Program areas at SU
Instruction and departmental research:expenditures in this area include salaries and benefits for faculty, scholarships and grants to students, and support for facilities and equipment, conducted for the benefit of approximately 15,700 undergraduate and 7,200 graduate and law students enrolled at Syracuse University.
Sponsored research and other related activities:expenditures in this area include research and similar activity funded by grants from the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Student services:expenditures in this area include support services for the University's undergraduate freshmen and sophomores. The University has a two-year residence requirement for freshmen and sophomores with the primary purpose of contributing to the students' emotional and physical well-being and their intellectual, and social development outside the formal instruction program.
Other program services:other program service expenditures support Syracuse University's academic and research initiatives through provision of academic support, student services and general institutional support, the critical components to seamless delivery and to meeting the needs and expectations of Syracuse University's students and faculty.
Who funds Syracuse University (SU)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2024-06 | Allocation of General Support | $45,198,447 |
| Custos Foundation | 2023-12 | Building Campaign | $3,340,000 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | 2023-09 | Support for the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Support for the Newhouse School Board Boost the ?cuse Challenge, Support for Kathy ?73 and Stan ?72 Endowed Scholarship, Su Catholic Center: ST. Thomas More Foundation, Cordova Micek Family Scholarship Fund, Panam Flight103/lockerbie Air Disaster Archivist Endowed Fund, Support for Newhouse Advisory Board ?challenge? - Boost the 'cuse, Cordova Micek Family Scholarship Fund (Forever Orange Campaign) | $2,555,944 |
| ...and 336 more grants received totalling $79,100,311 |
Financials for SU
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $104,857,504 | $95,341,963 | 10% |
| Program services | $1,616,454,854 | $1,558,516,471 | 3.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $65,950,822 | $39,235,860 | 68.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $12 | -100% |
| Royalty revenue | $143,763 | $203,565 | -29.4% |
| Net rental income | $214,403 | $323,452 | -33.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $77,461,376 | $45,875,556 | 68.9% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-199,898 | $-305,866 | 34.6% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $9,567 | $3,330 | 187.3% |
| Total revenues | $1,864,892,391 | $1,739,194,343 | 7.2% |
Organizations like SU
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) | 501(c)(3) | Troy, NY | $666,573,071 |
| Vanderbilt University | 501(c)(3) | Nashville, TN | $2,567,650,038 |
| Santa Clara University | 501(c)(3) | Santa Clara, CA | $622,017,263 |
| Fordham University | 501(c)(3) | Bronx, NY | $1,017,256,067 |
| Wake Forest University (WFU) | 501(c)(3) | Winston Salem, NC | $686,860,190 |
| Loyola University Chicago (LUC) | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,078,200,916 |
| University of Pittsburgh | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,139,570,956 |
| Drexel University | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,400,964,891 |
| Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,613,249,283 |
| Georgetown University | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $1,922,844,840 |
Data update history
July 5, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 11 new personnel
June 30, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 7, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 2, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsHigher ed institutionsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 640 Skytop Rd Skytop Office Bldg
- Syracuse, NY 13244
- Metro area
- Syracuse, NY
- County
- Onondaga County, NY
- Website URL
- syracuse.edu/Â
- Phone
- (315) 443-1870
- Facebook page
- syracuseuniversityÂ
- Twitter profile
- @syracuseuÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 15-0532081
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1870
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- B43: University or Technological Institute
- NAICS code, primary
- 611310: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Exempt
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0260630
- FTB Entity ID
- 3406172
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-07-16
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