Clarkson University: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 15-0543659)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$247.2M
FY2021	$269.9M
FY2022	$262.2M
FY2023	$233.4M
FY2024	$230.8M
FY2025	$223.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$238.0M
FY2021	$242.2M
FY2022	$260.9M
FY2023	$250.5M
FY2024	$252.8M
FY2025	$240.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$315.9M
FY2021	$369.3M
FY2022	$352.0M
FY2023	$351.8M
FY2024	$337.0M
FY2025	$330.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1955.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Clarkson University files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 2 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group. Large hospital and education systems often split assets and fundraising across related entities; read Schedule R before comparing to a single-site charity.

The Beacon Institute INC · JR Weston INC · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2025 · 2 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 100% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$223.5M

Group expenses

$240.1M

Group net assets

$330.5M

The Beacon Institute INC · — rev · $804 net assets

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

91%

Program services 91% · $217.7M Management & general 9% · $20.7M Fundraising 1% · $1.8M

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

50 people listed on the 990; $5.4M 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

Marc Christensen

President (thru 7/24)

$670,368Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Ives

VP of Financial Affairs

$346,840Pt VII · Sec A

Lennart Johns

Founding Dean of Health Sciences

$342,615Pt VII · Sec A

William Jemison

Dean of School of Engineering

$324,758Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Desrosiers

Head Women's Hockey Coach

$314,504Pt VII · Sec A

Augustine Lado

Professor School of Business

$278,279Pt VII · Sec A

Farzad Mahmoodi

Prof. & Dir. of Supply Chain Mgmt

$269,277Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Crimi

Dean of the Grad School

$268,682Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Christensen’s $670K as President (thru 7/24) is at the 58th 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
Anthony Collins	—	—	$1,324,278	$805,445	$817,608	$919,092
Marc Christensen	$670,368	—	—	—	—	—
Marc P Christensen	—	$641,914	$370,479	—	—	—
Jeffrey Ives	$346,840	$113,742	—	—	—	—
William Jemison	$324,758	$343,905	$320,850	$339,470	$320,247	$320,261
Lennart Johns	$342,615	$308,766	$296,897	$301,428	—	—
Robyn Hannigan	—	—	$185,354	$338,711	$340,877	—
Casey Jones	—	$340,835	$340,369	$329,679	$338,754	$307,083

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

Programs and updates

Provides undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs while conducting high-quality academic research, scholarship, and professional conferences.

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3 programs · $217.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

See schedule o

$208.7Mprogram expense

02

Extracurricular programs, GENERAL/OTHER auxiliary enterprises such as housing, dining, and recreational services for its students (2,274 fte students).

$9.0Mprogram expense

03

Conferences & workshops

Pt IX · col B

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

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$260K

Hafener Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$30K

Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$298K

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Grants paid · 106 grants · $641.7M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,345,665

Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,326,556

Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,107,073

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,777,391

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,649,958

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,579,490

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,269,064

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,122,058

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,115,890

Unitemized GrantFY2024$409,086

Unitemized GrantFY2024$392,416

Unitemized GrantFY2024$220,320

Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,496

Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department INCNY · FY2024$30,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,977

Unitemized GrantFY2024$291

Unitemized GrantFY2023$83,430,406

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,834,131

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$223.5M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$180.8M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.3M

Money outPt IX

$240.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$217.7M

Managementcol C$20.7M

Fundraisingcol D$1.8M

Owns and owesPt X

$330.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50.3M

Total assetsLn 16$454.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$124.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

50

listed · VII A

PaidVII A20

Voting boardVI 1a26

IndependentVI 1b26

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$16.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$180.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$4.3M

Gains on assetsLn 7$1.2M

Total revenueLn 12$223.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$50.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$186.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$190.3M

Other assetsLn 15$2.4M

Total assetsLn 16$454.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$124.1M

Net assetsLn 32$330.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52,329

VolunteersI 61,035

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	$39.1M	$50.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$194.9M	$186.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$202.0M	$190.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$464.1M	$454.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$127.1M	$124.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$337.0M	$330.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$30K	$30K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$101.4M	$101.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$1.9M	$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$4.1M	$2.2M	$1.9M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$58K	$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$57.8M	$50.0M	$6.7M	$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2.7M	$2.3M	$388K	$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9.9M	$8.3M	$1.4M	$189K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$4.4M	$3.7M	$629K	$84K
Legal feesLn 11b	$79K	$24K	$55K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$505K		$505K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$129K	$129K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$1.1M	$1.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6.4M	$3.4M	$2.9M	$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$866K	$790K	$53K	$23K
OccupancyLn 16	$4.0M	$3.3M	$691K
TravelLn 17	$2.8M	$2.6M	$123K	$82K
InterestLn 20	$2.9M	$1.6M	$1.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10.6M	$10.6M	−$180K	$183K
InsuranceLn 23	$1.5M	$5K	$1.5M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$16.5M	$16.0M	$453K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$10.6M	$8.3M	$2.3M	$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$240.1M	$217.7M	$20.7M	$1.8M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$223.5M	$240.1M	−$16.6M	$330.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$230.8M	$252.8M	−$22.0M	$337.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$233.4M	$250.5M	−$17.1M	$351.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$262.2M	$260.9M	$1.4M	$352.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$269.9M	$242.2M	$27.7M	$369.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$247.2M	$238.0M	$9.2M	$315.9M	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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $223,546,409 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,573,363$34,117,456

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $190,315,639$180,813,221

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,169,169$4,317,621

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,734,528$4,298,111

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,792,699$223,546,409

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $107,087,542$103,358,128

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,844,967$78,867,628

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,886,827$57,904,166

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $252,819,336$240,129,922

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,026,637−$16,583,513

Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26

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 $223,546,409 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $3,459,853 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$16,196,608

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,920,848

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,348,461

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,117,456

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $180,813,221$180,813,221

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,903,794 · Excluded from tax $1,192,137$3,095,931

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,221,690$1,221,690

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $838,258$838,258

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,198,386 · Unrelated business $1,978,482 · Excluded from tax $3,252,085$223,546,409

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,129,922 across 22 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $101,404,731$101,404,731

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,923,397$1,923,397

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,156,656 · Management $1,906,583$4,063,239

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $57,932$57,932

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,004,512 · Management $6,730,208 · Fundraising $1,061,764$57,796,484

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,267,387 · Management $387,675 · Fundraising $51,871$2,706,933

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,252,419 · Management $1,410,989 · Fundraising $188,791$9,852,199

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,677,865 · Management $628,837 · Fundraising $84,139$4,390,841

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,838 · Management $55,192$79,030

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $505,155$505,155

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $128,765$128,765

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,095,268$1,095,268

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,390,007 · Management $2,936,730 · Fundraising $41,521$6,368,258

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $790,129 · Management $53,341 · Fundraising $22,970$866,440

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,334,191 · Management $691,349$4,025,540

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,622,483 · Management $122,914 · Fundraising $82,038$2,827,435

IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,606,535 · Management $1,256,402$2,862,937

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,616,565 · Management −$180,180 · Fundraising $183,244$10,619,629

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,153 · Management $1,486,922$1,492,075

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,999,361 · Management $452,501 · Fundraising $6,207$16,458,069

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,264,579 · Management $2,282,958 · Fundraising $28,028$10,575,565

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $217,651,773 · Management $20,727,576 · Fundraising $1,750,573$240,129,922

Part X · Balance sheet $454,591,531 assets, 21 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,060,871$50,255,425

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,506,226$4,489,040

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,596,905$17,183,664

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $239,272$231,501

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,631,814$2,922,795

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $201,970,861$190,262,646

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $72,159,378$73,239,817

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $118,294,043$109,775,985

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $4,492,068$3,858,194

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,146,644$2,372,464

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $464,098,082$454,591,531

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,310,429$7,763,248

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,823,801$5,559,028

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $74,131,504$71,506,662

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $833,333$750,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,741,472$37,432,129

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,140,331$124,141,540

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,501,293$112,925,966

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $214,456,458$217,524,025

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,957,751$330,449,991

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $464,098,082$454,591,531

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,449,991 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$223,546,409

XI-2 Total expenses$240,129,922

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,583,513

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,957,751

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,217,928

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$142,175

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,449,991

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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