AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS lobbying for AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q4 termination

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2023

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Sep 29, 2026

Expenses

$8,854

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 6033(b)(8) definitions (method B): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Representation ended

Dec 7, 2023

The registrant reported terminating its work for this client.

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 2

TOOSHAR SWAIN New on this filing

Previously held: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senator Rick Santorum
TERA PROBY

Previously held: Scheduler, Rep. Nydia Velazquez; Scheduler/Office Manager, Rep. Marcia Fudge; Scheduler/Office Manager, Rep. Ilhan Omar

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 5

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 7

Foreign Relations

U.S. Department of State, Arts in Embassies program funding

Arts/Entertainment

- Advancing Equity through the Arts and Humanities Act (AEAH) - H.R. 3239 - HBCU Arts Funding Act - H.R. 5895 - Promoting Local Artists in the Creative Economy Workforce Act (PLACE Act) - Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA Act) - Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act (CREATE Act)- - Well-rounded funding for Title I-A, Title II-A and Title IV-A of ESEA in the Labor, HHS, ED bill - NEA-NEH Funding in the Interior Subcommittee Appropriations Bill - The CHARITBLE ACT, S. 566 & HR 3435 - Community engagement funding in the FY24 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. - HR 4365 - Community engagement funding in the FY24 MilCon/Veterans Affairs bill - HR 4366

Economics/Economic Development

- Promoting Local Artists in the Creative Economy Workforce Act (PLACE Act) - HR 6569 / S.3560 - Last year's bill but lobbied for re-introduction. - Creative Economy Revitalization Act (CERA Act) - HR 5019 / S. 2858 - Last year's bill, but lobbied for the re-introduction. - Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act (CREATE Act) HR 6381 / S.3521 - Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA) - HR 2871 / S. 2872

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

- The CHARITBLE ACT, S. 566 & HR 3435 - Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA) - HR 2871 / S. 2872

Education

- Well-rounded funding for Title I-A, Title II-A and Title IV-A of ESEA in the Labor, HHS, ED bill - HBCU Arts Funding Act - H.R. 5895 - Arts Education for All Act - H.R. 5463

Defense

- Community engagement funding in the FY24 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. - HR 4365 - Community engagement funding in the FY24 MilCon/Veterans Affairs bill - HR 4366

Transportation

- STAR ACT - HR 2380 in last Congress. Lobbying to re-introduce legislation in this Congress.

Bills named in this filing 16

H.R. 3239
Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2023
H.R. 5895
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically…
S. 566
Charitable Act
H.R. 3435
Charitable Act
H.R. 4365
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 4366
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 6569
PLACE Act
S. 3560
PLACE Act
H.R. 5019
Creative Economy Revitalization Act
S. 2858
Creative Economy Revitalization Act
H.R. 6381
CREATE Act of 2022
S. 3521
CREATE Act of 2022
H.R. 2871
Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2023
S. 2872
Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2021
H.R. 5463
Arts Education for All Act
H.R. 2380
STAR Act