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← NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,170,438
Total expenses
$21,905,260
Contributions and grants received
$18,241,441
Grants paid
$2,097,163
Program service revenue
$2,833,027
Investment income
$33,886
Other revenue
$62,084
Total assets, end of year
$23,222,066
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,613,205
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,608,861
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,527,724
Management and general expenses
$2,937,237
Fundraising expenses
$1,440,299
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,527,724

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $499,083

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,742,358

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,767

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $1,988,703 · related or exempt $1,988,703

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $354,392 · related or exempt $354,392

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

    total $253,410 · related or exempt $253,410

  • 2d · Program service revenue: AWARDS ADMINISTRATION

    total $236,522 · related or exempt $236,522

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,381 · excluded $10,381

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $169,036

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $145,531

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $23,505

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $23,505 · excluded $23,505

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $49,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $499,083

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $49,000

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $62,084 · excluded $62,084

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $62,084

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,151,323 · program services $1,151,323

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $945,840 · program services $945,840

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,073,747 · program services $729,611 · management and general $231,013 · fundraising $113,123

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,582,120 · program services $3,793,372 · management and general $1,200,846 · fundraising $587,902

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $272,425 · program services $185,111 · management and general $58,598 · fundraising $28,716

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $882,232 · program services $606,157 · management and general $180,089 · fundraising $95,986

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $472,690 · program services $320,887 · management and general $101,531 · fundraising $50,272

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28,658 · management and general $28,658

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $87,894 · management and general $87,894

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $39,000 · fundraising $39,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,783,923 · program services $7,193,231 · management and general $358,811 · fundraising $231,881

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $264,259 · program services $198,326 · management and general $53,951 · fundraising $11,982

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,151,397 · program services $655,579 · management and general $406,888 · fundraising $88,930

  • 17 · Travel

    total $480,539 · program services $465,787 · management and general $14,126 · fundraising $626

  • 20 · Interest

    total $23,483 · program services $9,157 · management and general $8,086 · fundraising $6,240

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $208,572 · program services $118,824 · management and general $73,521 · fundraising $16,227

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $88,209 · program services $50,252 · management and general $31,094 · fundraising $6,863

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND RECEPTION

    total $630,063 · program services $529,368 · management and general $8,860 · fundraising $91,835

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN

    total $585,604 · program services $446,261 · management and general $80,190 · fundraising $59,153

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $102,491 · program services $98,934 · management and general $1,784 · fundraising $1,773

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $11,317 · program services $9,542 · management and general $190 · fundraising $1,585

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,474 · program services $20,162 · management and general $11,107 · fundraising $8,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,971,368 · end of year $1,912,266

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $934,396 · end of year $6,403,339

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,517,674 · end of year $1,642,285

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $110,088 · end of year $364,573

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $264,010 · end of year $250,873

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,599,010

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $740,447

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,011,297 · end of year $858,563

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $152,586 · end of year $185,885

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,217,254 · end of year $11,604,282

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,426,613 · end of year $2,593,737

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $265,569 · end of year $236,688

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,068,301 · end of year $11,782,780

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,582,086 · end of year $3,609,049

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,836,104 · end of year $4,999,812

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, TO HELP RESOLVE THE MAJOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES FACING SOCIETY WITH SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS, AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCIENTIFICALLY INFORMED INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCIENTIFICALLY INFORMED INDIVIDUALS.

  • MEMBERSHIP (SEE SCHEDULE O)FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICE, LINES 4A, 4B, AND 4CFOR OVER 200 YEARS, THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (THE "ACADEMY") HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WORKING AT THE FRONTIERS OF DISCOVERY AND PROMOTED VITAL LINKS BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY. THE ACADEMY HAS A THREE-PRONGED MISSION: TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE; TO HELP RESOLVE THE MAJOR GLOBAL CHALLENGES FACING SOCIETY WITH SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS; AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCIENTIFICALLY INFORMED INDIVIDUALS. THE ACADEMY OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING: DYNAMIC CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA ON BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN CUTTING-EDGE INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS AND ON THE BROADER ROLES OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE IN SOCIETY; CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS IN THE SCIENCES; LIVE PUBLIC EVENTS THAT BRING SCIENTISTS TOGETHER WITH ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND OTHER CULTURAL EXPERTS TO PRESENT EMERGING RESEARCH; A GLOBAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP TO BRING SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD; AN ADVISORY PROGRAM IN INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR MUNICIPAL, STATE, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS; AND A SCIENCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE THAT INCLUDES TEACHER TRAINING AND AFTER SCHOOL MENTORING FOR LOW-INCOME MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $337,424 · Revenue $354,392

  • PUBLICATIONS (SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $1,505,087 · Revenue $1,988,703

  • SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES (SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $15,685,213 · Grants $2,097,163 · Revenue $253,410

  • AWARDS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES REVENUE

    Revenue $236,522

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicholas B Dirks

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $576,028
    From this org
    $536,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,443
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $499,547
    Bonus
    $37,038
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,193
    Filer's total
    $576,028
  • Jerry MacArthur Hultin

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Salovey

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Thomas Pompidou

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Amber Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Tino Van Den Heuvel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Serg Bell

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jacqueline Corbelli

    GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maryellen Elia

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Forest

    GOVERNOR (THRU 8/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas C Franco

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dario Gil

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aida Habtezion

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Reid Hoffman

    GOVERNOR (THRU 112024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Seema Kumar

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ravi Kumar S

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • R May Lee

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Ka Mordecai

    GOVERNOR (THRU 8/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Martin Nesbitt

    GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lowell Robinson

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Sachar

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Konstantin Shakhnovich

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Subra Suresh

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Thoren

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Tjian

    GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grace Wang

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Faye Wattleton

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sanford I Weill

    GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremy Wertheimer

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • George Yancopoulous

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael W Young

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nadav Zafrir

    GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chandrika Tandon

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Reddoch

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Reed

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stacie Grossman Bloom

    GOVERNOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Giancarlo Bonagura

    EVP & COO (THRU 6/30/2024)

    Total calculated
    $337,267
    From this org
    $328,541
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,726
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,498
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $112,043
    Deferred
    $8,726
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $337,267
  • Ainsley A Goulborne Thru 125

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $358,429
    From this org
    $320,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,339
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,090
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,089
    Filer's total
    $358,429
  • Clare Peeters

    CHIEF BUSINESS & FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,102
    From this org
    $161,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,102
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $161,102
  • Robin B Stephenson

    SVP, ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $264,797
    From this org
    $243,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,980
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,817
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,340
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,640
    Filer's total
    $264,797
  • Brooke Urquhart Grindlinger

    CSO, LIFE SCIENCES CONF & AWARDS

    Total calculated
    $274,253
    From this org
    $259,343
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,910
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,343
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,985
    Filer's total
    $274,253
  • Douglas Braaten

    CSO, PUBLICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $264,650
    From this org
    $222,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,007
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,643
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,082
    Filer's total
    $264,650
  • Meghan Groome

    SVP, EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $239,841
    From this org
    $197,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,831
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,010
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,594
    Filer's total
    $239,841
  • Mila Rosenthal

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ISR

    Total calculated
    $221,826
    From this org
    $210,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,432
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,394
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,007
    Filer's total
    $221,826

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
DURING 2025, AN OFFICER INCLUDED IN PART VII RECEIVED SEVERANCE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $112,043.
PART I, LINE 7
DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A BONUS PAYMENT TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • GLOBAL STEM ALLIANCE LLC

    EDUCATION · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601219349302250

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