Key facts

Reported value

USD 108.2 million

As of

June 30, 2025

Portfolio

College endowment funds

Location

Mount Vernon, IA

Spending policy

5% on the stated policy base

Data through FY2025

Balance reference

Endowment size and reporting scope

For Cornell College, the FY2025 survey records assets of USD 108.240 million. This is a closing asset balance. New gifts, investment results and distributions can all change it during the year. The respondent may hold endowed funds directly or through an affiliated organization. Restrictions attached to those funds continue to govern their use after they are invested together. Total institutional assets can also include buildings and operating resources. Survey scope and definitions

Source: NACUBO · Data through FY2025

The FY2025 survey value for Cornell College is USD 108.240 million, compared with USD 100.875 million for FY2024. The reported balance rose by USD 7.365 million, or 7.30%, from FY2024. It includes changes in investments as well as additions and distributions. NACUBO explicitly distinguishes this change in market value from an investment rate of return. FY2025 respondent values and definitions

The reported endowment changed from USD 70.926 million in FY2016 to USD 108.240 million in FY2025, a difference of USD 37.314 million. This series measures year-end assets after gifts and distributions. NACUBO historical workbook

Spending policy and payout

The audit describes a board-approved percentage applied to average fair value for the 12 quarters ending December 31 of the preceding calendar year. It states a 5% board-approved spending percentage for FY2025 and FY2024. Actual endowment appropriations were $5.172601 million and $3.605459 million. The displayed dollars follow the roll-forward, including its treatment of quasi-endowed resources. Spending disclosure

Source: cornellcollege.edu · Data through FY2025

Distribution report

For Cornell College, an appropriation can precede a beneficiary's expenditure. Its timing can differ from the cash expense recorded by the institution. Spending measures

Governance and investment office

Cornell College's board approves endowment investment and spending policies. The audit reports donor-restricted funds and quasi-endowment separately, including funds below original gift value. The board determined continued appropriation prudent for FY2025 and FY2024 under the applicable prudent-management rules. Investment governance

Federal excise tax on investment income

Public Law 119-21 changed Section 4968 for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. Applicable private institutions must have at least 3,000 tuition-paying students in the preceding tax year, with more than half located in the United States, and student-adjusted endowment of at least $500,000. The rates are 1.4% from $500,000 through $750,000 per student, 4% above $750,000 through $2 million, and 8% above $2 million. Enacted law, Section 70415

The survey balance alone does not establish this institution's Section 4968 liability. The calculation also requires the statutory asset base, eligible student count and related-organization treatment. No institution-specific tax rate is assigned here.

A tax rate on net investment income has a different denominator from an endowment payout rate. Section 4968 uses prior-year assets other than those used directly for exempt purposes and specifies how students are counted. Related organizations can affect the calculation. Headline assets divided by a fall enrollment figure do not reproduce every statutory step.

FY2025 size-band comparison

The FY2025 survey value of USD 108.240 million places this respondent in the $100M to $250M band. The published band contains 154 respondents and USD 24.5 billion of aggregate assets. Its average five-year annualized net return is 9.6%, and its ten-year average is 7.4%. NCSE size groups NCSE average net returns

Source: NACUBO · Data through FY2025

NCSE's allocation categories combine strategies with different liquidity and valuation practices. Its Alternatives group can include private capital, hedge funds and real assets. Matching that broad weight would not establish identical holdings. The chart shows the FY2025 NCSE $100M to $250M group's average allocation. Published category weights are shown with an explicit rounding difference so the full bar totals 100%. NCSE allocation definitions

Public records and reporting dates

The ProPublica nonprofit API identifies the legal filer as Cornell College, EIN 420680335. Its available filing for the year ended June 30, 2023 reports total filer assets of USD 226.690 million, revenue of USD 79.829 million, expenses of USD 83.940 million. These are filer-wide amounts, which can include buildings, operating resources and other assets outside the endowment. The filing period is retained separately from the current investment disclosures. ProPublica structured filing data

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