Museum of the City of New York, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Museum of the City of New York is a history and art museum at 1220 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, founded in 1923, that operates as a member of the city's Cultural Institutions Group and receives public support. Since 2024 it has filed 15 lobbying reports and paid Mirram Group LLC $195,000 to lobby 51 city officials, with filings citing budget funding support and funding for programming as subjects. The museum has received $1,173,000 in city contracts since 2009, none currently active.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $195,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Professional Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $1,173,000 awarded since 2009
- Paid to date
- $571,147
- Won without a fresh bid
- 19% of contract value · $228,000 · 3 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $290,186 · 46 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $442,056 · Sarah Henry, Deputy Director / Chief Curator
Part of
- Museum of the City of New York Nonprofit / institution family
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Mirram Group LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Budget Funding Support
- Budget - Funding for Programming
- Budget - Funding for programming
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).
- Social Studies PD and Direct Student Services Department of Education · MA104020109075970 · ended 2015 $435,000
- Social studies PD and direct student services Department of Education · MA104020179771362 · ended 2022 $310,000
- Professional Development of Non-Public Schools Department of Education · MA104020109075071 · ended 2011 $220,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020203026604 · ended 2020 $25,000
- CLOSEOUT Department of Education · CT104020183004747 · ended 2019 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020173027530 · ended 2017 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020163066473 · ended 2016 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020163058879 · ended 2016 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020163041193 · ended 2016 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020153055529 · ended 2015 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Ayala · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2025 $15,000
- Council District 8 CM Encarnacion · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $15,000
- Council District 8 CM Encarnacion · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2027 $15,000
- Local DCA · FY2010 $10,000
- Local DCA · FY2011 $10,000
- Family Programs & Resources CM Jordan · DCLA · FY2022 $10,000
- Field Trips CM Salaam · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2025 $10,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Menin · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2025 $10,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Menin · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $10,000
- Bilingual Education Initiatives & Weekend Programs CM Salaam · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $10,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Menin · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2027 $10,000
- Local DCLA · FY2015 $9,500
- Local DCLA · FY2017 $7,000
- Local DCLA · FY2018 $7,000
- Local DCLA · FY2016 $6,500
- Local DCLA · FY2017 $6,500
- Beyond Suffrage: 100 Years of Women and Politics in New York DCLA · FY2018 $6,500
- Chinatown Stories DCLA · FY2019 $6,000
- Boro Boro · DCLA · FY2013 $5,472
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2009 $5,000
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.
- Ayala FY2020-2025 · 4 awards $30,000
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 6 awards $30,000
- Julie Menin FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $30,000
- Elsie Encarnación FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $30,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2025-2026 · 2 awards $20,000
- Jordan FY2022 · 1 award $10,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
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.
- Sarah Henry Deputy Director / Chief Curator $442,056
- Osman Kurtulus Chief Financial Officer $272,058
- Keith Butler VP Of Development Through 12/2024 $254,144
- Gerard Gallagher Chief Operating Officer $235,239
- Sheryl Victor VP Of Marketing $223,405
- Henry Galindo Director Of Facilities $175,726
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +20% 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 Whitney W Donhauser · 13.17% of revenue $348,133
- FY2021 Whitney W Donhauser · 13.76% of revenue $457,434
- FY2022 Whitney Donhauser · 13.21% of revenue $465,525
- FY2023 Sarah Henry · 17.4% of revenue $442,056
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
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $249,920
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $140,726
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $100,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $100,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $100,000
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $99,893
- 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 Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $5,859