Public Charity

GOVERNORS ISLAND CORPORATION

GOVERNORS ISLAND CORPORATION is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $65.3M revenue, $56.3M expenses, $401.5M total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 272683349 NEW YORK, NY Wildlife Preservation & Protection NTEE: D30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$65.3M
Total Expenses$56.3M
Total Assets$401.5M
Grant Records20
Funding Total$9.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE GOVERNORS ISLAND CORPORATION, DOING BUSINESS AS THE TRUST FOR GOVERNORS ISLAND, IS THE 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND CHARGED WITH THE PLANNING, REDEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING OPERATIONS OF 150 ACRES OF GOVERNORS ISLAND. THE TRUST'S MISSION IS TO REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF GOVERNORS ISLAND FOR THE INSPIRATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ALL NEW YORKERS, DEMONSTRATING A BOLD VISION FOR PUBLIC SPACE.

Where $100 goes at Governors Island Corporation

How Governors Island Corporation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
The trust is responsible for the operation, planning and redevelopment of 150 acres of Governors Island
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 150 acres of governors; 30 acres of new
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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

CHIEF REAL ESTATE OFFICER Alexander Brady
BOARD MEMBER Alice Blank
CHAIR Alicia Glen
SENIOR DIRECTOR, FACILITIES Andre Bell
ASST. CHIEF ENGINEER Andre Shkoza
BOARD MEMBER Benjamin Lawsky

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,623,524 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,928,132 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$318,400 2 grants
Economic Development
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$4,827,655 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $65.3M $56.3M $401.5M
2024 $66.1M $57.5M $385.9M
2023 $65.2M $54.1M $379.5M
2022 $44.7M $46.5M $359.1M
2021 $30.3M $43.8M $322.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $30.3M to $65.3M (+116%), with total assets most recently reported at $401.5M.

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

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