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Research Foundation for the State University of New YORK

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % RYAN FARRELL
Other · ALBANY, NY · EIN 14-1368361

About

Mission of the research foundation for the state university of new YORK: a. To assist in developing and increasing the facilities of the state university of new YORK to provide more extensive educational opportunities for and service to its students, faculty, staff and alumni, and to the people of the state of new YORK, by making and encouraging gifts, grants, contributions and donations of real and personal property to or for the benefit of the state university of new YORK; b.to receive, hold and administer gifts or grants, and to ACT without profit as trustee of educational or charitable trusts, of benefit to and in keeping with the educational purposes and objects of the state university of new YORK; and c. To finance the conduct of studies and research in ANY and ALL fields of the arts and sciences, of benefit to and in keeping with the educational purposes and objects of the state university of new YORK.

In care of RYAN Farrell

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
15,627
Volunteers
1,298

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$1.9B
Expenses
$1.6B
Assets
$1.9B
Liabilities
$736.9M

Financial history

$1.9B$929.4M$0
16171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $1.9B · Avg: $1.3B

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$45.7M
Foreign employees203
Foreign offices2
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia and the Pacific
East Asia and the Pacific
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
North America (Canada & Mexico only)
South America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
North America (Canada & Mexico only)

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
$393K
Grants Given
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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Address

PO BOX 9
Albany, NY, 12201-000

Governance

Voting board members17
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

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

Financial detail (Schedule D)

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

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$30K
Net to org$8K
Retained by contractors$22K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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