Positive Beginnings Inc: New York City Government Payments

as recorded by New York City: POSITIVE BEGINNINGS INC

Positive Beginnings Inc is the 776th-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 24th in PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL spending. Its payments amount to 0% of everything the Department of Education has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 10.2% year over year.

Primary spending category: PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL

$79,197,163total received

965payments

1agency

Jan 14, 2019 – Jun 26, 2025first / last payment

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Payments by fiscal year

FY 2025$14,788,466

FY 2024$13,416,027

FY 2023$12,560,503

FY 2022$9,331,058

FY 2021$10,811,010

FY 2020$12,245,178

FY 2019$6,044,922

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal year	Agency	Payments	Total
FY 2025	Department of Education	185	$14,788,466
FY 2024	Department of Education	248	$13,416,027
FY 2023	Department of Education	128	$12,560,503
FY 2022	Department of Education	123	$9,331,058
FY 2021	Department of Education	124	$10,811,010
FY 2020	Department of Education	107	$12,245,178
FY 2019	Department of Education	50	$6,044,922
Total		965	$79,197,163

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as New York City government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

Category	Payments	Total	First / last
PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	464	$74,998,729	Jan 28, 2019 – Jun 26, 2025
PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	501	$4,198,434	Jan 14, 2019 – Jun 16, 2025

Largest payments by fiscal year

The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.

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FY 2025top 20 of 185 payments$14,788,466

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 8, 2024	Department of Education	$1,462,234.58	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$1,043,427.21	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 9, 2025	Department of Education	$1,040,219.43	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 7, 2025	Department of Education	$1,030,834.50	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 7, 2025	Department of Education	$1,017,795.73	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 10, 2025	Department of Education	$1,002,905.61	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 9, 2025	Department of Education	$975,104.99	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 6, 2024	Department of Education	$953,432.72	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 8, 2024	Department of Education	$912,306.12	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jul 22, 2024	Department of Education	$860,659.05	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 7, 2024	Department of Education	$662,290.87	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 28, 2024	Department of Education	$658,879.67	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 9, 2024	Department of Education	$286,929.73	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 24, 2025	Department of Education	$236,557.78	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 28, 2024	Department of Education	$212,990.40	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 28, 2024	Department of Education	$212,982.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 24, 2025	Department of Education	$121,509.18	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 12, 2024	Department of Education	$107,929.50	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Aug 21, 2024	Department of Education	$67,275.72	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$65,231.53	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–

FY 2024top 20 of 248 payments$13,416,027

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 9, 2023	Department of Education	$968,397.21	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 10, 2024	Department of Education	$887,976.47	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jul 20, 2023	Department of Education	$883,404.66	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2024	Department of Education	$878,156.11	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 7, 2024	Department of Education	$874,987.55	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 5, 2024	Department of Education	$868,650.44	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 9, 2024	Department of Education	$856,847.47	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 8, 2024	Department of Education	$836,239.90	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 12, 2024	Department of Education	$835,516.97	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 8, 2023	Department of Education	$789,462.23	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 6, 2023	Department of Education	$761,111.15	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 10, 2023	Department of Education	$717,796.16	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 11, 2023	Department of Education	$488,770.32	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 20, 2023	Department of Education	$93,549.04	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 26, 2024	Department of Education	$89,754.80	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 20, 2023	Department of Education	$73,417.46	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 26, 2024	Department of Education	$70,915.83	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 28, 2024	Department of Education	$63,461.75	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Mar 18, 2024	Department of Education	$63,461.75	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Oct 20, 2023	Department of Education	$63,362.70	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–

FY 2023top 20 of 128 payments$12,560,503

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jul 18, 2022	Department of Education	$898,738.10	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 8, 2023	Department of Education	$886,285.20	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 12, 2023	Department of Education	$884,364.84	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 8, 2023	Department of Education	$883,404.66	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 9, 2023	Department of Education	$882,444.48	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 6, 2023	Department of Education	$879,875.95	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 6, 2023	Department of Education	$874,623.74	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 5, 2022	Department of Education	$869,510.84	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Aug 8, 2022	Department of Education	$844,334.46	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 7, 2022	Department of Education	$813,426.67	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 11, 2022	Department of Education	$580,842.11	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 12, 2022	Department of Education	$477,510.05	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 19, 2022	Department of Education	$474,604.49	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 19, 2022	Department of Education	$413,976.12	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 23, 2022	Department of Education	$212,990.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 23, 2022	Department of Education	$212,982.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 14, 2022	Department of Education	$107,930.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Aug 22, 2022	Department of Education	$92,967.61	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 27, 2023	Department of Education	$51,397.50	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
May 22, 2023	Department of Education	$51,397.50	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–

FY 2022top 20 of 123 payments$9,331,058

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jun 9, 2022	Department of Education	$833,288.99	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 6, 2022	Department of Education	$829,290.85	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Aug 9, 2021	Department of Education	$813,121.94	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 7, 2022	Department of Education	$786,349.54	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 7, 2022	Department of Education	$731,171.36	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jul 15, 2021	Department of Education	$698,936.38	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 7, 2022	Department of Education	$647,075.67	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 10, 2022	Department of Education	$599,270.06	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 6, 2021	Department of Education	$571,067.50	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 8, 2021	Department of Education	$565,261.07	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 8, 2021	Department of Education	$393,511.58	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 7, 2021	Department of Education	$389,393.76	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 19, 2021	Department of Education	$243,418.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 22, 2022	Department of Education	$132,143.77	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2022	Department of Education	$66,123.75	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
May 26, 2022	Department of Education	$66,123.75	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
May 16, 2022	Department of Education	$57,960.06	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 5, 2022	Department of Education	$56,660.14	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 7, 2022	Department of Education	$53,147.97	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 11, 2022	Department of Education	$52,899.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–

FY 2021top 20 of 124 payments$10,811,010

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 10, 2020	Department of Education	$1,106,402.20	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jul 24, 2020	Department of Education	$1,069,529.36	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 7, 2021	Department of Education	$941,592.92	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 10, 2021	Department of Education	$920,815.03	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2021	Department of Education	$899,231.71	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 8, 2021	Department of Education	$842,615.25	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 8, 2021	Department of Education	$833,875.65	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 11, 2021	Department of Education	$808,353.33	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 6, 2020	Department of Education	$753,554.25	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 7, 2020	Department of Education	$750,575.78	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 8, 2020	Department of Education	$710,079.80	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 8, 2020	Department of Education	$226,460.31	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 20, 2020	Department of Education	$66,733.60	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 26, 2021	Department of Education	$59,386.50	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
May 24, 2021	Department of Education	$59,386.50	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Sep 28, 2020	Department of Education	$51,552.44	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Feb 24, 2021	Department of Education	$47,509.20	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Feb 26, 2021	Department of Education	$33,366.80	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 22, 2021	Department of Education	$33,366.80	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2021	Department of Education	$33,366.80	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–

FY 2020top 20 of 107 payments$12,245,178

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 8, 2019	Department of Education	$1,168,957.46	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2020	Department of Education	$1,100,503.69	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jun 8, 2020	Department of Education	$1,090,647.88	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 9, 2020	Department of Education	$1,088,616.60	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jul 24, 2019	Department of Education	$1,081,380.39	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 8, 2020	Department of Education	$1,080,300.60	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 10, 2020	Department of Education	$1,020,662.65	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 9, 2020	Department of Education	$931,825.22	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Dec 9, 2019	Department of Education	$888,283.65	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Nov 8, 2019	Department of Education	$877,236.93	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Oct 7, 2019	Department of Education	$639,158.32	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 9, 2019	Department of Education	$228,033.50	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 6, 2020	Department of Education	$70,693.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Nov 20, 2019	Department of Education	$65,088.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 18, 2020	Department of Education	$64,577.15	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Jan 27, 2020	Department of Education	$64,577.15	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Dec 12, 2019	Department of Education	$54,256.98	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Sep 23, 2019	Department of Education	$51,690.97	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Dec 26, 2019	Department of Education	$51,661.72	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Jan 13, 2020	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–

FY 2019top 20 of 50 payments$6,044,922

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jun 10, 2019	Department of Education	$1,111,256.90	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 6, 2019	Department of Education	$1,108,745.88	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 8, 2019	Department of Education	$1,065,079.97	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 8, 2019	Department of Education	$1,063,320.50	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Feb 11, 2019	Department of Education	$1,025,314.64	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 28, 2019	Department of Education	$95,870.04	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 22, 2019	Department of Education	$66,309.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Mar 6, 2019	Department of Education	$66,309.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Jun 7, 2019	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Apr 5, 2019	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 22, 2019	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
May 6, 2019	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 22, 2019	Department of Education	$32,544.00	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Mar 22, 2019	Department of Education	$26,810.95	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	–
Jan 14, 2019	Department of Education	$21,374.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Jan 15, 2019	Department of Education	$20,857.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Mar 12, 2019	Department of Education	$18,556.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Mar 6, 2019	Department of Education	$14,904.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Jan 22, 2019	Department of Education	$14,904.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–
Feb 5, 2019	Department of Education	$14,118.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	–

Recent payments

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Method
Jun 26, 2025	Department of Education	$27,040.24	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 26, 2025	Department of Education	$22,803.24	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 23, 2025	Department of Education	$16,270.10	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 23, 2025	Department of Education	$40,257.52	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 23, 2025	Department of Education	$37,537.02	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 23, 2025	Department of Education	$33,967.43	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 16, 2025	Department of Education	$269.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	Contracts
Jun 16, 2025	Department of Education	$16,267.89	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 11, 2025	Department of Education	$12,855.56	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 11, 2025	Department of Education	$54,487.44	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 11, 2025	Department of Education	$39,083.41	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 9, 2025	Department of Education	$1,040,219.43	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
Jun 9, 2025	Department of Education	$886.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	Department of Education	$50,154.61	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 29, 2025	Department of Education	$29,545.30	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 22, 2025	Department of Education	$39,083.41	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 22, 2025	Department of Education	$25,894.59	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 22, 2025	Department of Education	$20,716.12	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 22, 2025	Department of Education	$61,697.52	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 19, 2025	Department of Education	$1,002.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	Contracts
May 12, 2025	Department of Education	$3,545.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	Contracts
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$64,164.99	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$36,769.48	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$46,444.98	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts
May 9, 2025	Department of Education	$65,231.53	PMTS CONTRACT/CORPORAT SCHOOL	Contracts

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VerifiedData refreshed Sep 7, 2026 from Checkbook NYC (checkbooknyc.com): 38,060,921 payments on record, Dec 22, 2009 to Jun 30, 2025. How we verify this data