Intrepid Museum Foundation
Lobbying client
The Intrepid Museum Foundation runs the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, a privately operated nonprofit built around the retired aircraft carrier USS Intrepid at Pier 86 on the Hudson River, which also displays the space shuttle Enterprise and a former British Airways Concorde and draws more than a million visitors a year. It has filed 15 lobbying disclosures since 2024, registering citywide and lobbying all 51 council members through Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies on city budget funding, and has received $5,534,630 in city contracts since 2008, though none are currently active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $142,500
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $5,534,630 awarded since 2008
- Paid to date
- $4,869,574
- Won without a fresh bid
- 82% of contract value · $4,511,680 · 22 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $5,944,127 · 276 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $739,833 · Susan Marenoff-Zausner, President
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Department of Education City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Administration for Children's Services City agency
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - NYC Budget
- Budget - budget advocacy
- Budget - budget appropriations
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).
- Math and Science Professional Development Department of Education · MA104020109076811 · ended 2014 $415,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191427589 · ended 2019 $340,000
- Social Studies PD and Direct Student Services Department of Education · MA104020159572696 · ended 2019 $285,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201425939 · ended 2020 $280,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181423382 · ended 2018 $280,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211425698 · ended 2021 $279,500
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201425731 · ended 2020 $264,760
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620151416463 · ended 2015 $240,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620131418974 · ended 2013 $240,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620121436159 · ended 2012 $240,000
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.
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2020 · 5 payments $731,196
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 · 4 payments $379,500
- VENUE TO HOST CPS FAMILY EVENT Administration for Children's Services · FY2020 $75,465
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2021 $52,950
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2021 $100,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2022 $100,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2023 $80,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2024 $80,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2025 $80,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2026 $80,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2027 $80,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2020 $60,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2019 $40,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2020 $30,000
- Intrepid Education and Career Pathways CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2027 $30,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DCLA · FY2022 $25,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DCLA · FY2023 $25,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DCLA · FY2024 $25,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DCLA · FY2025 $25,000
- Afterschool Enrichment Initiative Afterschool Enrichment Initiative · DCLA · FY2026 $25,000
- Public School 33M Chelsea Prep Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Public School 185K Walter Kassenbrock School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Intermediate School 204Q Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
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 · 18 awards $320,000
- Borelli FY2020-2025 · 15 awards $300,000
- Holden FY2020-2025 · 15 awards $298,000
- Brannan FY2020-2026 · 13 awards $260,000
- Erik Bottcher FY2022-2026 · 9 awards $180,000
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 7 awards $140,000
- Ulrich FY2020-2021 · 6 awards $120,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 6 awards $120,000
- Julie Won FY2022-2027 · 5 awards $100,000
- Phil Wong FY2026-2027 · 5 awards $85,000
- Julie Menin FY2022-2025 · 4 awards $80,000
- Kalman Yeger FY2022-2025 · 4 awards $80,000
- Ayala FY2023-2025 · 3 awards $60,000
- Inna Vernikov FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $50,000
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $40,000
- Johnson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $40,000
- Susan Zhuang FY2024 · 2 awards $40,000
- Simcha Felder FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $40,000
- Kayla Santosuosso FY2027 · 2 awards $40,000
- Carl Wilson FY2027 · 2 awards $40,000
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.
- Susan Marenoff-Zausner President $739,833
- Patricia Beene-Colasanti CFO/CAO $439,679
- Matthew Woods SVP Engineering/Facilities $434,981
- Marc Lowitz SVP Business Development $385,025
- David A Winters Executive Vice President $371,048
- Lynda Kennedy VP, Education & Evaluation $340,443
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +30% 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 Susan Marenoff-Zausner · 49.23% of revenue $648,235
- FY2021 Susan Marenoff-Zausner · 18.58% of revenue $591,636
- FY2022 Susan Marenoff-Zausner · 17.37% of revenue $717,501
- FY2023 Susan Marenoff-Zausner · 18.82% of revenue $739,833
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
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.251 Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants · Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development · Grant $750,000
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.312 National Leadership Grants · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $750,000
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.312 National Leadership Grants · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $392,515
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $250,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.130 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $204,666
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $193,073
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.163 Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $162,382
- Institute of Museum and Library Services 45.301 Museums for America · Institute of Museum and Library Services · Grant $151,546
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 43.008 Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM) · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Grant $40,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.164 Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $30,000
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.130 Promotion of the Humanities Challenge Grants · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $25,000