FOIA Request to SUNY at Purchase College regarding employee compensation data for Fiscal Year 2025 on November 4, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase College. The request seeks detailed records concerning employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2025. This request was made under the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., and emphasizes a preference for receiving the information in electronic format.
The specific data fields requested include employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
Empire State Today emphasizes its role in gathering and reporting news to the public as part of its commitment to transparency and accountability in public institutions. As a media organization, they have requested a fee waiver for this information due to their involvement in disseminating public information.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests. More information about this coalition can be found on their website here.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
