Studio in a School Association

City-funded organization

Studio in a School Association is a visual-arts education nonprofit founded in 1977 by philanthropist Agnes Gund, which places professional artists in New York City public school classrooms and says it serves nearly 30,000 students a year, per its own website. In city funding it works mainly with the Department of Education, which has awarded $26 million across 41 registered contracts since 2007 (including a current $480,000 professional-learning-services renewal), and the Department of Cultural Affairs; it has also received $4.7 million in City Council discretionary funding across 170 awards, funded every fiscal year since FY2009. Citywide, 27% of the contract value it has won, $7.1 million across 21 contracts, was awarded without a fresh competitive bid; its top-paid officer in FY2023, per its IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, was Thomas Cahill (listed as President, Studio Institute) at $367,082.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$480,000 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$26,373,445 · 41 since 2007, incl. expired
Paid to date
$27,183,344
Won without a fresh bid
27% of contract value · $7,073,445 · 21 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$4,676,863 · 170 awards
Funding history
Funded every year since FY2009 (19 years running)
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$367,082 · Thomas Cahill, President - Studio Institute

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 (FY2023). 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 -17% 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.

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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