Scholastic, Inc.

City-funded organization

Scholastic, Inc. is a children's book publisher and educational media company founded in 1920 and headquartered in the Scholastic Building at 557 Broadway in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. It holds three active New York City Department of Education contracts worth $21.6 million, including a "To provide textbooks and ancillary materials" contract ($18,901,417) and a "To provide the Scholastic Inc. Software and Media Program" contract ($2,444,666), both awarded through the DOE's pre-approved vendor listing rather than a fresh bid, plus a "Literacy professional development and coaching services." contract ($300,000) awarded via RFP. The DOE has awarded Scholastic $60 million across 247 contracts since 2003 and paid it $100 million to date, with 58% of contract value ($34,653,565 across 12 contracts) awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
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City contracts (active)
$21,646,083 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$60,260,029 · 247 since 2003, incl. expired
Paid to date
$99,567,554
Won without a fresh bid
58% of contract value · $34,653,565 · 12 contracts

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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).

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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