OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1600 CAMPUS RD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90041-3314

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

AMOS R HIMMELSTEIN, 1600 CAMPUS ROAD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90041

Signed the 990

AMOS R HIMMELSTEIN, VICE PRESIDENT AND COO

Phone

(323) 259-1423

Website

WWW.OXY.EDU

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1667177 or by the name OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE MISSION OF OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE IS TO PROVIDE A GIFTED AND DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH A TOTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY - ONE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR LEADERSHIP IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX, INTERDEPENDENT AND PLURALISTIC WORLD. THE DISTINCTIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY AND MULTICULTURAL FOCUS OF THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM SEEKS TO FOSTER BOTH THE FULFILLMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ASPIRATIONS AND A DEEPLY ROOTED COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC GOOD. THIS MISSION IS ANCHORED BY FOUR CORNERSTONES: EXCELLENCE, EQUITY, COMMUNITY AND SERVICE. THESE BUILDING BLOCKS, IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, HAVE LONG BEEN THE BASIS FOR THE COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING RESPONSIBLE LEADERS AND CITIZENS FOR OUR DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. CHOOSING THEM TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLEGE REMAINS TRUE TO ITS MISSION WHILE ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD.

Program accomplishments

• SEE SCHEDULE OACADEMIC PROGRAM: AS A PRIVATE, CO-EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE SEEKS TO PROVIDE ITS STUDENTS WITH A TOTAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, ONE THAT PREPARES THEM FOR LEADERSHIP IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX, INTERDEPENDENT AND PLURALISTIC WORLD. FOUNDED IN LOS ANGELES IN 1887, OCCIDENTAL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA AND TODAY IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S FEW LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES IN AN URBAN SETTING. OCCIDENTAL OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN A WIDE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MARINE BIOLOGY. ITS 1,991 STUDENTS, DRAWN FROM 48 STATES AND TERRITORIES AND 34 COUNTRIES, CHOOSE FROM 48 MAJORS AND MINORS TAUGHT BY 203 FULL-TIME AND 23 PART-TIME FACULTY. COURSE WORK IS INTEGRATED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, STUDY IN DOZENS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND THE COUNTRY'S ONLY CAMPAIGN SEMESTER AND RESIDENTIAL UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES. SINCE PRODUCING ITS FIRST RHODES SCHOLAR IN 1907, OCCIDENTAL HAS CONSISTENTLY WON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING PRODUCERS OF STUDENT FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS FOR 20 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY, OCCIDENTAL ALSO IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE CAMPUSES, ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. SOME 80 PERCENT OF OXY STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL AID; 20 PERCENT ARE PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS; AND 14 PERCENT ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE.
  Expenses $124,564,374 · grants $54,879,269 · revenue $131,785,978
• SEE SCHEDULE OCO-CURRICULAR: OCCIDENTAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS, FROM THE STUDENT-RUN BLYTH FUND, WHICH OVERSEES A SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT FUND, TO THE INTERNSHIPS AND CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE HAMEETMAN CAREER CENTER. THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS AN ONLINE RADIO STATION AND AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER. AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OCCIDENTAL OFFERS 20 VARSITY SPORTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AS WELL AS SEVERAL CLUB SPORTS AND INTRAMURAL PROGRAMS FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
  Expenses $47,914,064 · grants $379,755 · revenue $33,705,839
• SEE SCHEDULE OPUBLIC SERVICE: OCCIDENTAL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES SELECTED AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS BY THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN NAMED TO THE PRESIDENT'S HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL FOR ITS EXEMPLARY SERVICE EFFORTS. OCCIDENTAL'S TRADITION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH DATES BACK TO 1963, WHEN THE COLLEGE'S COMMUNITY LITERACY CENTER WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE READING AND WRITING INSTRUCTION FOR LOCAL K-6 CHILDREN. IT ALSO IS HOME TO ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST, LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL UPWARD BOUND PROGRAMS. OCCIDENTAL HAS INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTO ITS CURRICULUM, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS LOCATION IN LOS ANGELES. THREE LINKED PROGRAMS, THE OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING, AND THE URBAN & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTITUTE, CONNECT CURRICULUM, CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS.
  Expenses $5,850,348 · grants $57,704 · revenue $955,407

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.

IRS record

EIN

95-1667177

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

1934

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B420)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,033,009,606

Income (IRS master file)

$358,754,970

Filing history

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 95-1667177).

Questions about OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE

What is the EIN of OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE is 95-1667177.

Is OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.

Are donations to OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does OCCIDENTAL 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 OCCIDENTAL 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 OCCIDENTAL 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 OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AMOS R HIMMELSTEIN.

Who are the officers and directors of OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 58 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,517,725 (HARRY J ELAM JR, FORMER PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO).

How much revenue does OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $241,315,678, expenses of $208,273,144 and total assets of $1,033,009,606 at year end.

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