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The mission of Lycoming College is to provide a distinguished baccalaureate education in the liberal arts and sciences within a coeducational, supportive, and residential setting.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 24-0795965) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 49 volunteers and 1,023 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.4M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $203.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $219K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50.3M
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 32 voting members
31 of 32 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$87.4M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$89.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$262.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$87.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$68.9M
FY2021$88.7M
FY2022$89.4M
FY2023$72.2M
FY2024$85.1M
FY2025$87.4M
Expenses
$89.3M
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$78.0M
FY2021$77.7M
FY2022$85.6M
FY2023$86.9M
FY2024$88.8M
FY2025$89.3M
Net assets
$262.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$225.9M
FY2021$272.1M
FY2022$249.1M
FY2023$249.2M
FY2024$258.1M
FY2025$262.2M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1944.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $70.8M Management & general 19% · $16.9M Fundraising 2% · $1.6M

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

46 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$674,989Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP College Advancement
$285,283Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Admin CFO/Treasurer
$204,418Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Mgmt
$171,953Pt VII · Sec A
$171,416Pt VII · Sec A
$169,087Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$159,378Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Dir/Head Football Coach
$143,672Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Kent C Trachte’s $675K as President is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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
Dr Kent C Trachte$674,989$400,578$498,286$348,669$352,084$424,953
Charles W Edmonds$285,283$270,998$332,602$207,754$207,492$179,763
Jeffrey L Bennett CPA$204,418$209,937$205,339$193,600$180,419$172,156
Dr Philip W Sprunger$171,416$206,597$197,143$193,237$187,494$182,481
Michael J Konopski—$119,117$174,289$162,669$151,911$145,886
Richard Hinton$171,953$55,151————
Dr Sandra Kingery$169,087—————
Robert L Dunkleberger$159,378$155,986$147,888$139,950$126,227$120,678

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

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1 program · $70.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lycoming college is a four-year liberal arts based, co-educational, independent college whose primary function is the presentation of formal instruction. The college has a regular faculty, a regularly scheduled curriculum (consisting of fall, spring, may and summer term), and a regularly enrolled student body in attendance at its campus…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 24-0795965) · Dispute this line
$70.8Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$219K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $209.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,563,048
Unitemized GrantFY2024$171,372
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,059,468
Unitemized GrantFY2023$204,617
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,109,683
Unitemized GrantFY2022$190,064
Unitemized GrantFY2021$34,814,392
Unitemized GrantFY2021$192,448
Unitemized GrantFY2020$32,954,853
Unitemized GrantFY2020$211,412
Unitemized GrantFY2019$33,662,052
Unitemized GrantFY2019$176,248

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $10.1M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$6.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.6M
Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on CampusDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.525 · Direct$168K
Federal Perkins LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$164K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$161K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $10.7M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$7.2M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.3M
Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)National Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$308K
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$253K
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.007 · Direct$153K

Plus 7 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $10.4M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$7.2M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.2M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$341K
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Direct$314K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$166K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $15.2M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$7.4M
Covid-19 - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (heerf) - Student Aid PortionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$4.6M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.3M
Federal Perkins Loans ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$492K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$171K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$87.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Money outPt IX
$89.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$70.8M
Managementcol C$16.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$262.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$312.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
46
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$947K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$803K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$17.4M
Total revenueLn 12$87.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$5.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$203.9M
Other assetsLn 15$11.9M
Total assetsLn 16$312.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50.3M
Net assetsLn 32$262.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,023
VolunteersI 649
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$35.1M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I2
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$36.4M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$803K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$252K
Share of the $201.9M endowmentSch D 1g0.12%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$201.9M$191.1M$175.1M$190.2M$229.6M
AddedLn 1b$2.1M$2.3M$2.2M$1.6M$796K
SpentLn 1d–1f$17.5M$13.1M$36.8M$22.2M$11.9M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$199.4M$203.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92.6M$88.2M
Total assetsLn 16$312.4M$312.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54.3M$50.3M
Net assetsLn 32$258.1M$262.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35.7M$35.7M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$3.2M$1.2M$2.0M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.4M$14.1M$2.2M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.2M$928K$147K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$3.2M$863K$197K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$990K$191K$67K
Legal feesLn 11b$264K$264K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$109K
Investment management feesLn 11f$252K$155K$98K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.4M$5.3M$1.1M$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.6M$1.2M$355K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$4.7M$3.7M$938K$106K
OccupancyLn 16$2.2M$939K$1.3M
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.1M$47K$83K
InterestLn 20$1.8M$1.5M$325K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.8M$305K$5.5M
InsuranceLn 23$1.1M$168K$954K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$530K$84K$415K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$229K$185K$43K$828
Total functional expensesLn 25$89.3M$70.8M$16.9M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $87.4M$89.3M−$1.9M$262.2M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $85.1M$88.8M−$3.8M$258.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $72.2M$86.9M−$14.7M$249.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $89.4M$85.6M$3.8M$249.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $88.7M$77.7M$11.0M$272.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $68.9M$78.0M−$9.1M$225.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments E · Schools I · Grants J · Pay K · Bonds L · Interested persons M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $87,407,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,746,806$7,401,736
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,619,462$60,539,419
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,399,213$19,191,772
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $319,817$274,842
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $85,085,298$87,407,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,264,085$35,734,420
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,725,580$27,241,195
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,852,510$26,351,894
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,842,175$89,327,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,756,877−$1,919,740
Part VI · Governance 31 of 32 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members31
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 $87,407,769 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $84,020 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$11,500
VIII-1e Government grants$946,869
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,443,367
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$802,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,401,736
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,165,232 · Unrelated business $374,187$60,539,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,818,619$1,818,619
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $51,274 · Excluded from tax $6,509$57,783
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,373,153$17,373,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $23,891 · Excluded from tax $109,148$133,039
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,199,415 · Unrelated business $449,352 · Excluded from tax $19,357,266$87,407,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,327,509 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,734,420$35,734,420
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $1,194,355 · Management $1,979,898$3,174,253
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,140,156 · Management $2,216,995 · Fundraising $1,005,760$17,362,911
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $927,952 · Management $147,374 · Fundraising $74,727$1,150,053
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,232,278 · Management $863,327 · Fundraising $197,382$4,292,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $990,073 · Management $190,954 · Fundraising $67,464$1,248,491
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $264,036$264,036
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $109,253$109,253
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $154,655 · Management $97,510$252,165
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,293,763 · Management $1,088,416 · Fundraising $49,986$6,432,165
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,197,829 · Management $355,290 · Fundraising $27,011$1,580,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,652,214 · Management $937,898 · Fundraising $106,099$4,696,211
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $938,883 · Management $1,306,599$2,245,482
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,078,201 · Management $47,098 · Fundraising $83,051$1,208,350
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,523,228 · Management $325,027$1,848,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $305,296 · Management $5,530,140$5,835,436
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $168,130 · Management $953,504$1,121,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,549 · Management $414,844 · Fundraising $31,245$529,638
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $185,410 · Management $42,901 · Fundraising $828$229,139
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,800,392 · Management $16,883,564 · Fundraising $1,643,553$89,327,509
Part X · Balance sheet $312,506,347 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,811$108,393
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,372,546$5,945,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,283,697$1,940,301
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,797$27,336
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $495,607$391,063
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,553,096$88,217,183
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $198,015,473$202,984,345
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,397,317$957,964
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,138,876$11,934,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,363,220$312,506,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,473,630$1,228,747
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $36,225,000$35,090,000
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $5,360,000$3,305,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,247,590$10,703,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,306,220$50,327,347
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,713,000$193,150,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,344,000$69,029,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,057,000$262,179,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,363,220$312,506,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $262,179,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$87,407,769
XI-2 Total expenses$89,327,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,919,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,057,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,005,327
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$36,413
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$262,179,000

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