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Nonprofit · EIN 27-2106625

CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · NEW YORK, NY 10036

Financials

$1.2M$214K2022$2.4M$477K2023$672K$552K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990 (amended)$671,633$552,320$119,313$3,065,639$0$3,065,639
June 30, 2024990$2,406,424$477,477$1,928,947$3,033,655$737$3,032,918
June 30, 2023990$1,191,826$214,016$977,810$1,104,708$737$1,103,971
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$55,180
Investment income
$86,145
Royalties
$530,308
Other revenue
$530,308

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$198,000
Other salaries and wages
$120,786
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$318,786
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$52,335
Occupancy
$53,814
Travel
$23,749
Program services (functional)
$552,320

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,933,826
Total assets, end of year
$3,065,639
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$3,065,639
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,065,639
Gross receipts
$671,633
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
DE

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LAWRENCE GOODMANPRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
15$198,000
PETER N FLOCOSSECRETARY/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RANDAL K QUARLESCHAIR ADVISORY BOARD/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM R RHODESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
EDUARDO ANINATADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
SHEILA BAIRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
WILLIAM W BRADLEYADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
JOYCE CHANGADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
M SHAFIK GABRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
CHARLES GOODHARDADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
HENRY KAUFMANADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
BARBARA G NOVICKADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
GUILLERMO ORTIXADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
RICHARD L SANDORADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
MYRON SCHOLESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LAWRENCE GOODMANPRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTE
Trustee or director, Officer
15$100,000
PETER N FLOCOSSECRETARY/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RANDAL K QUARLESCHAIR ADVISORY BOARD/TRUST
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM R RHODESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
EDUARDO ANINATADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
SHEILA BAIRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
WILLIAM W BRADLEYADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
JOYCE CHANGADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
M SHAFIK GABRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
CHARLES GOODHARTADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
HENRY KAUFMANADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
BARBARA G NOVICKADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
GUILLERMO ORTIZADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
RICHARD L SANDORADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
MYRON SCHOLESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LAWRENCE GOODMANPRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
15$70,000
PETER N FLOCOSSECRETARY/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RANDAL K QUARLESCHAIR ADVISORY BOARD/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM R RHODESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
EDUARDO ANINATADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
SHEILA BAIRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
WILLIAM W BRADLEYADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
JOYCE CHANGADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
M SHAFIK GABRADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
CHARLES GOODHARTADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
HENRY KAUFMANADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
BARBARA G NOVICKADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
GUILLERMO ORTIZADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
RICHARD L SANDORADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0
MYRON SCHOLESADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Officer
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1120 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10036-6708
In care of
% LAWRENCE GOODMAN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LAWRENCE GOODMAN, 1120 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS FLOOR 4, NEW YORK, NY 10036
Signed the 990
LAWRENCE GOODMAN, PRESIDENT
Return prepared by
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR LLP

Mission

THE CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN AND NONPROFIT THINK TANK FOCUSED ON FINANCIAL MARKETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF INVESTORS, OFFICIALS, AND THE PUBLIC. CFS PROMOTES A STRONGER AND MORE STABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM THROUGH BOLD, INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH, STRUCTURED DIALOG, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE PUBLIC.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TO DEVELOP A WEB-BASED FINANCIAL POLICY LIBRARY AND MAINTAIN OTHER WEB OFFERINGS AS REALTIME MEASURES OF THE US MONETARY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO THE PUBLIC-ADVANCES IN MONETARY AND FINANCIAL MEASUREMENT (AMFM), HISTORICAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS, AND CONTINUOUS FINANCIAL TIMELINE SINCE BEFORE THE 2008 CRISIS).
    Expenses $250,452
  • TO PROMOTE GLOBAL MACRO AND FINANCIAL POLICY RESEARCH AND EVENTS SUCH AS CONFERENCES.
    Expenses $250,451
  • SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT (SEM) COMMITTEE EXISTS TO PROMOTE RESEARCH ON ECOMONIC MEASUREMENT, USING THE MOST ADVANCED TOOLS FROM ECONOMIC THEARY, ECONOMETRICS, AGGREGATION THEORY, EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, MATHEMATICS, AND STATISTICS AND TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION AMOUNG RESEARCHERS IN FIELDS AND METHODS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT. TO PURSUE THESE OBJECTIVES, THE SEM SPONSORS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. SEM HAS OVER 2,000 MEMBERS AND AFFILIATED RELATIONSHIPS WITH 11 ACADEMIC JOURNALS AND 3 MONOGRAPH SERIES.
    Expenses $51,417 · revenue $55,180

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-2106625
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,065,639
Income (IRS master file)
$671,633

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
November 15, 2012
Posted by the IRS
March 11, 2013
Reinstated
Effective November 15, 2012

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$671,633$552,320$3,065,639IRS
990June 2024$2,406,424$477,477$3,033,655IRS
990June 2023$1,191,826$214,016$1,104,708XML
990June 2022$166,169$206,007$126,581IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 27-2106625).

Questions about CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC

What is the EIN of CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC is 27-2106625.
Is CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2012 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2012.
Are donations to CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC 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 CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC 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 CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC 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 CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LAWRENCE GOODMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,000 (LAWRENCE GOODMAN, PRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does CENTER FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $671,633, expenses of $552,320 and total assets of $3,065,639 at year end.

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