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Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA · EIN 23-1365954 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Dickinson College reported $266.2 million in revenue and $239.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.76 went to program services, $8.41 to management and general costs and $2.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 72.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $595,671 (PRESIDENT). 106 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 45% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $240M

Program services$88.76 $213M
Management & general$8.41 $20M
Fundraising$2.83 $6.8M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $266M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$12.86 $34M
Government grants$0.47 $1.2M
Program service revenue$72.38 $193M
Investment income$13.39 $36M
Other revenue$0.90 $2.4M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	88.8%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	8.4%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.8%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.19	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	13.3%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.5%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	72.4%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$595,671	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.25%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	106	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	41.0	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	34 of 34	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$178M expenses · 83.6% of program spending · grants $90M · revenue $151M

Educating students - Dickinson College is committed to making a top-tier education in the liberal arts and sciences available regardless of families' economic means. All admitted students from the most recent entering class, who demonstrated financial need and who met application deadlines, were offered aid. In 2024-25, dickinson students received an estimated $112,670,177 in financial aid, of which $95,307,961 was provided from the college's funds. State and federal aid programs, parent loans and other outside sources provided the remaining funds.continued on schedule oin fall 2024, the…

$35M expenses · 16.4% of program spending · grants $1.6M · revenue $44M

Auxiliary services - auxiliary services provided by the college include housing and dining services, campus stores, and other services provided to support students and employees

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$533,266	$0	$62,405	$595,671
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$313,183	$0	$54,453	$367,636
PROVOST Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$240,274	$0	$79,443	$319,717
VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$263,675	$0	$55,136	$318,811
VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$243,323	$0	$37,778	$281,101
VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$192,657	$0	$69,482	$262,139
VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$198,638	$0	$35,085	$233,723
VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$201,079	$0	$29,161	$230,240

106 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dickinson College (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.4M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$266M	$240M	88.8%	$820M	$595,671
FY2024 ⓘ	$244M	$220M	88.6%	$761M	$564,824
FY2023 ⓘ	$222M	$201M	87.7%	$715M	$551,104
FY2022 ⓘ	$246M	$192M	87.5%	$713M	$354,528
FY2021 ⓘ	$185M	$167M	86.1%	$712M	$510,059
FY2020 ⓘ	$184M	$184M	87.9%	$564M	$534,376

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b34 · 34 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 52,433
Volunteers Part I, line 61,300

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH OFFICE Architecture	$1,515,807
FONDEN DIS Study abroad tuition and fees	$1,122,250
BENCHMARK DRISCOLL A JOINT VNTR Construction	$1,072,295
ADVANCED DRI Remediation	$980,551
ENTERPRISE CLEANING SERVICES LLC Cleaning	$681,870

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 25 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

60 private foundations reported grants to Dickinson College totaling $3.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Dickinson College's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Dickinson College reported that 88.8% of its $239.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 2.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Dickinson College pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Dickinson College reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $595,671, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Dickinson College get its money?

Of $266.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 13.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 72.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Dickinson College a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-1365954 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631269349300923 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531289349304518 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431299349303758 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341249349302024 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349300711 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141269349301349 · read the filing

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