Urban Arts Partnership

City-funded organization

Urban Arts Partnership is a New York City nonprofit, headquartered at 39 W. 19th Street in Manhattan per its own site, that provides free digital game design classes and related mentoring, college access support, and teacher professional development to public school students, focused on low income communities and communities of color. Its city contracting is entirely with the Department of Education (DOE): active contracts total $3.85 million across 3 agreements, all badged "Renewal (not re-bid)," including two "Contract increase and extension" agreements ($1.8 million and $1.7 million) and a $360,000 "Arts Education Services" contract. All-time it has been awarded $48 million across 52 DOE contracts since 2007, including two "Student Support Services" contracts won via RFP, $9 million (ended 2023) and $6 million (ended 2018). 54% of its total contract value ($25.7 million, 27 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid, under badges including "Renewal (not re-bid)," "Innovative procurement," and "Assignment." Urban Arts also received $124,000 in City Council discretionary funding across 7 awards (FY2013-FY2022), mostly Cultural After School Adventure (CASA)/Department

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$3,851,780 · 3 contracts
Awarded all-time
$47,505,836 · 52 since 2007, incl. expired
Paid to date
$37,287,144
Won without a fresh bid
54% of contract value · $25,681,417 · 27 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$124,088 · 7 awards
Funding history
Funded 7 years (FY2013–FY2022); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$299,888 · Philip Courtney, Chief Executive Officer

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 +60% 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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