Hiram College: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 34-0714670)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$51.2M
FY2021	$41.2M
FY2022	$44.8M
FY2023	$36.0M
FY2024	$42.2M
FY2025	$41.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$50.9M
FY2021	$44.2M
FY2022	$49.5M
FY2023	$44.7M
FY2024	$45.4M
FY2025	$50.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$89.4M
FY2021	$100.3M
FY2022	$84.9M
FY2023	$78.1M
FY2024	$76.4M
FY2025	$68.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1932.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

18%

Program services 80% · $39.9M Management & general 18% · $9.2M Fundraising 2% · $1.1M

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

38 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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

Bohrer Robert

President

$331,041Pt VII · Sec A

Sippel Leonard C

Cfo&vp-Business & Finance

$199,358Pt VII · Sec A

Blackford Michelle R

Exec.dir.corp Fund/Principal Gifts

$138,177Pt VII · Sec A

Swenson Jeffrey C

Interim Vp&dean of College

$137,214Pt VII · Sec A

Painley Peggy a

Chief of Staff&dev.liaison

$113,596Pt VII · Sec A

Willan Jana N

Associate Vp-Enrollment

$111,402Pt VII · Sec A

Gichenko Georgia a

Dir.-Budget&banner Fin.sys.

$110,145Pt VII · Sec A

Frohring Paula

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bohrer Robert’s $331K as President is at the 70th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
David P Haney	—	—	—	$365,500	—	—
David Haney	—	$225,236	$361,444	—	$363,693	—
Lori Varlotta	—	—	—	—	—	$356,976
Bohrer Robert	$331,041	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Bohrer II	—	$233,781	—	$9,280	—	—
Sippel Leonard C	$199,358	—	—	—	—	—
Elizabeth Okuma	—	—	$195,733	—	$141,486	$126,159
Nancy G Rubin	—	—	—	$172,167	—	—

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 and graduate higher education to traditional and adult students, focusing on academic excellence, career preparation, and social responsibility.

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1 program · $39.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Hiram college continues to provide undergraduate and graduate higher education to more than 900 traditional aged and adult aged students. The rigor of the academic program and its support services provide support the college's mission.

$39.9Mprogram 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

Ruth S Cowdery Foundation TrFY2025$62K

Smiley Family Charitable FoundationFY2025$25K

Logan Family FoundationFY2025$15K

E Pearl Ramsey Scholarship TrustFY2025$5K

Bernhard-Wentz Scholarship FundFY2025$1K

Benjamin Family FoundationFY2025$450

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$109K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $36.4M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,160,059

Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,237,695

Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,801,711

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,795,986

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,966,318

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,448,191

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$41.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.5M

Money outPt IX

$50.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$39.9M

Managementcol C$9.2M

Fundraisingcol D$1.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$68.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$846K

Total assetsLn 16$111.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

38

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a32

IndependentVI 1b31

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$549K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$29.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.5M

Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M

Total revenueLn 12$41.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1−$1.2M

SavingsLn 2$2.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$846K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$38.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63.4M

Other assetsLn 15$972K

Total assetsLn 16$111.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$43.5M

Net assetsLn 32$68.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5788

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

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	$4.5M	$846K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$45.3M	$38.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$59.1M	$63.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$118.7M	$111.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$42.3M	$43.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$76.4M	$68.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$11.2M	$11.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$605K	$121K	$404K	$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$12.8M	$10.4M	$1.8M	$613K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$177K	$145K	$23K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.1M	$1.1M	$856K	$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$852K	$669K	$142K	$42K
Legal feesLn 11b	$47K		$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$108K		$108K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$39K		$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$7.7M	$7.0M	$660K	$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$648K	$160K	$485K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$3.0M	$974K	$2.0M	$99K
Information technologyLn 14	$873K	$418K	$448K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$2.1M	$2.0M	$73K	$880
TravelLn 17	$1.0M	$967K	$51K	$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$574K	$523K	$21K	$30K
InterestLn 20	$1.7M	$1.4M	$346K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.7M	$2.1M	$533K
InsuranceLn 23	$758K	$60K	$698K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.2M	$678K	$486K	$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$50.2M	$39.9M	$9.2M	$1.1M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$41.2M	$50.2M	−$9.0M	$68.0M	990 PDF
FY2024	$42.2M	$45.4M	−$3.2M	$76.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$36.0M	$44.7M	−$8.7M	$78.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$44.8M	$49.5M	−$4.7M	$84.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$41.2M	$44.2M	−$3.1M	$100.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$51.2M	$50.9M	$270K	$89.4M	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

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Part I · Summary $41,198,925 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,879,544$6,841,782

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,167,618$29,433,760

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,229,382$2,432,055

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $915,629$2,491,328

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $42,192,173$41,198,925

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,237,695$11,160,059

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,379,211$16,464,782

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,772,646$22,548,789

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $45,389,552$50,173,630

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,197,379−$8,974,705

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 $41,198,925 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$549,317

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,292,465

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,766

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,841,782

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,337,617 · Unrelated business $96,143$29,433,760

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,165,014$1,165,014

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,267,041$1,267,041

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,486,572 · Unrelated business $4,756$2,491,328

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,824,189 · Unrelated business $100,899 · Excluded from tax $2,432,055$41,198,925

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,173,630 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,160,059$11,160,059

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,001 · Management $404,003 · Fundraising $79,999$605,003

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,351,419 · Management $1,808,877 · Fundraising $612,918$12,773,214

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $144,910 · Management $23,344 · Fundraising $8,830$177,084

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,143,942 · Management $855,973 · Fundraising $57,360$2,057,275

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $668,758 · Management $141,679 · Fundraising $41,769$852,206

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $46,808$46,808

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $107,567$107,567

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $38,709$38,709

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,986,707 · Management $660,285 · Fundraising $90,716$7,737,708

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $160,139 · Management $485,433 · Fundraising $2,330$647,902

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $974,493 · Management $1,959,080 · Fundraising $99,379$3,032,952

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $418,318 · Management $447,999 · Fundraising $6,469$872,786

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,042,202 · Management $72,726 · Fundraising $880$2,115,808

IX-17 TravelPrograms $966,929 · Management $50,726 · Fundraising $29,244$1,046,899

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $523,399 · Management $20,541 · Fundraising $30,489$574,429

IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,382,814 · Management $345,703$1,728,517

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,131,008 · Management $532,752$2,663,760

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,396 · Management $697,642$758,038

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $677,541 · Management $486,267 · Fundraising $13,098$1,176,906

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,914,035 · Management $9,186,114 · Fundraising $1,073,481$50,173,630

Part X · Balance sheet $111,505,264 assets, 19 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $160,764; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,060−$1,241,757

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,495,551$2,087,971

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,887,452$4,584,580

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,995,258$2,783,620

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $132,538$123,816

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $480,836$556,157

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,120,178$63,409,329

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $45,324,015$38,069,225

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,120,768$971,559

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,725,905$111,505,264

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,867,906$9,093,956

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $321,809$328,676

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $21,900,667$21,170,667

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,074,729$11,087,755

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,320,463$43,461,865

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $869,244−$12,344,321

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,536,198$80,387,720

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,405,442$68,043,399

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,725,905$111,505,264

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,043,399 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$41,198,925

XI-2 Total expenses$50,173,630

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,974,705

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,405,442

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$250,519

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$362,143

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,043,399

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

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