WNET
Lobbying client
WNET, Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 11
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $150,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $2,147,000 awarded since 2011
- Paid to date
- $1,651,416
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $2,147,000 · 24 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,655,084 · 78 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 14 years (FY2012–FY2027), including each of the last 12
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $837,146 · Neal Shapiro, President, CEO
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez Council Member, District 34 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Carlina Rivera
- Diana Ayala
- Justin Brannan
- Keith Powers
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Government relations advice related to budget issues with the City of New York
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).
- Fund computer based programming in 51 Council District. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201415526 · ended 2020 $220,000
- SUPPORTS COMPUTER BASED TRAINING AND LEARNING. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201400680 · ended 2019 $220,000
- To provide computer based training and learning . Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191407216 · ended 2018 $200,000
- LGBT Curriculum Collection Department of Education · CT104020238804828 · ended 2022 $150,000
- 42839 Department of Education · CT104020209062125 · ended 2020 $150,000
- To Provide digital Resources for LGBTQ- For Educators Department of Education · CT104020199959441 · ended 2019 $150,000
- To Provide digital Resources for LGBTQ- For Educators Department of Education · CT104020199959351 · ended 2018 $150,000
- LGBT Curriculum Collection Department of Education · CT104020228803458 · ended 2021 $125,000
- Livestream Community Board Meetings. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181404186 · ended 2017 $120,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Initiative Department of Education · CT104020199955602 · ended 2017 $100,000
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- To provide computer based training and learning . Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $199,499
- SUPPORTS COMPUTER BASED TRAINING AND LEARNING. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $154,000
- 42839 Department of Education · FY2021 $142,982
- To Provide digital Resources for LGBTQ- For Educators Department of Education · FY2020 $125,177
- LGBT Curriculum Collection Department of Education · FY2022 $125,000
- LGBT Curriculum Collection Department of Education · FY2024 $125,000
- Fund computer based programming in 51 Council District. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2021 $82,517
- Professional development sessions for NYC educators Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $58,242
- Fund computer based programming in 51 Council District. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 $55,000
- FY22 Council award to support Digital Inclusion & Literacy Department of Education · FY2026 $40,000
- LGBT Curriculum Collection Department of Education · FY2025 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- LGBT Inclusive Curriculum LGBT Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2018 $100,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2019 $100,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2020 $100,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2021 $100,000
- LGBT Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2022 $100,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2023 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2024 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2025 $100,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2023 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2024 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2025 $75,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2026 $75,000
- Local CM Speaker · DOE · FY2027 $75,000
- LGBT Inclusive Curriculum LGBT Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2017 $65,000
- Local DOE · FY2018 $50,000
- Local DOE · FY2019 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · DOE · FY2020 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DOE · FY2022 $50,000
- Community Boards 6, 8 and 11 CM Kallos · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $40,000
- Community Board 2 CM Won · Digital Inclusion and Literacy Initiative · DOE · FY2022 $40,000
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.
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 6 awards $120,000
- Kallos FY2020 · 1 award $40,000
- Julie Won FY2022 · 1 award $40,000
- Brannan FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Jimmy Van Bramer FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- D. Diaz FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Antonio Reynoso FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Chin FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Lander FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Dromm FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $20,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2023 · 1 award $10,000
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.
- Neal Shapiro President, CEO $837,146
- Stephen Segaller VP, Programming $454,706
- David Horn Executive Producer $417,057
- Caroline Croen VP, CFO & Treasurer $399,119
- Vanessa Wise VP, Advancement Chief Strategy Officer $381,716
- Robert Feinberg VP, Business Development, Clo & Secretary $368,848
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +7% 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 Neal Shapiro · 3.89% of revenue $759,985
- FY2021 Neal Shapiro · 3.54% of revenue $770,818
- FY2022 Neal Shapiro · 5.2% of revenue $899,380
- FY2023 Neal Shapiro · 4.13% of revenue $837,146
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Althea V. Stevens It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
- Amanda C. Farías It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Eric Dinowitz It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Gale A. Brewer It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Jennifer Gutiérrez It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction
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
- National Science Foundation 47.076 STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) · National Science Foundation · Grant $3,093,467
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $600,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $600,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $500,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $399,207
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $300,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $75,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $30,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $25,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.130 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $25,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000