Morningside CTR For Teaching Social Responsibility Inc

City-funded organization

Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 13-3185340), tax-exempt since 1989 and founded in 1982, that partners with New York City public schools to build social-emotional learning, restorative-practices and racial-equity skills among students and staff, and runs after-school SEL workshops for programs funded by the city's Department of Youth and Community Development. Its active city contracts include a $3 million Department of Education renewal contract for "Services to Promote Safe and Supportive School Communities," a $2 million negotiated DYCD contract for "COMPASS Programs NAE FY26," a $300,000 DOE pre-approved-listing contract for textbooks and ancillary materials, and a $165,000 DYCD discretionary (member-item) award described in city records as funding "services to schools." The organization has been awarded $41 million across 44 registered city contracts since 2001, of which 53% of contract value ($22 million across 28 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. In the fiscal year ending June 2025 it reported approximately $4 million in revenue and $5 million in expenses on its IRS Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$5,448,858 · 4 contracts
Awarded all-time
$41,372,911 · 44 since 2001, incl. expired
Paid to date
$44,403,079
Won without a fresh bid
53% of contract value · $21,902,047 · 28 contracts
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$264,494 · Cassie Schwerner, 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).

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 +48% 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.

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