Canvas Institute Inc.
Lobbying client
Canvas Institute Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 51 (citywide)
- Filings (since 2024)
- 6
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $25,000 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $890,351 · 22 since 2021, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $673,366
- Won without a fresh bid
- 46% of contract value · $411,250 · 4 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $765,000 · 34 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2022 (6 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $102,000 · Bobby Digi Olisa, President
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Bolton-St. Johns, LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Advocating for operational and capital funding in the State and City budgets.
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).
- YEAR-END PRIOR YEAR CANCELLATIONS Department of Education · CT104020253025458 $25,000
- Funding will help cover the costs for staffing, equipment, s Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020268808601 · ended 2026 $281,250
- Support arts enrichment to students through after-school. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801889 · ended 2022 $75,000
- Project Pivot - Tottenville HS- Counseling & Mentor Department of Education · MA104020239379005 · ended 2023 $54,101
- Support anti-violence and conflict resolution programs Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020258807443 · ended 2023 $50,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020263067828 · ended 2026 $25,000
- CANCELED AS PER DIRECTOR Department of Education · CT104020263049425 · ended 2026 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020263045675 · ended 2026 $25,000
- 3 BIDS-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020253038671 · ended 2025 $25,000
- NEGOTIATED SERVICES-SERVICES Department of Education · CT104020253029927 · ended 2025 $25,000
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.
- Funding will help cover the costs for staffing, equipment, s Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2027 $55,116
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Media mentorship programs for local youth CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2024 $75,000
- Media mentorship programs for local youth CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2025 $75,000
- Media mentorship programs for local youth CM Speaker · DYCD · FY2026 $75,000
- Media mentorship programs for local youth CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2027 $75,000
- Community Safety and Victim Services CM Hanks · Community Safety and Victim Services · DYCD · FY2023 $50,000
- Intermediate School 72R (31R072) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2022 $20,000
- Public School 003R The Margaret Gioiosa School (31R003) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2022 $20,000
- Public School 16R (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2022 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R (31R072) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Public School 016R John J. Driscoll (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- The David Marquis School of the Arts (75R037) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2023 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R (31R072) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Public School 016R John J. Driscoll (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- The David Marquis School of the Arts (75R037) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2024 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R (31R072) CM Borelli · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2025 $20,000
- Public School 016R John J. Driscoll (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2025 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R Rocco Laurie (31R072) CM Morano · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2026 $20,000
- Public School 016R John J. Driscoll (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2026 $20,000
- Public School 016R John J. Driscoll (31R016) CM Hanks · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2027 $20,000
- Intermediate School 72R Rocco Laurie (31R072) CM Morano · Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DYCD · FY2027 $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.
- Kamillah Hanks FY2022-2027 · 15 awards $240,000
- Borelli FY2022-2025 · 7 awards $140,000
- David M. Carr FY2025-2027 · 6 awards $45,000
- Frank Morano FY2026-2027 · 2 awards $40,000
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.
- Bobby Digi Olisa President $102,000
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +89% from FY2023 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.
- FY2023 Bobby Digi Olisa · 22.07% of revenue $45,000
- FY2024 Bobby Digi Olisa · 25.97% of revenue $102,000