THE 1915 SOCIETY INC
EIN 46-1315378 · Support N.E.C. (B19)
What they do
to SUPPORT, PROMOTE, SPONSOR and PURSUE THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, and CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE CENTRAL to FURTHERING THE MISSION of THE TRUSTEES of COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY of NEW YORK. FACILITATION of COMMUNICATION WITHIN A DIVERSE BODY of COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYALUMNI THROUGH REGULAR EVENTS and CORRSPONDENCE; PROMOTION of ALUMNUS-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS; ESTABLISHMENT of A REGULAR FORUM for ALUMNI and STUDENTS to DISCUSS and DEBATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES, NEWS, and OTHER ISSUES of CONCERN to UNIVERSITY STAKEHOLDERS; ENRICHMENT of OUTSTANDING COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FOURTH-YEAR UNDERGRADUATES THROUGH MENTORING ACTIVITIES and PROGRAMS, IMPROVEMENT of THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS THROUGH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, and OTHER PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, and ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT of THE UNIVERSITY.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (15)
BRIAN KRISBERGDIRECTOR
DOUGLAS KREMERDIRECTOR
ELDRIDGE GRAYDIRECTOR
ELLIOT GROSSDIRECTOR
IRA MALINDIRECTOR
JOHN PHELANDIRECTOR
JOSEPH SIMONEPRESIDENT
LISA CARNOYDIRECTOR
LISETTE CAMILODIRECTOR
NATALIA CHRISTENSONDIRECTOR
PAUL PETRYLAKDIRECTOR
ROGER LEHECKATREASURER
STAN SAGNERSECRETARY
TERI SGAMMATODIRECTOR
UCHENNA ACHOLONUDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 250845 CU STATION, NEW YORK, NY 10025
- County
- New York
- In care of
- JOSEPH SIMONE
- Primary officer
- JOSEPH SIMONE, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- GARYTAXMAN AND SON LLC
- NTEE classification
- Support N.E.C. (B19)
- IRS tax category
- Support N.E.C.
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2023