United Federation Of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc.
City-funded organization
The United Federation of Teachers Educational Foundation, Inc. is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm affiliated with the UFT (the NYC public school teachers' union), running teacher professional-development and family child care programs. It has held $177.9 million in New York City Department of Education contracts since 2002 (all now expired, over half awarded without a fresh bid) for programs like the UFT Teacher Center and Universal Pre-K family child care networks, plus $59.97 million in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, largely for its Teacher Center and Speaker's Initiative awards.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $177,947,437 awarded since 2002
- Paid to date
- $108,712,680
- Won without a fresh bid
- 53% of contract value · $95,062,855 · 52 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $68,236,354 · 37 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 11 years (FY2016–FY2027), including each of the last 10
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $414,720 · Michael Mulgrew, President
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
Affiliated organizations (shared leadership)
- Welcome to Chinatown, Inc. City-funded organization
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).
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157660 · ended 2025 $43,414,651
- UPK-Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157662 · ended 2025 $17,538,028
- UPK Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020219157661 · ended 2025 $13,931,902
- Family Child Care Networks Department of Education · CT104020269656830 · ended 2026 $9,439,534
- UFT Teacher Center's professional development program Department of Education · CT104020249457675 · ended 2024 $7,589,891
- PROF,DEVEL,FOR TEACHERS,PRINCIPLES & OTHER PERSONAL Department of Education · MA104020039301274 · ended 2012 $7,500,000
- FY23 Discretionary Award to support Professional Development Department of Education · CT104020248803822 · ended 2023 $5,000,000
- FY25 Discretionary Award to support Professional Development Department of Education · CT104020259558805 · ended 2025 $4,000,000
- FY24 Discretionary Award to Support Speakers Initiative Department of Education · CT104020249456580 · ended 2024 $4,000,000
- FY22 Discretionary - Support for the Teacher Center Department of Education · CT104020238804443 · ended 2022 $4,000,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Teacher Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2023 $5,000,000
- Teacher Center Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2022 $4,000,000
- Teacher Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2024 $4,000,000
- Teacher Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2025 $4,000,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2021 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2022 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2023 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2024 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2025 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2026 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2027 $3,600,000
- Support for Educators Support for Educators · DOE · FY2020 $3,468,000
- Teacher Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2027 $2,500,000
- Teacher Center CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2026 $2,000,000
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2022 $1,868,800
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2023 $1,868,800
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2024 $1,868,800
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2025 $1,868,800
- Educational Programs for Students (Formerly College and Career Readiness and Educational Programs for Students) Educational Programs for Students (Formerly College and Career Readiness and Educational Programs for Students) · DOE · FY2026 $1,868,800
- Educational Programs for Students Educational Programs for Students · DOE · FY2027 $1,868,800
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.
- Michael Mulgrew President $414,720
- Leroy Barr Secretary $301,241
- Mary Vaccaro Director $253,201
- Debra Penny Treasurer - Former $171,995
- Victoria Lee Treasurer $120,994
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +59% 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 Michael Mulgrew · 1.24% of revenue $65,466
- FY2021 Michael Mulgrew · 0.58% of revenue $58,691
- FY2022 Michael Mulgrew · 0.88% of revenue $60,405
- FY2023 Michael Mulgrew · 1.04% of revenue $71,721