The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
Albany, NY · EIN 14-1368361 · Education · Rank 341 by total revenue
See schedule o.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,858,824,863
- Total expenses
- $1,648,805,410
- Total assets
- $1,937,921,505
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $615,858,664
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $847,415,284
- Employees
- 15,627
- Salary base per employee
- $39,410
"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 (24)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Ashley | GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY | Officer | 37.5 | $376,189 |
| Ms Kathleen Caggiano-Siino | INTERIM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THROUGH OCTOBER 2024 | Officer | 37.5 | $334,424 |
| Dr Melur Ramasubramanian | PRESIDENT | Officer | 18.8 | $327,429 |
| Mr Ryan P Farrell | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 37.5 | $299,635 |
| Mr Benjamin Friedman | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AS OF OCTOBER 2024 | Officer | 37.5 | $83,811 |
| Mr Joshua B Toas | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | Key employee | 37.5 | $307,279 |
| Ms Kerry Gilchrist | VP INTERNAL AUDIT | Key employee | 37.5 | $206,835 |
| Dr Satish K Tripathi | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | $80,250 |
| Col Timothy J Lawrence | DIRECTOR | Board | 1.1 | None reported |
| Dr Bahgat G Sammakia | DIRECTOR | Board | 10 | None reported |
| Dr Benjamin Z Houlton | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Adam Barsky | DIRECTOR AS OF MAY 2025 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mr Daniel C Tomson | DIRECTOR | Board | 7 | None reported |
| Mr Edward M Spiro | DIRECTOR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Mr Eric L Cochran | DIRECTOR | Board | 2.5 | None reported |
| Mr Michael Cadigan | DIRECTOR AS OF MAY 2025 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mr Robert Megna | DIRECTOR | Board | 7.5 | None reported |
| Mr Robert P Balachandran | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mr Robert S Azeke | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Andrea Goldsmith | DIRECTOR AS OF MAY 2025 | Board | 14 | None reported |
| Ms Diane Minas | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Ms Eileen Whelley | DIRECTOR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Ms Heather Mulligan | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Hillary D Hansen | DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,142,485, which is 0.7% of the $615,858,664 salary base shared by 15,627 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Marcus | CIO, STONY BROOK FOUNDATION | Highly paid employee | 37.5 | $591,833 | $0 | $64,948 | $656,781 |
| Ms Eileen M Pezzi | VP FOR DEVELOPMENT, UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY | Highly paid employee | 37.5 | $413,650 | $0 | $87,700 | $501,350 |
| Ms Patricia Arciero-Craig | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 37.5 | $456,367 | $0 | $23,327 | $479,694 |
| Mr David Anderson | PRESIDENT, NY CREATES | Highly paid employee | 37.5 | $423,795 | $0 | $55,223 | $479,018 |
| Ms Lorraine L Manzella | ADMN DIR, UPSTATE UNIV MED ASSOCIATION | Highly paid employee | 37.5 | $322,330 | $0 | $58,356 | $380,686 |
| Mr Christopher Ashley | GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY | Officer | 37.5 | $312,609 | $0 | $63,580 | $376,189 |
| Ms Kathleen Caggiano-Siino | INTERIM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THROUGH OCTOBER 2024 | Officer | 37.5 | $272,195 | $0 | $62,229 | $334,424 |
| Dr Melur Ramasubramanian | PRESIDENT | Officer | 18.8 | $309,950 | $0 | $17,479 | $327,429 |
| Mr Joshua B Toas | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | Key employee | 37.5 | $230,960 | $0 | $76,319 | $307,279 |
| Mr Ryan P Farrell | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 37.5 | $254,849 | $0 | $44,786 | $299,635 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202513389349300401 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 14-1368361
- Organization website (as filed): www.rfsuny.org