FY2026 · 4,520 transactions
The largest municipal arts funder in the United States, DCLA distributes grants to over 1,000 cultural nonprofits, oversees the 34 Cultural Institutions Group organizations (like the Met, the Bronx Zoo, and Lincoln Center), and funds cultural programming in every borough. Nearly every museum, theater, zoo, botanical garden, and arts nonprofit you visit in NYC gets some funding through DCLA. Learn more →
Total Spending
$285.9M
Transactions
4,520
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| Payee | Total Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $43.4M | 123 |
| NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP | $30.2M | 8 |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | $26.1M | 28 |
| NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | $17.8M | 10 |
| THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $14.5M | 16 |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | $10.7M | 17 |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | $10.3M | 32 |
| BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART | $9.2M | 37 |
| XBR Inc. | $6.4M | 31 |
| THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN | $6.3M | 17 |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC | $4.7M | 16 |
| OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER-PS | $4.3M | 707 |
| BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN | $3.8M | 15 |
| NEELAM CONSTRUCTION CORP | $3.7M | 20 |
| PIONEER WORKS ART FOUNDATION | $3.2M | 6 |
| JOBCO INCORPORATED | $2.8M | 46 |
| NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE | $2.1M | 20 |
| STATEN ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL | $2.0M | 17 |
| BROOKLYN CHILDRENS MUSEUM CORP | $1.9M | 9 |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC | $1.9M | 13 |