Lycoming College FY2020 filing

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Williamsport, PA501(c)(3)Since 1947Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 24-0795965Revenue $68.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRSlycoming.edu1 College Pl, 17701-5100 · Williamsport, PATax-exempt since Aug 1944School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.4M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
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
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $219K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53.8M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68.9M
Spent
$78.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$225.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$68.9M
FY2020
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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
$78.0M
FY2020
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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
$225.9M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $64.7M Management & general 15% · $11.9M Fundraising 2% · $1.4M

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

47 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$424,953Pt VII · Sec A
$182,481Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP College Advancement
$179,763Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Admin CFO/Treasurer
$172,156Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Management
$145,886Pt VII · Sec A
Athletic Dir/Head Football Coach
$131,449Pt VII · Sec A
VP Student Life
$126,217Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$120,678Pt 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

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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

Offers a distinguished liberal arts and sciences education.

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1 program · $64.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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…

$64.7Mprogram 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
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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.0M
Money outPt IX
$78.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$64.7M
Managementcol C$11.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$225.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$279.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
47
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$797K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$692K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$68.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
SavingsLn 2$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72.7M
Other assetsLn 15$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$279.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.8M
Net assetsLn 32$225.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,023
VolunteersI 649
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$204.4M$185.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68.8M$72.7M
Total assetsLn 16$291.9M$279.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55.8M$53.8M
Net assetsLn 32$236.1M$225.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33.8M$33.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$350K$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.3M$13.4M$2.1M$879K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$923K$140K$71K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.5M$2.8M$676K$96K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$921K$162K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K$78K
Investment management feesLn 11f$545K$467K$78K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.1M$3.4M$662K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.2M$1.0M$91K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$5.0M$3.6M$1.3M$97K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$471K$953K
TravelLn 17$745K$621K$67K$57K
InterestLn 20$1.4M$1.4M$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.9M$596K$3.3M
InsuranceLn 23$768K$106K$662K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$510K$61K$415K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$932K$829K$99K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$78.0M$64.7M$11.9M$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $87.4M$89.3M−$1.9M$262.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $85.1M$88.8M−$3.8M$258.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $72.2M$86.9M−$14.7M$249.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $89.4M$85.6M$3.8M$249.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $88.7M$77.7M$11.0M$272.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $68.9M$78.0M−$9.1M$225.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $68,926,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,288,488$7,324,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,804,120$57,899,223
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,021,730$3,010,619
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $892,964$691,727
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $75,007,302$68,926,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,002,957$33,838,300
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,231,374$23,632,741
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,938,216$20,523,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $75,172,547$77,994,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$165,245−$9,067,967
Part VI · Governance 34 of 35 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members34
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 $68,926,133 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $144,946 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$10,000
VIII-1e Government grants$2,536,213
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,778,351
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$797,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,324,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,899,223$57,899,223
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,732,244$1,732,244
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,123$2,123
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,278,375$1,278,375
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $355,748 · Excluded from tax $188,910$544,658
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,934,224 · Unrelated business $367,534 · Excluded from tax $3,299,811$68,926,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,994,100 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,838,300$33,838,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $350,451 · Management $1,167,244$1,517,695
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,366,491 · Management $2,064,451 · Fundraising $879,102$16,310,044
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $923,069 · Management $139,859 · Fundraising $71,211$1,134,139
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,756,125 · Management $675,833 · Fundraising $96,307$3,528,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $920,947 · Management $161,733 · Fundraising $59,918$1,142,598
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,303$22,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $78,059$78,059
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $467,162 · Management $78,315$545,477
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,355,968 · Management $661,625 · Fundraising $40,101$4,057,694
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,045,918 · Management $90,878 · Fundraising $36,421$1,173,217
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,607,308 · Management $1,252,760 · Fundraising $97,293$4,957,361
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $471,485 · Management $953,150$1,424,635
IX-17 TravelPrograms $620,545 · Management $67,127 · Fundraising $56,944$744,616
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,386,707 · Management $33,550$1,420,257
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $595,830 · Management $3,294,204$3,890,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $105,930 · Management $661,640$767,570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,958 · Management $414,609 · Fundraising $34,084$509,651
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $828,962 · Management $98,698 · Fundraising $4,525$932,185
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,702,156 · Management $11,916,038 · Fundraising $1,375,906$77,994,100
Part X · Balance sheet $279,702,335 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,081,127; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $587,376$2,634,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,400,427$5,118,276
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,974,627$5,961,625
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $46,328$31,742
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,834,761$72,652,744
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $200,833,124$181,650,782
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,602,244$3,348,701
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,459,749$7,222,561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $291,884,213$279,702,335
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,513,319$975,972
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $40,850,000$40,020,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,786,232$8,388,710
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,784,551$53,758,735
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $184,341,951$163,139,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $51,757,711$62,804,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,099,662$225,943,600
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $291,884,213$279,702,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,943,600 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$68,926,133
XI-2 Total expenses$77,994,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,067,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,099,662
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$864,565
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$223,530
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,943,600

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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