La Peninsula Community Organization Inc

City-funded organization

La Peninsula Community Organization, Inc. ("La Pen"), a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt since 1985, operates Head Start early-childhood-education and family-support programs for children ages 3-5 in the South Bronx. Per Checkbook NYC, it holds an active $25.5 million contract as of August 2026 with the Administration for Children's Services/Department of Education, part of $119.7 million awarded since 2010 (58% of contract value won without a fresh bid), plus a $33,729 discretionary grant (FY2009-FY2026).

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$25,533,893 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$119,747,455 · 13 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$86,718,211
Won without a fresh bid
58% of contract value · $69,679,673 · 8 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$33,729 · 1 awards
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$13,500 · Willis Kettrell, Executive Di
Based in
Bronx, NY

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.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed -90% 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.

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