About Ithaca College
Educate, engage, and empower through theory, practice, and performance.
Focus Areas
higher educationstudent financial assistance and scholarshipsacademic programscommunity impact
Who They Fund
college students (merit scholarship recipients)residents of Tompkins County, NYIthaca College as subrecipient/recipient institution
Funding Style
pass-through / subrecipient fundingscholarship / merit aidplace-based economic supportrestricted / earmarked remittances
About Ithaca College
A large share of Ithaca College’s recent grantmaking is tied to federal pass-through work and restricted remittances, with Hillel of Ithaca College receiving the two largest grants in the file: $131,296 in 2023 and $110,617 in 2024. That pattern sits alongside support for scholarship programs, academic initiatives, and place-based economic support. The college’s grant record also includes payments to subrecipients such as The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Utica University, and SUNY ESF, showing that it functions as both a direct funder and an intermediary for outside funds. Within the college itself, named programs like the Innovation Scholar Program and H&S Summer Scholars point to support for undergraduate innovation, research, and faculty-mentored creative inquiry. Another visible thread is merit aid: the college remitted $13,000 in 2023 and $8,000 in 2024 to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Taken together, the profile shows an institution funding student opportunity, communications programming, and community-linked initiatives through a mix of internal awards and routed grants.
What Ithaca College Funds
In higher education and academic programming, Ithaca College supports campus-based work through the Innovation Scholar Program in the School of Humanities & Sciences and H&S Summer Scholars, which funds paid undergraduate research and creative inquiry with faculty mentors. In communications, the James B. Pendleton Endowment — Pendleton Grants supports the Roy H. Park School of Communications, including the college’s Los Angeles program, technology upgrades, endowed professorships, scholarship awards, and projects by students, faculty, and staff. For student support, the college sent $13,000 in 2023 and $8,000 in 2024 to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as annual remittances to a merit scholarship program. Community-focused grantmaking includes $16,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to Ithaca Area Economic Development to support economic advancement in Tompkins County, NY.
How Ithaca College Gives
The typical grant size is modest: p25 is $13,546, the median is $16,000, and p75 is $39,953. The grant file shows repeated payments to the same organizations across multiple years, including Hillel of Ithaca College, The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Utica University, SUNY ESF, Hobart and William Smith College, Ithaca Area Economic Development, and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The foundation funds individuals: false, and makes program-related investments: false. Its profile also indicates a pass-through and subrecipient pattern, with several grants labeled as payments to subrecipients of federal grants or contributions received and remitted by Ithaca College.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$232K
Total Assets
$897M
Total Revenue
$332.7M
Total Expenses
$344.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $40K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LA JERNE TERRY CORNISH
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