
- NYC Reads CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2023 $6,000
- Early Education and Literacy - Council District 17 CM J. Sanchez · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $5,000
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.
- Justin E. Sanchez FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Jennifer Templeman President & COO $277,744
- Naila Bolus CEO (Until 12/31/23) $274,148
- Jamella Lee Chief People Officer (Until 4/5/24) $229,462
- Zuhirah Khaldun VP Mark., Comm., & Brand (Til 3/15/24) $220,905
- Karina Kidder VP Of Operations (Until 2/16/24) $200,213
- Denise Nelson VP Of Development (Until 1/2/24) $194,446
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +55% 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 Naila Bolus · 5.15% of revenue $284,339
- FY2021 Naila Bolus · 8.39% of revenue $294,509
- FY2022 Naila Borus · 10.77% of revenue $296,400
- FY2023 Jennifer Templeman · 10.03% of revenue $277,744