THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

EIN 13-1624158 · Education (B430)

What they do

THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (THE UNIVERSITY) is A WORLD RENOWNED CENTER for RESEARCH and GRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, BIOINFORMATICS, and PHYSICS. THE UNIVERSITYS 73 LABORATORIES CONDUCT BOTH CLINICAL and BASIC RESEARCH and STUDY A DIVERSE RANGE of BIOLOGICAL and BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE MISSION of IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING of LIFE for THE BENEFIT of HUMANITY. LABORATORIES ARE LOOSELY CLUSTERED IN NINE RESEARCH AREAS COVERING A WIDE SPECTRUM of DISCIPLINES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, INCLUDING NEUROSCIENCE, IMMUNOLOGY, GENETICS, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY and BIOINFORMATICS. THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT CHARGE TUITION. ITS REVENUES ARE DERIVED PRIMARILY FROM INVESTMENT INCOME, GOVERNMENT GRANTS and CONTRACTS, and PRIVATE GIFTS and GRANTS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $84.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders69 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

92.50%of revenue went to mission work84.1% of expenses · Program services

2.27%of revenue went to fundraising2.1% of expenses

$110.04spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

15.28%of revenue went to management and office costs13.9% of expenses

$8.18in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

47.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $46,037,586 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $2,257,458 for PAULA VOLENT (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$458,410,394

Mission workProgram services$424,008,64092.50% of revenue84.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$70,028,27115.28% of revenue13.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$10,411,0692.27% of revenue2.1% of expenses

Total expenses$504,447,980110.04% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202484.1% mission

202374.5% mission

202273.6% mission

202160.8% mission

202061.5% mission

201970.6% mission

201863.6% mission

201788.7% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$458,410,394

Expenses$504,447,980

Annual shortfall $46,037,586 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$424,008,640 · 84.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$70,028,271 · 13.9% of expenses

Fundraising$10,411,069 · 2.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$458,410,394

Expenses$504,447,980

Assets$4,127,223,897

Income$776,090,724

Contributions$216,539,628

Mission work (program services)$424,008,640

Fundraising$10,411,069

Management and general$70,028,271

Stocks and bonds$1,436,763,742

Accounting fees$563,171

Investing fees$1,266,958

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PAULA VOLENTCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $2,257,458Base $1,928,555 · Other $328,903

RICHARD P LIFTON MD PHDPRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $1,593,942Base $1,308,593 · Other $285,349

BETTY Y CHEN - MANAGINGDIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS (THRU 10/24) · 50 hrs/week $967,093Base $926,322 · Other $40,771

MAREN IMHOFFSVP, DEVELOPMENT · 50 hrs/week $929,305Base $803,309 · Other $125,996

BARRY COLLERVP & PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF · 50 hrs/week $840,772Base $716,817 · Other $123,955

TIMOTHY OCONNOREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $827,667Base $706,920 · Other $120,747

MICHAEL YOUNGVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (THRU 8/31/23) · 50 hrs/week $785,907Base $660,410 · Other $125,497

DEBORAH YEOHVP & GENERAL COUNSEL · 50 hrs/week $752,492Base $659,343 · Other $93,149

CHARLES M RICEPROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY · 50 hrs/week $711,836Base $620,822 · Other $91,014

TIMOTHY STEARNSVP, EDUCATION AFFAIRS · 50 hrs/week $687,865Base $566,933 · Other $120,932

ROMAYNE L BOTTIVP, FINANCE & TREASURER · 50 hrs/week $687,070Base $567,271 · Other $119,799

NATHANIEL HEINTZPROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY · 50 hrs/week $683,784Base $545,389 · Other $138,395

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (69)

PAULA VOLENTCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

RICHARD P LIFTON MD PHDPRESIDENT

BETTY Y CHEN - MANAGINGDIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS (THRU 10/24)

MAREN IMHOFFSVP, DEVELOPMENT

BARRY COLLERVP & PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF

TIMOTHY OCONNOREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

MICHAEL YOUNGVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (THRU 8/31/23)

DEBORAH YEOHVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

CHARLES M RICEPROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY

TIMOTHY STEARNSVP, EDUCATION AFFAIRS

ROMAYNE L BOTTIVP, FINANCE & TREASURER

NATHANIEL HEINTZPROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY

JEANNE FARRELLAVP, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

VIRGINIA HUFFMANVP, HUMAN RESOURCES

TITIA DE LANGEPROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY

CORNELIA BARGMANNVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SIDNEY STRICKLANDVP, EDUCATION AFFAIRS (THRU 8/31/22)

ANTHONY CARVALLOZA - CHIEFINFORMATION OFFICER (FROM 11/13/24)

KRETINA COOKASST. VP, FINANCE

ASHTON MURRAYVP UNIV. LIFE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

MICHAEL B HOFFMANTRUSTEE

MICHAEL D FASCITELLITRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

SANDRA J HORBACHTRUSTEE

PABLO G LEGORRETATRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

MICHAEL PRICETRUSTEE

PAULA JOHNSON MDTRUSTEE

REBECCA A JOHNTRUSTEE

MARY KLOTMAN MDTRUSTEE

ROBERT STEELTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

ROBIN CHEMERS NEUSTEINTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

RONALD D VALE PHDTRUSTEE (FROM 5/28/25)

SANDRA TAMERTRUSTEE

KAREN M LEVYTRUSTEE

SCOTT MACKESYTRUSTEE

SCOTT KH BESSENTTRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/15/25)

STEWART J HENTRUSTEE (FROM 11/13/24)

VALENTINO CARLOTTITRUSTEE

WILLIAM E FORDTRUSTEE, CHAIR

WILLIAM I HUYETTTRUSTEE

XIAOWEI ZHUANG PHDTRUSTEE

GREGG LEMKAUTRUSTEE (UNTIL 3/12/25)

ANDREAS C DRACOPOULOSTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

ANNA CHAPMAN MDTRUSTEE

ANNE CHANDLER BASS EVANSTRUSTEES

BARRY R SLOANETRUSTEE

CAROLINE CURRYTRUSTEE

CHERYL COHEN EFFRONTRUSTEE

DANIEL GILMERTRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25)

DANIEL PACTHODTRUSTEE

DAVID SZETRUSTEE

DEBRA BLACKTRUSTEE

DIANE HALVORSENTRUSTEE

DIANE MATHIS PHDTRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/28/25)

ELI CASDINTRUSTEE

GE LI PHDTRUSTEE

MARILYN H SIMONS PHDTRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25)

HOLLY ANDERSEN MDTRUSTEE

HUDA ZOGHBI MDTRUSTEE

JAMES G DINANTRUSTEE

JEREMY NATHANS MD PHDTRUSTEE

JESSICA HOPFIELD PHDTRUSTEE

JOELLE KAYDENTRUSTEE

JOHN MONSKYTRUSTEE

JOHN M SHAPIROTRUSTEE

JONATHAN M NELSONTRUSTEE

KAREN AKINSANYA PHDTRUSTEE

ALEXANDRA MONDRETRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25)

KATHERINE G FARLEYTRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/28/25)

LEE FIXELTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1938
Location: 1230 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 100656307
County: New York
In care of: ROMAYNE L BOTTI
Primary officer: ROMAYNE L BOTTI, VP FOR FINANCE, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 327-8000 Officer phone(212) 327-8301

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B430)