The Simons Foundation, Inc.
Lobbying client
The Simons Foundation is a private science-research philanthropy founded in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons, based in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, where it funds research in mathematics and the basic sciences and runs its own research division, the Flatiron Institute. Its lobbying filings from 2024-2025 cover land use and real estate determination approvals tied to its properties at 160-162 Fifth Avenue, reporting $311,086.50 in compensation to Kasirer LLC and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. The filings show contact with one City Council member, Erik Bottcher, and no city contracts.
- Council members lobbied
- 1
- Filings (since 2024)
- 24
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $311,086
Part of
- Simons Foundation Nonprofit / institution family
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Higgins Quasebarth & Partners, LLC Lobbyist firm
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Erik Bottcher
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Determination of Board or Commission - Community Board #5 (M) Landmarks Committee review for LPC Certificate of Appropriateness application for 160-162 Fifth Avenue.
- Determination of Board or Commission - Land use approvals regarding property located at 160 – 162 Fifth Avenue
- Determination of Board or Commission - Land use approvals regarding property located at 160-162 Fifth Avenue
- Determination of Board or Commission - Real Estate Issues
- Determination of Board or Commission - Real estate approvals