CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
EIN 15-0543659 · Education (B430)
What they do
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY is AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY WHOSE FACULTY of TEACHER-SCHOLARS ASPIRES to OFFER SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION and ENGAGE IN HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH and SCHOLARSHIP IN ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, SCIENCE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, and LIBERAL ARTS.OUR PRIMARY MISSION is to EDUCATE TALENTED and MOTIVATED MEN and WOMEN to BECOME SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH QUALITY PRE-COLLEGIATE, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, and PROFESSIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE. OUR COMMUNITY and CAMPUS SETTINGS ENHANCE THE QUALITY of STUDENT LIFE and AFFORD STUDENTS ACCESS TO, and INTERACTION WITH, THEIR FACULTY. WE VALUE THE DIVERSITY of OUR UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, and WE STRIVE to ATTUNE OURSELVES and OUR PROGRAMS to OUR GLOBAL, PLURALISTIC SOCIETY. WE SHARE THE BELIEF THAT HUMANE and ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND ECONOMIC and SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DERIVE FROM THE EXPANSION, DIFFUSION, and APPLICATION of KNOWLEDGE.
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Of every $100 spent, about $90.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders50 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $16,583,513 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $745,162 for MARC CHRISTENSEN (PRESIDENT (THRU 7/24)). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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People reported as paid
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MARC CHRISTENSENPRESIDENT (THRU 7/24)
JEFFREY IVESVP OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
MATTHEW DESROSIERSHEAD WOMENS HOCKEY COACH
LENNART JOHNSFOUNDING DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
WILLIAM JEMISONDEAN OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AUGUSTINE LADOPROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MATTHEW DRAPER THRU 125VP FOR DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELNS
FARZAD MAHMOODIPROF. & DIR. OF SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT
BRIAN GRANTVP FOR ENROL & STUDENT ADVANCEMENT
BEBONCHU ATEMSDEAN OF SCHOOL OF BUS. (THRU 7/25)
MICHELLE CRIMIDEAN OF THE GRAD SCHOOL
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSONPROVOST (THRU 8/24)
CHARLES THORPEPROFESSOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN FELZENSZTEINPROFESSOR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
KELLY CHEZUM THRU 1224VP FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & ASST. SEC.
DARRYL SCRIVEN 1223FORMER DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES
GOODARZ AHMADI THRU 623FORMER INTERIM PROVOST
DEBRA DRESCHERAS OF 1224VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS & ASST. SEC.
JOSHUA FISKEVP FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AMY MCGAHERANVP FOR PEOPLE RESOURCES (THRU 2/25)
CHRISTOPHER MONTFERRETTRUSTEE (AS OF 4/25)
THOMAS CAPEKTRUSTEE
SIMOON CANNONTRUSTEE
SCOTT A KINGSLEYTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/25)
SANJEEV R KULKARNITRUSTEE
ROBERT R ZIEK JRTRUSTEE
RAJAN RAGHAVANTRUSTEE
PETER J DEVLINTRUSTEE (THRU 6/25)
NANCY REYDATRUSTEE
MICHELLE B LARSONPRESIDENT (AS OF 4/25)
ANTHONY BOUCHARDTRUSTEE
MICHAEL MARESCATRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
BAYARD D CLARKSON SRTRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)
CHRISTINA DUTCHTRUSTEE
MARK MANNINGTRUSTEE
EARL R LEWISTRUSTEE
DAVID A WALSHTRUSTEE
LAURETTA M CHRYSTRUSTEE
KENNETH S LALLYTRUSTEE
DAVID F GLENNTRUSTEE (AS OF 10/24)
KATHRYN E CAMPBELLTRUSTEE
KATHLEEN M SCHMELERTRUSTEE (AS OF 5/25)
KATHLEEN H CLINETRUSTEE
KAREL CZANDERNATRUSTEE
AMY CASTRONOVATRUSTEE
JOHN S MENGUCCITRUSTEE
DAVID K HEACOCKINTERIM PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
JEAN E SPENCETRUSTEE
JAMES WOODTRUSTEE
DONALD J WHELLEYTRUSTEE (AS OF 2/25)
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1955
- Location
- 8 CLARKSON AVENUE BOX 5564, POTSDAM, NY 13699-1401
- County
- St. Lawrence
- In care of
- % KEITH ROSSER
- Primary officer
- JEFFREY IVES, CFO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- KPMG LLP
- NTEE classification
- Education (B430)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes