Nonprofit · EIN 15-0533545
PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Tax-exempt · PAUL SMITHS, NY 12970
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $41,833,900 | $43,044,858 | -$1,210,958 | $73,873,273 | $14,266,517 | $59,606,756 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $34,433,173 | $41,879,727 | -$7,446,554 | $75,467,048 | $17,426,946 | $58,040,102 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $39,523,245 | $41,638,488 | -$2,115,243 | $79,764,344 | $17,898,265 | $61,866,079 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,425,358
- of which government grants
- $4,285,494
- Program service revenue
- $27,524,069
- Investment income
- $5,632,976
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,842,528
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $24,512
- Other revenue
- $1,251,497
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,133,599
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $978,889
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,987,789
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,448,229
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $174,559
- Accounting fees
- $88,140
- Occupancy
- $4,118,761
- Travel
- $1,084,138
- Depreciation
- $2,882,083
- Program services (functional)
- $41,186,401
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,352,931
- Fundraising (functional)
- $505,526
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $75,467,048
- Total assets, end of year
- $73,873,273
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,266,517
- Net assets, end of year
- $59,606,756
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $32,629,102
- Publicly traded securities
- $33,359,507
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $28,158,305
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $31,448,451
- Gross unrelated business income
- $367,271
- Gross receipts
- $49,303,039
- Employees
- 634
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1946
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DANIEL KELTING | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $213,947 | $24,692 |
| KATHY BONAVIST | VP ENROLLMEN Officer | 40 | $160,871 | $15,032 |
| JOHN BRADLEY | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,189 | $7,288 |
| BRETT MCLEOD | DEAN OF FACU Officer | 40 | $136,677 | $6,796 |
| JAMES GOULD | VP COLLEGE A Officer | 40 | $123,402 | $16,734 |
| ZEBULON JACKSON | ED OF STUDEN Officer | 40 | $131,647 | $6,473 |
| JORIE FAVREAU | DEAN OF CURR Officer | 40 | $122,979 | $6,063 |
| JEFFREY WALTON | DIRECTOR INS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,855 | $14,183 |
| ZOE SMITH | VP STATEGIC Officer | 40 | $111,866 | $5,561 |
| BRENDAN WILTSE | ED OF AWI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,118 | $9,572 |
| MICHAEL MATHIS | DIRECT FINAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,170 | $5,059 |
| MARK DZWONCZYK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE H WELLING | CO-VICE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN REGEN-BAUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIARD LIPE | TREASURER- O Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BLYE | TREASURER - Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LISA BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES CANTWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL CIMINELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES DAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KAFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT MACKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN PALLADINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PURCELL | ALUMNI BOARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES MCKENNA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KENNEITH RAYMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH THORNDIKE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BERNARD GRACY JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| FRED BELTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE NEWBURY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PLUNKETT | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DANIEL KELTING | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $201,798 | $24,916 |
| JEFFREY WALTON | DIRECTOR INS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,791 | $14,536 |
| ZOE SMITH | ED OF AWI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,566 | $20,105 |
| NICHOLAS HUNT-BULL | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $94,281 | $4,378 |
| NICOLE FEML | CHIEF OF STA Officer | 40 | $77,159 | $3,375 |
| CHRISTINE BRENNAN | ED OF STUDEN Officer | 40 | $66,673 | $10,016 |
| KATHY BONAVIST | VP ENROLLMEN Officer | 40 | $6,690 | $335 |
| MARK DZWONCZYK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE H WELLING | CO-VICE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN REGEN-BAUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIARD LIPE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BELTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CANTWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL CIMINELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES DAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE JENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PALLADINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PURCELL | ALUMNI BOARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNEITH RAYMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH THORNDIKE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MACKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KAFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PLUNKETT | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT DALRYMPLE | PRESIDENT - Officer | 40 | $334,232 | $5,537 |
| NICHOLAS HUNT-BULL | PRESIDENT - Officer | 40 | $244,553 | $11,972 |
| DANIEL KELTING | COLLEGE PRES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,674 | $7,464 |
| COURTNEY BRINGLEY | VP STUDENT A Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,117 | $6,206 |
| JEFFREY WALTON | DIRECTOR INS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,695 | $5,610 |
| STEVEN FREDERICK | VP FOR INST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,848 | $5,829 |
| MARK DZWONCZYK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHARINE H WELLING | CO-VICE CHAI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA NOBLE-GRANGE | CO VICE- OUT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLYE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN REGEN-BAUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA BARON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED BELTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CANTWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL CIMINELLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES DAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE JENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PALLADINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIARD LIPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PURCELL | ALUMNI BOARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN RAYMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH THORNDIKE PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MACKENZIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KAFIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS WEINSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MOGULESCU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE PLUNKETT | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 265, PAUL SMITHS, NY 12970-0265
- In care of
- % PAUL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINE PLUNKETT, PO BOX 265, PAUL SMITHS, NY 12970
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE PLUNKETT, CFO
- Phone
- (518) 327-6291
- Website
- WWW.PAULSMITHS.EDU
- Return prepared by
- CROWLEY & HALLORAN CPAS PC
Mission
HIGHER EDUCATION: "THE REAL VALUE OF A PSC EDUCATION IS IN THE EMPHASIS ON NOT JUST LEARNING SOMETHING, BUT IN ACTUALLY DOING IT." THE PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE COMMUNITY PROVIDES A DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THEIR OWN LEARNING EXPERIENCE BY FOSTERING CREATIVE, ETHICAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.
Program accomplishments
- POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, GENERAL/OTHER: INSTRUCTION - TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, WITH AUTHORITY TO CONFER THE DEGREES OF ASSOCIATES IN ARTS (AA), ASSOCIATES IN APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REGENTS OF NYS AND THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS.Expenses $32,572,110 · grants $12,133,599 · revenue $18,909,778
- POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, GENERAL/OTHER: AUXILLIARY ENTERPRISES - THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE RESIDENCE HALLS, CAFETERIA AND CAMPUS STORE THAT SERVE THE STUDENTS.Expenses $8,614,291 · revenue $8,614,291
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 15-0533545
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $73,873,273
- Income (IRS master file)
- $49,303,039
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $41,833,900 | $43,044,858 | $73,873,273 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $34,433,173 | $41,879,727 | $75,467,048 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $39,523,245 | $41,638,488 | $79,764,344 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $40,777,249 | $43,313,784 | $76,964,209 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 15-0533545).
Questions about PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
- What is the EIN of PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES is 15-0533545.
- Is PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
- Are donations to PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTINE PLUNKETT.
- Who are the officers and directors of PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,947 (DR DANIEL KELTING, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does PAUL SMITHS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $41,833,900, expenses of $43,044,858 and total assets of $73,873,273 at year end.
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