Nonprofit · EIN 13-1773640
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Also known as GIANCARLO BONAGURA
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $21,170,438 | $21,905,260 | -$734,822 | $23,222,066 | $14,613,205 | $8,608,861 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $21,034,309 | $22,647,474 | -$1,613,165 | $24,178,673 | $14,760,483 | $9,418,190 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,922,135 | $22,636,524 | $1,285,611 | $26,576,480 | $15,043,462 | $11,533,018 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,241,441
- Program service revenue
- $2,833,027
- Investment income
- $33,886
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $23,505
- Other revenue
- $62,084
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,097,163
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,073,747
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,582,120
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,283,214
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28,658
- Accounting fees
- $87,894
- Occupancy
- $1,151,397
- Travel
- $480,539
- Depreciation
- $208,572
- Program services (functional)
- $17,527,724
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,937,237
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,440,299
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $24,178,673
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,222,066
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,613,205
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,608,861
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $858,563
- Publicly traded securities
- $185,885
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,609,049
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,999,812
- Gross receipts
- $21,364,969
- Employees
- 72
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1817
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS B DIRKS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $536,585 | $39,443 |
| AINSLEY A GOULBORNE THRU 125 | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $320,090 | $38,339 |
| GIANCARLO BONAGURA | EVP & COO (THRU 6/30/2024) Officer | 35 | $328,541 | $8,726 |
| BROOKE URQUHART GRINDLINGER | CSO, LIFE SCIENCES CONF & AWARDS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $259,343 | $14,910 |
| ROBIN B STEPHENSON | SVP, ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $243,817 | $20,980 |
| DOUGLAS BRAATEN | CSO, PUBLICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $222,643 | $42,007 |
| MEGHAN GROOME | SVP, EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $197,010 | $42,831 |
| MILA ROSENTHAL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ISR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $210,394 | $11,432 |
| CLARE PEETERS | CHIEF BUSINESS & FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 35 | $161,102 | $0 |
| JERRY MACARTHUR HULTIN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SALOVEY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS POMPIDOU | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINO VAN DEN HEUVEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SERG BELL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
29 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACQUELINE CORBELLI | GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARYELLEN ELIA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FOREST | GOVERNOR (THRU 8/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS C FRANCO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DARIO GIL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AIDA HABTEZION | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | GOVERNOR (THRU 112024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEEMA KUMAR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAVI KUMAR S | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| R MAY LEE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID KA MORDECAI | GOVERNOR (THRU 8/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARTIN NESBITT | GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOWELL ROBINSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA SACHAR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KONSTANTIN SHAKHNOVICH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUBRA SURESH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER THOREN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT TJIAN | GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GRACE WANG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FAYE WATTLETON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANFORD I WEILL | GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEREMY WERTHEIMER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE YANCOPOULOUS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL W YOUNG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NADAV ZAFRIR | GOVERNOR (THRU 11/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHANDRIKA TANDON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM REDDOCH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN REED | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STACIE GROSSMAN BLOOM | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS B DIRKS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $717,470 | $27,377 |
| GIANCARLO BONAGURA | EVP & COO (THRU 6/30/2024) Officer | 35 | $318,366 | $28,916 |
| ROBIN B STEPHENSON | SVP, ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $281,311 | $25,587 |
| AINSLEY A GOULBORNE | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 35 | $266,982 | $19,723 |
| BROOKE URQUHART GRINDLINGER | CSO, LIFE SCIENCES CONF & AWARDS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $257,310 | $14,772 |
| DOUGLAS BRAATEN | CSO, PUBLICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $227,409 | $29,810 |
| MEGHAN GROOME | SVP, EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $192,600 | $38,952 |
| MILA ROSENTHAL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,ISR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $208,615 | $9,764 |
| JERRY MACARTHUR HULTIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS POMPIDOU | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINO VAN DEN HEUVEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARMEN AVANESSIANS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SERG BELL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATARAJAN CHANDRASEKARAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CORBELLI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYELLEN ELIA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE FOREST | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS C FRANCO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIO GIL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA HABTEZION | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEEMA KUMAR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVI KUMAR S | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| R MAY LEE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO LEGORRETA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KA MORDECAI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN NESBITT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LOWELL ROBINSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SACHAR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KONSTANTIN SHAKHNOVICH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUBRA SURESH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER THOREN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT TJIAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE WANG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAYE WATTLETON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD I WEILL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY WERTHEIMER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE YANCOPOULOUS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL W YOUNG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NADAV ZAFRIR THRU 112023 | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS DIRKS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $642,004 | $15,963 |
| GIANCARLO BONAGURA | EVP AND COO Officer | 35 | $313,760 | $50,228 |
| ROBIN STEPHENSON | SVP, ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $282,275 | $29,501 |
| BROOKE URQUHART GRINDLINGER | CSO, LIFE SCIENCES CONF & AWARDS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $239,944 | $13,968 |
| ERICA CULLMANN | SVP, MEETING OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $216,388 | $25,792 |
| DOUGLAS BRAATEN | CSO, PUBLICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $214,673 | $21,054 |
| MEGHAN GROOME | SVP, EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $190,949 | $35,962 |
| JERRY MACARTHUR HULTIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS POMPIDOU | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA SACHAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TINO VAN DEN HEUVEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN DE BRABANDER | GOVERNOR (THRU 12/2022) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATARAJAN CHANDRASEKARAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CORBELLI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN DAVIES THRU 12023 | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYELLEN ELIA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIO GIL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AIDA HABTEZION | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HORN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SEEMA KUMAR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| R MAY LEE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO LEGORRETA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KA MORDECAI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN NESBITT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY PETSKO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LOWELL ROBINSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVI KUMAR S | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACLYN SAFIER THRU 12023 | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KONSTANTIN SHAKHNOVICH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER THOREN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE WANG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD I WEILL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY WERTHEIMER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL W YOUNG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NADAV ZAFRIR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUBRA SURESH | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FAYE WATTLETON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARMEN AVANESSIANS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 115 BROADWAY FLOOR 8, NEW YORK, NY 10006-1604
- In care of
- % FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NICHOLAS B DIRKS, 115 BROADWAY 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006
- Signed the 990
- NICHOLAS B DIRKS, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (212) 298-8605
- Website
- WWW.NYAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 REVENUErevenue $236,522
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1773640
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1936
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,222,066
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,364,969
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $21,170,438 | $21,905,260 | $23,222,066 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $21,034,309 | $22,647,474 | $24,178,673 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $23,922,135 | $22,636,524 | $26,576,480 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $22,813,762 | $20,857,773 | $27,780,802 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1773640).
Questions about NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES is 13-1773640.
- Is NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1936.
- Are donations to NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NICHOLAS B DIRKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 44 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $536,585 (NICHOLAS B DIRKS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $21,170,438, expenses of $21,905,260 and total assets of $23,222,066 at year end.
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