Cornell University

City-funded organization

Cornell University is a private research university and New York State land-grant institution based in Ithaca, New York, that also operates Weill Cornell Medicine in Manhattan. In New York City government contracting it holds $5.4 million in active contracts as of August 2026 (2 contracts), the largest a $5.1 million Department of Design and Construction "Town & Gown Academic Research Requirements Contract," part of DDC's Town+Gown:NYC academic-consortium research program, plus a $319,000 Department of Environmental Protection task order for a regional nutrient assessment. Its all-time NYC contracting record totals $27.5 million across 67 contracts since 2006 ($20.1 million paid to date), including several Department of Social Services contracts from 2010 to 2014 titled around nutrition education for food-stamp-eligible families, plus smaller Department of Education and Police Department awards; 88% of contract value ($24.2 million, across 19 contracts) was awarded without a fresh competitive bid. It also received a $250,000 City Council discretionary award (Department of Youth and Community Development, FY2027) for "The Generative Canopy."

Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$5,418,932 · 2 contracts
Awarded all-time
$27,453,304 · 67 since 2006, incl. expired
Paid to date
$20,062,390
Won without a fresh bid
88% of contract value · $24,162,188 · 19 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$250,000 · 1 awards
Top officer pay (FY2023)
$9,381,957 · Zev Rosenwaks MD, Academic Professor
Based in
Ithaca, NY (NY State)

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +36% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

Congressional testimony

Congressional committee meetings where congress.gov lists a witness whose stated affiliation is exactly this organization's name, for the 118th and 119th Congresses, as of 2026-09-01. Name variations are not matched, so an appearance filed under a different spelling of this organization is missing

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