Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1938.
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Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
54 people listed on the 990; $6.2M 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
President
$605,968Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Music Theatre and Dance
$379,746Pt VII · Sec A
Provost & Senior VP Academic Affairs
$313,894Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Administration, CFO
$305,827Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Business
$249,208Pt VII · Sec A
VP General Counsel & Board Secretary
$237,846Pt VII · Sec A
Information and Analytics Officer
$231,796Pt VII · Sec A
VP Advancement
$231,272Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Communications
$230,611Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Communications
$221,428Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Mgmt & Student Success
$217,832Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, H&s
$210,282Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Hs&hp
$208,983Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP, Chief Human Resources
$197,380Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Business & Finance
$192,211Pt VII · Sec A
Professor, Director Hs&hp
$186,788Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor & Chair
$183,587Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor
$182,232Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor & Director
$177,840Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Music Theatre & Dance
$166,307Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs & Campus Life
$148,211Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$144,811Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs & Campus Life
$138,022Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$135,470Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$127,502Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Admission
$125,746Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Hs&hp (thru 06/23)
$119,348Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$113,259Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Staff (as of 07/24)
$105,413Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Faculty (as of 07/24)
$76,865Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 09/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (as of 07/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (as of 07/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Student (as of 07/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
La Jerne Terry Cornish’s $606K as President is at the 52nd 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley M Collado | — | — | — | $666,470 | $723,985 | $583,872 |
| La Jerne Terry Cornish | $605,968 | $603,903 | $507,546 | $361,470 | — | — |
| Christopher M Biehn | — | — | — | — | — | $396,273 |
| Anne Hogan Thru 0624 | $379,746 | $229,779 | — | — | — | — |
| Timothy R Carey Thru 0622 | — | — | $371,591 | — | — | — |
| Sean F Reid Thru 062020 | — | — | — | — | — | $325,780 |
| Melanie Stein | $313,894 | $292,908 | $274,483 | $206,878 | $198,257 | — |
| Timothy C Downs | $305,827 | $279,586 | $254,870 | — | — | — |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
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3 programs · $283.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01
See schedule o
$205.8Mprogram expense
02
See schedule o
$48.5Mprogram expense
03
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$29.1Mprogram expense
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
Hispanic Scholarship FundFY2025$44K
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K
The Midvale FoundationFY2025$7K
Make Great Things Happen FoundationFY2025$5K
Merrimac Charitable Tr IIFY2025$5K
Lorber FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$71K
Grants paid · 62 grants · $729.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$120,324,737
Unitemized GrantFY2024$427,920
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeNY · FY2024$55,277
Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNY · FY2024$55,247
Hobart and William Smith CollegesNY · FY2024$44,091
Utica UniversityNY · FY2024$43,418
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,330
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,013
Tompkins County Area Development INCNY · FY2024$18,000
Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNY · FY2024$15,616
Unitemized GrantFY2023$116,569,612
Unitemized GrantFY2023$311,527
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeNY · FY2023$239,679
Unitemized GrantFY2023$56,660
Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNY · FY2023$53,890
Hobart and William Smith CollegesNY · FY2023$42,837
Tompkins County Area Development INCNY · FY2023$34,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,295
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$14.3M
Money outPt IX
$344.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$304.9M
Managementcol C$36.6M
Fundraisingcol D$3.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$739.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.8M
Total assetsLn 16$897.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$158.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
54
listed · VII A
PaidVII A30
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$893K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$14.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$6.3M
Total revenueLn 12$332.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$596K
SavingsLn 2$10.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$516.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345.3M
Other assetsLn 15$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$897.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$158.0M
Net assetsLn 32$739.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,899
VolunteersI 622
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8.5M | $10.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $503.0M | $516.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $341.4M | $345.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $874.5M | $897.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $163.1M | $158.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $711.4M | $739.0M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $256K | $256K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $120.8M | $120.8M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $5.7M | $5.7M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $4.8M | $1.2M | $3.3M | $280K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $400K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $97.5M | $85.0M | $10.8M | $1.7M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $6.4M | $5.7M | $634K | $101K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $18.6M | $15.7M | $2.6M | $348K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6.9M | $5.8M | $941K | $127K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $588K | $3K | $585K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $245K | $245K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $154K | $154K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2.7M | $2.7M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $6.0M | $1.8M | $4.2M | $15K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1.0M | $352K | $653K | $1K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $6.3M | $5.0M | $1.1M | $155K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $8.3M | $4.0M | $4.1M | $242K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10.2M | $9.8M | $393K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $3.7M | $3.3M | $338K | $119K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $289K | $98K |
| InterestLn 20 | $4.4M | $4.3M | $52K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $20.2M | $18.9M | $1.2M | $58K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4.1M | $2.8M | $1.2M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $10.9M | $10.5M | $415K | $6K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2.1M | $1.7M | $422K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $344.9M | $304.9M | $36.6M | $3.4M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $332.7M | $344.9M | −$12.2M | $739.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $369.6M | $332.5M | $37.1M | $711.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $358.1M | $322.0M | $36.1M | $681.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $353.4M | $313.0M | $40.4M | $659.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $309.7M | $312.6M | −$2.8M | $718.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $365.7M | $370.5M | −$4.8M | $632.2M | 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $332,654,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,872,024$15,062,869
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,840,461$301,760,244
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,674,161$14,335,912
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,191,814$1,495,588
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,578,460$332,654,613
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $122,893,519$126,798,357
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,755,073$135,804,233
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$154,045
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,850,088$82,103,985
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $332,498,680$344,860,620
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,079,780−$12,206,007
Part VI · Governance 22 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $332,654,613 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,109,504 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,178,429
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,884,440
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$893,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,062,869
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $299,278,976$299,278,976
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$33,177 · Excluded from tax $8,043,502$8,010,325
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $35,562$35,562
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,323 · Excluded from tax $171,188$174,511
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,325,587$6,325,587
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $657,279$657,279
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $300,822,246 · Unrelated business $110,890 · Excluded from tax $16,658,608$332,654,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,860,620 across 25 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $255,691$255,691
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $120,804,000$120,804,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,738,666$5,738,666
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,189,998 · Management $3,320,574 · Fundraising $279,711$4,790,283
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,201,767 · Management $400,380$1,602,147
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,968,185 · Management $10,830,794 · Fundraising $1,657,277$97,456,256
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,692,176 · Management $633,721 · Fundraising $100,529$6,426,426
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,700,993 · Management $2,593,168 · Fundraising $348,415$18,642,576
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,818,394 · Management $941,375 · Fundraising $126,776$6,886,545
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,558 · Management $585,358$587,916
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $245,020$245,020
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $154,045$154,045
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,674,917$2,674,917
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,806,548 · Management $4,159,743 · Fundraising $15,360$5,981,651
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $352,440 · Management $652,871 · Fundraising $1,359$1,006,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,000,718 · Management $1,107,846 · Fundraising $155,333$6,263,897
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,958,044 · Management $4,106,365 · Fundraising $242,204$8,306,613
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,774,455 · Management $392,818 · Fundraising $2,213$10,169,486
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,257,349 · Management $338,179 · Fundraising $119,302$3,714,830
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,140,875 · Management $289,171 · Fundraising $98,052$1,528,098
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,313,334 · Management $51,779$4,365,113
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,917,536 · Management $1,233,072 · Fundraising $58,327$20,208,935
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,834,825 · Management $1,218,730$4,053,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,477,605 · Management $414,806 · Fundraising $6,125$10,898,536
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,674,689 · Management $421,682 · Fundraising $2,377$2,098,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,880,846 · Management $36,612,369 · Fundraising $3,367,405$344,860,620
Part X · Balance sheet $897,011,757 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $733,314; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $877,852$596,351
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,642,020$10,216,933
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,958,610$3,579,473
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,663,024$4,464,938
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $982,925$1,064,632
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,577,078$5,982,087
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $341,433,732$345,308,577
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $259,570,779$249,854,219
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $243,473,166$267,053,621
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,097,038$8,157,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $874,485,054$897,011,757
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,577,839$24,342,780
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,570,365$4,934,460
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $89,067,374$84,877,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,450,060$27,942,697
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $163,091,892$158,014,697
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $542,092,418$550,466,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,300,744$188,530,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $711,393,162$738,997,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $874,485,054$897,011,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $738,997,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,654,613
XI-2 Total expenses$344,860,620
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,206,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$711,393,162
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,539,487
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,270,418
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$738,997,060
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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