Updated April 2026
EducationEducation Charities in New York
71 education nonprofits headquartered in New York report combined revenue of $58.8B on their most recent IRS Form 990 filings, with an average Efficiency Score of 75/100.
The Education category covers universities, K-12 systems, scholarship funds, and education-research organizations. 496 entities report $313.9B in combined revenue.
Average efficiency in the Education category sits at 74/100. Education organizations often hold meaningful endowments, which affects how the reserves component of the efficiency rubric reads. This view filters the category down to New York only. State-level subsets are useful for donors and grant-makers who want to focus support on local organizations.
What the Education × New York Numbers Show
New York is a major center for education nonprofits, with 71 organizations filing under both the Education NTEE category and a New York principal office. Combined revenue across the group runs into hundreds of millions or more.
Education in New York narrows 71 organizations down to the intersection of one IRS NTEE category and one state of principal office. The combined view gives a workable head-to-head comparison set for donors focused on a specific region and cause area.
The 71 education nonprofits in New York in this view together report $58.8B in combined annual revenue on their most recent IRS Form 990 filings. Median revenue is $313.7M, and the simple average is $828.6M — a gap that reflects the long-tail distribution typical of the nonprofit sector, where a handful of large organizations account for most aggregate dollars.
Across the 71 education nonprofits in New York we track, 23 earn an A and 42 earn a B on the Efficiency Score (combined 92% in the top two tiers, with A-grade organizations alone at 32%). Another 6 land at C, 0 at D, and 0 at F — a combined 0% in the bottom two tiers based on program ratio, reserves, growth consistency, and CEO-comp ratio drawn from each organization's most recent Form 990.
Executive compensation detail is reported on Schedule J of the Form 990 and is not always present for every organization in this list — particularly the smaller filers using Form 990-EZ.
New York University
Trustees Of Columbia University
Cornell University
University Of Rochester
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Syracuse University
Research Foundation For The State University Of New York
City University Construction Fund
Rochester Institute Of Technology
College Board
Fordham University
St Johns University New York
Nyc School Support Services Inc
Pace University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hofstra University
The New School
Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York
American University Of Beirut
Carnegie Corporation Of New York
Rockefeller University
Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Success Academy Charter Schools Nyc
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox And Tilden Foundations
Yeshiva University
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation
Touro University
Ithaca College
New York Institute Of Technology
The Ojc Fund
Colgate University Treasurers Office
Pratt Institute
Marist University
Adelphi University
Barnard College
Bard College
Teachers College Columbia University
The Health Science Center At
Teach For America Inc
Skidmore College
Bryant & Stratton Inc
New York University In Abu Dhabi Corporation
Clarkson University
Manhattan University
Culinary Institute Of America
Trustees Of Hamilton College
Siena University
Yeled V Yalda Early Childhood Center Inc
Mercy University
Trustees Of Union College
St Lawrence University
Feinberg Graduate School Of The Weizmann Institute Of Science
Donorschoose Org
American University In Cairo
Iona University
Juilliard School
Queens Borough Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library
Uncommon New York City Charter Schools
Molloy University
St John Fisher University
Niagara University
Kipp Nyc Public Charter Schools Ii
Hobart And William Smith Colleges
Le Moyne College
Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art
Success Academy Charter Schools Inc
Horace Mann School
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Stony Brook Foundation Inc
How to Use This Cross-Section
Pages that intersect a single NTEE category and a single state are the most apples-to-apples comparison NonprofitTruth offers. The donor question they answer is narrow: among the education charities operating from a New York office, how does Organization X compare on financial structure to Organization Y? Sort by revenue first to keep scale roughly constant, then sort by Efficiency Score within a tier.
The NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score is a 0–100 composite that summarizes four signals from the Form 990: program-spending ratio (50% of the score), revenue-growth consistency over multiple years (20%), months of fund reserves on the balance sheet (20%), and CEO compensation as a share of revenue (10%). The grade A–F mapping is purely descriptive — it summarizes the financial structure that the 990 reveals, not the social impact, program quality, or outcomes of the work the organization does. Donors evaluating impact should pair these financial signals with program-level evaluations from sources like Charity Navigator, GiveWell, or the organization's own audited reports.
For a broader view of education nationwide, see the all-states Education page; for every nonprofit in New York, see the New York state page. Both views are linked at the bottom of this page.
Source Data and Verification
All financials on this page come from each organization's IRS Form 990 — the federal information return that 501(c)(3) public charities, private foundations, and most other tax-exempt organizations must file annually. The Form 990 is a public document. We ingest it primarily through the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer feed, which mirrors the IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search dataset. Original e-file XML and PDF copies of any return can be looked up directly at the IRS, ProPublica, or the Candid (formerly GuideStar) directory.
Every nonprofit in this list links to a profile page that cites the source filing year. The original Form 990 is available free at the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search, the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, and the Candid (GuideStar) directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many education nonprofits are based in New York?
71 organizations are categorized as Education on the IRS Form 990 and list a New York principal office address. Combined annual revenue is $58.8B; average Efficiency Score across the group is 75/100.
Are these all the education charities operating in New York?
Not necessarily. The list reflects organizations whose Form 990 lists New York as the principal office. National education charities that operate programs in New York but headquarter elsewhere appear in their home state’s page instead.
What does the average Efficiency Score of 75/100 represent?
It is the simple average of the NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score across the 71 organizations on this page. The Score weights program-spending ratio (50%), revenue-growth consistency (20%), reserves (20%), and CEO-comp ratio (10%). It is descriptive of financial structure, not of program impact.
Why might two education nonprofits in New York score very differently?
Common drivers: a difference in revenue scale (which affects fixed-cost ratios), a capital-campaign year on one side that distorts the program ratio, a reliance on professional fundraisers (counted outside program services on Form 990), or a different mix of program-vs-administrative classification by the organization’s auditor. The 990’s Schedule O narrative usually explains unusual movements.
Where can I see the original Form 990 for these education charities?
Each organization links to a profile that cites the source filing year. From the profile, the original return is one click away on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search and on the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
71 education nonprofits headquartered in New York report combined revenue of $58.8B on their most recent IRS Form 990 filings, with an average Efficiency Score of 75/100.