Ithaca College EIN 15-0532204

Ithaca College FY2021 filing

EIN  15-0532204 Higher education institution Ithaca, NY Founded 1892
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Educates, engages, and empowers through theory, practice, and performance.
Leadership
Shirley M Collado · President · $724K
Money in and out
$309.7M revenue, $312.6M expenses
Bottom line
-1% operating surplus

Educates, engages, and empowers through theory, practice, and performance. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $309.7M in revenue, $312.6M in expenses, and $718.0M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2021
Total revenue
$309.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$312.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$718.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
-1%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
40%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
86%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$309.7M
FY2021▼ -15%
Expenses
$312.6M
FY2021▼ -16%
Total assets
$909.3M
FY2021▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$191.3M
FY2021▼ -6%
Total revenue
$309.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$312.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$718.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$909.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 327
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 421
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $251.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

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$205.5Mprogram expense
02

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$25.5Mprogram expense
03

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$20.9Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CIthaca College
EINHdr · item D15-0532204
Principal addressHdr · item CIthaca, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ithaca.edu
Year of formationHdr · item L1892
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B420)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1938

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a27
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b21
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$723,985Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Admin (thru 02/2021)
$285,046Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP, Facilities
$239,211Pt VII · Sec A
Provost & SVP
$237,498Pt VII · Sec A
VP Philanthropy & Engagement
$236,292Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Enrollment Stgy
$234,453Pt VII · Sec A
Former Dean, School of Communications
$224,714Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Hs&hp
$211,537Pt 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shirley M Collado$666,470$723,985
La Jerne Terry Cornish$605,968$603,903$507,546$361,470
Shirley M Collado$583,872
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

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$263.4M · 85%
Contributions & grants$24.1M · 8%
Investment income$21.7M · 7%
Program service revenue85%$263.4M
Contributions & grants8%$24.1M
Investment income7%$21.7M
Other revenue$607K
— government grantsLn 1e$18.6M
Total revenueLn 12$309.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program services86%$268.6M
Management & general13%$41.1M
Fundraising1%$2.9M
Total functional expensesLn 25$312.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$909.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$191.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$718.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $522.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $312.6M · Less non-cash grants $1.6M · Cash operating expenses/yr $311.0M
20.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $268.6M · Total expenses $312.6M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $41.1M · Total expenses $312.6M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2.9M · Total expenses $312.6M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3.1M · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $5.8M
$0.54 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $24.1M · Total revenue $309.7M
8%
Government reliance
Government grants $18.6M · Total revenue $309.7M
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $263.4M · Total revenue $309.7M
85%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21.7M · Total revenue $309.7M
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $263.4M · Total expenses $312.6M
84%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $309.7M · Prior year $365.7M
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $718.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $309.7M · Expenses $312.6M
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $909.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $718.0M · Total assets $909.3M
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $222.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $288.3M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $909.3M
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shirley M Collado · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $724K · Total expenses $312.6M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $125.1M · Total expenses $312.6M
40%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth -15%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$27K
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Grants paid · 62 grants · $729.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$120,324,737
Unitemized GrantFY2024$427,920
Utica UniversityNY · FY2024$43,418
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,330
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,013
Unitemized GrantFY2023$116,569,612
Unitemized GrantFY2023$311,527
Unitemized GrantFY2023$56,660
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,295
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$369.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$358.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$353.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$309.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$365.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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