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Cambridge in America reported $57.7 million in revenue and $49.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.91 went to program services, $3.56 to management and general costs and $9.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $403,006 (DEPUTY VICE-CHAIR AND CAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 89% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $50MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $58MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.9% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.5% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.4% | 96.6% |
| 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 | $403,006 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.81% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 23.2 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 26 of 26 | 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 expenseTo promote a broad base of interest in and financial support for the university of cambridge and its constituent colleges known as collegiate cambridge, among its alumni and friends in the americas by coordinating and assisting alumni activities, maximizing fundraising efforts for the educational and research missions of collegiate cambridge from individuals, corporations and charitable foundations, making known the achievements of collegiate cambridge to and beyond the alumni body, both directly and through the press and media
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY VICE-CHAIR AND CAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $331,269 | $0 | $71,737 | $403,006 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER AND CAM CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $252,135 | $0 | $50,714 | $302,849 |
| CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $207,977 | $0 | $53,936 | $261,913 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $231,036 | $0 | $17,544 | $248,580 |
| DIR. ADVANCEMENT SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $148,687 | $0 | $30,449 | $179,136 |
| DIRECTOR, ALUMNI RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $130,561 | $0 | $30,901 | $161,462 |
| DIR. ANNUAL GIVING & MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $129,562 | $0 | $31,162 | $160,724 |
| DIRECTOR, RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $125,882 | $0 | $32,288 | $158,170 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cambridge in America (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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–1b26 · 26 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 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 527
- Volunteers Part I, line 678
Private foundation grants it received
45 private foundations reported grants to Cambridge in America totaling $7.5M 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 Cambridge in America's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cambridge in America, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Cambridge in America spent in FY2025, $86.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cambridge in America's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, Cambridge in America reported that 86.9% of its $49.6 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 9.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cambridge in America pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cambridge in America reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 was $403,006, for the role of DEPUTY VICE-CHAIR AND CAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cambridge in America get its money?
Of $57.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, 99.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cambridge in America a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-6071299 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 July 31, 2025, object 202621049349300822 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202520679349300707 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202420789349300907 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202301299349301640 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, object 202211309349304101 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020, object 202121279349302232 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-6071299: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.