Trustees of Dartmouth College
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.
- Income
- $2.3 billion
- Spending
- $1.6 billion
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 14.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 31%
- Employees
- 10,631
- Volunteers
- 11,000
- Highest pay
- $5.1 million, chief executive officer - investment office
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 28% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2526 of 27 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- Faculty taught and guided approximately 6,950 undergraduate and graduate students.Work delivered
- Approximately 90% of undergraduates lived on campus.Work delivered
- More than 75% of undergraduates participated in at least one varsity team, club sports team or intramural league.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $898.2 million spent. Education and Academic Support: A Dartmouth education is unlike any other. Through person-to-person teaching and opportunities to create and apply knowledge on campus and across the globe, we instill a love of learning and a passion for success. We educate global citizens, gifted writers and artists, wise business leaders, thoughtful doctors, and compassionate engineers. Our faculty are deeply invested in nurturing creativity as well as critical thinking. Our students can explore the cultural underpinnings and economic impacts of great works while creating their own masterpieces, all with the guidance and support of world-class masters of their crafts. Academics at Dartmouth are innovative, interdisciplinary, international, and individualized for each student. Each student's experience is distinguished by breadth, depth, and personal connections with top faculty. The institution comprises the Faculty of the Arts & Sciences, the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and three professional schools: the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business, and the Geisel School of Medicine. Dartmouth's approximately 1,050-person faculty teaches and guides approximately 6,950 undergraduate and graduate students. Dartmouth's library system directly supports the research and teaching mission of Dartmouth College, as well as the life-long learning needs of the Dartmouth community, by providing access to multiple types of resources, including approximately 2.2 million printed volumes, 54,000 microform volumes, 87,000 other physical formats, 455,000 network resources and 2 million electronic books. State-of-the-art computing resources are available to faculty and students to foster innovation and excellence in research and in the curriculum.
- $281.0 million spent. Campus Life: Our close-knit community is a distinctive and enduring feature of the Dartmouth experience. For students, the process of joining and adapting to a new community can be as educationally significant as their academic work. For this reason, Dartmouth invests resources in creating a community that is both stimulating and nurturing. Approximately 90% of Dartmouth undergraduates lived on campus and Dartmouth's diverse dining facilities are an important part of campus life. Athletics at Dartmouth compliment the overall academic and intellectual growth of Dartmouth students, with more than 75% of undergraduates participating in at least one of the 35 varsity teams, 33 club sports teams and several intramural leagues. In addition, facilities such as Dartmouth Skiway and Morton Farm provide an opportunity for recreation and learning beyond the classroom. There are also approximately 370 graduate and undergraduate student groups which allow students to explore interests in diverse areas, including the arts, academics, activism, culture, politics, sustainability, and others.
- $206.1 million spent. Research & Research Support: At Dartmouth, teaching and research are inextricably linked. Dartmouth offers undergraduate students a rigorous curriculum at the forefront of higher education and Dartmouth faculty pursue research at the highest levels of their disciplines. Students conduct independent study through one-on-one supervision with a faculty member or work as a member of a research group in state-of-the-art facilities. Dartmouth is home to world-class scholars in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, the Thayer School of Engineering, the Tuck School of Business, and the Geisel School of Medicine-which has strong ties to the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic and the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Our faculty, along with students, produce high-impact research that advances the quest for cures and treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. They generate discoveries in bio-medical engineering and artificial intelligence, among many other issues central to our time. The collaborative, high-impact solution of real-world problems is integral to our teacher-scholar model, enabling students' hands-on engagement in the joys and challenges of discovery and creation. In addition, Dartmouth has more than 50 wide-ranging centers and institutes, hubs for innovation and excellence across the arts and sciences, that connect our faculty and students to each other in multidisciplinary ways with real-world impacts. During fiscal 2025, faculty and others engaged in sponsored activity received approximately $221 million in awards from external funding agencies.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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