Weeks Educational And Social Advocacy Project Inc

City-funded organization

Weeks Educational and Social Advocacy Project Inc (WESAP) is a Staten Island nonprofit founded in 2010 whose stated mission is to increase access to education, expand social development, and improve health care, with a focus on Liberian immigrant youth and families; it runs the Creative Learning Academy early-childhood program. On the city's books, WESAP has been awarded $21 million since 2018, almost entirely through NYC Department of Education UPK contracts (UPK-BTF, UPK-HST, UPK-CTL) plus Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) funding, with $14 million paid to date and no contracts currently active. About 15% of contract value ($3 million across 6 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It has also received $30,603 in City Council discretionary (member-item) funding across 7 awards since FY2019, mostly from Staten Island Council Members Rose and Kamillah Hanks, much of it supporting the Staten Island Steel Pan Orchestra. Per the organization's IRS Form 990, its top officer, Dr. Aurelia L. Curtis (President and Director), was paid $132,200 in FY2024.

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $20,587,943 awarded since 2018
Paid to date
$13,990,018
Won without a fresh bid
15% of contract value · $3,018,983 · 6 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$30,603 · 7 awards
Funding history
Funded 6 years (FY2019–FY2025); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$132,200 · Dr Aurelia L Curtis, President and 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 (FY2024). 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 +71% from FY2021 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.

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