Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov, Inc.
City-funded organization
Yeshivath Kehilath Yakov, Inc. is a Brooklyn religious organization (EIN 11-6003354), IRS-recognized as tax-exempt since 1980 and classified by the IRS as a church, operating under a name ("Yeshivath") indicating a yeshiva; it is registered with NYC's Department of Education as a school. It holds active NYC contracts with the Department of Youth and Community Development for COMPASS after-school programming, and has previously held Head Start, EarlyLearn and Universal Pre-K contracts with the Administration for Children's Services and Department of Education. Citywide it has been awarded $66 million across 68 registered contracts since 2008 (paid $52 million to date), with 56% of that contract value ($37 million, 47 contracts) awarded without a fresh competitive bid, and it has received $396,000 in City Council discretionary funding since FY2009, mainly from Council Members Lincoln Restler, Kalman Yeger and Simcha Felder.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $5,638,475 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $66,273,395 · 68 since 2008, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $52,413,368
- Won without a fresh bid
- 56% of contract value · $37,038,024 · 47 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $441,000 · 39 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Holds contracts at
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- 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).
- COMPASS Center Based CD - Brooklyn 01 Elementary Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020278801036 $2,736,000
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800702 $1,365,033
- COMPASS Program NAE Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800751 $1,140,864
- NDA Renewal FY26 Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268800400 $396,578
- EarlyLearn Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820131407323 · ended 2016 $9,533,100
- UPK-BTF Department of Education · CT104020229259386 · ended 2026 $7,672,834
- Head Start/UPK Services Administration for Children's Services · CT106820111428420 · ended 2013 $6,209,536
- Transfer of EarlyLearn Services to DOE Administration for Children's Services · CT106820171403864 · ended 2019 $4,103,857
- Assignment/Negotiated Acquisition Extensions for Early Learn Department of Education · CT104020209050557 · ended 2021 $2,979,990
- UPK-Universal Pre-Kindergarten Services Department of Education · CT104020199956818 · ended 2025 $2,952,455
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Parent Hdqtrs COMPASS Slot Restoration · DYCD · FY2016 $84,000
- Youth CM Felder · Youth · DYCD · FY2026 $25,000
- Youth CM Felder · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $25,000
- Council District 33 CM Restler · Youth · DYCD · FY2027 $20,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2015 $12,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $12,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2017 $12,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2018 $11,500
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2019 $11,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2011 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2012 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2012 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2014 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2014 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2015 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2016 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2017 $10,000
- Kehilath Yakov Program DYCD · FY2018 $10,000
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.
- Lincoln Restler FY2022-2027 · 8 awards $69,000
- Simcha Felder FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $50,000
- Kalman Yeger FY2020-2025 · 7 awards $38,000