The Graduate Center Foundation Inc
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Graduate Center Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,478
- -93.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,493
- -93.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $143,554,891
- +22.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Graduate Center Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hunter College ($16K). Together the top 3 received $37K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $591K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $37K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter College New York, NY | Nursing Program | $16,062 |
| FH Laguardia Community College Long Island, NY | Integrate graduate research, undergraduate teaching and mentoring, instructional design and isntructional technology | $15,000 |
| CUNY Graduate Center New York, NY | Graduate Center Humanities Chair Supplements | $6,416 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $143,554,891 | $30,324,371 | $8,938,350 | $37,478 | 3 | $1,526,291 |
| 2024 | $117,338,236 | $56,719,573 | $9,375,636 | $591,284 | 3 | $1,333,148 |
| 2023 | $64,986,118 | $6,755,470 | $8,957,407 | $20,390 | 1 | $1,233,021 |
| 2022 | $65,758,567 | $7,600,151 | $8,196,180 | $153,593 | Total only | $914,935 |
| 2021 | $72,994,369 | $16,026,752 | $8,066,550 | $207,892 | Total only | $1,715,060 |
| 2020 | $59,268,933 | $9,653,748 | $8,688,688 | $85,280 | 1 | $1,385,733 |
| 2019 | $57,764,005 | $11,336,179 | $8,141,766 | $235,400 | Total only | $1,952,625 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Graduate Center Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $143.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc is led by Joshua Brumberg, President & Graduate Center on every filing since 2024; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joshua Brumberg
President & Graduate Center
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter H. Darrow Esq.
Chair
Chair → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Kaplan Esq.
Trustee
Chair Emeritus → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dwight E. Lee
Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James P. Blanco
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Migdal
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen C. Altfest
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Quinlan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert F. Raucci
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Bodian
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Felleman Hammel
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miles Gerstein
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha H. Gilbert
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan M. Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice C. Goh
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian P. Jones PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Zentner
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hugo J. Barreca II PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Hives
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lin I. Bildner
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myron S. Glucksman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert B. Goldstein
Secretary
Trustee → Sectretary, 2024
Sectretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Peterson
S.v.p. for Finance & Administrator
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Demarco Fuentes
V.p. for Inst'l Advancemen
V.p. for Inst'l Advancement → V.p. for Inst'l Advancemen, 2023
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Everett
Provost & Graduate Center
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Robin Garrell (2024) — President & Graduate Center
- Former: Jide J. Zeitlin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Vivian Pan PhD CFA (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robin Garrell Ex-Officio (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Steve Everett Ex-Officio (2023) — Provost Non-Votin
- Former: Caroline Urvater (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Julia Wrigley Ex-Officio To (2022) — Interim Provost Non-Votin
- Former: Christoph M. Kimmich (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Peterson Ex-Officio (2020–2021) — Interim S.v.p. for Finance
- Former: James Muysken (2020–2021) — Interim President
- Former: Jay Golan Ex-Officio (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Julia Wrigley Ex-Officio (2020–2021) — Interim Provost
- Former: Amabel B. James (2019–2020) — Chair Emerita
- Former: Byron Tucker (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cyrus Amir-Mokri (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Howard L. Morgan (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: John Harrison Streicker (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lynn P. Harrison III (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Hecht (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ramine Rouhani (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Chase Robinson (2019) — President
- Former: Darren M. Fogel (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Golan (2019) — Senior Vice President for Institutional Ad
- Former: Julia Wrigley (2019) — Interim Provost
- Former: Lynn Povich (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sebastian T. Persico (2019) — Senior Vice President for Finance & Administrator
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Graduate Center Foundation Inc
How much does The Graduate Center Foundation Inc give each year?
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $591K across 3 grants.
What is The Graduate Center Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $12,493, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does The Graduate Center Foundation Inc give grants?
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).
Does The Graduate Center Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Graduate Center Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Graduate Center Foundation Inc?
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc reported $143.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.3M.
What is The Graduate Center Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3219419. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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