St Lawrence University: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 15-0532239)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
William Fox	—	—	—	$1,033,403	$441,499	$469,919
Kathryn Morris	$519,922	$512,809	$514,877	$302,941	—	—
Brent Brekke	$303,434	$228,393	$221,069	$214,505	$206,747	—
Karl Spiecker	$294,961	$131,345	—	—	—	—
Tom Pynchon	—	—	$271,672	$280,300	$247,824	$255,178
Stephen Hietsch	—	—	$276,174	$255,349	$237,676	$249,228
Paul Redfern	$266,274	$179,588	$184,029	$165,967	$160,494	$164,064
Florence Hines	$255,818	$252,763	$257,141	$236,168	$216,583	$223,578

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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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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Provides an inspiring and demanding four-year undergraduate liberal arts education to help students develop critical thinking skills for their lives and careers.

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1 program · $209.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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ST. Lawrence university is a four year private, liberal arts higher education institution located in canton, ny. The total program expenses are directed to the student body of approximately 2,200 for the purpose of preparing them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge…

$209.5Mprogram expense

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Hunt Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$50K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$25K

Corporation for Public BroadcastingFY2025$22K

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$10K

Pearson Family Charitable FoundationFY2025$8K

Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$8K

Beckerer Foundation INCFY2025$5K

Tortimaki FoundationFY2025$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$135K

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Grants paid · 11 grants · $475.5M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$79,932,060

Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,475,835

Unitemized GrantFY2022$78,957,111

Unitemized GrantFY2021$83,425,991

Canton Fire and Rescue Resources CorporationNY · FY2021$16,666

Unitemized GrantFY2020$77,095,652

Canton Fire and Rescue Resources CorporationNY · FY2020$16,667

Upper Saranac Lake Foundation INCNY · FY2020$15,000

Unitemized GrantFY2019$74,490,588

Canton Fire and Rescue Resources CorporationNY · FY2019$16,667

Upper Saranac Lake FoundationFY2019$10,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$211.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$170.2M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$15.0M

Money outPt IX

$228.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$209.5M

Managementcol C$14.1M

Fundraisingcol D$5.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$513.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.3M

Total assetsLn 16$688.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$174.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

47

listed · VII A

PaidVII A14

Voting boardVI 1a34

IndependentVI 1b33

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.9M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$170.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$15.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$751K

Gains on assetsLn 7$8.2M

Total revenueLn 12$211.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$426.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166.8M

Other assetsLn 15$20.6M

Total assetsLn 16$688.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$174.6M

Net assetsLn 32$513.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52,192

VolunteersI 643

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6.4M	$5.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$399.2M	$426.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$151.6M	$166.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$658.8M	$688.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$162.7M	$174.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$496.1M	$513.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$86.0M	$86.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$2.6M	$2.3M	$177K	$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$53.0M	$47.6M	$2.8M	$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3.7M	$3.2M	$249K	$176K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11.3M	$8.5M	$2.3M	$493K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3.8M	$3.3M	$258K	$182K
Legal feesLn 11b	$313K	$35K	$278K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$161K	$161K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$2.7M		$2.7M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$21.8M	$20.2M	$1.0M	$547K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$208K	$89K	$118K
Office expensesLn 13	$7.4M	$6.6M	$633K	$196K
OccupancyLn 16	$5.6M	$5.4M	$139K
TravelLn 17	$3.3M	$3.1M	$135K	$156K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$138K	$94K	$33K	$10K
InterestLn 20	$5.8M	$5.4M	$468K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11.4M	$10.6M	$825K
InsuranceLn 23	$1.3M	$1.3M		$56K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.4M	$2.6M	$250K	$615K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4.9M	$3.1M	$1.6M	$119K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$228.8M	$209.5M	$14.1M	$5.2M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$210.6M	$223.5M	−$12.9M	$536.9M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$211.6M	$228.8M	−$17.2M	$513.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$200.6M	$220.8M	−$20.2M	$496.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$207.0M	$216.3M	−$9.3M	$477.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$204.2M	$197.2M	$7.0M	$534.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$201.0M	$207.0M	−$6.0M	$442.1M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $211,574,291 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,958,217$25,609,784

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $172,372,286$170,239,411

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,612,506$14,974,124

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $696,626$750,972

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $200,639,635$211,574,291

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $83,831,510$86,012,936

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,150,593$74,282,028

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,867,138$68,506,886

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,849,241$228,801,850

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,209,606−$17,227,559

Part VI · Governance 33 of 34 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34

VI-1b Independent voting members33

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 $211,574,291 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $750,972 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$2,919,617

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,690,167

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,272,078

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,609,784

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $168,366,278 · Unrelated business $1,873,133$170,239,411

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,753,395$6,753,395

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,220,729$8,220,729

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $168,969,652 · Unrelated business $2,020,731 · Excluded from tax $14,974,124$211,574,291

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $228,801,850 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $86,012,936$86,012,936

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,289,837 · Management $176,822 · Fundraising $124,562$2,591,221

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,613,816 · Management $2,803,609 · Fundraising $2,556,486$52,973,911

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,230,306 · Management $249,445 · Fundraising $175,722$3,655,473

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,509,016 · Management $2,275,927 · Fundraising $493,037$11,277,980

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,343,393 · Management $258,177 · Fundraising $181,873$3,783,443

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $35,248 · Management $277,966$313,214

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $161,340$161,340

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,738,453$2,738,453

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,189,726 · Management $1,039,914 · Fundraising $547,223$21,776,863

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $89,301 · Management $118,345$207,646

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,554,819 · Management $632,946 · Fundraising $196,065$7,383,830

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,420,750 · Management $138,757$5,559,507

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,053,649 · Management $135,074 · Fundraising $156,153$3,344,876

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $94,193 · Management $33,320 · Fundraising $10,302$137,815

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,381,720 · Management $467,975$5,849,695

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,580,268 · Management $825,437$11,405,705

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,258,342 · Fundraising $56,335$1,314,677

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,566,172 · Management $250,472 · Fundraising $614,636$3,431,280

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,115,887 · Management $1,647,031 · Fundraising $119,067$4,881,985

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $209,500,719 · Management $14,069,670 · Fundraising $5,231,461$228,801,850

Part X · Balance sheet $688,141,967 assets, 19 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $466,795; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,370,025$5,334,742

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,591,077$60,365,748

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,948,249$4,084,820

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,557,835$1,561,490

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,716,184$2,227,477

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $151,562,947$166,840,470

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $52,119,948$44,660,138

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $347,065,966$382,048,686

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,123,073$20,551,601

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $658,812,023$688,141,967

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,406,009$17,491,869

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,728,227$1,679,177

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $130,785,000$138,594,275

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,782,212$16,845,622

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $162,701,448$174,610,943

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,600,705$97,964,395

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $391,509,870$415,566,629

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $496,110,575$513,531,024

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $658,812,023$688,141,967

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,531,024 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$211,574,291

XI-2 Total expenses$228,801,850

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,227,559

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$496,110,575

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,139,498

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,491,490

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$513,531,024

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