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Columbia University

Advancing knowledge and learning at the highest level

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (65.11)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 88.6%    
Administrative Expenses 10.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.02    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.86)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 9.1%    
Program Expenses Growth 6.2%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.85    
Capacity Rating    
      (26.24)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2006)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $2,661,273,350
Other Revenue $691,054,566
Total Revenue $3,352,327,916
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $2,364,471,649
Administrative Expenses $275,408,072
Fundraising Expenses $27,191,751
Total Functional Expenses $2,667,071,472
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $685,256,444
   
Net Assets $7,710,163,079

Contact Information

Columbia University
Gift Systems
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, NY 10115
tel: (866) 443-8797
fax: (212) 870-3109

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2006)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Lee Bollinger President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $809,085 0.03%
Other Salaries of Note
David N. Silvers Clinical Professor (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $4,837,877 0.18%
Jeffrey W. Moses Professor of Medicine (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $2,527,558 0.09%
Eric Allen Rose Professor of Surgery (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $2,085,924 0.07%

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Mission

Columbia University (CU) was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education. CU includes more than 4,000 faculty members and 23,000 students from 150 countries. At Columbia, we expect all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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