Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program, Inc.

City-funded organization

Learning Through An Expanded Arts Program, Inc. (LEAP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides arts based education and after school programs, including several "COMPASS Program" contracts, to New York City public schools; per its own website it was founded in 1977, serves about 20,000 students citywide, and is headquartered at 535 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. It holds $76.6 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 (4 contracts) with the Department of Education and Department of Youth and Community Development, out of $106 million awarded since 2002, and 69% of its contract value ($73 million across 41 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, per Checkbook NYC. It has also received $1.3 million in City Council discretionary funding across 57 awards (FY2009 to FY2026). Executive Director Richard Souto was paid about $212,000 in reportable compensation in FY2023, per the organization's IRS Form 990 on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$76,611,187 · 6 contracts
Awarded all-time
$164,897,918 · 76 since 2002, incl. expired
Paid to date
$87,698,052
Won without a fresh bid
44% of contract value · $73,326,482 · 41 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,469,018 · 63 awards
Funding history
Funded 16 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 10
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$211,962 · Richard Souto, Executive Director

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.

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 +10% 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.

Federal awards

Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this

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