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Menlo College

Atherton, CA · EIN 94-3204136 · 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

Menlo College reported $60.3 million in revenue and $61.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.37 went to program services, $16.52 to management and general costs and $2.11 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 88.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $489,625 (PRESIDENT). 29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% 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 $62M

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 $60M

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.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.4%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.5%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.1%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.21$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
10.4%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.3%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
88.3%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$489,625$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.79%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
298
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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
$50M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $24M · revenue $53M

The college provides instruction to approximately 800 full-time students in four-year undergraduate and graduate management and psychology programs. Expenditures include residence halls, dining, student union, and health services

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$432,600$0$57,025$489,625
VP FOR ACAD. AFFS., C. ACAD. OFF., &
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$262,583$0$15,994$278,577
VP FOR STDNT. SUCCESS & STRAT. PLNG
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$229,356$0$19,499$248,855
VP FOR ATHLETICS & ENROLL.
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$197,666$0$29,879$227,545
DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$211,849$0$7,217$219,066
PROFESSOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$179,678$0$6,389$186,067

29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Menlo College (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $497K (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
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$60M$62M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$60M$62M81.4%$55M$489,625
FY2024 ⓘ$63M$62M82.0%$56M$540,109
FY2023 ⓘ$57M$59M90.3%$54M$586,394
FY2022 ⓘ$69M$51M89.6%$58M$670,282
FY2021 ⓘ$52M$45M85.2%$43M$627,811
FY2020 ⓘ$51M$50M86.3%$29M$601,353

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–1b14 · 14 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 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5455
  • Volunteers Part I, line 620

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
SODEXO INC & AFFILIATE
Dining services
$3,772,982
SOURCEONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE INC
Janitorial services
$949,270
OCULUSIT
It outsourcing
$700,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

18 private foundations reported grants to Menlo College totaling $611K 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

Every number above is copied from Menlo College's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Menlo College, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Menlo College reported that 81.4% of its $61.6 million in expenses went to program services, 16.5% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Menlo College pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Menlo College reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $489,625, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Menlo College get its money?

Of $60.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 10.4% came from contributions and grants (including 1.3% from government grants) and 88.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Menlo College a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-3204136 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 202601339349305560 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520989349301907 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349305854 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301309349302925 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221049349300442 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120579349301712 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-3204136: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.