• Issues related to funding for arts programs in the Nation's Capital

Duration: June 13, 2023 to present

General Issues: Arts/Entertainment, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $90,000 (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 2023: House of Representatives

Affiliated organizations: Arena Stage (Washington Drama Society); Atlas Performing Arts Center; Cathedral Choral Society; Choral Arts Society (The); Dance Place (D C Wheeler Production); DC Jazz Festival; Folger Shakespeare Library; Ford's Theatre; GALA Hispanic Theatre; Gay Men's Chorus of Washington; Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens; National Building Museum; National Museum of Women in the Arts; Shakespeare Theatre; Step Afrika!; Studio Theatre; The Phillips Collection; The Washington Ballet; Washington Bach Consort; Washington Chorus; Washington Performing Arts; Woolly Mammoth