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New York Math Circle Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 26-1162539 Website

New York Math Circle (NYMC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching and supplementing mathematical education in New York city. NYMC offers interested students from around New York city an opportunity to grow intellectually and personally through the learning of mathematics and related subjects from exceptional teachers in a challenging but friendly environment. It encourages and supports the excellent teaching of mathematics through courses for teachers and other programs.

New York Math Circle Inc at a glance

Total assets
$448,503
+17.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$318,362
+18.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$2,979
Expenses (2025)
$294,338
-1.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who New York Math Circle Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

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Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $18K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$448,503$318,362$294,338——$2,979
2024$383,242$268,290$297,253———
2023$384,908$241,278$304,395———
2022$409,748$230,973$301,756———
2021$493,386$445,137$318,293———
2020$464,102$434,039$344,724$17,7021—
2019$366,107$450,955$363,647———

About New York Math Circle Inc

Based on IRS filings

New York Math Circle Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $449K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New York Math Circle Inc is led by Kovan Pillai, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kovan Pillai

    President

    President & Executive Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2019) → $98K (2025)

  • David Hankin

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $300 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Eliza Kuberska

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $7K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • David Garbasz

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dmitry Sagalovskiy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Japeth Wood

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jie Zhang

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Hsiao

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ming Jack Po

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Zaharopol

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Dan Zaharopol (2019–2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kovan Pillai — President: $98KKovan PillaiPresident$98K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $98K, to Kovan Pillai (President).

Frequently asked questions about New York Math Circle Inc

How large is New York Math Circle Inc?

New York Math Circle Inc reported $449K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $318K.

What is New York Math Circle Inc?

New York Math Circle Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $449K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does New York Math Circle Inc operate?

New York Math Circle Inc has awarded grants in New York.

What is New York Math Circle Inc's EIN?

New York Math Circle Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1162539. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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