Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1970.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
26 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Supports Purchase College's arts and liberal arts programs.
Questions for Purchase College Foundation
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Institutional scholarships are awarded by the college using funds from the purchase college foundation, as well as other sources. Foundation funds come from the generous contributions of donors to the foundation. These donors are individuals, families, foundations and cororations.
The performing arts center, a four theater complex at purchase college is the major professional, not-for-profit arts presenter in southeastern new york-southwestern connecticut region. Presentations include professional artists, special programs for k-12, various special events and presentations by purchase college conservatories of…
The neuberger museum of art is the premier museum of modern, contemporary and african art in westchester and fairfield counties. A teaching museum, the neuberger promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts as inseparable from an understanding of their place in cultural and intellectual history and their relevance to…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $74.4M | $77.9M | $75.2M | $67.6M | $60.1M |
| Given inLn 1b | $566K | $2.4M | $4.0M | $1.0M | $417K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.9M | $3.0M | $3.2M |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.6M | $3.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $79.2M | $76.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $39K | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $86.3M | $80.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.1M | $3.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $82.2M | $77.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2.0M | $2.0M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $213K | $250K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $134K | $134K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $22K | $22K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $74K | $74K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $235K | $235K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.5M | $1.4M | $17K | $84K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $886K | $620K | $38K | $228K |
| TravelLn 17 | $79K | $78K | $2K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $15K | $15K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $34K | $2K | $32K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $639K | $460K | $61K | $118K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.4M | $6.0M | $710K | $680K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2026 | $7.7M | $6.8M | $913K | $94.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2025 | $3.2M | $7.5M | −$4.2M | $89.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2024 | $3.2M | $6.0M | −$2.8M | $85.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2023 | $10.8M | $5.0M | $5.8M | $82.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 | $15.7M | $4.9M | $10.9M | $94.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 18, 2021 | $5.2M | $7.4M | −$2.2M | $77.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,178,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,178,065 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,386,735 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $80,455,472 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,496,376 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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