The Broadway League Inc.
Lobbying client
The Broadway League is the national trade association for the Broadway theater industry, representing theater owners, operators, producers and general managers, founded in 1930. Through Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies and Greenberg Traurig, it filed 14 lobbying reports and lobbied 51 City Council members between 2024 and 2026, spending $216,000, on budget advocacy including funding and operational issues affecting Broadway theaters. The League has held $1,934,612.50 in registered city contracts since 2010, though none are currently active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 14
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $216,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $1,934,612 awarded since 2010
- Paid to date
- $1,806,223
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $1,934,612 · 16 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,954,500 · 73 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $617,304 · Charlotte St Martin, President, thru 02/2024
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Securing funding from the NYC Council and troubleshooting issues relating to the operations of Broadway theaters
- Budget - budget advocacy
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).
- To support the Broadway Bridges Program for Bayside HS Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258801961 · ended 2026 $635,625
- Funds to support the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201415392 · ended 2020 $274,500
- To support the Broadway Bridges Program. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248802130 · ended 2023 $169,500
- To support Broadway Bridges program Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020228806854 · ended 2022 $152,000
- To support the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020218800221 · ended 2021 $123,000
- Funds to support the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020191418031 · ended 2019 $120,500
- Funds for the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020181424452 · ended 2018 $115,500
- Funds to help pay for Family First Nights program. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020180002882 · ended 2017 $107,000
- BROADWAY BRIDGES PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820238804943 · ended 2024 $79,988
- To support children in developing a appreciation for arts Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020131412257 · ended 2013 $37,500
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.
- Funds to support the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 2 payments $274,500
- To support the Broadway Bridges Program for Bayside HS Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 4 payments $258,550
- To support the Broadway Bridges Program for Bayside HS Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 5 payments $177,955
- To support the Broadway Bridges Program. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 4 payments $169,300
- To support Broadway Bridges program Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 3 payments $106,562
- To support the Family First Nights program in CD 23. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 $86,100
- BROADWAY BRIDGES PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2023 · 2 payments $79,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2020 $250,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $150,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2024 $150,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2025 $150,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $150,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $150,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2022 $125,000
- Local DYCD · FY2017 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2018 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2019 $100,000
- Broadway Bridges CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2021 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2010 $30,000
- Local DYCD · FY2011 $25,000
- Family First Night DYCD · FY2009 $15,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2015 $11,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2016 $11,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Local DYCD · FY2013 $10,000
- Youth Youth · DYCD · FY2014 $10,000
- Youth CM Powers · Youth · DYCD · FY2021 $10,000
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.
- Vickie Paladino FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $48,500
- Keith Powers FY2020-2026 · 8 awards $48,000
- Linda Lee FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $34,000
- Vallone FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $15,000
- Grodenchik FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $14,000
- Levine FY2020 · 1 award $5,000
- Carmen N. De La Rosa FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Yusef Salaam FY2025 · 1 award $5,000
- Virginia Maloney FY2027 · 1 award $5,000
- Rodriguez FY2021 · 1 award $3,500
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.
- Charlotte St Martin President, thru 02/2024 $617,304
- Jason Laks president eff. 2/24, interim before 2/24 $560,711
- Ellen Greenwald Chief Marketing Officer $364,427
- Christopher Brockmeyer Director. Employee Benefits $338,132
- Cheryl Phillips Chief Financial Officer $274,045
- Alison Corinotis Assistant. Director Labor Relations $270,752
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +96% 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 Charlotte St Martin · 68.48% of revenue $489,283
- FY2021 Charlotte St Martin · 25.31% of revenue $542,323
- FY2022 Charlotte St Martin · 26.46% of revenue $615,036
- FY2023 Charlotte St Martin · 28.91% of revenue $617,304