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Nonprofit · EIN 31-4379507

KENYON COLLEGE

Tax-exempt · GAMBIER, OH 43022

Financials

$253.8M$201.6M2023$222.1M$208.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of KENYON COLLEGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$222,084,361$208,184,900$13,899,461$1,225,415,991$285,070,770$940,345,221
June 30, 2024990$253,821,366$201,618,132$52,203,234$1,168,657,456$289,460,956$879,196,500
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$34,623,071
of which government grants
$1,239,788
Program service revenue
$159,633,778
Investment income
$26,548,729
Net rental income
-$97,228
Net gain from sales of assets
$17,842,918
Other revenue
$1,278,783

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$65,188,100
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,715,518
Other salaries and wages
$53,279,611
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$74,632,423
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$156,500
Accounting fees
$194,846
Occupancy
$4,411,115
Travel
$5,343,117
Depreciation
$17,182,562
Program services (functional)
$188,479,229
Management and general (functional)
$14,291,782
Fundraising (functional)
$5,413,889

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,168,657,456
Total assets, end of year
$1,225,415,991
Total liabilities, end of year
$285,070,770
Net assets, end of year
$940,345,221
Land, buildings and equipment
$432,828,548
Publicly traded securities
$84,022,926
Net assets without donor restrictions
$468,583,801
Net assets with donor restrictions
$471,761,420
Gross unrelated business income
$6,460,366
Gross receipts
$278,799,651
Employees
1,971
Volunteers
899
Year formed
1824
State of legal domicile
OH

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
JULIE KORNFELDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$766,058$138,194
COLLEEN GARLANDVP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$474,181$33,263
JEFFREY BOWMANPROVOST
Officer
40$324,680$45,680
DIANE ANCIVP ENROLL.MGMT.&DEAN-ADMISSIONS
Key employee
40$243,009$84,837
TODD BURSONVP FOR FINANCE
Officer
40$233,513$54,192
CELESTINO LIMASVP STUDENT AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$196,904$47,945
RONALD GRIGGSVP LIBRARY&INFO.SERVICES
Key employee
40$185,785$44,524
SHARON WILLIAMSASSOC.VP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$206,138$21,085
SUSAN MORSEVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$187,415$33,184
JANET MARSDENVP FOR COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$181,135$39,186
THEODORE MASONASSOC.PROVOST-DIVER.,EQ.&INCL.
Highest-paid employee
40$168,878$45,965
JOSEPH KLESNERDIR.-CENTER FOR STUDY OF AMER.DEMOCRACY&PROF.
Highest-paid employee
40$165,596$45,598
WENDY SINGERSPECIAL ADV.TO PRES.FOR STRAT.INIT.
Highest-paid employee
40$167,275$43,281
IAN SMITHVP-FACIL.,PLANNING&SUSTAIN.
Officer
40$171,160$19,066
NICHOLAS NEUERERASSOC.VP FOR FINANCE&CONTROLLER
Officer
40$126,972$41,404
29 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SAMANTHA HUGHESSR.DIR.-PRES.OPS.&ASST.SECR.
Officer
40$105,090$38,557
JACQUELINE M HOLMESSECRETARY
Officer
40$52,807$1,604
AILEEN C HEFFERRENCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ARBOURTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRACKETT B DENNISTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER K EATONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE ELAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSE BRINTLINGER FEALYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES FINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
UNA I FOGARTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISABETTA GHISINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOPE C HARRODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA FEITLER HOEHN-SARICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W HORVITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK ISRAELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCH KAMINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTIONETTE KECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH E LIPSCOMBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELZETTA MOODYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENSIL PORTEOUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE H RANSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN SELDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE GOULD SHARKEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARALEEN SHIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL SLATOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN TOMASKYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D MATTHEW VOORHEESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDER W WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 47 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JEFFREY BOWMANACTING PRES.(UNTIL 9/23)/PROVOST
Trustee or director, Officer
40$343,934$45,241
COLLEEN GARLANDVP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$305,133$82,102
DIANE ANCIVP ENROLL.MGMT.&DEAN-ADMISSIONS
Key employee
40$235,866$82,057
TODD BURSONVP FOR FINANCE
Officer
40$228,690$53,295
CELESTINO LIMASVP STUDENT AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$193,108$46,964
SHERYL HEMKINACTING PROVOST(UNTIL 9/23)/ASSOC.PROVOST
Officer
40$203,927$33,255
RONALD GRIGGSVP LIBRARY&INFO.SERVICES
Key employee
40$181,478$44,753
SUSAN MORSEPRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$191,640$32,851
JANET MARSDENVP COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$177,740$37,519
THEODORE MASONASSOC.PROVOST FOR DEI
Highest-paid employee
40$168,430$43,948
SHARON WILLIAMSASSOC.VP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$186,260$20,582
IRA SUKRUNGRUANGPROFESSOR OF CREATIVE WRITING
Highest-paid employee
40$166,466$40,297
JOSEPH KLESNERPROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Former
40$161,910$43,872
RICHARD LOVERINGVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$204,494$215
JULIE KORNFELDPRESIDENT (BEG. 10/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$161,683$28,582
IAN SMITHVP FACILITIES,PLANNING&SUSTAIN.
Officer
40$166,791$18,617
NICHOLAS NEUERERCONTROLLER
Officer
40$116,142$39,205
KATHRYN LAKEDIR.-BOARD RELATIONS&PRES.EVENTS
Officer
40$74,830$19,940
AILEEN C HEFFERRENCHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN TOMASKYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDITH GILBERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ARBOURTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRACKETT B DENNISTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE ELAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNIE HANNA ENGELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSE BRINTLINGER FEALYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES FINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA P FREEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISABETTA GHISINITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
R TODD GIARDINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOPE C HARRODTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA FEITLER HOEHN-SARICTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HORVITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK ISRAELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BENITA JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTIONETTE KECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AASEM G KHALILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELZETTA MOODYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LIZ MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES F PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENSIL PORTEOUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN SELDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARALEEN SHIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL SLATOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
D MATTHEW VOORHEESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW A WINKLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDER W WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
209 CHASE AVE, GAMBIER, OH 43022-5024
In care of
% SHIRLEY OBRIEN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JULIE KORNFELD, 209 CHASE AVENUE, GAMBIER, OH 43022
Signed the 990
JULIE KORNFELD, PRESIDENT
Phone
(740) 427-5172
Return prepared by
MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE COLLEGE OFFERS 26 MAJORS LEADING TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH A STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO OF 9 TO 1. IN ADDITION, THE COLLEGE OFFERS 10 CONCENTRATIONS; PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING FOR GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, LAW, AND MEDICINE; AND A NUMBER OF COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS INVOLVING OTHER INSTITUTIONS. STUDENT LIFE IS ACTIVE AND MULTIFACETED INCLUDING INTERCOLLEGIATE AND INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS, PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS, SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE COLLEGE'S ON-CAMPUS ENROLLMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 1,700 STUDENTS.
    Expenses $188,479,229 · grants $65,188,100 · revenue $160,680,573

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
31-4379507
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
1935
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,225,415,991
Income (IRS master file)
$278,799,651

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$222,084,361$208,184,900$1,225,415,991IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$253,821,366$201,618,132$1,168,657,456IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$218,784,013$189,634,848$1,082,627,140IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$254,673,083$183,244,124$1,028,664,563IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about KENYON COLLEGE

What is the EIN of KENYON COLLEGE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of KENYON COLLEGE is 31-4379507.
Is KENYON COLLEGE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.
Are donations to KENYON COLLEGE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does KENYON COLLEGE 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 KENYON COLLEGE 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 KENYON COLLEGE 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 KENYON COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JULIE KORNFELD.
Who are the officers and directors of KENYON COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 44 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $766,058 (JULIE KORNFELD, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does KENYON COLLEGE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $222,084,361, expenses of $208,184,900 and total assets of $1,225,415,991 at year end.

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