Museum of Chinese in the Americas
Lobbying client
Museum of Chinese in the Americas, Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 1
- Filings (since 2024)
- 6
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $105,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $2,719,500 awarded since 2007
- Paid to date
- $2,469,418
- Won without a fresh bid
- 91% of contract value · $2,469,500 · 2 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $180,000 · 16 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 9 years (FY2015–FY2026); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $268,314 · Michael Lee, President
Lobbied these council members
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- JMG Strategies Inc. Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Education City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Funding
- Budget - NYC Capital and Expense Budget Resolutions
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).
- INITIAL OUTFITTING, INSTALL. OF FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT Department of Design and Construction · CT185020090029495 · ended 2010 $2,465,500
- ARTS EDUCATION SERVICES Department of Education · MA104020099975116 · ended 2012 $250,000
- ACTIVITIES AND SUPPLIES AWARD # FY11 BP0055 Department for the Aging · CT112520111448121 · ended 2011 $4,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Middle School 131 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2015 $20,000
- School for Global Leaders Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- The School for Global Leaders Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
- The School for Global Leaders Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2019 $20,000
- School for Global Leaders (01M378) CM Chin · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2020 $20,000
- School for Global Leaders (01M378) CM Chin · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2021 $20,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Chin · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $10,000
- Cultural Immigrant Initiative CM Chin · Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2021 $10,000
- Local DCLA · FY2016 $5,000
- Local DCLA · FY2017 $5,000
- Local DCLA · FY2018 $5,000
- Local DCLA · FY2019 $5,000
- Local CM Chin · DCLA · FY2020 $5,000
- Local CM Chin · DCLA · FY2021 $5,000
- Local CM Marte · DCLA · FY2022 $5,000
- Local CM Epstein · DCLA · FY2026 $5,000
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.
- Chin FY2020-2021 · 6 awards $70,000
- Christopher Marte FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Harvey D. Epstein FY2026 · 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.
- Michael Lee President $268,314
- Nina Curley Interim Executive Director $240,000
- Herb Tam Curator And Director Of Ex $110,359
- Yue Ma Director Of Collections An $101,182
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +176% 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 Nancy Yao Maasbach · 1.78% of revenue $260,486
- FY2021 Nancy Yao Maasbach · 3.25% of revenue $314,540
- FY2022 Nancy Yao Maasbach · 8.37% of revenue $268,315
- FY2023 Nina Curley · 18.98% of revenue $230,000
- FY2024 Michael Lee · 1.66% of revenue $268,314
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 Archives and Records Administration 89.003 National Historical Publications and Records Grants · National Historical Publications and Records Commission · Grant $149,400
- National Endowment for the Humanities 45.163 Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $131,227
- National Endowment for the Arts 45.024 Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals · National Endowment for the Arts · Grant $23,000
- 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 Humanities 45.149 Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $10,000