The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for the benefit of The State University of New York
Lobbying client
The Research Foundation for SUNY is the private nonprofit that administers sponsored research, grants and technology-transfer operations for the State University of New York system, including SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn. It filed 3 lobbying disclosures in 2024 through Kasirer LLC on "A Stronger Downstate," the state's more-than-$1 billion plan to renovate SUNY Downstate's hospital and expand services in Central Brooklyn, lobbying one council member, Rita C. Joseph, with compensation totaling $30,000. It has drawn $19.88 million in city contracts since 2006, including $2.14 million currently active as of August 2026.
- Council members lobbied
- 1
- Filings (since 2024)
- 3
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $30,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $2,141,142 · 4 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $19,882,179 · 57 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $14,006,601
- Won without a fresh bid
- 92% of contract value · $18,370,348 · 45 contracts
- Based in
- Albany, NY (NY State)
Lobbied these council members
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kasirer LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Design and Construction City agency
- Department of Education City agency
- Department of Environmental Protection City agency
- Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City agency
- Department of Transportation City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- State Issue - Stronger SUNY Downstate
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).
- DDCTOWNGN, Renewal of Academic Consortium Contract for Town Department of Design and Construction · MMA185020268801552 $2,000,000
- BWS Suny CSBI Intern program 6019324X Department of Environmental Protection · CT182620268806571 $79,382
- Public Health/preventive medicine Residency program Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620221411776 $42,029
- Online continuing education course on preventive dental serv Department of Health and Mental Hygiene · CT181620261403136 $19,731
- PRE-K SERVICES FOR DISABILITIES STUDENTS. Department of Education · MA104020089871113 · ended 2012 $5,040,000
- Town & Gown Academic Research Requirements Contract Department of Design and Construction · MMA185020166200091 · ended 2025 $5,000,001
- CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (WITH RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY) Department of Environmental Protection · CT182620070007876 · ended 2011 $1,000,000
- PURCHASE & INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS -SUNY DOWNSTATE MED CTR Department of Transportation · CT184120121417763 · ended 2017 $992,595
- STEM Summer enrichment program Department of Education · CT104020119155796 · ended 2010 $695,556
- UPK-Universal Pre-Kindergarten Sevice Department of Education · CT104020159553651 · ended 2017 $582,012
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
- Rita C. Joseph It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 2 agencies in their committees' jurisdiction