Cause IQ organization profile

Princeton University

Princeton University is a university based in Princeton, NJ that was founded in 1746. As of 2018 they had $2.9 billion in revenue and $31 billion in assets.

As a research university with an internationally renowned faculty, Princeton seeks to reach the highest levels of achievement in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding.

Previous legal names or variations of their name include: The Trustees Of Princeton University; and Finance And Treasury Office.

EIN:

21-0634501

City:

Princeton

State:

New Jersey

Metro:

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Website:

princeton.edu

Phone:

609-258-3000

Facebook:

facebook.com/PrincetonU

Twitter:

@princeton

Founded:

1746

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

B43: Universities

Revenue:

$2,976,508,000

Assets:

$31,119,631,000

Employees:

14,910

Fiscal year end:

June

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at Princeton University

EDUCATION - Princeton University is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,400 undergraduate and 2,900 graduate students. 2,300 students graduated in the 2017-2018 academic year. As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Auxiliary activities-princeton university furnishes services to the campus community including housing, dining, and conference and event services to approximately 8,300 students, 1,300 faculty, 5,600 staff, as well as the public. One of princeton's defining characteristics is its small, residential community that offers a wealth of academic, extracurricular and campus life opportunities for students. Nearly all of the university's undergraduates and 70 percent of graduate students live on campus. The university also offers a variety of housing and dining programs for faculty and staff.

RESEARCH-One of the world's great research centers,Princeton University is the site of pioneering work across all academic areas.Every member of the faculty is engaged in scholarly research; each year the members of the faculty publish more than 3,000 scholarly documents.In addition, graduate students and upperclass undergraduates pursue independent research.External sources funded 1,458 separate projects in 2017-18 as well as the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.;there were 847 sponsored projects in the natural sciences,463 in engineering and applied science,133 in the humanities and social sciences,and 15 in other areas.

Form 990s for Princeton University

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-06	Nov 4, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-06	Nov 15, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-06	Sep 21, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-06	Aug 4, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-06	Aug 5, 2015	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for Princeton University

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$364,302	$321,886	13.2%
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$292,917,000	$295,545,000	-0.9%
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$369,663,698	$256,992,114	43.8%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$24,089,684	$38,323,659	-37.1%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$662,945,000	$552,859,000	19.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$662,945,000	$552,859,000	19.9%
Program services	$459,707,271	$441,735,521	4.1%
Investment income and dividends	$1,702,251,000	$1,809,117,000	-5.9%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$698,000	$58,000	1103.4%
Royalty revenue	$12,558,000	$69,367,900	-81.9%
Net rental income	$29,333,000	$6,192,000	373.7%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$21,479,000	$32,227,000	-33.4%
Net income from fundraising events	$-77,729	$-78,433	0.9%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$87,614,458	$158,737,012	-44.8%
Total revenues	$2,976,508,000	$3,070,215,000	-3.1%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$24,501,920	$19,540,568	25.4%
Grants to individuals in USA	$328,451,827	$308,658,937	6.4%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$19,656,339	$19,440,417	1.1%
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$13,734,000	$12,775,000	7.5%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$1,788,000	$2,334,000	-23.4%
Non-officer salaries and wages	$713,671,000	$669,977,000	6.5%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$62,013,000	$59,190,000	4.8%
Other employee benefits	$112,726,000	$58,144,000	93.9%
Payroll taxes	$44,019,000	$41,405,000	6.3%
Management fees	$1,139,000	$911,000	25.0%
Legal fees	$3,222,000	$10,616,000	-69.6%
Accounting fees	$1,095,000	$1,244,000	-12.0%
Lobbying fees	$413,000	$63,000	555.6%
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$2,177,000	$1,650,000	31.9%
Other fee-for-service	$80,985,000	$44,316,000	82.7%
Advertising and promotion	$7,995,000	$7,954,000	0.5%
Office expenses	$80,897,000	$104,836,000	-22.8%
Information tech. expenses	$12,745,000	$31,526,000	-59.6%
Royalty expenses	$8,291,000	$22,027,000	-62.4%
Occupancy	$61,473,000	$59,902,000	2.6%
Travel	$22,064,000	$22,566,000	-2.2%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$8,083,000	$7,521,000	7.5%
Interest	$148,916,000	$148,765,000	0.1%
Payments to affiliates	$37,320,000	$222,994,000	-83.3%
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$173,677,000	$158,542,000	9.5%
Insurance	$3,752,000	$3,162,000	18.7%
All other expenses	$45,668,914	$46,154,078	-1.1%
Total expenses	$2,020,474,000	$2,086,214,000	-3.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$23,231,000	$14,981,000	55.1%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$427,100,000	$461,506,000	-7.5%
Pledges and grants receivable	$359,966,000	$282,569,000	27.4%
Accounts receivable	$31,867,000	$16,886,000	88.7%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$4,931,379	$3,613,525	36.5%
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$432,381,621	$414,842,475	4.2%
Inventories for use	$5,404,000	$4,665,000	15.8%
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$9,244,000	$8,022,000	15.2%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$4,172,945,000	$4,131,254,000	1.0%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$1,730,619,000	$1,346,742,000	28.5%
Investments, other securities	$23,921,942,000	$22,309,498,000	7.2%
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$0	$0
Total assets	$31,119,631,000	$28,994,579,000	7.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$78,850,000	$91,682,000	-14.0%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$167,660,000	$192,124,000	-12.7%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$2,006,200,000	$2,100,563,000	-4.5%
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$48,067,000	$47,648,000	0.9%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$1,266,976,000	$1,489,177,000	-14.9%
Other liabilities	$621,767,000	$707,317,000	-12.1%
Total liabilities	$4,189,520,000	$4,628,511,000	-9.5%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$11,666,006,000	$10,448,479,000	11.7%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$13,147,618,000	$11,880,851,000	10.7%
Permanently restricted net assets	$2,116,487,000	$2,036,738,000	3.9%

Vendors for Princeton University

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP	Tax accounting; Audit accounting; Accounting (including auditing)	$45,635	2020-03-16
██████	Content management system software		2019-08-29
██████	Fundraising software		2019-08-29
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing		2019-08-29
█████ ███████ ███	Transportation	$4,586,537	2018-06-01
██ ████████ █████████	Staffing Agency	$3,720,320	2018-06-01
███████ ████████ ████████ ███	Legal	$1,239,661	2018-06-01
██████ ████ ██████████ ██	Architecture	$1,871,073	2018-06-01
...and 24 more vendors

Personnel at Princeton University

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Jay Dominick	Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer	-	Aug. 8, 2019
Nilufer K. Shroff	Chief Audit and Compliance Officer	-	Aug. 8, 2019
███████ ███████	Vice President for Finance and Treasurer	$532,527	June 30, 2018
███████ ███████	Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the University	-	June 7, 2018
███ ██████	Vice President for Finance and Treasurer	-	Aug. 8, 2019
█████ ███████	Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs	-	Aug. 8, 2019
█████ ██ ██████	Vice President for Advancement	-	Aug. 8, 2019
██████ ██ ████████████████	Vice President for Human Resources	-	Aug. 8, 2019
██ ████████ ███████	Vice President for Campus Life	-	Aug. 8, 2019
███████ █████	Vice President for Facilities	-	Aug. 8, 2019
...and 22 more key personnel

Peer universities

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Trustees of Boston University	501(c)(3)	$2.4 billion	Boston, MA
2	University of Pennsylvania (Penn)	501(c)(3)	$7.2 billion	Philadelphia, PA
3	DePaul University	501(c)(3)	$841 million	Chicago, IL
4	Yale University	501(c)(3)	$5.0 billion	New Haven, CT
5	Saint Johns University (SJU)	501(c)(3)	$781 million	Jamaica, NY
6	Brown University	501(c)(3)	$1.3 billion	Providence, RI
7	Vanderbilt University	501(c)(3)	$1.7 billion	Nashville, TN
8	Tufts University	501(c)(3)	$1.1 billion	Somerville, MA
9	American University (AU)	501(c)(3)	$815 million	Washington, DC
10	Southern Methodist University (SMU)	501(c)(3)	$850 million	Dallas, TX
11	Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U)	501(c)(3)	$3.3 billion	Saint Louis, MO
12	Nova Southeastern University (NSU)	501(c)(3)	$765 million	Fort Lauderdale, FL
13	University of Dayton (UD)	501(c)(3)	$744 million	Dayton, OH
14	California Institute of Technology	501(c)(3)	$3.5 billion	Pasadena, CA
15	Dartmouth College	501(c)(3)	$1.4 billion	Hanover, NH
16	University of Notre Dame	501(c)(3)	$2.5 billion	Notre Dame, IN
17	Boston College	501(c)(3)	$1.1 billion	Chestnut Hill, MA
18	Harvard University	501(c)(3)	$5.7 billion	Cambridge, MA
19	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	501(c)(3)	$4.4 billion	Cambridge, MA
20	University of Cambridge	501(c)(3)	$2.4 billion	United Kingdom,
21	Northwestern University	501(c)(3)	$3.1 billion	Evanston, IL
22	Northeastern University (NU)	501(c)(3)	$1.6 billion	Boston, MA
23	Syracuse University (SU)	501(c)(3)	$1.4 billion	Syracuse, NY
24	Columbia University	501(c)(3)	$5.8 billion	New York, NY
25	University of Southern California (USC)	501(c)(3)	$5.6 billion	Los Angeles, CA

Also explore

Want more details?

Just create a free account! You're in good company, too. Cause IQ users include leading nonprofit, professional services, and technology professionals.

Create free account to learn more about Princeton University.

What is Cause IQ?

Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.

For example, our data and tools help companies prospect for universities, qualify inbound opportunities like Princeton University, benchmark clients to other universities, and enrich existing CRM information.

Curious how Cause IQ can help you prospect for foundations or clients, research nonprofits, benchmark clients, or enrich your existing information?

Create free account

Cause IQ organization profile

Princeton University

Program areas at Princeton University

Form 990s for Princeton University

Financials for Princeton University

Vendors for Princeton University

Personnel at Princeton University

Peer universities

Also explore

Want more details?

What is Cause IQ?

Nonprofits

Product

Customers

About

Email newsletter