Chamber of Commerce Borough of Queens
Lobbying client
Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens Inc, doing business as the Queens Chamber of Commerce, is a business association founded in 1911 that promotes commerce and represents businesses across the borough of Queens, New York. It has filed 15 NYC lobbying disclosures since 2024, registered citywide rather than with specific council members, through the lobbying firms Driscoll Group, Inc. and Lemma Strategies Inc. The filings cover capital and discretionary city budget funding for the chamber's own operations and programming.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 16
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $228,000
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $8,012,479 · 220 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $262,607 · Thomas Grech, President/CEO
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Driscoll Group, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- Lemma Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Capital and Discretionary Budget Funding
- Budget - Funding for organizational operations and programming.
- Budget - Funding kksksksksksk
- Budget - NYC Capital and Expense Budget Resolutions
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2022 $304,669
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2023 $304,669
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2024 $304,669
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2025 $304,669
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2026 $304,669
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2027 $304,669
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2023 $250,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2024 $250,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2020 $240,900
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2021 $204,765
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2019 $203,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2022 $200,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2025 $175,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2026 $175,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · SBS · FY2027 $175,000
- Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance Chamber on the Go and Small Business Assistance · SBS · FY2018 $150,000
- Local CM Speaker · SBS · FY2020 $125,000
- Five Borough Chamber Alliance Five Borough Chamber Alliance · SBS · FY2022 $125,000
- Five Borough Chamber Alliance Five Borough Chamber Alliance · SBS · FY2023 $125,000
- Five Borough Chamber Alliance Five Borough Chamber Alliance · SBS · FY2024 $125,000
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.
- Joann Ariola FY2022-2027 · 37 awards $414,900
- Vickie Paladino FY2022-2027 · 15 awards $374,500
- Linda Lee FY2022-2027 · 13 awards $350,000
- Adams FY2020-2026 · 8 awards $165,000
- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers FY2021-2027 · 9 awards $100,000
- Grodenchik FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $80,000
- Nantasha M. Williams FY2022-2026 · 8 awards $77,500
- Holden FY2020-2025 · 10 awards $72,500
- Vallone FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $70,000
- Lynn C. Schulman FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $55,000
- Ulrich FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $50,000
- Sandra Ung FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $36,000
- Phil Wong FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $31,500
- Shekar Krishnan FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $30,000
- Tiffany L. Cabán FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $28,000
- Shanel Thomas-Henry FY2027 · 1 award $20,000
- Ty Hankerson FY2027 · 1 award $20,000
- Donovan Richards FY2020 · 1 award $18,000
- Miller FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $15,000
- Koo FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $12,000
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.
- Thomas Grech President/CEO $262,607
- Joanne Persad Chief Operations Officer $170,404
- Brendan Leavy VP, Business Development $149,366
- Richard J Grebinger CFO $129,560
- Rae Anna Persad COO $118,886
- Arlene Diangkinay Financial Controller $105,747
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +285% from FY2020 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.
- FY2020 Grech Thomas · 10.11% of revenue $169,182
- FY2021 Grech Thomas · 9.63% of revenue $197,275
- FY2022 Grech Thomas · 15.34% of revenue $220,091
- FY2023 Thomas Grech · 16.84% of revenue $224,473
- FY2024 Thomas Grech · 19.56% of revenue $262,607