RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (EIN 02-0733394)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202213189349306686
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-14T11:00:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KPMG LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 E RIO SALADO PKWY SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityTEMPECityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85281ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN020733394EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Phone3132229053PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMATTHEW CLEARYPersonNm
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Phone3132229053PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-14SignatureDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRADLEY N SPRONGPreparerPersonNm
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Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted CustomerTrustedCustomerGrp
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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PY Total Revenue$43,821,346PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$49,259,074CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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PY Total Expenses$33,144,124PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,677,222PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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FELIX MATOS RODIGUEZ
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ROBIN L GARRELL
VICE CHAIRYes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE J ANDERSON
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KENNETH ADAMS
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A ISEKENEGBE
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH NOEMI COLON
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
RICARDO OTHEGUY
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
AYMAN EL-MOHANDES
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
CHAUNCY LENNON
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
ABEL VALENZUELA JR
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
SAMI SAUMA
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
LESLEY DAVENPORT
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JERUZALMI
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN PENROD
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NEIL STAHL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,928,101SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$4,368,878BOYAmt
EOY$3,303,910EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$4,368,878BOYAmt
EOY$3,303,910EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$213,986,914BOYAmt
EOY$227,324,051EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$227,324,051EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$218,355,792BOYAmt
EOY$230,627,961EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$11,957,473ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd
FS Audited BasisFSAuditedBasisGrp
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
COMERICA AGGREGATE BOND INDEX FUND$3,447,884F
COMERICA LARGE CAP INDEX FUND$5,906,577F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$9,354,461TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$49,843,679TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,379,664NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$795,059OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$584,605RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$49,259,074RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$49,259,074TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,506,542TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$36,506,542ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$795,059OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$795,059ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,301,601TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2dINVESTMENT EXPENSES -$777,869, FOREIGN TAXES -$16,298, CTF FEES -$707, MISCELLEANOUS FEES -$185
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4bINVESTMENT EXPENSES $777,869, FOREIGN TAXES $16,298, CTF FEES $707, MISCELLEANOUS FEES $185

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11-DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR REVIEWONE OF THE DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE IS TO REVIEW AND ADVISE FOR THE PREPARATION OF FORM 990. A COPY HAS ALSO BEEN GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TRUSTEE UPON REQUEST

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