Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution (pronounced /smɪθˈsoʊniən/ smith-SOH-nee-ən) is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines. While most of its 19 museums, its zoo, and its nine research centers facilities are located in Washington, D.C., sites are also located in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere (see below). The Smithsonian has over 136 million items in its collections, publishes two magazines named Smithsonian (monthly) and Air & Space (bimonthly), and employs the Smithsonian Police to protect visitors, staff, and the property of its museums. The Institution's current logo is a stylized sun. The Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum complex in the world, and many of its buildings are historical and architectural landmarks. In addition, 156 other museums are Smithsonian affiliates.

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Campaign Finance

$22,820 Given
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Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

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View all campaign finance data for Smithsonian Institution Sources: OpenSecrets.org

Regulations

34 Mentions
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All data is based on documents downloaded from Regulations.gov. The first table shows mentions: all documents that include the name of the company anywhere in the document or document metadata. The second table shows submissions: all documents where the submitter metadata included the company name. Each table shows the top 10 dockets, ranked by number of occurrences.

Matches are based on a search for the company name. Variations in the company name, such as acronyms, nicknames or alternate names may cause documents to be missed. The mention of a company name in a document may be incidental and does not necessarily indicate that the company has any relevance to the document. Company names that are common English words may erroneously match with text that is not referring to the company.

Not all agencies submit public comments to Regulations.gov. For a list of participating and non-participating agencies see here. Agencies that do submit to Regulations.gov have varying levels of accuracy and completeness.

Regulations and public comments can be downloaded in bulk here.

updated from Regulations.gov on September 27, 2011

The tables show occurrences of "Smithsonian Institution" in public comments on proposed federal regulations.

  • Mentions in Document Text
    • Mentions
    • Agency
    • Docket
    • Date
    • Toggle 2 FWS Revise the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife for the Gray Wolf ( Canis lupus ) in the Eastern United States 2011
    • Toggle 2 NOAA FEIS/Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic 2011
    • Toggle 2 FWS 42 Great Basin and Mojave Desert Springsnails 2011
    • Toggle 2 NOAA Notice of availability and request for comments on draft 2011 marine mammal stock assessment reports 2011
    • Toggle 2 FWS 5 Wyoming Plants: Abronia ammophila, Agrostis rossiae, Astragalus proimanthus, Boechera (Arabis) pusilla, and Penstemon gibbensii 2011
    • Toggle 2 APHIS Notice of Availability of Pest Risk Analyses for the Importation of Fresh Pitaya and Pomegranates from Mexico into the Continental United States 2011
    • Toggle 1 NOAA Framework Adjustment 46 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 2011
    • Toggle 1 DOS Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Gauguin: Maker of Myth’’ 2011
    • Toggle 1 FWS Lethal Take of Wolves in the West Fork Elk Management Unit of Montana 2011
    • Toggle 1 EPA Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired, Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Unit 2011

Federal Spending

1 grant; 13 contracts
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Federal grants, contracts and loans are reported by federal agencies using the FPDS and FAADS systems. The data is made available to the public at USASpending.gov. Please note that the completeness and quality of the data varies greatly by agency.

Only grants, contracts and loans with amounts over $1 million are shown.

Because company names are not reported in a standardized manner, we cannot reliably determine the company receiving the contract or award. The results shown here are based on a search for the company name. Individual records may be missed or erroneously included because of name variations. For more information, please see our federal spending methodology page.

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Note: Company names in federal spending data are not standardized. The table below is included only as a sample of what is available in the data and has not been reviewed for accuracy or completeness. To investigate the data further, use the links at the bottom of the table.

Type Recipient Name Year Agency Description Amount
contract
 Smithsonian Institution 2012 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $38,000,000
contract
 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $15,000,000
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $12,500,000
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $9,983,485
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $8,650,518
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $5,000,000
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 Smithsonian Institution 2012 National Aeronautics And Space Administration OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $4,546,926
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 Smithsonian Institution 2012 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $3,800,000
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 National Aeronautics And Space Administration FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE SUPPORT TO THE CXO. $3,512,086
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 Smithsonian Institution 2011 U.S. Coast Guard OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE NATIONAL BALLAST INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE, AS MANDATED BY THE NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ACT OF 1996, YEAR 1: 9-1-2011 THRU 8-31-2012 AAP# 16465 REPLACES HSCG23-06-R-MMS065 $2,385,345
View all grant & loan data for Smithsonian Institution View all contract data for Smithsonian Institution Sources: USASpending.gov

Advisory Committees

15 people on 15 committees
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Data is based on disclosures required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Matches are based on the occurrence of the company name in the committee member affiliation. Variations in company names may cause some matches to be missed.

The table shows only the top 10 agencies. To search and download raw records from the complete dataset see the FACA data section.

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Table shows employees of "Smithsonian Institution" that sat on federal advisory committees.

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  • Toggle National Science Foundation 10 people on 10 committees
  • Toggle Corporation for National and Community Service 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle Department of Commerce 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle Department of the Interior 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle National Endowment for the Arts 1 person on 1 committee
  • Toggle National Endowment for the Humanities 1 person on 1 committee
View all advisory committee data for Smithsonian Institution