Education : Universities, Graduate Schools, and Technological Institutes

Cornell University

Discovering, preserving, and disseminating knowledge

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (66.98)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 90.5%    
Administrative Expenses 7.9%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.03    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.05)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 10.5%    
Program Expenses Growth 7.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.84    
Capacity Rating    
      (27.93)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $2,741,095,544
Other Revenue $533,476,597
Total Revenue $3,274,572,141
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $2,416,522,741
Administrative Expenses $212,104,136
Fundraising Expenses $41,179,686
Total Functional Expenses $2,669,806,563
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $604,765,578
   
Net Assets $8,038,655,000

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Contact Information

Cornell University
Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
tel: (800) 377-2177
fax: (607) 254-7166
EIN: 15-0532082

Mail donations to:
P.O. Box 223623
Pittsburgh, PA 15251

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
David J. Skorton President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $661,578 0.02%
Other Salaries of Note
Zev Rosewaks Head of Reproductive Medicine (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $3,344,885 0.12%
Steven Spandorfer Professor, Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $2,307,260 0.08%
Pak Chung Professor, Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $2,160,838 0.08%

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Mission

Founded in 1865, Cornell University is a private, Ivy League university and the land-grant university for New York State. Cornell's mission is to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge; produce creative work; and promote a culture of broad inquiry throughout and beyond the Cornell community. Cornell University's colleges, schools, and other academic units offer more than 4,000 courses, 70 undergraduate majors, 93 graduate fields of study, undergraduate and advanced degrees, and continuing education and outreach programs.

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