Cornell University

The record at a glance

In public records since

Oct 1, 1951 (75 years)

Licenses and registrations on file now

IRS tax-exempt status; SAM.gov federal contractor registration; Supplier to a NY public authority; State human services program

Industry

Education · NAICS 611310 (SAM.gov records)

Nonprofit

501(c)(3) charity · Education (IRS exempt organizations list)

Federal contractor

Registered with SAM.gov (first registered 2009) (System for Award Management)

Programs

Outreach (NYS human services program data)

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Financials

Nonprofit figures

Revenue $7.5 billion · assets $19.8 billion (IRS, from its tax return for the year ending June 2025)

Figures each organization reported to its regulator: banks to the FDIC, credit unions to the NCUA, public companies to the SEC, hospitals to Medicare, nonprofits to the IRS; SBA-backed loans as the SBA publishes them. Figures marked “whole” cover the entire organization, not only this location.

Money and size

• 43,858Employees (reported) · 2023 · IRS Form 990

Reported spending (IRS Form 990, tax year ending 2023-06)

For the whole organization, not only this location.

Revenue $5.88B · Total spending $5.85B

• Buildings and construction$207M 4%
• Insurance and benefits$69.9M 1%
• Supplies and equipment$44.5M 1%
• Technology and telecom$35.4M 1%
• Professional services$16.8M 0%
• Marketing and advertising$8.6M 0%

“Reported” figures come from the organization’s own public filings; other amounts are another party’s record (a contract, grant, payment or purchase), and the two are never added together. Figures marked with a group or company cover more than this location. Spending in the county →

Public records

• Oct 1, 1951 Recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt (501(c)(3) charity) · New nonprofits
• Registered with SAM.gov to do business with the federal government · Companies registered for federal work (SAM.gov)
• A supplier to a New York public authority (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) · Suppliers to public authorities
• A supplier to a New York public authority (New York State Urban Development Corporation) · Suppliers to public authorities
• A supplier to a New York public authority (Power Authority of the State of New York) · Suppliers to public authorities
• Mental health programs licensed or funded by the NYS Office of Mental Health (outreach) · Mental health and disability service providers