Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement, Inc.
Lobbying client
Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 12
- Filings (since 2024)
- 15
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $135,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $1,140,000 · 2 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $3,983,753 · 22 since 2017, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $4,039,886
- Won without a fresh bid
- 67% of contract value · $2,683,753 · 12 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,021,000 · 75 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $303,910 · Valerie Lewis, Executive Director
Lobbied these council members
- Shirley Aldebol Council Member, District 13 (Bronx)
- Oswald J. Feliz Council Member, District 15 (Bronx)
- Tiffany L. Cabán Council Member, District 22 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez Council Member, District 34 (Brooklyn)
- Crystal Hudson Council Member, District 35 (Brooklyn)
- Sandy Nurse Council Member, District 37 (Brooklyn)
- David M. Carr Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island/Brooklyn)
- 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
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Adrienne Adams
- Carlina Rivera
- Kristy Marmorato
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).
- Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020259577521 $690,000
- Professional Development in Arts Department of Education · MA104020259578465 $450,000
- IT & AV Systems, Pianos, Initial Outfitting for Third Street Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211423162 · ended 2026 $885,958
- Arts Education Services Department of Education · MA104020209079041 · ended 2025 $650,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201425729 · ended 2020 $218,600
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211424125 · ended 2021 $217,250
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191418523 · ended 2019 $216,195
- Funding to support programming and arts education Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268804743 · ended 2026 $213,750
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181419989 · ended 2018 $167,000
- Funding will support programming and arts education Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238807680 · ended 2023 $43,000
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.
- IT & AV Systems, Pianos, Initial Outfitting for Third Street Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 $429,458
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2020 · 2 payments $218,119
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2021 · 2 payments $217,520
- IT & AV Systems, Pianos, Initial Outfitting for Third Street Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2024 $89,983
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 $43,450
- Funding to support programming and arts education Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 $26,000
- COMPETITIVE GRANT-SERVICES Department of Education · FY2023 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · FY2026 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Third Street Partners CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2026 $50,000
- Third Street Partners CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $35,000
- Third Street Partners CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $35,000
- Third Street Partners CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2027 $35,000
- Campos Plaza Community Center CM Rivera · Community Safety and Victim Services · DCLA · FY2024 $25,000
- Campos Plaza Community Center CM Rivera · Community Safety and Victim Services · DCLA · FY2025 $25,000
- Campos Plaza Community Center CM Epstein · Community Safety and Victim Services · DCLA · FY2026 $25,000
- Campos Plaza Community Center - Council District 2 CM Epstein · Community Safety and Victim Services · DCLA · FY2027 $25,000
- East Village Community School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Public School 188M Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2011 $20,000
- East Village Community School (315) Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2011 $20,000
- P.S. 101 The Verrazano Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2016 $20,000
- High School of Language and Innovation (11X509) CM Velazquez · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Public School 019M Asher Levy (01M019) CM Rivera · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Local CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2023 $20,000
- Bronx Park Middle School (11X556) CM Marmorato · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala (08X071) CM Marmorato · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 019M Asher Levy (01M019) CM Rivera · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 071X Rose E. Scala (08X071) CM Marmorato · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2025 $20,000
- Public School 089X Bronx (11X089) CM Marmorato · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2025 $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.
- Rivera FY2020-2025 · 12 awards $158,000
- Harvey D. Epstein FY2026-2027 · 8 awards $151,000
- Marmorato FY2024-2025 · 5 awards $86,000
- Shirley Aldebol FY2026-2027 · 4 awards $80,000
- Sandy Nurse FY2023-2026 · 7 awards $70,000
- Christopher Marte FY2023-2027 · 8 awards $65,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2024-2027 · 4 awards $40,000
- Velazquez FY2023 · 2 awards $26,000
- Keith Powers FY2023-2026 · 4 awards $20,000
- 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 (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Valerie Lewis Executive Director $303,910
- Seerojnee Henry Director Of Finance & Administration $204,752
- Loyi Malu Director Of Student Services $186,812
- Nancy Morgan Chief Program Officer $172,649
- Tammy Dunn Director Of Early Childhood $151,384
- Patrick Pierre Director Of Facilities & Operations $146,192
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +4% 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 Valerie Lewis · 14.65% of revenue $258,750
- FY2021 Valerie Lewis · 12.22% of revenue $267,488
- FY2022 Valerie Lewis · 10.99% of revenue $286,785
- FY2023 Valerie Lewis · 14.17% of revenue $303,910
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
- Crystal Hudson It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Jennifer Gutiérrez It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Julie Menin 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 $40,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $20,000