Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc.
City-funded organization
Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, Inc., a Woodside, NY-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit now operating under the name New York Edge, is one of the largest providers of school-based afterschool programs in New York City, running free before/after-school, summer, and academic-enrichment programming for tens of thousands of K-12 students at over 100 school sites. It has been awarded $195.8 million in now-expired NYC Department of Education and Department of Youth and Community Development contracts since 2007, and has separately received $14.3 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $195,820,994 awarded since 2007
- Paid to date
- $169,452,428
- Won without a fresh bid
- 47% of contract value · $92,065,917 · 154 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $14,279,281 · 196 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2009–FY2019); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $359,855 · Rachael Gazdick, Chief Executive Officer
- Based in
- Woodside, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
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).
- NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND Department of Education · MA104020109075257 · ended 2012 $40,792,500
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020139372653 · ended 2018 $8,324,500
- Student Support Services Department of Education · MA104020199977116 · ended 2023 $7,500,000
- Tutoring Services Department of Education · MA104020139373312 · ended 2013 $3,979,817
- SUPPLEMENTAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Department of Education · MA104020099975512 · ended 2012 $3,500,000
- SONYC - I.S. 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161404026 · ended 2018 $3,023,129
- OST Middle School Expansion Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020151402441 · ended 2018 $2,439,097
- STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975430 · ended 2012 $2,400,000
- OST Middle School Expansion IC Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020151402433 · ended 2018 $2,375,341
- SONYC - I.S. 51 EDWIN MARKHAM SCHOOL Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161403860 · ended 2018 $1,945,605
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF) Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF) · DYCD · FY2009 $1,200,000
- Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation · DYCD · FY2010 $1,200,000
- Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation · DYCD · FY2011 $1,200,000
- Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, Inc. Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, Inc. · DYCD · FY2016 $1,000,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2017 $1,000,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2018 $1,000,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $1,000,000
- I.S. 318 EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS INTERMEDIATE SCHO Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $312,000
- BROOKLYN COLLEGIATE: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL (K493) Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $228,800
- P.S. 134X OST · DYCD · FY2013 $200,000
- Public School 40 - George Washington Carver Elementary Schoo OST · DYCD · FY2013 $200,000
- P.S. 40 GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $200,000
- C.S. 134 GEORGE F. BRISTOW SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $200,000
- I S 051 Edwin Markham (R051) OST · DYCD · FY2013 $195,000
- I.S. 51 EDWIN MARKHAM SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $195,000
- P.S. 116 OST · DYCD · FY2013 $160,000
- P.S./I.S. 116 WILLIAM HUGHLEY SCHOOL Out of School Time Restoration · DYCD · FY2014 $160,000
- Brooklyn Collegiate OST · DYCD · FY2013 $156,000
- Is 285 Meyer Levin (K285) OST · DYCD · FY2013 $156,000
- Intermediate School 318 - Eugenio Maria De Hostos Inter OST · DYCD · FY2013 $156,000
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.
- Rachael Gazdick Chief Executive Officer $359,855
- Marisol De La Rosa Chief Program Officer $274,769
- Kevin Hauss Chief Operating Officer $267,824
- Stephanie Costner Chief Education & Innovation Officer $209,547
- Dorene Lewis Chief Human Resources Officer $203,018
- Nancy Guida Chief Advancement And Communications Officer $200,589
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +101% 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.
- FY2020 Rachael Gazdick · 2.56% of revenue $282,975
- FY2021 Rachael Gazdick · 2.21% of revenue $303,174
- FY2022 Rachael Gazdick · 1.82% of revenue $344,639
- FY2023 Rachael Gazdick · 1.78% of revenue $359,681
- FY2024 Rachael Gazdick · 3.05% of revenue $359,855