The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundatio: New York City Government Payments

as recorded by New York City: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIO

The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundatio is the 41st-largest recipient of New York City government payments tracked by SpendLedger, and ranks 4th in PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES spending. Its payments amount to 38.5% of everything the New York Public Library has paid vendors in that span. Payments to it rose 6.5% year over year.

Primary spending category: PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES

$1,306,222,462total received

1,323payments

11agencies

Nov 4, 2019 – Jun 30, 2025first / last payment

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Payments by fiscal year

FY 2025$225,926,002

FY 2024$212,053,265

FY 2023$222,214,263

FY 2022$257,586,792

FY 2021$229,282,414

FY 2020$159,159,726

Payments by fiscal year and agency

Fiscal year	Agency	Payments	Total
FY 2025	New York Public Library	209	$176,980,170
FY 2025	New York Research Libraries	65	$33,525,716
FY 2025	Pension Contributions	4	$15,185,636
FY 2025	Department of Education	12	$234,480
FY 2024	New York Public Library	190	$167,637,707
FY 2024	New York Research Libraries	50	$30,482,729
FY 2024	Pension Contributions	4	$12,418,487
FY 2024	Department of Education	15	$1,238,846
FY 2024	Mayoralty	2	$232,325
FY 2024	Department of Social Services	4	$32,148
FY 2024	Office of the Comptroller	2	$8,022
FY 2024	Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications	2	$3,000
FY 2023	New York Public Library	205	$176,288,457
FY 2023	New York Research Libraries	50	$30,056,812
FY 2023	Pension Contributions	4	$13,554,656
FY 2023	Department of Education	6	$2,079,722
FY 2023	Department of Social Services	9	$95,011
FY 2023	Mayoralty	2	$77,051
FY 2023	Department of Youth and Community Development	6	$62,555
FY 2022	New York Public Library	180	$182,691,582
FY 2022	New York Research Libraries	30	$57,168,683
FY 2022	Pension Contributions	4	$16,349,151
FY 2022	Department of Education	3	$923,441
FY 2022	Mayoralty	5	$371,901
FY 2022	Department of Youth and Community Development	6	$76,316
FY 2022	Board of Elections	1	$5,718
FY 2021	New York Public Library	107	$182,384,205
FY 2021	New York Research Libraries	18	$28,830,077
FY 2021	Pension Contributions	4	$14,890,326
FY 2021	Department of Education	6	$2,538,195
FY 2021	Mayoralty	6	$586,701
FY 2021	Department of Social Services	5	$49,599
FY 2021	Board of Elections	1	$3,312
FY 2020	New York Public Library	48	$127,670,066
FY 2020	New York Research Libraries	29	$16,789,762
FY 2020	Pension Contributions	4	$14,033,647
FY 2020	Mayoralty	4	$519,351
FY 2020	Department of Social Services	7	$94,106
FY 2020	Department of Youth and Community Development	10	$40,495
FY 2020	Department of Education	2	$6,300
FY 2020	Borough President - Manhattan	1	$3,500
FY 2020	Office of the Comptroller	1	$2,500
Total		1,323	$1,306,222,462

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
RENTALS - LAND BLDGS & STRUCTS	2	$9,029	Sep 28, 2020 – Sep 15, 2021
ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	24	$86,431,903	Dec 13, 2019 – Dec 13, 2024
RENTALS OF MISC.EQUIP	2	$8,022	Nov 15, 2023 – Feb 23, 2024
NON OVERNIGHT TRVL EXP-GENERAL	3	$7,633	Nov 4, 2019 – Oct 7, 2024
DESIGN-CONSULTANT-BUILDINGS	17	$7,314,303	Aug 26, 2020 – Sep 24, 2024
POLLUTION REMEDIATION OBLIGATIONS	1	$726,679	Nov 28, 2023 – Nov 28, 2023
PROF SERV CURRIC & PROF DEVEL	29	$6,971,570	Sep 15, 2020 – Jan 13, 2025
OTHR SERV AND CHRGS-GENERAL	14	$44,781	Mar 24, 2020 – Jan 21, 2025
HEAT LIGHT & POWER	46	$4,268,868	Nov 25, 2019 – Jun 2, 2025
CAPITAL PURCHASED EQUIPMENT	3	$404,894	Apr 13, 2022 – Apr 24, 2024
PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	1	$3,500	Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES GENERAL	25	$249,059	Dec 2, 2019 – Jan 24, 2024
SUPPLIES + MATERIALS - GENERAL	1	$24,305	May 20, 2020 – May 20, 2020
EDUCATION & REC FOR YOUTH PRGM	22	$179,365	Feb 3, 2020 – Apr 21, 2023
OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	27	$13,665,476	Nov 15, 2019 – Aug 23, 2023
CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	20	$127,375,180	Jan 9, 2020 – Sep 9, 2024
PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	1,086	$1,058,537,894	Nov 25, 2019 – Jun 17, 2025

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 2025top 20 of 290 payments$225,926,002

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Dec 13, 2024	Pension Contributions	$12,151,346.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Oct 30, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 17, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 28, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 30, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 31, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 29, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 3, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 28, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 15, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,898.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 3, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,551,897.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 26, 2024	New York Public Library	$8,551,895.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,496,504.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 13, 2024	Pension Contributions	$2,410,689.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Jun 2, 2025	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,526.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 17, 2024	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,525.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 28, 2025	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,525.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 3, 2024	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,525.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 30, 2024	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,525.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 29, 2024	New York Research Libraries	$2,354,525.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2024top 20 of 269 payments$212,053,265

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Dec 18, 2023	Pension Contributions	$9,685,532.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Oct 3, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,831.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 5, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,831.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 17, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,831.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 31, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,831.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 30, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,831.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 27, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,622,830.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jun 3, 2024	New York Public Library	$7,448,207.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 26, 2024	New York Public Library	$7,447,710.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 19, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,447,710.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 1, 2024	New York Public Library	$7,447,710.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 29, 2024	New York Public Library	$7,447,710.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 29, 2024	New York Public Library	$7,447,710.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 24, 2023	New York Public Library	$2,356,353.50	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 27, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,887.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 5, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,886.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 3, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,886.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 30, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,886.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 17, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,886.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 31, 2023	New York Research Libraries	$2,348,886.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2023top 20 of 282 payments$222,214,263

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Dec 12, 2022	Pension Contributions	$10,693,196.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Feb 22, 2023	New York Public Library	$8,118,181.25	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Jun 28, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,958,207.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 1, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 31, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 28, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 31, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 28, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 18, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,951,489.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 27, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,122,156.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 13, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,122,156.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 30, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,122,156.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 27, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,122,156.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 1, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,122,156.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 30, 2023	New York Public Library	$7,122,153.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 12, 2022	Pension Contributions	$2,393,642.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Sep 28, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,208,412.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 18, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,208,412.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 1, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,208,412.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 28, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,208,412.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2022top 20 of 229 payments$257,586,792

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jun 15, 2022	New York Public Library	$27,151,369.17	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Feb 18, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$14,292,001.99	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Dec 14, 2021	Pension Contributions	$12,891,623.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Apr 13, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$9,784,217.80	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Sep 27, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 23, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 25, 2022	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 25, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 20, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 29, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 25, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 27, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jul 26, 2021	New York Public Library	$7,897,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 28, 2022	New York Public Library	$6,707,411.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Apr 27, 2022	New York Public Library	$6,112,410.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jun 13, 2022	New York Public Library	$3,440,000.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 14, 2021	Pension Contributions	$3,033,411.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Feb 18, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,903,998.01	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Jun 13, 2022	New York Public Library	$2,872,410.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 23, 2022	New York Research Libraries	$2,435,912.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2021top 20 of 147 payments$229,282,414

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
May 4, 2021	New York Public Library	$25,715,999.16	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
May 5, 2021	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 2, 2020	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 3, 2021	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 31, 2021	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 28, 2020	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 3, 2021	New York Public Library	$12,427,151.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 16, 2020	Pension Contributions	$11,824,436.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
May 24, 2021	New York Public Library	$10,827,148.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 17, 2020	New York Public Library	$6,120,239.00	OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	–
Sep 21, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,171,780.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 24, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,171,780.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 13, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,171,780.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 2, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,161,230.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Aug 24, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,065,307.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Sep 21, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,065,307.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Oct 13, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,065,307.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 2, 2020	New York Public Library	$5,054,979.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 16, 2020	Pension Contributions	$2,654,681.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Dec 2, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,412,041.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–

FY 2020top 20 of 106 payments$159,159,726

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Purchase order
Jan 9, 2020	New York Public Library	$34,602,223.29	CONSTRUCTION-BUILDINGS	–
Jan 29, 2020	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 25, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 23, 2019	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 18, 2020	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 26, 2020	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 20, 2020	New York Public Library	$11,457,313.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jun 8, 2020	New York Public Library	$11,457,309.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 13, 2019	Pension Contributions	$11,268,748.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Jan 15, 2020	New York Public Library	$4,780,106.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 13, 2019	Pension Contributions	$2,430,416.00	ACTUARIAL PENSION COSTS	–
Jun 8, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,437.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Nov 25, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Dec 23, 2019	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jan 29, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
May 20, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Feb 26, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Mar 18, 2020	New York Research Libraries	$2,159,436.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	–
Jun 8, 2020	New York Public Library	$822,561.00	OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	–
Jan 29, 2020	New York Public Library	$822,558.00	OTHER EXPENDITURES-GENERAL	–

Recent payments

Date	Agency	Amount	Category	Method
Jun 30, 2025	Department of Education	$3,500.00	PROF SERV DIRECT EDUC SERV	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$46,138.60	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$29,095.22	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$92,702.16	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$30,722.57	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$798,398.07	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 17, 2025	New York Public Library	$12,175.72	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$1,816,243.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$49,953.90	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$21,663.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$42,648.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$663.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$10,930.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$113,512.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$853,344.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Research Libraries	$170,288.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$42,806.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Research Libraries	$91,582.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$8,496,504.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$486,700.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$17,000.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$375,000.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Research Libraries	$10,418.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$36,509.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts
Jun 2, 2025	New York Public Library	$1,854,418.00	PAYMENTS TO LIBRARIES	Contracts

Other vendors serving New York Public Library

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New York City Economic Development Corporation $168,554,996
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tiden Foundation $164,583,624
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N.s.p. Enterprises, Inc. $13,389,139
XBR Inc. $12,929,852
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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