Denison University

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Granville, OH501(c)(3)Since 1832Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 31-4379459

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,800 volunteers and 2,698 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43.8M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6.0M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
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
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $255K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$244.3M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299.0M
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$293.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.4B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$299.0M
FY2024▲ +1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248.5M
FY2021$297.4M
FY2022$275.9M
FY2023$265.4M
FY2024$295.7M
FY2024$299.0M
Expenses
$293.4M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203.0M
FY2021$208.1M
FY2022$224.3M
FY2023$254.9M
FY2024$273.8M
FY2024$293.4M
Net assets
$1.4B
FY2024▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1B
FY2021$1.4B
FY2022$1.3B
FY2023$1.3B
FY2024$1.3B
FY2024$1.4B

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1942.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $256.3M Management & general 9% · $27.8M Fundraising 3% · $9.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

50 people listed on the 990; $6.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$968,334Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$903,100Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir.,investments
$700,922Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir.,investments
$408,343Pt VII · Sec A
Vp&general Counsel
$365,847Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Mgmt and CFO
$363,269Pt VII · Sec A
VP Instiutional Advancemen
$343,229Pt VII · Sec A
$340,808Pt VII · Sec A

Adam S Weinberg’s $968K as President is at the 74th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam S Weinberg$968,334$767,842$692,283$883,699$823,884$559,894
Kathleen R Browne$903,100$716,984$736,431$960,961$836,537$833,074
Julie Crosby$700,922—————
Julia Crosby—$536,350$353,895———
Joshua Beitzel$408,343—————
Alexandra T Schimmer$365,847$346,096$319,295$308,667$269,503—
David a English$363,269$345,956$327,882$313,636$293,979$286,884
Gregory R Bader$343,229$328,094$312,327$342,067$272,820$242,323

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 liberal arts education to approximately 2,400 students, offering diverse majors, active learning opportunities, and merit- and need-based financial aid.

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1 program service account for $256.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Our purpose is to inspire and educate our students to become autonomous thinkers, discerning moral agents and active citizens of a democratic society. Through an emphasis on active learning, we engage students in the liberal arts, which fosters self-determination and demonstrates the transformative power of education.

$256.3Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 69 grants · $446.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$86,437,294
Granville Township Board of TrusteesFY2024$223,500
The Columbus PartnershipOH · FY2024$55,000
Licking County Transit BoardFY2024$20,000
Granville Exempted Village School DistrictFY2024$15,000
One ColumbusOH · FY2024$10,000
Pbj Connections INCOH · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$82,321,353
Granville Township Board of TrusteesFY2023$216,000
Licking County Transit BoardFY2023$25,000
Granville Exempted Village School DistrictFY2023$15,250
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$29.3M
Money outPt IX
$293.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$256.3M
Managementcol C$27.8M
Fundraisingcol D$9.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6B
LiabilitiesLn 26$244.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
50
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$214.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$29.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$816K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22.6M
Total revenueLn 12$299.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$19.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.16B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402.9M
Other assetsLn 15$13.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6B
LiabilitiesLn 26$244.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,698
VolunteersI 61,800
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75.9M$19.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.04B$1.16B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$383.0M$402.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.56B$1.65B
LiabilitiesLn 26$252.7M$244.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.30B$1.40B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$433K$433K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$86.4M$86.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$4.8M$4.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.9M$735K$3.9M$199K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76.7M$62.9M$8.8M$5.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6.8M$5.5M$757K$565K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17.8M$14.7M$2.5M$622K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.3M$4.2M$632K$423K
Management feesLn 11a$18.3M$17.6M$599K$81K
Legal feesLn 11b$377K$34K$342K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$19K$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3.4M$3.4M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.8M$8.7M$666K$438K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$627K$200K$243K$183K
Office expensesLn 13$1.6M$1.2M$11K$349K
Information technologyLn 14$3.6M$2.7M$565K$352K
OccupancyLn 16$8.5M$8.2M$212K$41K
TravelLn 17$4.8M$4.1M$259K$387K
InterestLn 20$8.3M$6.9M$1.0M$402K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13.5M$13.0M$616K−$151K
InsuranceLn 23$215K$12K$203K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.1M$8.5M$485K$91K
All other expensesLn 24e$8.1M$5.4M$2.4M$254K
Total functional expensesLn 25$293.4M$256.3M$27.8M$9.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $295.7M$273.8M$21.9M$1.3B 990 PDF
FY2023 $265.4M$254.9M$10.5M$1.3B 990 PDF
FY2022 $275.9M$224.3M$51.6M$1.3B 990 PDF
FY2021 $297.4M$208.1M$89.4M$1.4B 990 PDF
FY2020 $248.5M$203.0M$45.5M$1.1B 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,027,973 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,087,221 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$184,656
VIII-1e Government grants$1,330,002
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,911,960
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,909,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,426,618
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $206,327,354 · Unrelated business $5,907,041$212,234,395
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,896,210$5,896,210
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $157,262$157,262
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,567,355$22,567,355
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $658,912$658,912
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $208,544,371 · Unrelated business $6,565,953 · Excluded from tax $29,491,031$299,027,973
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,382,030 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $432,717$432,717
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $86,437,294$86,437,294
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,826,378$4,826,378
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $734,921 · Management $3,917,580 · Fundraising $199,497$4,851,998
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,909,094 · Management $8,807,709 · Fundraising $4,998,941$76,715,744
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,485,017 · Management $756,631 · Fundraising $565,279$6,806,927
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,682,985 · Management $2,498,564 · Fundraising $622,484$17,804,033
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,199,661 · Management $632,462 · Fundraising $422,674$5,254,797
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $17,621,888 · Management $599,168 · Fundraising $81,135$18,302,191
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $34,308 · Management $342,447$376,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,600$60,600
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $18,846$18,846
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,439,517$3,439,517
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,668,653 · Management $666,386 · Fundraising $437,756$9,772,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $200,395 · Management $243,494 · Fundraising $182,688$626,577
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,232,918 · Management $10,886 · Fundraising $348,664$1,592,468
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,670,321 · Management $565,237 · Fundraising $351,838$3,587,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,203,816 · Management $212,437 · Fundraising $41,378$8,457,631
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,142,618 · Management $258,831 · Fundraising $386,987$4,788,436
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,901,966 · Management $1,017,039 · Fundraising $402,201$8,321,206
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,041,116 · Management $615,685 · Fundraising −$150,721$13,506,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,750 · Management $203,448$215,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,532,783 · Management $485,396 · Fundraising $91,025$9,109,204
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,375,907 · Management $2,447,444 · Fundraising $253,891$8,077,242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $256,346,506 · Management $27,799,807 · Fundraising $9,235,717$293,382,030
Part X · Balance sheet $1,648,068,533 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,200$3,700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,917,071$19,117,575
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,818,362$52,761,358
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,448,140$1,128,794
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $689,181$537,789
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $935,694$1,024,103
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $382,957,108$402,928,607
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $618,220,856$710,166,531
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $418,469,209$444,432,237
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,178,632$2,982,050
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,527,692$12,985,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,557,167,145$1,648,068,533
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,640,687$30,414,488
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $212,667,958$198,529,512
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,384,242$15,380,520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $252,692,887$244,324,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $561,149,029$584,791,081
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $743,325,229$818,952,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,304,474,258$1,403,744,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,557,167,145$1,648,068,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,403,744,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,027,973
XI-2 Total expenses$293,382,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,645,943
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,304,474,258
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,578,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$954,386
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,403,744,013

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