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Financial Statement

2025 Financial Highlights


Statements of Financial Position

Assets20252024
Cash and cash equivalents (notes 2b and 4)$56,073,619$39,298,929
Short-term investments (notes 5 and 9)$165,400,397$215,485,040
GMSP short-term investments (notes 5 and 9)$48,175,720$52,654,715
Receivable for unsettled investment trades$16,684$8,000,000
Pledges receivable, net (note 6)$144,400,132$233,953,475
Accrued investment income$1,405,863$3,321,864
Long-term investments (notes 7 and 9)$374,910,910$252,874,666
GMSP long-term investments (notes 8 and 9)$51,228,378$63,303,296
Property and equipment, net (note 10)$34,880,146$32,037,790
Collections acquired (note 11)$1,414,250$1,414,250
Other assets (note 20)$14,520,822$14,683,760
Total assets$892,426,921$917,027,785
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (note 20)$15,426,649$17,359,866
Accrued wages, vacation, and other related expenses$6,289,646$6,882,715
Payable for unsettled investment trades (note 8)$62,221—
Accrued distribution to member institutions$9,368,416$9,723,051
Accrued return of funds to the Gates Foundation (note 12)—$6,000,000
Deferred revenue (note 2m)$3,213,246$4,276,524
Line of credit (note 13)——
Bonds payable (note 14)$22,277,470$23,326,218
Total liabilities$56,637,648$67,568,374
Net assets:
Without donor restrictions: Undesignated$34,848,355$33,317,865
Board designated-operating reserve (note 21)$20,410,866$19,306,056
Board designated - member distribution reserve (note 21)$5,528,372$5,238,515
Total without donor restrictions$60,787,593$57,862,436
With donor restrictions (note 15)$775,001,680$791,596,975
Total net assets$835,789,273$849,459,411
Commitments and contingencies (note 20)
Total liabilities and net assets$892,426,921$917,027,785

Statement of Functional Expenses

ExpenseGMSPScholarships and special projectsDistribution to member institutionsInstitutional servicesOther program servicesTotal program services
Capital and operational support$23,997,206$23,997,206
Grants and scholarships$13,074,301$57,625,190$6,352$7,500$70,713,343
Total distributions$13,074,301$57,625,190$23,997,206$6,352$7,500$94,710,549
Expenses before depreciation, amortization, and bad debts
Salaries and wages$884,273$9,232,331—$2,532,477$146,340$12,795,421
Employee benefits$214,338$2,494,099—$538,471$39,466$3,286,374
Advertisements and promotions—$550,008—$3,587$7,980$561,575
Professional and consulting fees$230,413$13,388,007—$373,748$687,207$14,679,375
Information technology support$306,921$1,518,691—($265,707)$867$1,560,772
Office supplies and other expenses$25,268$1,372,107—$195,796$304$1,593,475
Telephone$500$11,651—$8,566$1,317$22,034
Postage and shipping$464$64,684—$4,977$189$70,314
Occupancy$79,593$1,132,875—$204,135$11,925$1,428,528
Printing and publications$14,747$206,249—$29,124$20,203$270,323
Travel$48,378$1,838,713—$101,986$48,298$2,037,375
Meetings$90,958$2,502,451—($2,081)$95,445$2,686,773
Equipment rental and maintenance$1,044$1,063,108—$6,107$1,064$1,071,323
Interest expense——————
Indirect cost recovery$122,029$6,384,077——$42,414$6,548,520
Total expenses before depreciation,
amortization, and bad debts
$15,093,227$99,384,241$23,997,206$3,737,538$1,110,519$143,322,731
Accrued return of funds to the Gates Foundation
Depreciation and amortization expense——————
Bad debt expense—$907———$907
Total expenses$15,093,227$99,385,148$23,997,206$3,737,538$1,110,519$143,323,638

Statement of Functional Expenses

ExpenseManagement and generalFundraisingTotal supporting services2025 Total program service and supporting service expenses2024 Total program service and supporting service expenses
Distributions:
Capital and operational support$23,997,206$21,591,447
Grants and scholarships$930$930$70,714,273$78,051,637
Total distributions$930$930$94,711,479$99,643,084
Salaries and wages$11,100,509$10,013,243$21,113,752$33,909,173$31,038,053
Employee benefits$2,454,357$2,357,684$4,812,041$8,098,415$8,010,904
Advertisements and promotions$83,192$273,690$356,882$918,457$592,734
Professional and consulting fees$6,954,839$2,885,677$9,840,516$24,519,891$24,502,605
Information technology support($1,897,431)$239,212($1,658,219)($97,447)($98,604)
Office supplies and other expenses$315,181$506,215$821,396$2,414,871$1,434,635
Telephone$385,606$25,270$410,876$432,910$392,503
Postage and shipping$47,348$1,257,884$1,305,232$1,375,546$1,513,221
Occupancy($205,139)$942,840$737,701$2,166,229$2,307,073
Printing and publications$128,404$3,722,236$3,850,640$4,120,963$4,019,511
Travel$1,250,383$727,674$1,978,057$4,015,432$3,965,692
Meetings$633,496$353,576$987,072$3,673,845$3,212,124
Equipment rental and maintenance$80,014$58,593$138,607$1,209,930$185,359
Interest expense$871,085—$871,085$871,085$906,503
Indirect cost recovery($6,548,520)—($6,548,520)—$195
Expenses before depreciation, amortization, and bad debts:
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE DEPRECIATION, AMORTIZATION, AND BAD DEBTS$15,653,324$23,364,724$39,018,048$182,340,778$181,625,592
Accrued return of funds to the Gates Foundation
Depreciation and amortization expense$1,133,218$1,133,218$1,133,218$1,048,570
Bad debt expense—$9,789$9,789$10,696$11,680,623
TOTAL EXPENSES$16,786,542$23,374,513$40,161,055$183,484,692$194,354,785

Statement of Activities

ActivityWithout donor restrictionsWith donor restrictions2025 Total 2024 Total
Revenue, gains, and other support:
Support:
Contributions for grants and scholarships$75,393,515$75,393,515$168,248,184
Contributions and gifts (notes 2 and 18)$49,248,385$49,248,385$43,201,491
Bequests and legacies$8,490,794$1,601,077$10,091,871$14,863,623
Gifts-in-kind and donated services (note 17)$1,054,759$1,054,759$2,079,815
Total support$57,739,179$78,049,351$135,788,530$228,393,113
Investment income:
Interest and dividends$5,747,966$12,190,900$17,938,866$21,540,047
Amortization of investment premium and discount$254,467$254,467$321,320
Realized gains/(losses)$1,269,332$3,642,953$4,912,285$2,078,619
Unrealized gains/(losses)$2,064,478$8,855,929$10,920,407$19,410,311
Total investment income$9,081,776$24,944,249$34,026,025$43,350,297
Net assets released from restrictions (note 15)$119,588,895($119,588,895)
Total revenue, gains, and other support$186,409,850($16,595,295)$169,814,555$271,743,410
Expenses:
Program services:
GMSP$15,093,227$15,093,227$18,580,309
Scholarships and special projects$99,385,148$99,385,148$118,174,367
Distributions to member institutions$23,997,206$23,997,206$21,591,447
Institutional services$3,737,538$3,737,538$1,982,880
Other program services$1,110,520$1,110,520$1,688,751
Total program services$143,323,639$143,323,639$162,017,754
Supporting services:
Management and general$16,786,541$16,786,541$11,348,088
Fundraising$23,374,513$23,374,513$20,988,943
Total supporting services$40,161,054$40,161,054$32,337,031
Total expenses$183,484,693$183,484,693$194,354,785
Change in net assets$2,925,157($16,595,295)($13,670,138)$77,388,625
Net assets, beginning of year$57,862,436$791,596,975$849,459,411$772,070,786
Net assets, end of year$60,787,593$775,001,680$835,789,273$849,459,411

Statements of Cash Flow

Activity20252024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Change in net assets($13,670,138)$77,388,625
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in
operating activities:
Realized gains on investments($4,912,285)($2,078,619)
Unrealized (gains) losses on investments($10,920,407)($19,410,311)
Amortization of investment premium and discount($254,467)($321,320)
Bad debt expense$10,696$11,680,623
Depreciation and amortization$1,133,218$1,048,570
Contributions restricted for investment in endowment funds($7,135,714)($8,914,254)
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Pledges receivable$89,329,228$1,769,294
Provision for uncollectible—($5,171,538)
Accrued investment income$1,916,001($1,045,548)
Other assets$162,938($9,612,272)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses($1,933,217)$3,353,648
Accrued wages, vacation, and other related personnel expenses($593,068)$925,554
Accrued return of funds to the Gates Foundation($6,000,000)($10,000,000)
Deferred revenue($1,063,278)($3,294,583)
Accrued distributions to member institutions($354,635)$864,516
Net cash provided by operating activities$45,714,872$37,182,385
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments($400,214,074)($450,644,723)
Proceeds from sales of investments$368,824,640$408,027,716
Purchase of property and equipment($3,637,713)($6,955,715)
Net cash used in by investing activities($35,027,147)($49,572,722)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of bonds payable($1,048,748)($1,008,748)
Contributions restricted for investment in endowment funds$7,135,714$8,914,254
Net cash provided by financing activities$6,086,966$7,905,506
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$16,774,691($4,484,831)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year$39,298,928$43,783,759
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$56,073,619$39,298,928
Cash paid for interest$871,085$906,503

Charitable Income

Assets and Liabilities

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