Leap Inc.
City-funded organization
Leap 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 · $1,221,000 awarded since 2016
- Paid to date
- $1,088,750
- Won without a fresh bid
- 97% of contract value · $1,181,000 · 9 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,389,000 · 33 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2013 (15 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $295,819 · Aaron Shiffman, Executive Director
Holds contracts at
- Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications City agency
- Department of Small Business Services City agency
- 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).
- Provide a mix of job training & placement services Department of Small Business Services · CT180120258802917 · ended 2026 $900,000
- Initiative to provide jobs for LGBTQIA+ and under employed Department of Small Business Services · CT180120238808185 · ended 2023 $240,000
- BWI MINY ALUMNI FILM FESTIVAL AGREEMENT Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820241419666 · ended 2024 $20,000
- MINY PA 2023 FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP AGT Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820231421721 · ended 2023 $20,000
- To support job training program for public housing residents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268801119 · ended 2023 $15,000
- To support job training program for public housing residents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258800861 · ended 2022 $5,000
- To support job training program for public housing residents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228803048 · ended 2021 $5,000
- To support job training program for public housing residents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201420344 · ended 2020 $5,000
- To support job training program for public housing residents Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191410261 · ended 2019 $5,000
- This program supports job training in public housing. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181420779 · ended 2018 $3,500
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Job Training & Placement Job Training and Placement Initiative · SBS · FY2023 $200,000
- Job Training & Placement Job Training and Placement Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $200,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 Job Training and Placement Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $200,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 Job Training and Placement Initiative · SBS · FY2026 $200,000
- Job Training and Placement Initiative Job Training and Placement Initiative · SBS · FY2027 $200,000
- Job Training & Placement Pride At Work · SBS · FY2027 $67,750
- Job Training & Placement Pride At Work · SBS · FY2023 $40,000
- Job Training & Placement Pride At Work · SBS · FY2024 $40,000
- Job Training & Placement Pride At Work · SBS · FY2025 $40,000
- Job Training & Placement Pride At Work · SBS · FY2026 $40,000
- Job Training & Placement Pride at Work · SBS · FY2026 $27,750
- Job Training - Council District 33 CM Restler · DYCD · FY2024 $10,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 CM Restler · Anti-Poverty · DYCD · FY2025 $10,000
- Local CM Hanif · SBS · FY2025 $10,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 CM Restler · Anti-Poverty · DYCD · FY2026 $10,000
- Local CM Hanif · SBS · FY2026 $10,000
- Local CM Hanif · SBS · FY2027 $10,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 CM Restler · Anti-Poverty · DYCD · FY2027 $10,000
- Job Training - Council District 33 CM Restler · DYCD · FY2023 $7,000
- Local Dsbs · FY2014 $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.
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 7 awards $55,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $30,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2023 · 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.
- Aaron Shiffman Executive Director $295,819
- Michelle De La Uz Secretary $255,466
- Roy Nielsen Director Of Finance & IT $201,177
- Shawn Hegele Development Director $191,081
- Erik C Jones Director Of Contracts, People, & Operations $126,205
- Venus Sherie Anderson Director Of Media Programs $123,965
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +48% 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 Aaron Shiffman · 10.73% of revenue $252,025
- FY2021 Aaron Shiffman · 11.33% of revenue $257,717
- FY2022 Aaron Shiffman · 9.77% of revenue $292,608
- FY2023 Aaron Shiffman · 6.44% of revenue $295,819