Steven Matteo
Former Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island); minority leader
Steven Matteo is a Former Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island); minority leader.
- Served
- Council Member, District 50 (Staten Island); minority leader, 2014-2021
- After the Council
- Executive Director, United Activities Unlimited
- Pay there (FY2023 filing)
- $383,018
- Discretionary sponsored (FY2020-2021)
- $3,630,000 · 105 organizations
After the Council
Left the Council at the end of 2021 and became Executive Director of United Activities Unlimited, a Staten Island nonprofit he had sponsored discretionary funding for while in office. The organization continues to receive discretionary money from Staten Island members and the Speaker. Role and pay
- United Activities Unlimited Executive Director · since 2022 $383,018 (FY2023)
Discretionary funding they sponsored
Organizations this member steered City Council discretionary (member-item) money to (FY2020-2021), largest first. From the Council's Schedule C funded disclosure (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is named). Organizations with a profile here link through.
- Staten Island Economic Development Corporation FY2020-2021 · 15 awards $320,000
- Where to Turn FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $300,000
- Sundog Theatre FY2020-2021 · 11 awards $210,000
- Staten Island Zoological Society, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 10 awards $200,000
- Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 10 awards $135,000
- Catholic Charities of Staten Island FY2020-2021 · 7 awards $135,000
- Community Agency for Senior Citizens, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $100,000
- Staten Island Community Services Friendship Clubs, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $100,000
- Department of Sanitation FY2020 · 3 awards $95,000
- Staten Island Historical Society FY2020-2021 · 6 awards $95,000
- Lifestyles for the Disabled, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 7 awards $91,000
- Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden FY2020-2021 · 8 awards $88,000
- IlluminArt Productions FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $80,000
- Staten Island Children's Museum FY2020-2021 · 5 awards $70,000
- Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $70,000
- Legal Services NYC FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $70,000
- Department of Education FY2020-2021 · 11 awards $69,000
- United Activities Unlimited, Inc. FY2020 · 3 awards $65,000
- Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences FY2020-2021 · 4 awards $60,000
- Greenbelt Conservancy, Inc. FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $55,000
Career before elected office
He spent a decade on Council Member James Oddo's staff, starting as deputy director of constituent services in 2004 and serving as chief of staff from 2006 until he won Oddo's seat in 2013. From public biographies and news coverage (see sources).
- Deputy Director of Constituent Services Office of Council Member James Oddo 2004 to 2006
- Chief of Staff Office of Council Member James Oddo 2006 to 2013