THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

EIN 13-5598093 · Education (B430)

What they do

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY is ONE of THE WORLDS MOST IMPORTANT CENTERS of RESEARCH and AT THE SAME TIME A DISTINCTIVE and DISTINGUISHED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT for UNDERGRADUATES and GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MANY SCHOLARLY and PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. THE UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE of ITS LOCATION IN NEW YORK CITY and SEEKS to LINK ITS RESEARCH and TEACHING to THE VAST RESOURCES of A GREAT METROPOLIS. IT SEEKS to ATTRACT A DIVERSE and INTERNATIONAL FACULTY and STUDENT BODY, to SUPPORT RESEARCH and TEACHING ON GLOBAL ISSUES, and to CREATE ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY COUNTRIES and REGIONS. IT EXPECTS ALL AREAS of THE UNIVERSITY to ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE and LEARNING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL and to CONVEY THE PRODUCTS of ITS EFFORTS to THE WORLD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $90.10 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 leaders48 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

86.44%of revenue went to mission work90.1% of expenses · Program services

2.02%of revenue went to fundraising2.1% of expenses

$95.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.53%of revenue went to management and office costs7.8% of expenses

$3.61in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

27.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $6,866,322 for LAWRENCE GERALD LENKE (PROFESSOR OF SURGERY). 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$7,512,150,787

Mission workProgram services$6,493,751,14186.44% of revenue90.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$565,601,3517.53% of revenue7.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$151,561,8292.02% of revenue2.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$301,236,4664.01% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$7,210,914,32195.99% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 90.1% mission · 7.8% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.99% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 90.5% mission · 7.4% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.60% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 7.0% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.72% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 91.0% mission · 7.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.95% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 8.3% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.16% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 7.5% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.10% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 7.6% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.85% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 7.5% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.31% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,512,150,787

Expenses$7,210,914,321

Annual surplus $301,236,466 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$6,493,751,141 · 90.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$565,601,351 · 7.8% of expenses

Fundraising$151,561,829 · 2.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,512,150,787

Expenses$7,210,914,321

Assets$26,028,368,945

Income$11,432,792,438

Contributions$2,076,322,922

Mission work (program services)$6,493,751,141

Fundraising$151,561,829

Grants given$1,323,766,970

Average grant$345,001

Management and general$565,601,351

Stocks and bonds$1,673,627,807

Accounting fees$2,334,741

Investing fees$3,950,914

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

LAWRENCE GERALD LENKEPROFESSOR OF SURGERY · 60 hrs/week $6,866,322Base $6,796,401 · Other $69,921

KIM LEWCEO OF IMC · 60 hrs/week $5,382,553Base $3,178,812 · Other $2,203,741

RONALD ARTHUR LEHMAN JRPROFESSOR OF SURGERY · 60 hrs/week $3,605,765Base $3,501,009 · Other $104,756

EMILE BACHAPROFESSOR OF SURGERY · 60 hrs/week $3,485,425Base $3,392,921 · Other $92,504

CRAIG SMITHPROFESSOR OF SURGERY · 60 hrs/week $3,274,922Base $3,199,206 · Other $75,716

SAMUEL Z WILLIAMSPROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS · 60 hrs/week $3,179,451Base $3,080,758 · Other $98,693

LEE C BOLLINGERPRESIDENT (FORMER) · 60 hrs/week $1,931,826Base $1,842,394 · Other $89,432

NEMAT MINOUCHE T SHAFIKPRESIDENT (THROUGH 8/14/24) · 60 hrs/week $1,826,091Base $1,462,685 · Other $363,406

KATRINA ARMSTRONGINTERIM PRESIDENT/EVP HEALTH · 60 hrs/week $1,763,852Base $1,653,958 · Other $109,894

ANIL RUSTGIINT EVP SCI (FORMER) · 60 hrs/week $1,289,126Base $1,246,924 · Other $42,202

ANNE R SULLIVANEXECUTIVE VP FOR FINANCE · 60 hrs/week $1,113,648Base $1,051,106 · Other $62,542

LEE GOLDMANEVP HEALTH SCIENCES (FORMER) · 60 hrs/week $1,106,907Base $1,020,503 · Other $86,404

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (48)

LAWRENCE GERALD LENKEPROFESSOR OF SURGERY

KIM LEWCEO OF IMC

RONALD ARTHUR LEHMAN JRPROFESSOR OF SURGERY

EMILE BACHAPROFESSOR OF SURGERY

CRAIG SMITHPROFESSOR OF SURGERY

SAMUEL Z WILLIAMSPROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS

LEE C BOLLINGERPRESIDENT (FORMER)

NEMAT MINOUCHE T SHAFIKPRESIDENT (THROUGH 8/14/24)

KATRINA ARMSTRONGINTERIM PRESIDENT/EVP HEALTH

ANIL RUSTGIINT EVP SCI (FORMER)

ANNE R SULLIVANEXECUTIVE VP FOR FINANCE

LEE GOLDMANEVP HEALTH SCIENCES (FORMER)

AMELIA ALVERSONEXEC VP - UNIV DVLP&ALUM RLTS

FELICE ROSANGENERAL COUNSEL

ANGELA V OLINTOPROVOST

MARY BOYCEPROVOST (FORMER)

DENNIS MITCHELLINT PROVOST (FORMER)

IRA KATZNELSONINT PROVOST (FORMER)

AMY HUNGERFORDEXEC VP-A&S

CASWELL HOLLOWAYCHF OPR OFCR

SUSAN K GLANCYSECRETARY

DAVID GREENBERGEXEC VP FACILITIES

JEROME DAVISSECRETARY (FORMER)

GERALD M ROSBERGSENIOR EVP (FORMER)

JEH JOHNSONTRUSTEE

KIKKA HANAZAWATRUSTEE

LI LUTRUSTEE (THROUGH 9/3/24)

MARK GALLOGLYTRUSTEE

SHIRLEY WANGTRUSTEE

SHOSHANA SHENDELMANTRUSTEE

VICTOR MENDELSONTRUSTEE

WANDA HOLLAND GREENETRUSTEE (THROUGH 9/3/24)

KEITH GOGGINTRUSTEE

KATHY SURACE-SMITHTRUSTEE

JULISSA REYNOSOTRUSTEE (AS OF 9/28/24)

JOSEPH A GREENAWAY JRTRUSTEE (THROUGH 9/3/24)

JONATHAN ROSANDTRUSTEE

ABIGAIL ELBAUMTRUSTEE

JAMES SCAPATRUSTEE (AS OF 12/7/24)

JAMES GORMANTRUSTEE (AS OF 9/3/24)

FERMI WANGTRUSTEE

DUCHESNE DREWTRUSTEE

DEAN DAKOLIASTRUSTEE

DAVID GREENWALDTRUSTEE

CLAIRE SHIPMANACTING PRES (AS OF 3/28/25)

ANDREW BARTHTRUSTEE

ALISA WOODTRUSTEE (AS OF 9/3/24)

ADAM PRITZKERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1974
Location: 615 WEST 131ST STREET MC 8741, NEW YORK, NY 10027-7922
County: New York
In care of: % JESSICA LEE YIM
Primary officer: MARK HAWKINS, VP Fin & Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 854-4684 Officer phone(212) 854-1004

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PWC US TAX LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization: Yes