Anthology Film Archives Inc

City-funded organization

Anthology Film Archives Inc is a nonprofit film archive and screening venue. It holds a NYC Department of Design and Construction grant for the renovation and expansion of its building, contract CT185020251416726, valued at $10,662,000, with $15,000 paid to date. The organization has also received $23,500 in NYC Council discretionary funding across three awards since FY2010, including $5,000 from Council Member Harvey Epstein in FY2027, plus federal grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts. Executive Director John Mhiripiri was paid $55,000 in FY2024, 3.66% of the organization's revenue that year.

Industry (per city contracts)
Construction Services
City contracts (active)
$10,662,000 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$10,677,000 · 2 since 2010, incl. expired
Paid to date
$15,000
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $10,677,000 · 2 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$23,500 · 3 awards
Funding history
Funded 3 years (FY2010–FY2027)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$55,000 · John Mhiripiri, Executive Director

Holds contracts at

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).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

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.

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.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +39% 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.

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

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