Public Charity

Cornell University

Cornell University, of ITHACA, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $7.5B in revenue, $7.6B in expenses, $19.8B in total assets. 1,961 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4B, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 150532082 ITHACA, NY Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5B
Total Expenses$7.6B
Total Assets$19.8B
Grant Records1,961
Funding Total$1.4B
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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Where $100 goes at Cornell University

How Cornell University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$91 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$39
Medical services, including the training and education of physicians, is a primary component of the university's mission
43% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 296,410,463 grants
$30
Cornell University is renowned for its academic rigor, intellectual vibrancy, entrepreneurial character, and the diversity and quality of its curricula and areas of multidisciplinary research and study
33% of program spending
$18
Cornell has a long tradition of leadership in scholarly work and research -both basic and applied- along with public service and engagement in new york state and around…
19% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Adam J Levinson
TRUSTEE Allan G Mutchnik
TRUSTEE Ana G Pinczuk
TRUSTEE A'ndrea L Van Schoick
TRUSTEE Andrea Stewart-Cousins
TRUSTEE Anne Meinig Smalling

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$787,997,579 625 grants
Education
$358,060,694 464 grants
Health & Medicine
$79,958,013 108 grants
Research & Policy
$63,893,966 369 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$12,792,399 33 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.5B $7.6B $19.8B
2024 $6.6B $6.4B $18.6B
2023 $5.9B $5.8B $17.3B
2022 $6.5B $5.5B $17.4B
2021 $6.1B $5.4B $17.4B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.1B to $7.5B (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.8B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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