RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (EIN 02-0733394)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-12
IRS object ID
202123169349305272
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-12T11:00:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020733394EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRESEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3132229053PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATTHEW CLEARYPersonNm
Person TitleTR TAX OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3132229053PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRADLEY N SPRONGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00642561PTIN
Phone8558073423PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-12PreparationDt

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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Principal OfficerRALPH JOHNSTONPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CY Investment Income$8,367,454CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$53,159,173PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$43,821,346CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$37,794,185PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$915,439CYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$14,359,977PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3132229053PhoneNum

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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FELIX MATOS RODIGUEZ
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ROBIN L GARRELL
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SAMI SAUMA
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LESLEY DAVENPORT
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORETTA BRANCACCIO-TARAS
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN PENROD
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENCE F MUCCIOLO
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL STAHL
BOARD MEMBER1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID JERUZALMI
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COMERICA BANK
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JAMES MUYSKENS
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SCOTT E EVENBECK
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TIAA -CREF TRUST COMPANY
211 NORTH BRAODWAY SUITE 1000ST LOUISMO63102$138,995
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH FND CITY UNIVERSITY CONTRIDesc
Business525100BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,453,892TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$104,941,419SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,973,795SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$295,159TotalAmt
Program Services$295,159ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$9,391,451BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,119,361BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$3,259,162BOYAmt
EOY$4,368,878EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$3,259,162BOYAmt
EOY$4,368,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,906,298BOYAmt
EOY$213,986,914EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$189,906,298BOYAmt
EOY$213,986,914EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$193,165,460BOYAmt
EOY$218,355,792EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
Acct Compile Or Review BasisAcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp
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$3,504,171F
COMERICA LARGE CAP INDEX FUND$4,763,888F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,268,059TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,534,509TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$13,403,395NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$690,232OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$12,713,163RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$43,821,346RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$43,821,346TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,453,893TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,453,893ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$690,230OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$690,230ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$33,144,123TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2dINVESTMENT EXPENSES- $676,300.00, FOREIGN TAXES- $12,694.00, CTF FEES- $850.00 GLOBAL TAX SERVICE- $200.00 ROUNDING- $2.00
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4bINVESTMENT EXPENSES- $676,300.00, FOREIGN TAXES- $12,694.00, CTF FEES- $850.00 GLOBAL TAX SERVICE- $200.00

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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