RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (EIN 02-0733394)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-09
IRS object ID
201833139349301383
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-11-09T11:00:32-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line12020 N CENTRAL AVE STE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85004ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN020733394EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRESEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3132229053PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANDRA MILLERPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3132229053PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-08SignatureDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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GAYLE HORWITZ
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDYes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHASE ROBINSON
VICE CHAIRMANYes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURENCE MUCCIOLO
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN PENROD
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LYONS
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL STAHL
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KATHERINE N LAPP
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
RODNEY NICHOLS
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DIANE CALL
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT E EVENBECK
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA SILVERBLATT
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
SHIRLEY RAPS
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM FRITZ
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LORETTA BRANCACCIO-TARAS
BOARD MEMBERYes (X)$0$0$0
LESLEY DAVENPORT
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FELIX V MATOS RODRIGUEZ
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JENNIFER WARE
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TIAA -CREF TRUST COMPANY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH FND CITY UNIVERSITY CONTRIDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Securities$67,497,809SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$62,491,488SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,006,321SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$764,087BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,254,491BOYAmt
EOY$3,259,871EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$3,254,491BOYAmt
EOY$3,259,871EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$141,948,038BOYAmt
EOY$156,437,049EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$156,437,049EOYAmt

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BOY$145,202,529BOYAmt
EOY$159,696,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,530,730ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,958,281NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$83,483F
COMERICA LARGE CAP INDEX FUND$2,414,626F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,498,109TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,877,317TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,958,281NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$671,844OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,286,437RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$40,590,880RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$40,590,880TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,388,306TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$671,844OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$671,844ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,060,150ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$32,060,150TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2dINVESTMENT EXPENSES $670,258.00, FOREIGN TAXES $426,653.00, REFUNDED FEES -$25,423.00, CTF FEES $287.06, MISC FEES $68.74
EXPLANATION FOR SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2dINVESTMENT EXPENSES $670,258.00, FOREIGN TAXES $426,653.00, REFUNDED FEES -$25,423.00, CTF FEES $287.06, MISC FEES $68.74

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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