Public Charity

THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART

THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE & ART, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $115.3M in revenue, $144.8M in expenses, $855.9M in total assets. 123 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 135562985 NEW YORK, NY Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$115.3M
Total Expenses$144.8M
Total Assets$855.9M
Grant Records123
Funding Total$10.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OVISION: THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART IS DEDICATED TO PETER COOPER'S RADICAL COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND HIS FOUNDING VISION THAT FAIR ACCESS TO AN INSPIRING FREE EDUCATION AND FORUMS FOR COURAGEOUS PUBLIC DISCOURSE FOSTER A JUST AND THRIVING WORLD.MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN THE COOPER UNION AS A FREE CENTER OF LEARNING AND CIVIC DISCOURSE THAT INSPIRES INVENTIVE, CREATIVE, AND INFLUENTIAL VOICES IN ARCHITECTURE, ART, AND ENGINEERING TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR TIME.

Where $100 goes at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art

How The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$83
Instruction
99% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 849 students; 78 students
$1
Residence life
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 156 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DEAN/PROF. OF ART Adriana Farmiga
VICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Aftab Hussain
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Angie Zuo From 625
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anna Brook
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anne Chao
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anthony Ianno

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,340,556 67 grants
Education
$3,211,464 38 grants
Human & Social Services
$495,000 3 grants
Research & Policy
$102,054 5 grants
Animal Welfare
$65,800 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $115.3M $144.8M $855.9M
2024 $144.8M $128.3M $1.2B
2023 $147.3M $120.4M $1.2B
2022 $150.2M $116.8M $1.2B
2021 $135.6M $109.8M $1.2B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $135.6M to $115.3M (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $855.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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