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$7.5Brevenue
FY2025 · +15% in 3 yrs48,311staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−1.7%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.0%
Middle half of peersMedianCornell University
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.6B spent
Programs$6.3B83%Management and general$1.3B16%Fundraising$65M1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
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In its favor3
Strong governance
58 of 64 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 6% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 1% of revenue in FY2025. $3.4B is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending1,859funders
$234Ma year, last 3 years
15%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationEvery year since FY2017$32M$24M$30M$24M$11M$12M$8.6MNew York-Presbyterian Fund IncStopped after FY2018$33M$12M–Brooks Family FoundationOn and off$15k$25M$3.0MThe Weill Family FoundationStopped after FY2020$15M$7.9M–Edward & Sandra Meyer Foundation IncOn and off$15MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationEvery year since FY2017$2.2M$1.9M$850k$2.7M$4.0M$2.0M$517kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$62M$29M$57M$88M$110M$106M$130M1,408 other fundersUp to $9.7M a year each$31M$42M$42M$63M$86M$101M$104M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped