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Nonprofit · EIN 15-0543659

CLARKSON UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · POTSDAM, NY 13699

Financials

$233.4M$250.5M2022$230.8M$252.8M2023$223.5M$240.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CLARKSON UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$223,546,409$240,129,922-$16,583,513$454,591,531$124,141,540$330,449,991
June 30, 2024990$230,792,699$252,819,336-$22,026,637$464,098,082$127,140,331$336,957,751
June 30, 2023990$233,432,357$250,492,532-$17,060,175$480,841,124$129,011,661$351,829,463
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$34,117,456
of which government grants
$16,196,608
Program service revenue
$180,813,221
Investment income
$4,317,621
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,221,690
Other revenue
$4,298,111

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$103,358,128
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,063,239
Other salaries and wages
$57,796,484
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$78,867,628
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$79,030
Accounting fees
$505,155
Occupancy
$4,025,540
Travel
$2,827,435
Depreciation
$10,619,629
Program services (functional)
$217,651,773
Management and general (functional)
$20,727,576
Fundraising (functional)
$1,750,573

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$464,098,082
Total assets, end of year
$454,591,531
Total liabilities, end of year
$124,141,540
Net assets, end of year
$330,449,991
Land, buildings and equipment
$190,262,646
Publicly traded securities
$73,239,817
Net assets without donor restrictions
$112,925,966
Net assets with donor restrictions
$217,524,025
Gross unrelated business income
$1,978,482
Gross receipts
$294,327,405
Employees
2,329
Volunteers
1,035

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARC CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT (THRU 7/24)
Officer
50$670,368$74,794
JEFFREY IVESVP OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Officer
50$346,840$54,320
MATTHEW DESROSIERSHEAD WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$314,504$63,654
LENNART JOHNSFOUNDING DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Key employee
40$342,615$29,740
WILLIAM JEMISONDEAN OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Key employee
40$324,758$42,742
AUGUSTINE LADOPROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$278,279$35,936
MATTHEW DRAPER THRU 125VP FOR DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELNS
Key employee
40$241,586$63,659
FARZAD MAHMOODIPROF. & DIR. OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT
Highest-paid employee
40$269,277$33,819
BRIAN GRANTVP FOR ENROL & STUDENT ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$194,127$93,441
BEBONCHU ATEMSDEAN OF SCHOOL OF BUS. (THRU 7/25)
Key employee
40$250,006$37,159
MICHELLE CRIMIDEAN OF THE GRAD SCHOOL
Key employee
40$268,682$18,049
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSONPROVOST (THRU 8/24)
Key employee
40$238,307$47,405
CHARLES THORPEPROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$235,193$47,112
CHRISTIAN FELZENSZTEINPROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$231,708$50,592
KELLY CHEZUM THRU 1224VP FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ASST. SEC.
Officer
50$193,485$49,947
35 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DARRYL SCRIVEN 1223FORMER DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Former
40$234,811$1,785
GOODARZ AHMADI THRU 623FORMER INTERIM PROVOST
Former
40$201,265$34,242
DEBRA DRESCHERAS OF 1224VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS & ASST. SEC.
Officer
50$203,395$22,885
JOSHUA FISKEVP FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Key employee
40$197,601$24,591
AMY MCGAHERANVP FOR PEOPLE RESOURCES (THRU 2/25)
Key employee
40$167,323$17,606
DAVID K HEACOCKINTERIM PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
50$0$0
ANTHONY BOUCHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KATHRYN E CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
SIMOON CANNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
THOMAS CAPEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
AMY CASTRONOVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURETTA M CHRYSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
BAYARD D CLARKSON SRTRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN H CLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
KAREL CZANDERNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
PETER J DEVLINTRUSTEE (THRU 6/25)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
CHRISTINA DUTCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
DAVID F GLENNTRUSTEE (AS OF 10/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT A KINGSLEYTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/25)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANJEEV R KULKARNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
KENNETH S LALLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
EARL R LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
MARK MANNINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
MICHAEL MARESCATRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN S MENGUCCITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
8$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MONTFERRETTRUSTEE (AS OF 4/25)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAJAN RAGHAVANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
NANCY REYDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
14$0$0
KATHLEEN M SCHMELERTRUSTEE (AS OF 5/25)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEAN E SPENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
DAVID A WALSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DONALD J WHELLEYTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/25)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JAMES WOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT R ZIEK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
12$0$0
MICHELLE B LARSONPRESIDENT (AS OF 4/25)
Officer
50$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARC P CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT (THRU 7/2024)
Officer
50$641,914$100,310
CASEY JONESHEAD MEN'S HOCKEY COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$340,835$103,357
DARRYL SCRIVENDEAN OF ARTS & SCI (THRU 12/2023)
Key employee
40$332,853$60,700
WILLIAM JEMISONDEAN OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEER
Key employee
40$343,905$42,786
LENNART JOHNSFOUNDING DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Key employee
40$308,766$67,627
MATTHEW DESROSIERSHEAD WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$303,451$62,392
AUGUSTINE LADOPROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$300,356$40,573
FARZAD MAHMOODIPROF & DIR OF SUPPLY CHAIN
Highest-paid employee
40$263,998$35,129
BRIAN GRANTVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$193,390$91,655
CHARLES THORPEPROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$235,951$47,527
MATTHEW DRAPERVP FOR DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELNS
Key employee
40$241,734$28,653
GOODARZ AHMADIFORMER INTERIM PROVOST (THRU 6/2023)
Former
40$224,725$35,316
MICHELLE CRIMIDEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Key employee
40$240,083$17,981
KELLY CHEZUMVP FOR EXT RELATIONS (THRU 12/2024)
Officer
50$191,178$50,441
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSONINTERIM PROVOST (AS OF 7/2023)
Key employee
40$197,286$41,037
DEBRA DRESCHNER AS OF 12023VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS & GEN COUNSEL
Key employee
40$202,158$22,496
BEBONCHU ATEMSDEAN OF BUS. SCHOOL (AS OF 6/2023)
Key employee
40$204,187$18,693
JOSHUA FISKEVP FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Key employee
40$197,121$19,213
AMY MCGAHERANVICE PRESIDENT FOR PEOPLE RESOURCES
Key employee
40$172,507$17,081
DIEGO NOCETTIEX DEAN OF BUS. SCHOOL (THRU 6/2023)
Former
40$116,633$26,660
JEFFREY IVESVP OF FIN AFFAIRS (AS OF 9/2023)
Officer
50$113,742$16,103
ANTHONY BOUCHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHRYN E CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
SIMOON CANNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
THOMAS CAPEKTRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY CASTRONOVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURETTA M CHRYSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
BAYARD D CLARKSON SRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN H CLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHARLES R CRAIGTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAREL CZANDERNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
PETER J DEVLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
CHRISTINA DUTCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
DAVID K HEACOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
12$0$0
THOMAS L KASSOUFTRUSTEE (THRU 6/2023)
Trustee or director
12$0$0
GEORGIA KERESTYTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANJEEV R KULKARNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNETH S LALLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
EARL R LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK MANNINGTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MARESCATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN S MENGUCCITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAJAN RAGHAVANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NANCY D REYDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
FRANK R SCHMELERTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEAN E SPENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
W ASHLEY TWININGTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID A WALSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DENNIS G WELLERTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES F WOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT R ZIEK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANTHONY COLLINSPROFESSOR AND FORMER PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$1,324,278$41,031
MARC P CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT (AS OF 07/2022)
Officer
50$370,479$84,993
CASEY JONESHEAD MEN'S HOCKEY COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$340,369$100,851
DARRYL SCRIVENDEAN OF ARTS & SCI (THRU 12/2023)
Key employee
40$315,898$80,210
WILLIAM JEMISONDEAN OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Key employee
40$320,850$40,892
AUGUSTINE LADOPROFESSOR, SR ADV TO THE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$312,459$44,916
MATTHEW DESROSIERSHEAD WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$284,787$60,544
KENNETH KLINECHIEF FIN OFFICER (THRU 1/2023)
Officer
50$283,017$58,893
LENNART JOHNSFOUNDING DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Key employee
40$296,897$28,487
FARZAD MAHMOODIPROF & DIR OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT
Highest-paid employee
40$268,423$34,811
CHARLES THORPEPROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$227,402$46,672
MATTHEW DRAPERVP FOR DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELNS
Key employee
40$242,380$23,266
DIEGO NOCETTIDEAN SCHOOL OF BUS (THRU 6/2023)
Key employee
40$203,410$51,006
GOODARZ AHMADIINTERIM PROVOST
Key employee
40$219,705$33,490
BRIAN GRANTVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$194,210$50,867
KELLY CHEZUMVP FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Officer
50$191,041$50,610
MICHELLE CRIMIDEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Key employee
40$211,315$17,289
JOSHUA FISKEVP FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Key employee
40$197,122$19,214
ROBYN HANNIGANPROVOST (THRU 6/2022)
Key employee
40$185,354$13,878
AMY MCGAHERANVICE PRESIDENT FOR PEOPLE RESOURCES
Key employee
40$172,197$16,892
SHANNON ROBINSONASSOC VICE PRO FOR RES & TECH TSF
Former
40$114,653$43,742
ANTHONY BOUCHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHRYN E CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
ROBERT A CAMPBELLTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2022)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
SIMOON CANNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
AMY CASTRONOVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURETTA M CHRYSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
BAYARD D CLARKSON JRTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2022)
Trustee or director
10$0$0
BAYARD D CLARKSON SRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATHLEEN H CLINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHARLES R CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAREL CZANDERNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PETER J DEVLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT A DIFULGENTIZTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2022)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINA DUTCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DAVID K HEACOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
THOMAS L KASSOUFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
12$0$0
GEORGIA KERESTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
SANJEEV R KULKARNITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
KENNETH S LALLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
EARL R LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0
MICHAEL MARESCATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN S MENGUCCITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RAJAN RAGHAVANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NANCY D REYDATRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2022)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CODY A ROSENTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2022)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK R SCHMELERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEAN E SPENCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
W ASHLEY TWININGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID A WALSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DENNIS G WELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES F WOODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT R ZIEK JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
10$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8 CLARKSON AVENUE BOX 5564, POTSDAM, NY 13699-1401
In care of
% KEITH ROSSER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHELLE B LARSON, 8 CLARKSON AVENUE BOX 5546, POTSDAM, NY 136995546
Signed the 990
JEFFREY IVES, CFO
Phone
(315) 268-2089
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

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.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE O
    Expenses $208,676,506 · grants $103,018,846 · revenue $154,411,734
  • EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS, GENERAL/OTHER AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES SUCH AS HOUSING, DINING, AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES FOR ITS STUDENTS (2,274 FTE STUDENTS).
    Expenses $8,975,267 · grants $339,282 · revenue $29,423,617
  • CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
    revenue $363,035

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
15-0543659
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
1955
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$454,591,531
Income (IRS master file)
$294,327,405

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$223,546,409$240,129,922$454,591,531IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$230,792,699$252,819,336$464,098,082IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$233,432,357$250,492,532$480,841,124XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$262,243,512$260,884,682$485,106,590IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 15-0543659).

Questions about CLARKSON UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of CLARKSON UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CLARKSON UNIVERSITY is 15-0543659.
Is CLARKSON UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.
Are donations to CLARKSON UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 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 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 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 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY 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 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHELLE B LARSON.
Who are the officers and directors of CLARKSON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 50 people; 20 received compensation from the organization, the highest $670,368 (MARC CHRISTENSEN, PRESIDENT (THRU 7/24)).
How much revenue does CLARKSON UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $223,546,409, expenses of $240,129,922 and total assets of $454,591,531 at year end.

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