Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11,000 volunteers and 10,631 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $513.7M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23.0M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.59B in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8B
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3B
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6B
To programs
86%
Net assets
$11.4B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3B
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6B
FY2021$1.9B
FY2022$2.0B
FY2023$1.6B
FY2024$1.7B
FY2025$2.3B
Expenses
$1.6B
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1B
FY2021$1.1B
FY2022$1.2B
FY2023$1.4B
FY2024$1.5B
FY2025$1.6B
Net assets
$11.4B
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2B
FY2021$10.0B
FY2022$9.8B
FY2023$10.0B
FY2024$10.4B
FY2025$11.4B

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.4B Management & general 11% · $176.1M Fundraising 4% · $57.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

45 people listed on the 990; $23.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer - Investment Office
$5,064,645Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$2,036,422Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Investment Office
$1,624,253Pt VII · Sec A
President and Trustee Ex-Officio
$1,597,733Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Investment Office
$1,290,212Pt VII · Sec A
EVP for Strategy, Special Counsel to the President & Secretary to the Board
$1,064,056Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Dartmouth Cancer Center
$1,063,449Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Investment Office
$1,044,402Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Ruth’s $5.1M as Chief Executive Officer - Investment Office is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alice Ruth$5,064,645$5,050,701$4,905,670$4,200,901$2,332,897$2,334,254
Kelsey Morgan$2,036,422$1,954,850$1,907,604$1,760,273$1,603,305$1,220,990
Harry Sheehy———$1,721,936——
Philip Hanlon$844,494$1,195,085$1,645,360$1,403,418$1,338,758$1,300,825
Michael P Sullivan$1,624,253—————
Sian Beilock$1,597,733$806,199————
Michael Sullivan—$1,542,436$1,515,285$1,125,311$1,085,499$989,540
Jessica Jones$1,290,212$1,236,973$1,163,510$995,467$881,591$837,041

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates undergraduate and graduate students through rigorous academics and collaborative research to prepare them for lifetime learning and responsible leadership.

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3 programs · $1.4B · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education and Academic Support

A Dartmouth education is unlike any other. Through person-to-person teaching and opportunities to create and apply knowledge on campus and across the globe, we instill a love of learning and a passion for success.

$898.2Mprogram expense
02

Campus Life

Our close-knit community is a distinctive and enduring feature of the Dartmouth experience. For students, the process of joining and adapting to a new community can be as educationally significant as their academic work. For this reason, Dartmouth invests resources in creating a community that is both stimulating and nurturing.

$281.0Mprogram expense
03

Research & Research Support

At Dartmouth, teaching and research are inextricably linked. Dartmouth offers undergraduate students a rigorous curriculum at the forefront of higher education and Dartmouth faculty pursue research at the highest levels of their disciplines.

$206.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 274 grants · $131.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,277,766
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,443,828
Unitemized GrantFY2024$778,295
Advance Transit INCVT · FY2024$742,912
Women's Information ServiceFY2024$100,000
Facing History & Ourselves INCMA · FY2024$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,850
McLean Hospital CorpMA · FY2024$80,000
White Plains Medical CenterNY · FY2024$50,000
Waterside School INCCT · FY2024$50,000
Tri-Valley Transit INCVT · FY2024$49,569
Trustees of Amherst CollegeMA · FY2024$35,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$647.7M
Money outPt IX
$1.6B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4B
Managementcol C$176.1M
Fundraisingcol D$57.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$11.4B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8B
PeoplePt VI, VII
45
listed · VII A
PaidVII A19
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$145.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$500
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$647.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$252.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$518.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.3B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31.2M
SavingsLn 2$197.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$228.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.59B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.53B
Other assetsLn 15$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$13.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8B
Net assetsLn 32$11.4B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510,631
VolunteersI 611,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297.9M$228.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.86B$10.59B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.36B$1.53B
Total assetsLn 16$12.05B$13.11B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.68B$1.75B
Net assetsLn 32$10.37B$11.36B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.2M$2.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$288.1M$288.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$7.1M$7.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12.9M$2.5M$8.8M$1.6M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$667K$380K$287K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$566.1M$465.6M$65.6M$34.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36.8M$30.3M$5.2M$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67.8M$55.4M$9.8M$2.7M
Payroll taxesLn 10$35.2M$28.7M$5.1M$1.4M
Management feesLn 11a$819K$815K$2K$984
Legal feesLn 11b$7.2M$1.9M$5.2M$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$733K$71K$662K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$532K$532K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4.1M$477$4.1M$2
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141.6M$108.3M$27.9M$5.4M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3.1M$2.8M$151K$174K
Office expensesLn 13$22.3M$18.3M$1.9M$2.1M
Information technologyLn 14$26.4M$9.8M$15.2M$1.4M
RoyaltiesLn 15$88.6M$88.6M$3K$420
OccupancyLn 16$50.3M$48.3M$1.5M$517K
TravelLn 17$35.1M$30.5M$1.9M$2.7M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.3M$2.1M$188K$65K
InterestLn 20$35.6M$33.6M$1.9M$201K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77.8M$74.6M$2.6M$593K
InsuranceLn 23$6.5M$3.3M$3.1M$56K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90.2M$73.7M$14.7M$1.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$8.7M$8.3M−$46K$480K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.62B$1.39B$176.1M$57.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3B$1.6B$643.0M$11.4B 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7B$1.5B$237.7M$10.4B 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6B$1.4B$191.6M$10.0B 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0B$1.2B$751.4M$9.8B 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9B$1.1B$767.9M$10.0B 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6B$1.1B$490.5M$7.2B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,261,775,916 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $445,381,561$661,547,361
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $658,185,775$700,565,519
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $543,061,662$647,701,896
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,156,823$251,961,140
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,704,785,821$2,261,775,916
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $266,984,415$297,447,338
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $663,072,091$719,492,413
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $480,764$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $536,573,078$601,848,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,467,110,348$1,618,788,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $237,675,473$642,987,200
Part VI · Governance 26 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,261,775,916 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $26,162,566 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$500
VIII-1e Government grants$145,346,086
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$516,200,775
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,884,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$661,547,361
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $667,840,121 · Unrelated business $6,562,832$674,402,953
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,970,046 · Excluded from tax $127,759,637$129,729,683
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $212,134,068$212,134,068
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $245,197 · Excluded from tax $5,535,237$5,780,434
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $795,878 · Excluded from tax $517,176,335$517,972,213
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $37,249$37,249
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $34,009,389$34,009,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $693,747,793 · Unrelated business $9,828,847 · Excluded from tax $896,651,915$2,261,775,916
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,618,788,716 across 27 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,249,962$2,249,962
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $288,062,375$288,062,375
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $7,135,001$7,135,001
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,495,487 · Management $8,832,532 · Fundraising $1,563,749$12,891,768
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $380,443 · Management $286,739 · Fundraising $0$667,182
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $465,597,782 · Management $65,571,748 · Fundraising $34,902,517$566,072,047
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,270,546 · Management $5,162,791 · Fundraising $1,396,619$36,829,956
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,375,697 · Management $9,789,509 · Fundraising $2,663,200$67,828,406
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,747,584 · Management $5,075,314 · Fundraising $1,380,156$35,203,054
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $815,463 · Management $2,251 · Fundraising $984$818,698
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,946,432 · Management $5,212,018 · Fundraising $1,351$7,159,801
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $70,717 · Management $662,493$733,210
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $531,910$531,910
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $477 · Management $4,068,243 · Fundraising $2$4,068,722
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $108,278,560 · Management $27,867,994 · Fundraising $5,427,410$141,573,964
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,776,242 · Management $150,664 · Fundraising $173,867$3,100,773
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,250,001 · Management $1,901,743 · Fundraising $2,138,080$22,289,824
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,844,778 · Management $15,171,921 · Fundraising $1,368,860$26,385,559
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $88,620,815 · Management $3,244 · Fundraising $420$88,624,479
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,320,503 · Management $1,450,283 · Fundraising $517,125$50,287,911
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,495,148 · Management $1,875,537 · Fundraising $2,716,547$35,087,232
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,082,784 · Management $188,254 · Fundraising $64,892$2,335,930
IX-20 InterestPrograms $33,560,319 · Management $1,869,661 · Fundraising $200,716$35,630,696
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $74,572,227 · Management $2,624,296 · Fundraising $592,947$77,789,470
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,331,257 · Management $3,104,757 · Fundraising $55,987$6,492,001
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,696,793 · Management $14,747,843 · Fundraising $1,751,093$90,195,729
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,308,645 · Management −$45,699 · Fundraising $480,110$8,743,056
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,385,286,038 · Management $176,106,046 · Fundraising $57,396,632$1,618,788,716
Part X · Balance sheet $13,111,675,654 assets, 22 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $40,175,782; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,572,071$31,197,714
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $268,364,862$196,996,402
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $401,909,939$416,828,746
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,219,191$259,976,491
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,749,369$2,889,432
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,654,323$24,328,608
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,359,868,167$1,525,427,765
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,168,089,936$2,002,085,711
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,687,017,272$8,587,447,806
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,771,929$6,810,272
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,017,423$17,510,925
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,047,520,355$13,111,675,654
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $200,731,061$242,556,360
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,162,709$50,933,772
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $438,174,999$438,174,999
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $530,000,000$530,000,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $401,642,564$435,700,099
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,676,070,895$1,753,870,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,165,895,721$3,475,405,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,205,553,739$7,882,399,649
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,371,449,460$11,357,805,177
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,047,520,355$13,111,675,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,357,805,177 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,261,775,916
XI-2 Total expenses$1,618,788,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$642,987,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,371,449,460
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$371,594,273
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$28,225,756
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,357,805,177

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