The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Leading academic research institution of higher education
Based in NY
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AI Overview
With $970K in lobbying spend across 35 quarterly filings, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$970K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
6
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $210K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $130K |
| 2022 | $160K |
| 2023 | $120K |
| 2024 | $40K |
| 2025 | $70K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Budget/Appropriations, Science/Technology, Natural Resources
- •FY 18 and FY 19 funding via the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill for research and education programs at NSF, NOAA, and NASA
- •NSF reauthorization - research and graduate education support
- •NASA reauthorization -- earth sciences;
- •NOAA -- OAR research programs
- •Weather forecast improvement and innovation act; earthquake research via USGS
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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