Public Charity

CARLETON COLLEGE

CARLETON COLLEGE, of NORTHFIELD, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $315.1M in revenue, $261.2M in expenses, $2.0B in total assets. 302 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $38.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 410694747 NORTHFIELD, MN Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$315.1M
Total Expenses$261.2M
Total Assets$2.0B
Grant Records302
Funding Total$38.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.FOUNDED IN 1866, CARLETON COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE OF 2,007 STUDENTS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC RIVER TOWN OF NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA. NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE NATION'S TOP COLLEGE FOR UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING, CARLETON IS KNOWN FOR ITS ACADEMIC RIGOR, INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, AND SENSE OF HUMOR. CARLETON OFFERS 33 MAJORS AND 40 MINORS IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL SCIENCESTHE CARLETON COLLEGE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE IS DEVOTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, DISTINGUISHED BY THE CREATIVE INTERPLAY OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND SCHOLARSHIP AND IS DEDICATED TO A DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.

Where $100 goes at Carleton College

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

$87 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$55
Instruction
64% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,086 students; 1,165 students
$11
Academic support
13% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,086 students
$9
Student services programs
10% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,086 students

Plus 3 more programs. 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 Alan Bauer
PRESIDENT Alison Byerly
VP & DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID Art D Rodriguez
TRUSTEE Boluwatife Johnson
TRUSTEE Brad Nordholm
TRUSTEE Brent Irvin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$23,710,332 165 grants
Education
$13,457,728 87 grants
Research & Policy
$688,012 21 grants
Arts & Culture
$239,563 2 grants
Unspecified
$456,095 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $315.1M $261.2M $2.0B
2024 $279.0M $254.0M $1.9B
2023 $296.5M $240.0M $1.7B
2022 $281.0M $223.8M $1.7B
2021 $320.8M $203.4M $1.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $315.1M, with total assets most recently reported at $2.0B.

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

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