CHERNIKOFF & COMPANY

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Lobbying Income

$707K

Filings

937

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2017

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2017	—	55	14
2016	—	56	14
2015	—	56	14
2014	—	62	16
2013	—	60	15
2012	—	85	18
2011	—	76	19
2010	—	79	21
2009	$40,000	82	20
2008	$41,000	72	18
2007	$80,000	22	18
2006	$200,000	45	22
2005	$100,000	32	21
2004	$60,000	28	18
2003	$40,000	29	18
2002	$20,000	25	17
2001	$40,000	21	15
2000	$40,000	15	13
1999	$46,000	37	21

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE	$317,000	25	1999–2010
FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES NATL FOUNDATION	$160,000	9	2004–2006
NATL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	$130,000	11	1999–2007
MUSIC EDUCATORS NATL CONFERENCE	$40,000	2	2005–2006
FEDERAL CITY COUNCIL	$20,000	2	2000
MADRID CHRISTINE	$20,000	2	2000
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA	$20,000	2	1999
CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL	—	33	2009–2017
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS	$0	52	1999–2017
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE	—	2	2005–2006
DANCE PLACE	—	32	2010–2017
SHAKESPEARE THEATER	$0	50	1999–2017
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION	$0	22	1999–2010
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY	$0	52	1999–2017
PHILLIPS COLLECTION	$0	52	1999–2017
FORD'S THEATER	$0	55	1999–2017
THELONIOUS MONK INST OF JAZZ	$0	7	1999–2003
CHORAL ARTS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON	$0	54	1999–2017
HERITAGE PRESERVATION	$0	7	1999–2005
Meridian International Center	$0	29	1999–2012
WASHINGTON OPERA	$0	25	1999–2011
GALA HISPANIC THEATRE	—	38	2009–2017
ARENA STAGE	$0	56	1999–2017
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY	$0	54	1999–2017
WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE CO	$0	49	2004–2017

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	918
SENATE	918
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts	636
State, Dept of (DOS)	13
Natl Endowment for the Arts	1

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Arts/Entertainment	Arts/Entertainment	892
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	29
Education	Education	13
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	2
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	2
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1
Media (information/publishing)	Media (information/publishing)	1
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	1
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (5)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1976111th Congress

International Documentary Exchange Act of 2009

2010 · first_quarter · Client: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Supporting authorization and appropriations efforts to establish an international two-way documentary exchange. Lobbying State Department authorizers and appropriators in House and Senate. See H.R. 1976

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1976

H.R. 1976111th Congress

International Documentary Exchange Act of 2009

2009 · fourth_quarter · Client: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Supporting authorization and appropriations efforts to establish an international two-way documentary exchange. Lobbying State Department authorizers and appropriators in House and Senate. See H.R. 1976

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1976

H.R. 1976111th Congress

International Documentary Exchange Act of 2009

2009 · third_quarter · Client: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Supporting authorization and appropriations efforts to establish an international two-way documentary exchange. Lobbying State Department authorizers and appropriators in House and Senate. See H.R. 1976

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1976

H.R. 1976111th Congress

International Documentary Exchange Act of 2009

2009 · second_quarter · Client: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Supporting authorization and appropriations efforts to establish an international two-way documentary exchange. Lobbying State Department authorizers and appropriators in House and Senate. See H.R. 1976

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1976

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H.R. 1976111th Congress

International Documentary Exchange Act of 2009

2009 · first_quarter · Client: INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERVICE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Supporting authorization and appropriations efforts to establish an international two-way documentary exchange. Lobbying State Department authorizers and appropriators in House and Senate. See H.R. 1976

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1976

Source: Senate LDA

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