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 2024 filing shows $144.8M in revenue, $128.3M in expenses, $1.2B in total assets. 117 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 135562985 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$144.8M
Total Expenses$128.3M
Total Assets$1.2B
Grant Records117
Funding Total$10.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Officers & Directors

DEAN/PROF. OF ART Adriana Farmiga From 124
VICE CHAIR - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Aftab Hussain
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anna Brook From 624
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anne Chao
MEMBER - BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anthony Ianno
PROF. OF ARCHITECTURE Anthony Vidler Till 1023

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,163,488 9 grants
EDUCATION
$1,671,534 17 grants
GENERAL
$980,000 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$784,764 15 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$665,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $120.5M $108.8M $1.1B

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $120.5M to $144.8M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2B.

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