Theatre Development Fund, Inc.
Lobbying client
Theatre Development Fund, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 21
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $150,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $3,549,845 awarded since 2010
- Paid to date
- $2,936,744
- Won without a fresh bid
- 81% of contract value · $2,868,595 · 11 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,429,200 · 74 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 17 years (FY2009–FY2027), including each of the last 11
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $369,600 · Deeksha Gaur, Executive Director
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- James F. Gennaro Council Member, District 24 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Nantasha M. Williams Council Member, District 27 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Kayla Santosuosso Council Member, District 47 (Brooklyn)
- Virginia Maloney Council Member, District 4 (Manhattan)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- Frank Morano Council Member, District 51 (Staten Island)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- CMW Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Department of Education City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Carlina Rivera
- Erik Bottcher
- Joe Borelli
- Justin Brannan
- Keith Powers
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding
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).
- Professional Development for Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020129271976 · ended 2016 $631,250
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201420573 · ended 2020 $431,690
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620171418212 · ended 2017 $424,700
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211422771 · ended 2021 $418,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191414499 · ended 2019 $370,420
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181414166 · ended 2018 $304,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620151413886 · ended 2015 $215,800
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620141410963 · ended 2014 $151,735
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620131411330 · ended 2013 $151,450
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620161410217 · ended 2016 $150,000
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 · 3 payments $419,439
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2021 · 2 payments $311,335
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 $83,600
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2021 $110,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2022 $110,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2020 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2021 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2022 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2023 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2024 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2025 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2026 $100,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2027 $100,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2023 $88,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2024 $88,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2025 $88,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2026 $88,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2027 $88,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2017 $85,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2018 $85,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2019 $85,000
- Autism Awareness Autism Awareness · DCLA · FY2020 $85,000
- Veterans Community Development Veterans Community Development · DCLA · FY2018 $50,000
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.
- Julie Menin FY2023-2027 · 10 awards $100,000
- Borelli FY2023-2025 · 3 awards $31,500
- Eric Dinowitz FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $30,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $23,000
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 3 awards $15,000
- Oswald J. Feliz FY2021-2022 · 2 awards $15,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2024-2025 · 2 awards $12,000
- Ampry-Samuel FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Levine FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Ritchie Torres FY2020 · 1 award $5,000
- Darlene Mealy FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- 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 (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Deeksha Gaur Executive Director $369,600
- Michael Naumann Managing Director $316,741
- Julian Christenberry Director, Ticketing Programs $249,302
- Owen Wiles Vice-President, Finance & Administration $239,525
- William Roeder Tkts Head Treasurer $229,269
- Whitney Estrin Vice-President, Development $224,569
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +92% 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 Victoria Bailey · 16.2% of revenue $245,991
- FY2021 Victoria Bailey · 12.13% of revenue $312,938
- FY2022 Victoria Bailey · 16.81% of revenue $386,647
- FY2024 Deeksha Gaur · 9.93% of revenue $369,600
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
- Crystal Hudson 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
- James F. Gennaro It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Nantasha M. Williams It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Shekar Krishnan It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Virginia Maloney It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency 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 Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $55,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $50,000