The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tiden Foundation: New York City Government Payments

as recorded by New York City: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR LENOX AND TIDEN FOUNDATION

The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tiden Foundation is the 338th-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 6th in PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES spending. Its payments amount to 6.3% of everything the New York Public Library has paid vendors in that span.

Primary spending category: PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES

$206,284,408total received

185payments

13agencies

Dec 12, 2018 – Oct 28, 2019first / last payment

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Payments by fiscal year

FY 2020$105,094,902

FY 2019$101,189,506

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal year	Agency	Payments	Total
FY 2020	New York Public Library	63	$92,577,282
FY 2020	New York Research Libraries	21	$12,138,143
FY 2020	Mayoralty	3	$293,651
FY 2020	Department of Social Services	3	$47,295
FY 2020	Administration for Children's Services	1	$16,485
FY 2020	Department of Education	3	$9,588
FY 2020	Department of Youth and Community Development	1	$9,393
FY 2020	Department of Homeless Services	1	$2,500
FY 2020	Department of Cultural Affairs	1	$565
FY 2019	New York Public Library	32	$72,006,342
FY 2019	Pension Contributions	4	$13,992,846
FY 2019	New York Research Libraries	8	$13,654,625
FY 2019	Department of Education	27	$921,892
FY 2019	Department of Youth and Community Development	4	$418,586
FY 2019	Department of Social Services	5	$94,506
FY 2019	Mayoralty	2	$77,051
FY 2019	Administration for Children's Services	1	$10,158
FY 2019	Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications	1	$6,000
FY 2019	Office of the Comptroller	2	$4,000
FY 2019	Borough President - Manhattan	2	$3,500
Total		185	$206,284,408

What the payments were for

Spending categories exactly as New York City government codes them in its own accounting; we do not reclassify.

Category	Payments	Total	First / last
PROF SERV CURRIC & PROF DEVEL	26	$916,392	Mar 12, 2019 – Jul 15, 2019
OTHR SERV AND CHRGS-GENERAL	3	$8,065	May 6, 2019 – Sep 3, 2019
OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	6	$733,031	Jan 22, 2019 – Oct 28, 2019
EDUCATION & REC FOR YOUTH PRGM	5	$427,979	Jan 25, 2019 – Jul 12, 2019
CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	5	$34,239,036	Aug 1, 2019 – Aug 1, 2019
HEAT LIGHT & POWER	5	$318,570	Jul 16, 2019 – Oct 28, 2019
ADVERTISING	1	$2,500	Aug 20, 2019 – Aug 20, 2019
NON OVERNIGHT TRVL EXP-SPECIAL	1	$2,000	May 8, 2019 – May 8, 2019
DAY CARE OF CHILDREN	1	$16,485	Aug 19, 2019 – Aug 19, 2019
PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	113	$155,456,456	Dec 24, 2018 – Oct 28, 2019
NON OVERNIGHT TRVL EXP-GENERAL	4	$15,088	Feb 19, 2019 – Jul 23, 2019
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES GENERAL	10	$145,801	Dec 12, 2018 – Jul 29, 2019
ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	4	$13,992,846	Dec 14, 2018 – Dec 14, 2018
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES	1	$10,158	Jun 17, 2019 – Jun 17, 2019

Largest payments by fiscal year

The biggest individual payments in each fiscal year, up to 20 per year. Where the source publishes a purchase order behind a payment, the PO description appears; older payments may carry a bare PO reference because the government's published PO files do not reach back that far.

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FY 2020top 20 of 97 payments$105,094,902

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Aug 1, 2019	New York Public Library	$18,265,817.63	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Aug 1, 2019	New York Public Library	$6,232,889.63	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$5,046,855.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,880,583.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 26, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,880,583.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 16, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,880,583.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 30, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,880,583.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 26, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,780,106.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 16, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,780,106.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 30, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,780,106.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 1, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,745,614.15	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Aug 1, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,785,675.51	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,730,726.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,674,508.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 1, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,209,038.58	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Jul 30, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 25, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 16, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 26, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2019top 20 of 88 payments$101,189,506

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Mar 4, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,233,417.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 24, 2018	New York Public Library	$11,233,417.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 27, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,233,417.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 29, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,233,417.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 30, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,233,417.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 29, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,233,403.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 14, 2018	Pension Contributions	$11,209,369.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Jun 3, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,499,742.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 14, 2018	Pension Contributions	$2,485,792.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Mar 4, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 29, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 27, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 30, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 29, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 24, 2018	New York Research Libraries	$2,138,746.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$936,714.69	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 12, 2019	Department of Education	$909,392.43	PROF SERV CURRIC & PROF DEVEL	–
Jun 3, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$508,145.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$314,003.50	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 14, 2018	Pension Contributions	$261,695.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–

Recent payments

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Method
Oct 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$63,714.00	HEAT LIGHT & POWER	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,730,726.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$30,167.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$362,330.00	OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,674,508.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$5,046,855.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$167,148.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$104,723.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$62,805.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$1,156,366.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$27,083.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$170,289.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$4,167.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$63,035.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 28, 2019	New York Public Library	$16,098.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Oct 15, 2019	Mayoralty	$38,525.25	OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	Trust & Agency
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$112,247.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$4,880,583.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$63,714.00	HEAT LIGHT & POWER	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$104,723.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$2,066,752.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$4,167.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Sep 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$30,167.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts

Other vendors serving New York Public Library

New York Public Library $1,073,227,355
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundatio $1,013,652,188
New York City Economic Development Corporation $168,554,996
Cde Air Conditioning Co Inc $13,974,809
N.s.p. Enterprises, Inc. $13,389,139
XBR Inc. $12,929,852
Plaza Construction Corporation $12,478,795
Hill International Inc. $8,567,229
National Environmental Safety Company, Inc. $6,310,507
Sharan Builders Inc $5,940,572

VerifiedData refreshed Sep 7, 2026 from Checkbook NYC (checkbooknyc.com): 38,060,921 payments on record, Dec 22, 2009 to Jun 30, 2025. How we verify this data