The Rockefeller University
New York, NY · EIN 13-1624158 · Education · Rank 1,450 by total revenue
A world-renowned center for research and graduate education.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $458,410,394
- Total expenses
- $504,447,980
- Total assets
- $4,127,223,897
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $147,251,784
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $217,097,486
- Employees
- 1,657
- Salary base per employee
- $88,866
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (62)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Volent | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $2,257,458 |
| Richard P Lifton MD PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,593,942 |
| Maren Imhoff | SVP, DEVELOPMENT | Officer | 50 | $929,305 |
| Barry Coller | VP & PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF | Officer | 50 | $840,772 |
| Timothy O'Connor | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 50 | $827,667 |
| Deborah Yeoh | VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 50 | $752,492 |
| Timothy Stearns | VP, EDUCATION AFFAIRS | Officer | 50 | $687,865 |
| Romayne L Botti | VP, FINANCE & TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $687,070 |
| Virginia Huffman | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES | Officer | 50 | $641,824 |
| Cornelia Bargmann | VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | Officer | 50 | $617,752 |
| Anthony Carvalloza - Chief | INFORMATION OFFICER (FROM 11/13/24) | Officer | 50 | $492,214 |
| Kretina Cook | ASST. VP, FINANCE | Officer | 50 | $434,209 |
| Ashton Murray | VP UNIV. LIFE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | Officer | 50 | $430,274 |
| Andreas C Dracopoulos | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Michael D Fascitelli | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| William E Ford | TRUSTEE, CHAIR | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Pablo G Legorreta | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Robin Chemers Neustein | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Robert Steel | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | None reported |
| Karen Akinsanya PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Holly Andersen MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Scott Kh Bessent | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/15/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Debra Black | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Valentino Carlotti | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Eli Casdin | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Anna Chapman MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Caroline Curry | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James G Dinan | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Cheryl Cohen Effron | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Anne Chandler Bass Evans | TRUSTEES | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Katherine G Farley | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/28/25) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Lee Fixel | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Daniel Gilmer | TRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Diane Halvorsen | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stewart J Hen | TRUSTEE (FROM 11/13/24) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael B Hoffman | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jessica Hopfield PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sandra J Horbach | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| William I Huyett | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rebecca A John | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Paula Johnson MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Joelle Kayden | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mary Klotman MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Gregg Lemkau | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 3/12/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Karen M Levy | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ge Li PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Scott Mackesy | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Diane Mathis PHD | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/28/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Alexandra Mondre | TRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| John Monsky | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeremy Nathans MD PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jonathan M Nelson | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Daniel Pacthod | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael Price | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| John M Shapiro | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Marilyn H Simons PHD | TRUSTEE (FROM 3/12/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Barry R Sloane | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| David Sze | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sandra Tamer | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ronald D Vale PHD | TRUSTEE (FROM 5/28/25) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Huda Zoghbi MD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Xiaowei Zhuang PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $10,354,337, which is 7.0% of the $147,251,784 salary base shared by 1,657 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Volent | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Officer | 50 | $1,928,555 | $0 | $328,903 | $2,257,458 |
| Richard P Lifton MD PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 50 | $1,308,593 | $0 | $285,349 | $1,593,942 |
| Betty Y Chen - Managing | DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS (THRU 10/24) | Highly paid employee | 50 | $926,322 | $0 | $40,771 | $967,093 |
| Maren Imhoff | SVP, DEVELOPMENT | Officer | 50 | $803,309 | $0 | $125,996 | $929,305 |
| Barry Coller | VP & PHYSICIAN-IN-CHIEF | Officer | 50 | $716,817 | $0 | $123,955 | $840,772 |
| Timothy O'Connor | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 50 | $706,920 | $0 | $120,747 | $827,667 |
| Michael Young | VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (THRU 8/31/23) | Former | 50 | $660,410 | $0 | $125,497 | $785,907 |
| Deborah Yeoh | VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 50 | $659,343 | $0 | $93,149 | $752,492 |
| Charles M Rice | PROFESSOR, HEAD OF LABORATORY | Highly paid employee | 50 | $620,822 | $0 | $91,014 | $711,836 |
| Timothy Stearns | VP, EDUCATION AFFAIRS | Officer | 50 | $566,933 | $0 | $120,932 | $687,865 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202630559349300433 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1624158
- Organization website (as filed): www.rockefeller.edu