MDRC

City-funded organization

MDRC is a nonpartisan nonprofit research organization based in New York City that designs, evaluates, and provides technical assistance for programs serving low-income populations in areas such as job training, education, and criminal justice (it has been a 501(c)(3) since 1974, EIN 23-7379473). It holds $3.74 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 across 4 agreements with the Administration for Children's Services, the Department of Social Services, and the Office of Criminal Justice, and has been awarded $34 million in city contracts since 2012, of which 58% of contract value ($20 million across 8 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid (renewals, negotiated acquisitions, or extensions).

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$3,738,652 · 4 contracts
Awarded all-time
$34,322,405 · 26 since 2012, incl. expired
Paid to date
$13,942,913
Won without a fresh bid
58% of contract value · $20,064,355 · 8 contracts
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$709,708 · Virginia W Knox, President
Based in
New York, 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).

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). 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 +8% from FY2020 to FY2024. 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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