Brooklyn Historical Society
City-funded organization
Brooklyn Historical Society, City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Standardized Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $4,134,580 awarded since 2009
- Paid to date
- $3,852,255
- Won without a fresh bid
- 82% of contract value · $3,374,580 · 22 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,474,016 · 134 awards
- Funding history
- Funded 13 years (FY2009–FY2021); not in FY2027
- Top officer pay (FY2022)
- $336,770 · Karen Sheehan - Until 61323, CFO
Holds contracts at
- Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
- Department of Education City agency
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).
- IPOF Exhibition Systems for BHS and WHC Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620131408438 · ended 2017 $818,320
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201417721 · ended 2020 $273,760
- Social Studies PD and Direct Student Services Department of Education · MA104020109076525 · ended 2015 $265,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191413141 · ended 2019 $224,250
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181412893 · ended 2018 $207,500
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211424864 · ended 2021 $199,500
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201424430 · ended 2020 $180,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191418512 · ended 2019 $180,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620121418321 · ended 2012 $168,000
- SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620171412063 · ended 2017 $167,220
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Local DCA · FY2012 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2019 $25,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2020 $25,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DCLA · FY2021 $25,000
- The Robert Fulton School Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Public School 217K Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2010 $20,000
- Public School 217K Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2011 $20,000
- Public School 16K Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2011 $20,000
- Public School 276 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2012 $20,000
- Public School 312 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCA · FY2012 $20,000
- PS 133 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2013 $20,000
- Public School 276 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2013 $20,000
- Public School 312 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2013 $20,000
- PS 32 Samuel Mills Sprole Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2013 $20,000
- PS 32 Samuel Mills Sprole Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2014 $20,000
- Public School 276 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2014 $20,000
- Public School 312 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2014 $20,000
- Public School 312 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2016 $20,000
- Public School /MS 282 Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
- PS 307K Cultural After-School Adventure (CASA) · DCLA · FY2017 $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.
- Stephen Levin FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $67,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $37,000
- D. Diaz FY2020 · 2 awards $30,000
- Deutsch FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Barron FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Maisel FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Eugene FY2020 · 1 award $20,000
- Cornegy FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Cumbo FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2022). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Karen Sheehan - Until 61323 CFO $336,770
- Heather Malin - Until 61323 Director $236,384
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed -80% from FY2020 to FY2022. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Deborah Schwartz · 15.98% of revenue $359,865
- FY2021 Karen Sheehan · 12.98% of revenue $62,351
- FY2022 Karen Sheehan - Until 61323 · 8.17% of revenue $65,433
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 Endowment for the Humanities 45.149 Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access · National Endowment for the Humanities · Grant $133,044