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Scripps College EIN 95-1664123

Scripps College

EIN  95-1664123 Higher education institution Claremont, CA Founded 1926
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Verified accurate 7/6/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Educates women in liberal arts.
Leadership
Amy Marcus-Newhall · President · $580K
Money in and out
$161.4M revenue, $130.8M expenses
Bottom line
+19% operating surplus

Educates women in liberal arts. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $161.4M in revenue, $130.8M in expenses, and $683.1M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2024
Total revenue
$161.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$130.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$683.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $30.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Operating surplus
+19%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +55% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
37%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Program spending
86%
of expenses reach program services▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$161.4M
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses
$130.8M
FY2024▲ +10%
Total assets
$818.8M
FY2024▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$135.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total revenue
$161.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$130.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$683.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$30.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$818.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 329
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 428
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $112.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Scripps College ("Scripps") is an independent, liberal arts college for women with a distinctive interdisciplinary core curriculum offering instruction in the humanities, fine arts, and the natural and social sciences. Scripps has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students.

$112.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CScripps College
EINHdr · item D95-1664123
Principal addressHdr · item CClaremont, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.scrippscollege.edu
Year of formationHdr · item L1926
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B420)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1938

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a29
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b28
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$579,500Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Calvo
VP - Business Affairs/Treasurer
$376,407Pt VII · Sec A
Binti Harvey - VP - External
Relations & Inst Advancement
$325,675Pt VII · Sec A
$314,962Pt VII · Sec A
Demethra Lasha Bradley - VP -
Student Affairs/Dean of Students
$285,640Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Nelson Nash
VP/Secretary of the Board
$272,884Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Berklas - Avp -
Human Capital & Risk Management
$266,843Pt VII · Sec A
Victoria Romero
VP for Admissions
$260,644Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Marcus-Newhall’s $580K as President is at the 49th 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
Larissa Tiedens———$219,368$753,864$600,983
Amy Marcus-Newhall$579,500$591,980—$415,279$279,008$282,092
Suzanne Keen - President—$567,859$298,348———
Amy Marcus-Newhall - Dean of——$405,351———
Dean Calvo$376,407$362,284$388,901$317,466$301,634$306,817
Binti Harvey - VP External—$314,123$338,404$282,130——
Binti Harvey - VP - External$325,675—————
Ulysses Sofia$314,962$305,701$320,218$267,945$266,688—

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$99.3M · 62%
Investment income$42.6M · 26%
Contributions & grants$20.4M · 13%
Program service revenue62%$99.3M
Investment income26%$42.6M
Contributions & grants13%$20.4M
— government grantsLn 1e$295K
Total revenueLn 12$161.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program services86%$112.5M
Management & general11%$14.0M
Fundraising3%$4.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$130.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$47.2M
Total assetsLn 16$818.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$135.7M
Total net assetsLn 32$683.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $559.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $130.8M · Less non-cash grants $3.4M · Cash operating expenses/yr $127.4M
52.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $112.5M · Total expenses $130.8M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $14.0M · Total expenses $130.8M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4.3M · Total expenses $130.8M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4.3M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $16.3M
$0.26 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20.4M · Total revenue $161.4M
13%
Government reliance
Government grants $295K · Total revenue $161.4M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $99.3M · Total revenue $161.4M
62%
Investment reliance
Investment income $42.6M · Total revenue $161.4M
+26%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $99.3M · Total expenses $130.8M
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $161.4M · Prior year $135.0M
+20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $98.6M · FY2024 $161.4M
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $683.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $161.4M · Expenses $130.8M
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $818.8M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $683.1M · Total assets $818.8M
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $284.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $227.7M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $818.8M
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy Marcus-Newhall · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $580K · Total expenses $130.8M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $48.1M · Total expenses $130.8M
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 21%——
Revenue growth 20%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
J Stanley and Mary W Johnson Family FoundationFY2025$40K
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$15K
Lewis Paul College Fund 112222011490FY2025$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$66K
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $132.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,955,216
Unitemized GrantFY2024$527,163
Unitemized GrantFY2024$173,924
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,587,972
Unitemized GrantFY2023$447,508
Unitemized GrantFY2023$173,924
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,177,933
Unitemized GrantFY2022$445,656
Unitemized GrantFY2022$173,924
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,319,962
Unitemized GrantFY2021$690,116
Unitemized GrantFY2021$485,077
Unitemized GrantFY2021$179,803
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,823,629
Unitemized GrantFY2020$410,895
Unitemized GrantFY2020$269,650
Unitemized GrantFY2020$171,924
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,714,186
See all 20 grants →

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$135.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$113.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$118.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$90.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$98.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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