The City University of New York School of Law Foundation
The City University of New York School of Law Foundation reported $11.8 million in revenue and $2.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.73 went to program services, $1.66 to management and general costs and $1.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.2% of the total. Revenue rose 492% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.3MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.2% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 112.5 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe cost of a law school education is a matter of great concern for those attending cuny law. The majority of those admitted are in need of financial support with a student body that is low-income, first-generation, non-traditional, and significant percentage identifying as people of color. While tuition and fees position cuny law as one of the most affordable professional education programs in the nation, it has had limited funds and needs to increase funding available to award scholarships, public interest summer grants, and grants to support students when they are studying for the bar exam
With a faculty of social justice practitioners and a top four nationally clinical program in the nation (US news & world report), grants are invested to advance: community and economic justice, human rights and gender justice, and immigration and non-citizen rights. Since 2009, creating law enforcement accountability & responsibility (clear) has offered free legal representation and consultation, know-your-rights workshops, and support for community organizing focused on muslim, arab, south asian, and other communities in New York City
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to The City University of New York School of Law Foundation totaling $104K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The City University of New York School of Law Foundation spent in FY2025, $96.73 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The City University of New York School of Law Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The City University of New York School of Law Foundation reported that 96.7% of its $2.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.7% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does The City University of New York School of Law Foundation get its money?
Of $11.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.2% came from contributions and grants (including 1.7% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The City University of New York School of Law Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-3235349 as a 501(c)(3) organization (organization operated for a governmental college or university), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600719349301465 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541199349300229 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410829349300316 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243159349307469 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241169349300544 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111249349300916 · read the filing
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