YORK UNIVERSITY

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 2024.

EIN: 23-7069967.

FY2024 Form 990: $1,017,395,087 total revenue, $1,018,036,554 total expenses, $2,738,822,163 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Solid

Published Content & Communications — Strong Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. We could not read this organization's news section, so its publishing activity has not been assessed. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Moderate Granted tax-exempt status in 2024 — 2 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 1 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (York University). 6 official social accounts resolved. 6 social accounts resolved but not yet checked for posts — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers tax year 2024 — current. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 97% of voting board members are independent. Tax-exempt status was automatically revoked on 2022-09-15; the organization has filed one return since, most recently for tax year 2024. No reinstatement appears in IRS Publication 78 and the automatic-revocation list. Donations are not currently tax-deductible.

Programs & Events — Moderate 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 80% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Independent Funder & Peer Validation: We searched for this and found nothing to report.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

0 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Solid Publishes 2 outcome statements. 2 of 2 outcome statements include specific figures. 2 of 2 outcome statements are tied to a time period.

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

In 2025, York University ranked as one of the world's top 38 universities in The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for advancing the SDGs through world-class research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching. We have also been recognized as a Canada's Best Diversity Employer and one of Canada's Greenest Employers for the 12th year in a row. In November 2024, York University's Markham Campus offic

Leadership

Steven Hoffman, Professor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair · DR RHONDA L Lenton, President and Vice Chancellor / Professor · David Peters, Vice-President Academic and Provost/Professor · James Orbinski, Professor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based · LILIAN K NG, Professor, Endowed Chair · Detlev Zwick, Dean/Associate Professor · Jim Clayton, Professor / Endowed Chair / Director · Lisa Colleen Philipps, Provost and Vice President Academic / Senior Advisor / Professor

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

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Contact

linkedin: @167012 · tiktok: @yorkuniversity · x: @yorkuniversity · youtube: @@yorkuniversityofficial · instagram: @yorkuniversity · facebook: @yorkuniversity

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.