THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

NEW YORK, NY, 100656307 (212) 327-8000 Est. 1901 EIN 13-1624158
B430 - Education 990 - Public charity return 501(c)(3)
www.rockefeller.edu

Mission

THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY (THE UNIVERSITY) IS A WORLD RENOWNED CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, BIOINFORMATICS, AND PHYSICS. THE UNIVERSITY'S 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.

Financials

Total Revenue
$458,410,394
Total Expenses
$504,447,980
Net Assets
$2,628,594,341
1,657 employees
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-06-30)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
5.2 years Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↓ 8.5%
Expenses ↓ 11.7%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 47.2% Earned revenue 7.4% Investment 36.9% Other 8.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 84.1% Management 13.9% Fundraising 2.1%

Officers & Key Employees (69)

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Grants Received (1167)

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Filing History (7 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
$458,410,394 ↓$504,447,980$2,628,594,341
2023 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
$501,030,765 ↓$571,330,484$2,541,223,256
2022 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
$514,627,473 ↓$521,221,549$2,580,979,841
2021 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
$535,346,959 ↑$596,078,177$2,726,049,295
2020 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
$530,345,700 ↑$585,011,703$3,008,914,443
2019 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
$455,447,251 ↓$549,309,305$2,462,061,556
2017 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
$496,427,301 $405,749,283$2,750,567,369

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EIN: 13-1624158 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data