Health Science Center at Brooklyn Foundation, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Health Science Center at Brooklyn Foundation is a private nonprofit affiliated with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, serving as the university's primary philanthropic, administrative, and staffing support arm, with more than 3,400 employees and $321 million in annual revenue. With 15 filings since 2024, the foundation lobbied four Brooklyn council members through Yoswein New York, Inc. on state funding for SUNY Downstate, which faced potential closure in early 2024 before New York State committed more than $1 billion to modernize the hospital.
- Council members lobbied
- 4
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $459,000
Lobbied these council members
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Darlene Mealy Council Member, District 41 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Mercedes Narcisse Council Member, District 46 (Brooklyn)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Yoswein New York, Inc. Lobbyist firm
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- State Issue - BUdget issues for SUNY hospital
- State Issue - State funding for SUNY Downstate - updates
- State Issue - State hospital funding