• Advocated in support of FY25 funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts in Juvenile Justice Demonstration Program, Citizen Exchange Programs at State Department, and submitted a Community Project Funding request to members of the New York Delegation.
• Advocated for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to increase its engagement with the Arts in Juvenile Justice Demonstration program. Submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission regarding flexibilities for nonprofits within the newly proposed ticketing sales rules. Endorsed art community comments to the State Department regarding its proposed increases to artists visas.
• Advocated for additional funding and structure for the Arts in Juvenile Justice Demonstration Program.

Duration: June 6, 2016 to October 15, 2016

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Arts/Entertainment, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Foreign Relations, Education

Spending: about $590,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Endowment for the Arts, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), State - Dept of (DOS), Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Justice Program, Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Education - Dept of, White House Office