The mission of Eckerd College is to provide excellent innovative undergraduate liberal arts education and lifelong learning programs in the unique florida environment, within the context of a covenant relationship with the presbyterian church (u.s.a.).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 225 volunteers and 1,478 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.6M a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
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 · $44K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60.4M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$150.1M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$145.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$200.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$150.1M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$127.9M
FY2021$134.8M
FY2022$125.3M
FY2023$143.9M
FY2024$158.9M
FY2025$150.1M
Expenses
$145.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$124.2M
FY2021$116.1M
FY2022$137.4M
FY2023$141.1M
FY2024$143.3M
FY2025$145.2M
Net assets
$200.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$170.2M
FY2021$189.0M
FY2022$177.1M
FY2023$179.9M
FY2024$195.5M
FY2025$200.5M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1959.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $123.9M Management & general 13% · $19.1M Fundraising 1% · $2.2M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $2.0M 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
$399,644Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$227,662Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Dean of Faculty
$213,282Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/VP Business & Finance
$207,874Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Enrollment Management
$189,092Pt VII · Sec A
Faculty - Rhetoric
$165,892Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Dean of Student Life
$155,684Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. VP of Finance / Controller
$149,512Pt VII · Sec A

James Annarelli’s $400K as President is at the 27th 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
Donald R Eastman III————$501,556$1,170,657
Damian J Fernandez——$966,071———
Damian Fernandez—$698,964————
Dr Damian J Fernandez———$570,466$292,944—
James Annarelli$399,644$399,692————
Matthew S Bisset——$195,319$225,586$319,533$178,515
James J Annarelli——$270,523$213,523$174,378$171,345
Christopher P Brennan——$204,369$236,285$214,057$191,328

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

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Offers undergraduate liberal arts education and lifelong programs connected to the Presbyterian Church.

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3 programs · $117.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instruction and Scholarships to/for Students

Students come from 52 states and territories and 36 countries. Students can choose from 42 majors in the residential program or design their own interdisciplinary concentrations. All programs lead to a bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts or bachelor of science degree.

$87.4Mprogram expense
02

Student Services

Provide services to students apart from instruction such as admissions, financial aid, student activities, athletics and more. Approximately 97% of eckerd college students receive financial assistance as a result of the efforts of the financial aid office.

$16.2Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Services

Housing, food service and others. With 87 percent of students living in the residence halls, eckerd college offers residence halls that range from traditional rooms with a shared common area to apartment style suites.

$14.0Mprogram 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 · 43 grants · $284.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,728,522
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,293,225
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,326,584
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,370,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$197,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$186,325
Unitemized GrantFY2024$111,972
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,621
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,916,867
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,630,420
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,860,133
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,525,563
Unitemized GrantFY2023$217,408
Unitemized GrantFY2023$124,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,450
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,019,145
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,315,255
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,558,513
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$150.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$11.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Money outPt IX
$145.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$123.9M
Managementcol C$19.1M
Fundraisingcol D$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$200.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$260.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$177K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$11.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$975K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$150.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15.7M
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$122.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111.2M
Other assetsLn 15$138K
Total assetsLn 16$260.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60.4M
Net assetsLn 32$200.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,478
VolunteersI 6225
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$18.8M$17.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$116.6M$122.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109.8M$111.2M
Total assetsLn 16$254.2M$260.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58.6M$60.4M
Net assetsLn 32$195.5M$200.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50.7M$50.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$130K$1.0M$276K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34.2M$29.3M$3.9M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.7M$2.3M$260K$128K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.5M$3.8M$449K$181K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.9M$2.5M$251K$95K
Legal feesLn 11b$368K$368K
Accounting feesLn 11c$364K$364K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$44K$44K
Investment management feesLn 11f$233K$233K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$768K$417K$336K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$195K$192K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$987K$466K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$3.2M$628K$2.5M$72K
RoyaltiesLn 15$999K$999K
OccupancyLn 16$2.3M$1.9M$319K$678
TravelLn 17$4.2M$3.7M$288K$166K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$989K$50K$48K
InterestLn 20$1.2M$1.1M$120K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7.8M$7.3M$544K
InsuranceLn 23$3.8M$378K$3.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17.2M$16.4M$754K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.5M$0$3.5M$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$145.2M$123.9M$19.1M$2.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $150.1M$145.2M$4.9M$200.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $158.9M$143.3M$15.6M$195.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $143.9M$141.1M$2.7M$179.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $125.3M$137.4M−$12.0M$177.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $134.8M$116.1M$18.7M$189.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $127.9M$124.2M$3.6M$170.2M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $150,116,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,339,300$8,749,816
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $129,258,087$128,560,770
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,637,610$11,830,718
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $665,858$975,265
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $158,900,855$150,116,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $51,246,553$50,737,389
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,456,567$45,692,663
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,591,041$48,746,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $143,294,161$145,176,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,606,694$4,940,277
Part VI · Governance 23 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $150,116,569 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,839 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$72,295
VIII-1d Related organizations$72,295
VIII-1e Government grants$3,008,948
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,668,573
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$176,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,749,816
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,523,303 · Unrelated business $37,467$128,560,770
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$34,473 · Excluded from tax $13,072,982$13,038,509
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $391,487$391,487
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,207,791−$1,207,791
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $76,368$76,368
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $462,571$462,571
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,985,874 · Unrelated business $2,994 · Excluded from tax $12,377,885$150,116,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,176,292 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,257$11,257
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,726,132$50,726,132
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,055 · Management $1,038,134 · Fundraising $275,815$1,444,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,262,912 · Management $3,868,624 · Fundraising $1,070,580$34,202,116
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,310,315 · Management $259,876 · Fundraising $128,312$2,698,503
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,831,247 · Management $449,185 · Fundraising $181,273$4,461,705
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,540,455 · Management $250,701 · Fundraising $95,179$2,886,335
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $367,880$367,880
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $363,765$363,765
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $44,292$44,292
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $232,693$232,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $417,435 · Management $336,246 · Fundraising $14,116$767,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $191,940 · Management $1,356 · Fundraising $1,218$194,514
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $987,475 · Management $466,362 · Fundraising $45,860$1,499,697
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $628,017 · Management $2,522,517 · Fundraising $71,525$3,222,059
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $999,020$999,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,943,147 · Management $318,666 · Fundraising $678$2,262,491
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,729,855 · Management $288,295 · Fundraising $165,849$4,183,999
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $988,872 · Management $49,942 · Fundraising $48,245$1,087,059
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,117,711 · Management $120,376$1,238,087
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,268,026 · Management $543,697$7,811,723
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $378,031 · Management $3,402,610$3,780,641
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,402,277 · Management $754,155 · Fundraising $77,176$17,233,608
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,456,915 · Fundraising $0$3,456,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,864,179 · Management $19,136,287 · Fundraising $2,175,826$145,176,292
Part X · Balance sheet $260,848,458 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $45,916; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,358,167$15,725,032
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,459,332$1,731,758
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,478,749$2,932,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $845,488$770,938
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $928,459$1,590,926
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,491,192$4,208,958
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $109,813,586$111,182,525
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $88,554,663$91,217,032
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $27,998,520$31,304,742
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $167,371$138,075
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $254,161,242$260,848,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,868,003$9,588,935
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,897,224$3,168,196
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $40,582,278$39,255,984
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,041,666$5,562,516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,740,715$2,377,479
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,631,911$60,378,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,801,842$117,287,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,727,489$83,182,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,529,331$200,469,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $254,161,242$260,848,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $200,469,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$150,116,569
XI-2 Total expenses$145,176,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,940,277
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,529,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$200,469,608

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