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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 15-0532082

Cornell University

ITHACA, NYNTEE: B430Founded 1865Website

mission statement

Education, research, medical services and other public services.

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Total Revenue

$6.6B

FY 2023

Program Spending

93.4%

of total expenses

Known Funders

1552

2019–2025 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$18.6B

Total Assets

$13.8B net

25.81 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+11%

Revenue Growth

YoY

47247

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 1552 Institutional Funders

$1.5B raised across 5294 grants · +$140.6M committed (2019–2025 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 48 states (2019–2025 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$221,795,414
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation	SEATTLE, WA	$94,261,411 +$26,227,870 committed
Jewish Communal Fund	NEW YORK, NY	$86,913,659
The Starr Foundation	NEW YORK, NY	$83,148,000 +$1,000,000 committed
Cornell University Foundation	ITHACA, NY	$81,262,834
National Philanthropic Trust	JENKINTOWN, PA	$61,704,522
Silicon Valley Community Foundation	Mountain View, CA	$46,005,711
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$44,678,800
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program	SOUTHEASTERN, PA	$32,001,212
Brooks Family Foundation	Boston, MA	$30,015,000

Total tracked: $1,495,049,379 across 5294 grants · +$140,605,114 committed across 219 commitments (2019–2025 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$2.0B in expenses

Cornell university is renowned for its academic rigor, intellectual vibrancy, entrepreneurial character, and the diversity and quality of its curricula and areas of multidisciplinary research and study. The university's undergraduate, graduate, professional, post-doctoral, and continuing education programs have a global reputation for excellence and innovation. Cornell's main campus is in ithaca, new york, with the campuses of weill cornell medical college and cornell tech in new york city. The university has a significant international educational presence, including weill cornell medical college's campus in doha, qatar. During the reporting year, the university granted the following degrees: undergraduate (3,877); masters (3,745); d.v.m. (116); j.d. (197), and PH.d., j.d., and d.m.a. (601).

$1.7B in expenses

Medical services, including the training and education of physicians, is a primary component of the university's mission. Cornell is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians in new york city and around the world. The doctors and scientists of weill cornell medicine -faculty from weill cornell medical college, weill cornell graduate school of medical sciences, and the weill cornell physician organization- provide clinical care and research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies.

$1.2B in expenses

Cornell has a long tradition of combining scholarly work and leadership in research -both basic and applied- with public service and engagement in new york state and around the world. Revenues from sponsored awards include $939,559,000 in direct support and $263,765,000 in indirect cost recovery. Revenues also include grant and contract revenue to support public outreach and instruction, the single largest portion is related to research.

$1.1B in expenses

Other program service accomplishments include, but are not limited to, cornell's land-grant mission, academic conferences, publications, and room and board for students.

Financial History