Clark University

Tax-deductible

Worcester, MA501(c)(3)Since 1887Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 04-2111203

Clark university's mission is to educate undergraduate and graduate (continued in schedule o)students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 366 volunteers and 2,700 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17.9M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.4M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$193.1M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235.5M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$266.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$577.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235.5M
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200.9M
FY2021$181.3M
FY2022$198.4M
FY2023$226.9M
FY2024$249.6M
FY2025$235.5M
Expenses
$266.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$197.3M
FY2021$199.5M
FY2022$228.9M
FY2023$248.9M
FY2024$258.9M
FY2025$266.5M
Net assets
$577.1M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$509.5M
FY2021$612.1M
FY2022$551.1M
FY2023$527.3M
FY2024$572.2M
FY2025$577.1M

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CClark University
EINHdr · item D04-2111203
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1937
Year of formationHdr · item L1887
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWorcester, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B430)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.clarku.edu

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program services92%$245.4M
Management & general5%$14.3M
Fundraising3%$6.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$266.5M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating surplus
-13%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▼ -252% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
37%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Program spending
92%
of expenses reach program services▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$770.1M
FY2025+0.3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$609.5M
FY2021$718.5M
FY2022$757.7M
FY2023$728.5M
FY2024$768.0M
FY2025$770.1M
Total liabilities
$193.1M
FY2025▼ -1%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$100.0M
FY2021$106.4M
FY2022$206.6M
FY2023$201.3M
FY2024$195.8M
FY2025$193.1M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$31.0M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$770.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 331
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 430

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$20.6M
Total assetsLn 16$770.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$193.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$577.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$197.4M · 84%
Contributions & grants$26.2M · 11%
Investment income$6.8M · 3%
Other revenue$5.1M · 2%
Program service revenue84%$197.4M
Contributions & grants11%$26.2M
Investment income3%$6.8M
Other revenue2%$5.1M
— government grantsLn 1e$9.8M
Total revenueLn 12$235.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $535.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $266.5M · Less non-cash grants $4.2M · Cash operating expenses/yr $262.3M
24.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $245.4M · Total expenses $266.5M
92%
Management & General
Management & general $14.3M · Total expenses $266.5M
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6.7M · Total expenses $266.5M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6.5M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $18.1M
$0.36 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $26.2M · Total revenue $235.5M
11%
Government reliance
Government grants $9.8M · Total revenue $235.5M
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $197.4M · Total revenue $235.5M
84%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6.8M · Total revenue $235.5M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $197.4M · Total expenses $266.5M
74%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $235.5M · Prior year $249.6M
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $200.9M · FY2024 $235.5M
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $577.1M · Beginning of year $572.2M
+0.8%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $235.5M · Expenses $266.5M
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $193.1M · Total assets $770.1M
25%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $577.1M · Total assets $770.1M
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $12.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $502.3M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $770.1M
67%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual David Fithian · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $826K · Total expenses $266.5M
0.3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $99.0M · Total expenses $266.5M
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 26%——
Revenue growth -6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%——
Legal fee ratio 0.2%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.06%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$826,486Pt VII · Sec A
EVP & Treasurer (thru 04/2025)
$369,581Pt VII · Sec A
Provost(thru 08/2024)/Professor
$361,801Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$339,589Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Univ. Advancement
$325,582Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Gen Counsel & Sec. (thru 09/24)
$321,192Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Provost/Dean of Prof Studies
$293,053Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of School of Business
$289,443Pt VII · Sec A

David Fithian’s $826K as President is at the 67th 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
David Fithian$826,486$893,604$989,534$859,739——
David Angel————$574,359$433,662
David Fithian————$483,683—
Jeffrey Hite Gillooly——$402,194$437,084——
Danielle Manning$369,581$397,148$378,139$370,276——
Sebastian Royo$361,801$353,930$345,738$176,955——
Alan Eisner$339,589$355,638$345,434$347,126——
Davis Baird——$192,621$353,775——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 31Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 30Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Educates undergraduate and graduate students while advancing global knowledge through rigorous academic scholarship, creative efforts, and collaborative, faculty-led research programs.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $205.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Instruction and Academic Support

Clark's fall 2024 enrollment consisted of 2,266 undergraduates and 1,665 graduate students. Our motto - and mission - is "challenge convention; change our world", and our faculty members work to inspire their students to utilize their liberal arts based education to make a real difference in the communities in which they live and work.

$96.5Mprogram expense
02

Financial Aid

Clark is committed to being affordable to those students able to meet the high academic expectations of our faculty. Approximately 97% of all undergraduate students receive some level of financial assistance, which is distributed on the basis of both merit and financial need.

$93.8Mprogram expense
03

Research

Clark is committed to a program of research and has a very professionally active faculty, virtually all of whom are engaged in sponsored or unsponsored research and creative activity. Undergraduate and graduate students participate extensively in faculty-directed research. Research is funded by both private and public grants.

$14.8Mprogram expense

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Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 83 grants · $520.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$95,208,282
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFY2024$116,656
Southbridge Public SchoolsFY2024$86,878
Icf InternationalFY2024$43,939
Partner4workPA · FY2024$29,275
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$19,355
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95,102,912
Partner4workPA · FY2023$222,000
City of WorcesterFY2023$139,985
Washington State UniversityWA · FY2023$87,760
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $235.5M$266.5M-6% 990 PDF
FY2024 $249.6M$258.9M+10% 990 PDF
FY2023 $226.9M$248.9M+14% 990 PDF
FY2022 $198.4M$228.9M+9% 990 PDF
FY2021 $181.3M$199.5M-10% 990 PDF
FY2020 $200.9M$197.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,488,619 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $778,886$778,886
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $95,208,282$95,208,282
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $583,391$583,391
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $3,338,618 · Fundraising $407,285$3,745,903
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,198,203 · Management $12,789,328 · Fundraising $2,657,453$76,644,984
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,984,835 · Management $822,581 · Fundraising $173,036$4,980,452
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,754,665 · Management $1,440,589 · Fundraising $293,313$8,488,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,117,037 · Management $865,369 · Fundraising $178,777$5,161,183
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $690,804$690,804
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $84,351 · Management $507,270$591,621
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $549,650$549,650
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $170,650$170,650
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,190,062$3,190,062
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,522,791 · Management $2,332,837 · Fundraising $396,787$9,252,415
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $279,139 · Management $576,112$855,251
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,383,775 · Management $582,581 · Fundraising $354,524$3,320,880
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,374,817 · Management $20,630 · Fundraising $50,797$2,446,244
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,050,435 · Management $231,862 · Fundraising $144,292$1,426,589
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,123,741 · Management $446,625 · Fundraising $71,572$6,641,938
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,252,926 · Management $71,291 · Fundraising $142,027$2,466,244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,407,942 · Management $101,369 · Fundraising $279,205$1,788,516
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,562,430 · Management $409,107 · Fundraising $1,628$4,973,165
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,148,051 · Management $1,149,565 · Fundraising $201,227$12,498,843
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,133 · Management $1,216,348 · Fundraising $32,580$1,280,061
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,598,498 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,598,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,279,130 · Management −$16,310,654 · Fundraising $1,187,064$7,155,540
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,415,262 · Management $14,331,140 · Fundraising $6,742,217$266,488,619

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