Marquis Studios

City-funded organization

Marquis Studios is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, founded in 1977 by David Marquis, that brings multidisciplinary arts education, theater, dance, visual art and music, into New York City public schools through teaching artists, reaching roughly 25,000 students a year with an emphasis on economically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities. It has held New York City Department of Education Arts Education Services contracts, mostly RFP-awarded, with none active as of August 2026 (its last, a $2,820,000 renewal not re-bid, ended in 2026), and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs grants for Support Grantees Mission and Cultural Events, together totaling $18 million awarded since 2007; 47% of that contract value ($8.2 million across 10 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It has also received $11,311,225 in City Council discretionary funding across 567 awards, funded every year since FY2009, and its Executive Director Paula Heitman was reported paid $166,030 in FY2024 per the organization's IRS Form 990.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts
none active as of 2026-08-22 · $17,575,833 awarded since 2007
Paid to date
$24,263,766
Won without a fresh bid
47% of contract value · $8,200,000 · 10 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$11,311,225 · 567 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$166,030 · Paula Heitman, Executive Director.
Based in
Brooklyn, NY

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 +42% 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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