Marymount Manhattan College
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE IS AN URBAN, INDEPENDENT, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE (SEE SCHEDULE O).
- Income
- $79.2 million
- Spending
- $100.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 1,023
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $456,141, interim president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 28 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 27% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 45 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $69.4 million spent. INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS IN NEED IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVE THE COLLEGE'S GOAL TO SERVE A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. MMC CURRENTLY EDUCATES OVER 1,500 FULL- AND PART-TIME STUDENTS REPRESENTING 46 STATES AND 13 COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 40.6% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MINORITIES, AND 12.4% ARE DEGREE-SEEKING RETURNING ADULTS. MMC STUDENTS CAN PURSUE DEGREES IN 36 MAJOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY, CHOOSE FROM AMONG 45 MINORS AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS, HOLD INTERNSHIPS AT RENOWNED NEW YORK CITY COMPANIES, ENGAGE IN SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH PROJECTS, STUDY ABROAD, AND PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. SEE SCHEDULE O. MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED IN 1936 BY THE RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART OF MARY AS A TWO-YEAR WOMEN'S COLLEGE AND AT THE TIME WAS A NEW YORK CITY EXTENSION OF MARYMOUNT COLLEGE IN TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK. IN 1948, THE COLLEGE MOVED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION ON EAST 71ST STREET IN NEW YORK CITY AND BECAME A FOUR-YEAR BACHELOR'S DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION; THE FIRST CLASS GRADUATED FROM THE COLLEGE IN 1950. IN 1961, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK GRANTED MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN AN ABSOLUTE CHARTER AS AN INDEPENDENT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN HAS BEEN AN ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION SINCE THAT TIME. FAITHFUL TO THE VISION OF ITS FOUNDERS, MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN IS THRIVING AS A NONSECTARIAN, COEDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, ATTRACTING AND SERVING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF.
- $12.2 million spent. AUXILIARY SERVICES: DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, APPROXIMATELY 630 STUDENTS MADE THEIR HOME AT MMC. THE 55TH STREET RESIDENCE IS THE FIRST-YEAR RESIDENCE HALL, CONTINUING STUDENTS LIVE AT THE COOPER SQUARE RESIDENCE HALL. EACH HALL IS LOCATED WITHIN A 30 MINUTE COMMUTE OF THE COLLEGE AND STAFFED WITH 24-HOUR SECURITY. RESIDENCE DIRECTORS AND RESIDENT ADVISORS STRIVE TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. SEE SCHEDULE O. THE 55TH STREET RESIDENCE HAS SUITE-STYLE ARRANGEMENTS JUST 16 BLOCKS FROM THE COLLEGE. EACH SUITE CONSISTS OF TWO BEDROOMS FURNISHED WITH LOFT BEDS, DRESSERS, DESKS, A KITCHEN AND BATHROOM, PLUS CABLE, AND WI-FI ACCESS. THE BUILDING IS STAFFED WITH 24-HOUR SECURITY AND FEATURES OTHER AMENITIES SUCH AS A LAUNDRY ROOM, CONVENIENCE STORE, LOUNGE SPACE, GYM, AND A BALCONY. COLLEGE STORE: MMC'S GRIFFIN GEAR WAS CREATED IN 2009, AS A RESULT OF A STUDENT INITIATIVE TO CREATE MORE SCHOOL SPIRIT ON CAMPUS. THE GRIFFIN GEAR KIOSK IS LOCATED IN THE 3RD FLOOR COMMONS OF THE MAIN BUILDING.
- $27,356 spent. ACADEMIC ACCESS: THE PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ACCESS ADDRESSES MANY FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN'S MISSION. IT IS A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARING DISABILITIES THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FOSTER ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH ACCOMODATIONS AND MULTIFACETED SUPPORT, STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THE MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN CURRICULUM ALONG WITH THEIR PEERS AND CLASSMATES. SEE SCHEDULE O. THE PROGRAM FOR ACADEMIC ACCESS ASSISTS LEARNING-DISABLED STUDENTS THROUGH TUTORING SERVICES, COUNSELING, ADVISEMENT, AND PRIORITY REGISTRATION. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS' PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS ARE CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN TO EACH STUDENT IN PLANNING THEIR PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO BASIC ACCOMODATIONS, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TWO HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL TUTORING PER WEEK WITH PROFESSIONAL, MATH TUTORING AS NEEDED, ACADEMIC COACHING TO DEVELOP EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS FOR TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK, NOTE TAKERS FOR APPLICABLE COURSES, EXTENDED TESTING TIMES, MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING KURZWEIL 3000 SOFTWARE AVAILABLE IN THE SHANAHAN LIBRARY. TO ENSURE THAT MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE CAN FOSTER A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WITH SPECIALIZED ATTENTION FOR EACH STUDENT. THE ACADEMIC ACCESS PROGRAM ADMITS A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1962.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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