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Cornell Medical Benefits Trust
Cornell Medical Benefits Trust reported $17.4 million in revenue and $911,285 in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $12.53 went to program services, $87.47 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $563,363 (TRUSTEE). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 44% 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 $911KFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 12.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 87.5% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $563,363 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 61.82% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5,358.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 1 | 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 expenseHighest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week | $563,363 | $0 | $0 | $563,363 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cornell Medical Benefits Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $563K (Part IX, line 5).
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–1b1 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- 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 50
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Every number above is copied from Cornell Medical Benefits Trust's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cornell Medical Benefits Trust, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Cornell Medical Benefits Trust spent in FY2025, $12.53 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Cornell Medical Benefits Trust's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cornell Medical Benefits Trust reported that 12.5% of its $911,285 in expenses went to program services, 87.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cornell Medical Benefits Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cornell Medical Benefits Trust reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $563,363, for the role of TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cornell Medical Benefits Trust get its money?
Of $17.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cornell Medical Benefits Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-1457001 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 202640569349301314 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541279349302069 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303139349302410 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202202979349301675 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202112959349300401 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202002939349300235 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-1457001: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.