Labor & Industry for Education

City-funded organization

Labor & Industry for Education, Inc. (LIFE) is a nonsectarian nonprofit based in Cedarhurst, NY, per its IRS Form 990 filing (EIN 11-4088055), providing social services including early childhood education, Head Start, and Universal Pre-Kindergarten programs, per its own website. Its now-expired New York City contracts, $92,534,991 awarded since 2010 (paid to date $72,865,551) with the Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education, funded EarlyLearn and Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) services; 51% of contract value was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It also received $1,052,666 in City Council discretionary funding across 27 awards between FY2009 and FY2022, largely for child care centers and Autism Awareness programming through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, sponsored in later years by Council Members D. Diaz, Stephen Levin, and Lincoln Restler.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $92,534,991 awarded since 2010
Paid to date
$72,865,551
Won without a fresh bid
51% of contract value · $46,995,654 · 15 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,052,666 · 27 awards
Funding history
Funded 14 years (FY2009–FY2022); not in FY2027
Based in
Cedarhurst, NY (NY State)

Holds contracts at

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

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