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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % JOHN RUTH
Other · NEW YORK, NY · EIN 13-5562985

About

See schedule ovision: the cooper union for the advancement of science and art is dedicated to peter cooper's radical commitment to diversity and his founding vision that fair access to an inspiring free education and forums for courageous public discourse foster a just and thriving world.mission: our mission is to sustain the cooper union as a free center of learning and civic discourse that inspires inventive, creative, and influential voices in architecture, art, and engineering to address the critical challenges and opportunities of our time.

In care of JOHN RUTH

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
1,053
Volunteers
100

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$147.3M
Expenses
$120.4M
Assets
$1.2B
Liabilities
$351.2M

Financial history

$150.2M$75.1M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $147.3M · Peak FY2022: $150.2M · Avg: $122.1M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$99.3M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN——
EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND——
EAST ASIA/PACIFIC——
EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLAND——
SOUTH ASIA——
NORTH AMERICA——
CENT. AMERICA/CARIBBEAN——
SOUTH AMERICA——
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA——
RUSSIA/NEWLY IND. STATES——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$164K
Grants Given
$36.5M
COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART
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Address

30 Cooper Square 2ND FL
New YORK, NY, 10003-712

Governance

Voting board members23
Independent members21
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %12.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Net to org-$330K
Retained by contractors$330K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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