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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
56 people listed on the 990; $5.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$603,903Pt VII · Sec A
Provost & Senior VP Academic Affairs
$292,908Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Administration, CFO
$279,586Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Hs&hp (thru 06/23)
$269,456Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Business
$242,029Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Music Theatre and Dance
$229,779Pt VII · Sec A
VP General Counsel & Board Secretary
$226,459Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Communications
$224,359Pt VII · Sec A
Information and Analytics Officer
$220,598Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs & Campus Life
$206,740Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, H&s
$202,507Pt VII · Sec A
Associate VP, Chief Human Resources
$192,182Pt VII · Sec A
Professor & La Program Director
$188,591Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant VP for Engagement
$183,506Pt VII · Sec A
Professor, Director Hs&hp
$175,872Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor & Chair
$175,392Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor & Director
$175,281Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Enroll (thru 06/23)
$154,538Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2024)/Staff
$152,238Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$141,981Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$138,832Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$137,616Pt VII · Sec A
VP Advancement
$128,985Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Communications
$124,089Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Admission
$122,296Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/2024)/Faculty
$115,260Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$109,667Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Student (thru 06/30/24)
$332Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (thru 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (thru 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/24)
$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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 07/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Affairs & Campus Life
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Mgmt & Student Success
$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.
See Ithaca College executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Educates, engages, and empowers through theory, practice, and performance.
Questions for Ithaca College
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3 programs · $275.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01
See schedule o
$200.4Mprogram expense
02
See schedule o
$43.6Mprogram expense
03
See schedule o
$31.7Mprogram 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
Merrimac Charitable Tr IIFY2025$5K
Make Great Things Happen FoundationFY2025$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
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $49.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$39.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$5.8M
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.6M
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$689K
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.007 · Direct$599K
Plus 9 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2024 · $48.7M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$38.4M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$4.7M
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$2.8M
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$1.1M
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.007 · Direct$504K
Plus 13 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2023 · $50.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$38.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$4.8M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$3.7M
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$1.2M
Education and Human ResourcesNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$511K
Plus 15 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2022 · $56.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$34.4M
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$6.9M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$5.0M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$4.9M
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Direct$1.9M
Plus 16 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$369.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$56.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M
Money outPt IX
$332.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$292.4M
Managementcol C$37.2M
Fundraisingcol D$2.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$711.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$874.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
56
listed · VII A
PaidVII A28
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$295.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$56.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$46.3M
Total revenueLn 12$369.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$878K
SavingsLn 2$7.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$503.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$341.4M
Other assetsLn 15$9.1M
Total assetsLn 16$874.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163.1M
Net assetsLn 32$711.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,899
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$89.1M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I4
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$131.8M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$5.5M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.3M
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $403.2M | $373.7M | $356.8M | $425.2M | $337.3M |
| Given inLn 1b | $5.2M | $2.0M | $3.9M | $1.7M | $2.1M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $15.6M | $15.3M | $14.1M | $14.3M | $13.5M |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13.8M | $8.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $471.5M | $503.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $340.8M | $341.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $849.5M | $874.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $167.8M | $163.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $681.7M | $711.4M |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $412K | $412K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $117.0M | $117.0M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $5.5M | $5.5M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $4.8M | $1.4M | $3.2M | $278K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $145K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $94.5M | $80.1M | $13.1M | $1.3M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $5.9M | $5.0M | $775K | $75K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16.7M | $14.1M | $2.4M | $241K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6.7M | $5.5M | $1.1M | $104K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $407K | $407K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $226K | $226K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $1.7M | $1.7M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $3.8M | $2.7M | $968K | $197K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $1.0M | $529K | $495K | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7.0M | $5.7M | $1.1M | $174K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $8.9M | $3.1M | $5.6M | $185K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9.1M | $8.7M | $405K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $4.0M | $3.5M | $373K | $89K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $368K | $127K |
| InterestLn 20 | $4.4M | $4.4M | $52K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $19.9M | $18.6M | $1.2M | $59K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3.7M | $2.6M | $1.1M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $10.7M | $10.1M | $581K | $7K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $3.3M | $1.3M | $2.0M | $615 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $332.5M | $292.4M | $37.2M | $2.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 8, 2026 | $332.7M | $344.9M | −$12.2M | $739.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 9, 2025 | $369.6M | $332.5M | $37.1M | $711.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $358.1M | $322.0M | $36.1M | $681.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 | $353.4M | $313.0M | $40.4M | $659.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 | $309.7M | $312.6M | −$2.8M | $718.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 | $365.7M | $370.5M | −$4.8M | $632.2M | 990 PDF |
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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $369,578,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,066,816$15,872,024
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,367,090$295,840,461
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,596,709$56,674,161
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,045,459$1,191,814
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,076,074$369,578,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $120,395,050$122,893,519
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,915,951$129,755,073
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,659,602$79,850,088
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,970,603$332,498,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,105,471$37,079,780
Part VI · Governance 26 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
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 $369,578,460 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,206,820 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$6,222,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,649,511
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,254,692
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,872,024
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $294,110,739$294,110,739
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$933,002 · Excluded from tax $11,301,092$10,368,090
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $45,385$45,385
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $1,828 · Excluded from tax $345,354$347,182
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $46,306,071$46,306,071
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $322,149$322,149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,269,193 · Unrelated business −$736,780 · Excluded from tax $59,174,023$369,578,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $332,498,680 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $411,510$411,510
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $116,962,094$116,962,094
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $5,519,915$5,519,915
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,353,888 · Management $3,160,166 · Fundraising $278,294$4,792,348
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,001,652 · Management $145,036$1,146,688
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,113,036 · Management $13,130,834 · Fundraising $1,292,241$94,536,111
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,049,533 · Management $774,944 · Fundraising $75,319$5,899,796
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,105,447 · Management $2,370,738 · Fundraising $241,470$16,717,655
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,468,465 · Management $1,089,868 · Fundraising $104,142$6,662,475
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $407,351$407,351
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $225,832$225,832
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,729,983$1,729,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,657,925 · Management $967,520 · Fundraising $196,960$3,822,405
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $529,328 · Management $495,250 · Fundraising $1,982$1,026,560
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,725,020 · Management $1,092,717 · Fundraising $174,164$6,991,901
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,121,362 · Management $5,596,248 · Fundraising $184,723$8,902,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,720,047 · Management $405,395$9,125,442
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,531,823 · Management $373,054 · Fundraising $89,325$3,994,202
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,093,992 · Management $368,201 · Fundraising $126,751$1,588,944
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,395,399 · Management $52,311$4,447,710
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,609,476 · Management $1,187,501 · Fundraising $58,787$19,855,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,622,148 · Management $1,113,711$3,735,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,109,246 · Management $581,269 · Fundraising $7,237$10,697,752
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,318,160 · Management $1,979,275 · Fundraising $615$3,298,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,419,466 · Management $37,247,204 · Fundraising $2,832,010$332,498,680
Part X · Balance sheet $874,485,054 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,208,830; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,160,564$877,852
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,589,538$7,642,020
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,784,828$1,958,610
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,070,986$3,663,024
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $595,679$982,925
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,628,990$4,577,078
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $340,750,868$341,433,732
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $290,000,198$259,570,779
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $181,504,625$243,473,166
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,931,622$9,097,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $849,515,520$874,485,054
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,980,358$24,577,839
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,284,027$3,570,365
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $93,145,370$89,067,374
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,725,273$28,450,060
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,843,111$163,091,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $523,678,739$542,092,418
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $157,993,670$169,300,744
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $681,672,409$711,393,162
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $849,515,520$874,485,054
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $711,393,162 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$369,578,460
XI-2 Total expenses$332,498,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,079,780
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$681,672,409
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,311,071
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$273,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$678,182
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$711,393,162
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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