New York Foundation For The Arts

City-funded organization

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a nonprofit founded in 1971 by the New York State Council on the Arts to support individual artists through fellowships, fiscal sponsorship and professional development programs. It has no active NYC contracts as of August 2026, but the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Department of Cultural Affairs have awarded it $21.6 million since 2010, largely to administer the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) grant program. Its largest contract, "RENEWAL #1 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM" ($10.5 million), was a renewal awarded without a fresh bid, while "MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION- AMENDMENT NO.1" ($6.2 million) was competitively awarded via RFP; overall, 72% of its contract value ($15.5 million across 14 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It also received nine City Council discretionary grants totaling $103,525 (FY2009-FY2027) and several Department of Cultural Affairs "Support Grantees Mission and Cultural Events" grants. Per its FY2023 IRS Form 990 (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer), CEO Michael L. Royce was paid $450,438 that year.

Industry (per city contracts)

Professional Services

City contracts

none active as of 2026-08-22 · $21,646,260 awarded since 2010

Paid to date

$19,473,554

Won without a fresh bid

72% of contract value · $15,484,315 · 14 contracts

Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)

$103,525 · 9 awards

Funding history

Funded 4 years (FY2015–FY2018); not in FY2027

Top officer pay (FY2023)

$450,438 · Michael L Royce, Chief Executive Officer

Holds contracts at

• Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
• Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications City agency

Funded by these agencies

• Department of Cultural Affairs City agency
• Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications 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).

• RENEWAL #1 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820228800705 · ended 2023 $10,500,000
• MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION- AMENDMENT NO.1 Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820190003266 · ended 2021 $6,156,945
• RENEWAL #2 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · CT185820248806144 · ended 2026 $1,761,500
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620201417602 · ended 2020 $462,740
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620121427603 · ended 2012 $366,175
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620171417299 · ended 2017 $296,040
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620191413822 · ended 2019 $280,000
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620181414244 · ended 2018 $275,000
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620141412145 · ended 2014 $262,565
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · CT112620211425584 · ended 2021 $262,500

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.

• RENEWAL #1 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2022 · 2 payments $5,500,000
• MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION- AMENDMENT NO.1 Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2022 $1,500,000
• MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION- AMENDMENT NO.1 Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2020 · 2 payments $1,453,720
• RENEWAL #1 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2023 · 4 payments $1,321,836
• RENEWAL #2 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2024 · 2 payments $985,000
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2020 · 2 payments $426,195
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2022 · 2 payments $262,500
• RENEWAL #2 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2026 $151,500
• MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2020 · 2 payments $113,802
• SUPPORT GRANTEES MISSION AND CULTURAL EVENTS Department of Cultural Affairs · FY2021 $92,545
• MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION- AMENDMENT NO.1 Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2021 · 2 payments $82,260
• RENEWAL #1 - MOME GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications · FY2024 $48,372

Discretionary funding received

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

• Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2017 $20,000
• Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2018 $20,000
• Cultural Immigrant Initiative Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2016 $15,625
• CaribBeing Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2015 $14,700
• CaribBeing Cultural Immigrant Initiative · DCLA · FY2015 $14,700
• caribBEING DCLA · FY2015 $8,000
• Ballroom Basix DOE · FY2016 $5,000
• caribBEING DCLA · FY2015 $3,500
• Local DCLA · FY2015 $2,000

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

• Michael L Royce Chief Executive Officer $450,438
• Sebastiano Vitale Director Of Finance & Administration $165,953
• Fred Humphrey Chief Operating Officer $118,099
• Mohammad Usman Director Of Technologies $106,986
• Lindsay Smilow Director Of Development $101,923

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +23% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

• FY2020 Michael L Royce · 6.96% of revenue $388,710
• FY2021 Michael L Royce · 2.22% of revenue $380,155
• FY2022 Michael L Royce · 6.12% of revenue $439,493
• FY2023 Michael L Royce · 5.88% of revenue $450,438

Sources

• New York Foundation For The Arts on Checkbook NYC
• 990 filing (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)