Sesame Flyers International Inc

City-funded organization

Sesame Flyers International Inc is a Brooklyn nonprofit (per its own website) that runs Beacon community centers, youth development, and social and cultural programs, including afterschool activities and summer employment initiatives. It holds $9 million in active NYC contracts as of August 2026 and has been awarded $60 million since 2007, primarily through Department of Youth and Community Development Beacon, COMPASS, and Summer Youth Employment Program contracts, plus an Administration for Children's Services prevention services award. Current contracts include "FY27 Beacon Program NAE," "FY27 Beacon ACS Prevention NAE," and the "COMPASS Program NAE," all awarded as Negotiated contracts. The group has also received discretionary City Council funding in 16 of the years from FY2009 through FY2026, including each of the last six, and 77% of the contract value it has won, about $46 million across 50 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$8,956,303 · 4 contracts
Awarded all-time
$59,643,094 · 60 since 2007, incl. expired
Paid to date
$47,183,286
Won without a fresh bid
77% of contract value · $45,878,423 · 50 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$1,329,673 · 100 awards
Funding history
Funded 17 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 7
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$193,844 · Curtis Nelson, 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).

Discretionary funding received

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

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

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 +8% 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.

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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