Trabajamos Community Headstart Inc
City-funded organization
Trabajamos Community Headstart Inc is a Bronx nonprofit, according to its IRS Form 990 (EIN 132600799) on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which classifies it under primary and elementary education. Its NYC contracts are for early childhood education, held with the Administration for Children's Services and the Department of Education: $69 million awarded since 2012 (none active as of August 2026), $47 million paid to date, led by a $25,027,303 "EarlyLearn Services" contract with ACS awarded via RFP, plus several DOE "UPK-BTF" and "UPK-HST" contracts. It also received one City Council discretionary award, $18,518 in FY2022 for "Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers" through DOE. 35% of the contract value it has won ($24 million across 3 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. Its FY2023 Form 990 reports $127,694 in reportable compensation for Executive Director Melissa Johnson.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $68,828,806 awarded since 2012
- Paid to date
- $47,356,343
- Won without a fresh bid
- 35% of contract value · $24,401,487 · 3 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $18,518 · 1 awards
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $127,694 · Melissa Johnson, Executive Director
- Based in
- Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Education 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).
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131407209 · ended 2016 $25,027,303
- Extension and Early Learn services transfer to DOE Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403829 · ended 2019 $15,048,966
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020209050551 · ended 2021 $8,742,521
- UPK-HST Department of Education · CT104020229257421 · ended 2025 $5,923,558
- UPK-HST Department of Education · CT104020229257540 · ended 2025 $5,187,408
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229257468 · ended 2026 $3,991,932
- UPK-HST Department of Education · CT104020229257422 · ended 2025 $2,738,728
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229251000 · ended 2026 $1,533,390
- UPK - Universal Pre-Kindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020169654131 · ended 2017 $610,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020223096822 · ended 2022 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DOE · FY2022 $18,518
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.
- Melissa Johnson Executive Director $127,694
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +2% 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.
- FY2020 Melissa Johnson · 2.34% of revenue $125,134
- FY2021 Melissa Johnson · 3.36% of revenue $154,208
- FY2022 Melissa Johnson · 3.51% of revenue $127,694
- FY2023 Melissa Johnson · 9.24% of revenue $127,694