Franklin & Marshall College is a residential College dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal arts education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social, and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the College seeks to foster in its students qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,120 volunteers and 1,936 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.1M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $530.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $121K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$191.3M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 36 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 36 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199.4M
-1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$194.7M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$695.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$199.4M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$176.4M
FY2021$209.5M
FY2022$196.1M
FY2023$187.0M
FY2024$201.4M
FY2025$199.4M
Expenses
$194.7M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194.0M
FY2021$190.2M
FY2022$189.9M
FY2023$189.9M
FY2024$193.5M
FY2025$194.7M
Net assets
$695.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$546.5M
FY2021$671.2M
FY2022$609.1M
FY2023$622.9M
FY2024$660.7M
FY2025$695.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $147.4M Management & general 21% · $41.6M Fundraising 3% · $5.7M

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; $4.1M 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
$723,111Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Provost & Dean of Faculty
$319,550Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Administration
$313,898Pt VII · Sec A
VP for College Advancement
$309,431Pt VII · Sec A
VP Legal Affairs & Gen. Counsel
$285,688Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enrollment Management
$256,089Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Dean of Student Affairs
$225,933Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Communications
$221,114Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara K Altmann PHD’s $723K as President is at the 62nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara K Altmann PHD$723,111$681,679$679,845$503,388$536,449$502,465
Matthew K Eynon——$250,520$331,959$355,375$383,831
Paul M Mutone————$195,815$359,314
Michael J Todd——$191,460$320,659$164,557—
Mary Osirim$319,550$308,623————
Shawn P Curtin$313,898$129,772————
Cynthia Gorman$309,431$302,125$240,713$204,589$218,859$204,593
Cameron B Wesson—$167,411$305,422$280,043$280,900$106,852

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

Programs and updates

Provides a residential undergraduate liberal arts education, combining rigorous academics with diverse student leadership opportunities, clubs, and varsity sports to foster community.

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3 programs · $147.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Financial Aid

The college commits to meeting 100% of every student's institutionally determined financial need for all four years of their education. The college provides financial aid to 86% of our students, allowing the college to recruit extraordinary talent from all backgrounds.

$63.8Mprogram expense
02

Student and Auxiliary Services

F&M is a residential campus that holistically supports student growth and success. The student support hub brings together the majority of the college's student support services, including the writing center, quantitative and science center, dipcares wellness program, first-year advising mentors, international and multilingual support…

$46.6Mprogram expense
03

Instruction

Through a distinctively experiential liberal arts model, F&M offers 52 fields of study in a supportive, dynamic environment. With a 9:1 student to faculty ratio, the college's 1,857 full-time, undergraduate students have the opportunity to collaborate directly with F&M'S distinguished faculty, who earn numerous national and international…

$37.0Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $7.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$252,267
Lancaster City AlliancePA · FY2024$120,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,182
Lancaster General HospitalPA · FY2024$10,000
Fulton Theatre CompanyPA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$252,971
Unitemized GrantFY2023$141,825
Lancaster City AlliancePA · FY2023$120,000
Lancaster General HospitalPA · FY2023$10,000
Fulton Theatre CompanyPA · FY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$207,251
Unitemized GrantFY2022$150,198
Lancaster City AlliancePA · FY2022$120,000
Lancaster General HospitalPA · FY2022$10,000
Fulton Theatre CompanyPA · FY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,030,012
Unitemized GrantFY2021$207,251
Unitemized GrantFY2021$143,097
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$26.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Money outPt IX
$194.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$147.4M
Managementcol C$41.6M
Fundraisingcol D$5.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$695.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16$886.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$191.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
54
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$26.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$20.4M
Total revenueLn 12$199.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$22.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$530.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$302.2M
Other assetsLn 15$12.9M
Total assetsLn 16$886.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$191.3M
Net assetsLn 32$695.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,936
VolunteersI 61,120
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.7M$22.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$495.6M$530.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$305.9M$302.2M
Total assetsLn 16$855.8M$886.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195.1M$191.3M
Net assetsLn 32$660.7M$695.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$159K$159K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53.0M$53.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$10.8M$10.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.0M$1.3M$2.1M$693K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50.3M$35.1M$12.9M$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.8M$2.7M$953K$163K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.2M$5.6M$2.2M$447K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.7M$2.5M$967K$183K
Legal feesLn 11b$277K$13K$264K
Accounting feesLn 11c$212K$212K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.0M$2.0M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14.0M$11.5M$2.1M$453K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$181K$165K$15K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4.2M$2.6M$1.3M$275K
Information technologyLn 14$2.1M$362K$1.6M$94K
OccupancyLn 16$5.1M$3.0M$2.0M$78K
TravelLn 17$2.5M$2.3M$117K$107K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$210K$165K$45K$644
InterestLn 20$4.2M$120K$4.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12.2M$8.2M$3.3M$655K
InsuranceLn 23$1.4M$290$1.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10.3M$6.5M$3.6M$170K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.9M$1.3M$499K$104K
Total functional expensesLn 25$194.7M$147.4M$41.6M$5.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $199.4M$194.7M$4.8M$695.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $201.4M$193.5M$7.9M$660.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $187.0M$189.9M−$3.0M$622.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $196.1M$189.9M$6.2M$609.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $209.5M$190.2M$19.3M$671.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $176.4M$194.0M−$17.6M$546.5M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $199,432,384 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,958,957$16,413,439
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $156,745,937$153,442,597
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,847,554$26,331,290
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,834,766$3,245,058
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,387,214$199,432,384
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,927,630$63,939,166
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,632,873$70,019,451
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,892,084$60,696,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,452,587$194,655,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,934,627$4,777,130
Part VI · Governance 35 of 36 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members35
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 $199,432,384 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,160,893 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,404,735
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,008,704
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,780,592
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,413,439
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $152,832,710 · Unrelated business $609,887$153,442,597
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$84,061 · Excluded from tax $5,996,565$5,912,504
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $29,633$29,633
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $527,731$527,731
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,418,786$20,418,786
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $66,812 · Excluded from tax $1,459,989$1,526,801
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,832,710 · Unrelated business $592,638 · Excluded from tax $29,593,597$199,432,384
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,655,254 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $158,607$158,607
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $52,992,134$52,992,134
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,788,425$10,788,425
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,279,808 · Management $2,053,405 · Fundraising $692,549$4,025,762
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,122,036 · Management $12,886,469 · Fundraising $2,264,633$50,273,138
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,666,317 · Management $953,003 · Fundraising $162,681$3,782,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,584,932 · Management $2,213,682 · Fundraising $446,552$8,245,166
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,544,149 · Management $966,656 · Fundraising $182,579$3,693,384
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,215 · Management $264,012$277,227
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $211,932$211,932
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,959,249$1,959,249
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,509,794 · Management $2,081,770 · Fundraising $453,049$14,044,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $164,717 · Management $14,825 · Fundraising $1,453$180,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,602,133 · Management $1,305,476 · Fundraising $274,994$4,182,603
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $361,698 · Management $1,595,774 · Fundraising $93,763$2,051,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,984,379 · Management $2,046,563 · Fundraising $78,094$5,109,036
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,273,476 · Management $116,796 · Fundraising $107,143$2,497,415
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $164,581 · Management $44,885 · Fundraising $644$210,110
IX-20 InterestPrograms $119,512 · Management $4,068,393$4,187,905
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,240,804 · Management $3,330,251 · Fundraising $654,588$12,225,643
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $290 · Management $1,352,542$1,352,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,517,975 · Management $3,607,248 · Fundraising $170,068$10,295,291
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,308,103 · Management $498,542 · Fundraising $103,906$1,910,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,397,085 · Management $41,571,473 · Fundraising $5,686,696$194,655,254
Part X · Balance sheet $886,546,793 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $14,000; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,747,592$22,356,639
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,937,725$13,438,107
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,578,937$3,250,525
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $722,791$2,426,963
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $305,894,248$302,186,579
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $118,394,197$108,819,954
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $372,077,334$418,024,161
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $5,125,243$3,111,199
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,335,641$12,918,666
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $855,834,708$886,546,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,034,479$7,424,831
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,353,990$4,011,502
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $92,476,396$86,906,231
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,981,372$90,442,284
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $195,098,779$191,348,224
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $314,759,482$327,799,523
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $345,976,447$367,399,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $660,735,929$695,198,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $855,834,708$886,546,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $695,198,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,432,384
XI-2 Total expenses$194,655,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,777,130
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$660,735,929
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,493,309
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,807,799
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$695,198,569

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