Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation
Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation reported $15.2 million in revenue and $3.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.46 went to program services, $12.78 to management and general costs and $8.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 81.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $160,067 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 275% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.6MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 81.6% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $160,067 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.40% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 226.5 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 25 | 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 Syracuse Health Science Center Medical alumni foundation, inc. (the foundation) is a new york state nonprofit corporation established to receive and administer gifts and bequests. The mission of the foundation is carried out by awarding scholarships to current and prospective students of suny upstate medical university, granting endowments as well as supporting activities and student programs through various gifts and contributions donated throughout the year for the benefit of suny upstate medical university
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $123,951 | $36,116 | $160,067 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni 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–1b25 · 25 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- 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 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
- Volunteers Part I, line 641
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation totaling $100 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 Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation spent in FY2025, $78.46 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation reported that 78.5% of its $3.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.8% to management and general and 8.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $160,067, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation get its money?
Of $15.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 81.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 16-6038703 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202610339349301756 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202520429349300512 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202440309349301504 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330399349300603 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202210489349301131 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120239349300202 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 16-6038703: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.