Practice Makes Perfect Holdings PBC

City-funded organization

Practice Makes Perfect Holdings PBC, operating as PRACTICE, is a public benefit corporation providing K-12 in-person and virtual tutoring, a school "digital gradebook" tool and parent engagement programs aimed at low-income students, with case studies citing partnerships with NYC public schools (per practicemakesperfect.org). Its one active NYC contract is a $175,000 Department of Education "Educational Software" agreement awarded through DOE's pre-approved vendor listing, a non-competitive route. Across nine DOE contracts since 2015 totaling $8 million all-time, including a $6 million RFP-awarded "Student Support Services" contract, the city has paid the company $35 million to date; 22% of contract value ($2 million across four contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$175,000 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$7,870,558 · 9 since 2015, incl. expired
Paid to date
$35,100,000
Won without a fresh bid
22% of contract value · $1,770,558 · 4 contracts

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).

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