The Armory Foundation, a nyc not-for-profit and home to the premier indoor track and field center in america, is committed to fostering lifelong health and learning by serving youth, high school students, college students, adults and local seniors through track & field, educational and wellness programs. The Armory foundation's primary emphasis is reaching and motivating the youth of all five boroughs of new york city by offering them competitive track and field activities and broadening their horizons with educational classes, college preparation programs and a variety of cultural and school-coordinated educational activities. The Armory Foundation hosts over 105 track events each year, maintains the national track and field hall of fame, operates the largest afterschool activity center in new york and offers a variety of community support programs in its world class facility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $601K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $1.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
23
named funders · $1.4M
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$924K
9% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.2M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$7.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.2M
FY2022▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$8.3M
Expenses
$7.9M
FY2022▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$10.2M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025−$7.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1992.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $7.5M Management & general 3% · $257K Fundraising 2% · $155K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-President
$315,614Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$289,361Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer
$151,167Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Youth Programming
$124,216Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Facilities
$123,516Pt VII · Sec A
Building Manager
$121,678Pt VII · Sec A
Director of College Counseling
$107,705Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Creative Develop.
$107,413Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rita M Finkel$407,859$363,771————
Jonathan B Schindel$390,255$351,440————
Rita Finkel——$329,547$315,614$258,687$271,475
Jonathan Schindel——$309,607$289,361$243,066$259,641
Glennis a Aquino-Gil$237,473$212,878————
Glennis Aquino-Gil——$149,417$151,167$111,456$115,707
John Carpenter$142,208$141,669$128,304$123,516$112,518$116,290
Kenneth Dwyer$138,697$134,855$127,629$121,678$114,599$114,891

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes youth fitness and education through athletic, educational, and community programs.

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3 programs · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Track and Field Meets

Typically, over 100 track and field meets are held each year at the armory ranging in size from 100 athletes to over 5,000. The armory track is considered to be the fastest track in the world and attracts athletes and spectators from all over the united states.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

Armory College Prep High School

This is a focused program targeting high school students who practice at the armory, many of whom will be first-generation college students. Armory college prep supplies rigorous academic instruction, sat prep classes, one-on-one college counseling, including financial aid and ncaa regulation information and multiple trips to visit…

$878Kprogram expense
03

High School Training

In a typical year, up to 2,000 new york city students train at the armory, tuesdays and thursdays from november to april on the fabled armory track. Training includes a supplemental coaching staff paid by the armory to help students develop their skills. Many coaches are fluent in one of the events of track and field.

$666Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$7.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$257K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$491K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$924K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$178K
Total revenueLn 12$8.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$491K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$491K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$924K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5152
VolunteersI 6520
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$491K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$780K$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$924K
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$824K$660K$82K$82K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.3M$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K$334$80
Other employee benefitsLn 9$276K$267K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$267K$252K$9K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$932K$925K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$1.4M$1.3M$8K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$66K$49K$16K$439
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$282K$281K$829$17
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$967K$914K$32K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$53K$38K$14K$883
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$368K$339K$29K$830
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.9M$7.5M$257K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.3M$10.2M−$2.0M−$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.0M$8.8M$3.1M$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.7M$8.8M−$55K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $8.2M$7.9M$325K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.5M$4.6M$1.9M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$7.2M$219K$7.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,230,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,828,224$4,884,236
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $286,485$3,392,994
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,928−$137,420
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,375,848$91,180
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,508,485$8,230,990
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,534,842$3,762,831
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,032,474$4,142,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,567,316$7,905,763
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,941,169$325,227
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,230,990 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,887
VIII-1e Government grants$2,030,689
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,792,660
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,884,236
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,392,994$3,392,994
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,854$40,854
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$32,057 · Excluded from tax $78,452$46,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$178,274−$178,274
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,337$22,337
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,038 · Excluded from tax $18,410$22,448
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,392,994 · Unrelated business −$28,019 · Excluded from tax −$18,221$8,230,990
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,905,763 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $659,558 · Management $82,445 · Fundraising $82,445$824,448
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,347,511 · Management $31,460$2,378,971
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,964 · Management $334 · Fundraising $80$16,378
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $267,319 · Management $6,429 · Fundraising $1,938$275,686
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $251,741 · Management $9,463 · Fundraising $6,144$267,348
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,482$27,482
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $924,923 · Fundraising $6,663$931,586
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,929$59,929
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,346,000 · Management $8,374 · Fundraising $34,374$1,388,748
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49,244 · Management $16,101 · Fundraising $439$65,784
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $281,095 · Management $829 · Fundraising $17$281,941
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $913,824 · Management $32,089 · Fundraising $20,859$966,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,159 · Management $13,607 · Fundraising $883$52,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,564 · Management $28,647 · Fundraising $830$368,041
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,493,831 · Management $257,260 · Fundraising $154,672$7,905,763
Part X · Balance sheet $10,796,175 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,074,173$490,937
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,274,292$1,623,160
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $785,538$379,509
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,177$27,276
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,156,415$6,435,247
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $780,012$1,840,046
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,095,607$10,796,175
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,403,468$821,670
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $421,516$102,560
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $633,300$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,458,284$924,230
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,342,645$9,582,940
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $294,678$289,005
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,637,323$9,871,945
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,095,607$10,796,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,871,945 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,230,990
XI-2 Total expenses$7,905,763
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$325,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,637,323
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$90,605
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,871,945

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