Queens County Educators For Tomorrow Inc

City-funded organization

Queens County Educators For Tomorrow Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax exempt since 1981, that operates as the Charles R. Drew Early Learning Center in Queens Village, providing EarlyLearn and Universal Pre-K child care, per its IRS Form 990 and its NY State Education Department Office of the Professions registration. It has no active NYC contracts as of 2026-08-08 but has been awarded $40 million since 2012 from the Administration for Children's Services and the Department of Education, with $31 million paid to date. 33% of contract value ($13 million across 4 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, including an EarlyLearn services transfer to DOE and an assignment/negotiated extension of EarlyLearn services. It has also received $396,760 in City Council discretionary funding across 5 awards (funded FY2013 to FY2015, not funded in FY2027). Its Executive Director, Lisa Cogswell-Jones, was paid $159,208 in FY2023 per the organization's 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $39,626,777 awarded since 2012
Paid to date
$31,063,797
Won without a fresh bid
33% of contract value · $13,142,647 · 4 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$396,760 · 5 awards
Funding history
Funded 3 years (FY2013–FY2015); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$159,208 · Lisa Cogswell-Jones, Executive Director
Based in
Queens Village, 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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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 +5% 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.

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