Queens College Foundation
Queens College Foundation reported $22.8 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.74 went to program services, $19.70 to management and general costs and $6.56 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 76.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $529,110 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 90% 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 $14MFor 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 $23M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$74.93 $17M
- Government grants$1.51 $346K
- Investment income$23.56 $5.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$94,265. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.6% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 76.8% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $529,110 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.78% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 106.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 32 | 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 expenseQueens College Foundation was founded in 1980 for the purpose of developing and increasing resources at Queens College to provide more extensive educational opportunities to students and services to faculty. It receives gifts and grants with which it finances research in fields of intellectual inquiry that are in keeping with the college's educational objectives in its constituent schools. It awards and administers scholarships and fellowships, and engages inexperimental educational activities and projects
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $465,491 | $63,619 | $529,110 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $213,554 | $40,301 | $253,855 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $153,918 | $0 | $0 | $153,918 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Queens College Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b32 · 31 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 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 651
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Queens College Foundation totaling $1.1M 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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Every number above is copied from Queens College Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Queens College Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Queens College Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Queens College Foundation reported that 73.7% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 19.7% to management and general and 6.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Queens College Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Queens College Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $529,110, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Queens College Foundation get its money?
Of $22.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 76.8% came from contributions and grants (including 1.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Queens College Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-6080521 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202621349349309582 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349300210 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411109349301111 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301259349302650 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221199349301922 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111319349302286 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-6080521: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.