A brief Infographic focused on a less evident support for NYC's arts and culture sector—payments to cultural nonprofits made by a wide array of city agencies as a contracted vendor through the city’s procurement process to provide goods or services.
The IBO released an analysis of City payments to nonprofit cultural organizations that may be the first such accounting of municipal investment in the cultural sector. The report details $727 million in payments made from the Expense Budget in Fiscal Year 2022.
The Independent Budget Office examined Cultural Development Fund (CDF) awards made by the Department of Cultural Affairs for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and identified award amounts by fiscal year and borough.
Executive Order No 21, dated July 21, 2022 is final and revokes EO No. 31, dated March 7, 2018 effective immediately, if this relates to the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, development of all forms of media and entertainment are vital to the economic success and cultural identity of NYC.