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RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

EIN 14-1340095 · Education (B430)

What they do

Rensselaer Educates The Leaders of Tomorrow for Technologically Based Careers. We Celebrate Discovery and The Responsible Application of Technology to Create Knowledge and Global Prosperity.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders45 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

87.38%of revenue went to mission work87.9% of expenses · Program services
1.35%of revenue went to fundraising1.4% of expenses
$99.37spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
10.63%of revenue went to management and office costs10.7% of expenses
$2.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
19.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,306,266 for MARTIN SCHMIDT (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$737,196,871
Mission workProgram services$644,181,34387.38% of revenue87.9% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$78,388,41910.63% of revenue10.7% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$9,953,9891.35% of revenue1.4% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$4,673,1200.63% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$732,523,75199.37% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 87.9% mission · 10.7% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.37% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 89.3% mission · 9.7% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.12% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 9.2% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.40% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 10.0% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.79% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 88.4% mission · 10.9% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.25% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 90.7% mission · 8.3% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.84% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 9.2% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.23% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 8.7% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.71% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$737,196,871
Expenses$732,523,751
Annual surplus $4,673,120 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$644,181,343 · 87.9% of expenses
Management and office costs$78,388,419 · 10.7% of expenses
Fundraising$9,953,989 · 1.4% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$737,196,871
Expenses$732,523,751
Assets$1,754,467,322
Income$1,158,600,696
Contributions$144,480,567
Mission work (program services)$644,181,343
Fundraising$9,953,989
Grants given$52,215,636
Average grant$112,777
Management and general$78,388,419
Stocks and bonds$447,142,580
Accounting fees$370,894
Investing fees$3,347,519
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
MARTIN SCHMIDTPRESIDENT · 55 hrs/week $1,306,266Base $1,230,040 · Other $76,226
REBECCA DOERGEPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $729,612Base $676,131 · Other $53,481
JONATHAN DORDICKVICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND TRANSLA · 45 hrs/week $579,648Base $526,502 · Other $53,146
MATTHEW TER MOLENVP OF INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $571,109Base $508,202 · Other $62,907
CRAIG COOKSECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL · 40 hrs/week $568,272Base $514,929 · Other $53,343
JOHN KOLBVICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES & CTO · 40 hrs/week $550,615Base $498,472 · Other $52,143
EILEEN MCLOUGHLINVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND CFO · 40 hrs/week $516,775Base $453,278 · Other $63,497
ROSALINE LEEVP AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR INSTITUTIONAL IM · 40 hrs/week $494,928Base $450,633 · Other $44,295
SHEKHAR GARDEDEAN, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING · 40 hrs/week $480,393Base $416,280 · Other $64,113
DEEPAK VASHISHTHPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $474,974Base $413,375 · Other $61,599
ROBERT HULLVICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH · 40 hrs/week $473,974Base $410,511 · Other $63,463
BOLESLAW SZYMANSKIPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $443,765Base $387,969 · Other $55,796

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (45)

MARTIN SCHMIDTPRESIDENT

REBECCA DOERGEPROVOST

JONATHAN DORDICKVICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND TRANSLA

MATTHEW TER MOLENVP OF INSTITUTE ADVANCEMENT

CRAIG COOKSECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL

JOHN KOLBVICE PRESIDENT FOR INFORMATION SERVICES & CTO

EILEEN MCLOUGHLINVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND CFO

ROSALINE LEEVP AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR INSTITUTIONAL IM

SHEKHAR GARDEDEAN, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

DEEPAK VASHISHTHPROFESSOR

ROBERT HULLVICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

BOLESLAW SZYMANSKIPROFESSOR

CURTIS BRENEMANDEAN, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (TILL DECEMBER 2024)

JAMES HENDLERPROFESSOR

JONATHAN WEXLERVICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT (TILL 12/31/2024)

EVAN DOUGLISDEAN, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

ERNEST KATZWINKELVP OF THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION

PRABHAT HAJELAFORMER PROVOST

HANNELORE RODRIGUEZ-FARRARVICE PRESIDENT AND CO-HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUN

LOUIS PADULAVICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PAMELA SMITHVICE PRESIDENT AND CO-HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUN

PETER KONWERSKIVICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE

SRINIVASAN SIVARAMTRUSTEE

MEGHAN MOULDERTRUSTEE

MUKESH CHATTERTRUSTEE

THEODORE J WOJNAR JRTRUSTEE

PAULA L SIMONTRUSTEE

TOM CAPEKTRUSTEE

RODERIC PETTIGREWTRUSTEE

MARY HUMISTONTRUSTEE

MARK M LITTLETRUSTEE

LINDA JOJOTRUSTEE

KATE MURTAGHTRUSTEE

JOHN E KELLY IIITRUSTEE

JOHN CAPEKTRUSTEE

JOHN BENNETTTRUSTEE

JEFFREY L KODOSKYTRUSTEE

JANET RUTLEDGETRUSTEE

JACKSON P TAITRUSTEE

GARY T DICAMILLOTRUSTEE

DAVID HOTRUSTEE

DARIO GILTRUSTEE

DANIEL PICKETT IIITRUSTEE

CURTIS R PRIEMTRUSTEE

CARMELLA MANTELLOMAYOR-ELECT OF TROY

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1941
Location
110 8TH ST, TROY, NY 12180-3522
County
Rensselaer
In care of
% MARTIN SCHMID
Primary officer
Eileen McLoughlin, Vice President of Finance & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(518) 276-6426

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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