Public Charity

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in POTSDAM, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $223.5M revenue, $240.1M expenses, $454.6M total assets. 210 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 150543659 POTSDAM, NY Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$223.5M
Total Expenses$240.1M
Total Assets$454.6M
Grant Records210
Funding Total$22.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY WHOSE FACULTY OF TEACHER-SCHOLARS ASPIRES TO OFFER SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION AND ENGAGE IN HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND LIBERAL ARTS.OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO EDUCATE TALENTED AND MOTIVATED MEN AND WOMEN TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH QUALITY PRE-COLLEGIATE, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE. OUR COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS SETTINGS ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF STUDENT LIFE AND AFFORD STUDENTS ACCESS TO, AND INTERACTION WITH, THEIR FACULTY. WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, AND WE STRIVE TO ATTUNE OURSELVES AND OUR PROGRAMS TO OUR GLOBAL, PLURALISTIC SOCIETY. WE SHARE THE BELIEF THAT HUMANE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DERIVE FROM THE EXPANSION, DIFFUSION, AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE.

Where $100 goes at Clarkson University

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

$92 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$85
Higher education
92% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,198 students; 50 schools; 20 programs
$4
Extracurricular programs, general/other auxiliary enterprises such as housing, dining, and recreational services for its students (2,274 fte students)
4% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,274 students
$3
Conferences & workshops
About 4% (cost not reported)
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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 Amy Castronova
VP FOR PEOPLE RESOURCES (THRU 2/25) Amy Mcgaheran
TRUSTEE Anthony Bouchard
PROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Augustine Lado
TRUSTEE (THRU 10/24) Bayard D Clarkson Sr
DEAN OF SCHOOL OF BUS. (THRU 7/25) Bebonchu Atems

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$12,165,695 101 grants
Education
$6,918,393 58 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,604,386 4 grants
Research & Policy
$1,046,271 23 grants
Health & Medicine
$70,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $223.5M $240.1M $454.6M
2024 $230.8M $252.8M $464.1M
2023 $233.4M $250.5M $480.8M
2022 $262.2M $260.9M $485.1M
2021 $269.9M $242.2M $497.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $269.9M to $223.5M (-17%), with total assets most recently reported at $454.6M.

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

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