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Franklin & Marshall College

Public charity · Grantmaker Lancaster, PA EIN: 23-1352635 Website

Franklin & Marshall College is a residential college dedicated to excellence in undergraduate liberal arts education. Its aims are to inspire in young people of high promise and diverse backgrounds a genuine and enduring love for learning, to teach them to read, write, and think critically, to instill in them the capacity for both independent and collaborative action, and to educate them to explore and understand the natural, social, and cultural worlds in which they live. In so doing, the college seeks to foster in its students qualities of intellect, creativity, and character, that they may live fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully to their occupations, their communities, and their world.

Franklin & Marshall College at a glance

In short: Franklin & Marshall College gave $140K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$140,000
+1.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$46,667
+1.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$886,546,793
+3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Franklin & Marshall College funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Lancaster City Alliance: $120KLancaster City Alliance$120KFulton Theatre: $10KFulton Theatre$10KLancaster General Health Foundation: $10KLancaster General HealthFoundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lancaster City Alliance ($120K). Together the top 3 received $140K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

LancasterPhiladelphiaWashington

How Franklin & Marshall College gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $138K (2023) to $189K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $140K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lancaster City Alliance Lancaster, PALancaster City EDP$120,000
Fulton Theatre Lancaster, PAStage Productions$10,000
Lancaster General Health Foundation Lancaster, PAGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$886,546,793$199,432,384$194,655,254$140,0003$26,331,290
2024$855,834,708$201,387,214$193,452,587$137,5003$23,847,554
2023$822,891,438$186,951,178$189,940,277$137,5003$11,359,293
2022$830,931,551$196,116,735$189,880,020$147,5004$10,978,725
2021$899,256,737$209,519,207$190,172,005$142,5002$31,542,132
2020$780,280,025$176,394,107$193,956,044$179,1676$-8,989,549
2019$733,363,144$209,031,036$199,260,345$189,1676$23,442,002

About Franklin & Marshall College

Based on IRS filings

Franklin & Marshall College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lancaster, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $886.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $140K. Net investment income was $26.3M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Franklin & Marshall College is led by Barbara K. Altmann PhD, President on every filing since 2019; 16 of 54 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara K. Altmann PhD

    President

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $183K (2019) → $723K (2025)

  • Eric W. Noll

    Chair

    Trustee → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick D. Brown

    Gift Officer & Director Special Projects

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2025)

  • Lauren M. Packer

    Director, Athletics & Recreation

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2025)

  • Anne W. Fass

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Ross Weis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H. Lehman PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas J. McCormack Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward D. Van Dolsen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan M. Fallon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John W. Greene Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan E. Babkow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith C. Fishlow Minter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew N. Deschamps

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Modia J. Butler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond A. Sanseverino

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Brooks Sr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn M. Jenkins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akbar Hossain

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Hay Stine

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew J. Murphy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mohammed A. Anjarwala

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul R. Brown PhD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ricardo G. Rivers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fatoumata Keita

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margery A. Brittain

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil B. Davidowitz Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige A. Costigan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert M. Krasne Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sameer Arora

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl J. Scarboro

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Quick Rosa

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn J. Greenburg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael T. Arnold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert V. Desantis

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott D. Taylor

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Caniglia

    Vice President Inst'l Res. & Chief Strat. Officer

    Vice President for Planning → Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, 2021

    Vice President for Strategic Initiatives → Vice President Inst'l Res. & Chief Strat. Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $193K (2019) → $203K (2025)

  • Alan S. Glazer

    Professor of Business

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2019) → $185K (2025)

  • Carrie E. Rampp

    Vice President & Chief Information Officer

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $193K (2019) → $214K (2025)

  • Cynthia Gorman

    Vice President for College Advancement

    Assistant Vice President for College Advancement → Interim Vice President for College Advancement, 2022

    Interim Vice President for College Advancement → Vice President for College Advancement, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $202K (2019) → $309K (2025)

  • Barbara S. Stambaugh

    Vice President for Communications

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $163K (2020) → $221K (2025)

  • Gretchel L. Hathaway

    Vice President for Community & Belonging

    Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion → Vp-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 2022

    Vp-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion → Vice President for Community & Belonging, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    60 hrs/week

    $75K (2021) → $211K (2025)

  • Andrew Stelljes

    Vice President & Dean of Student Affairs

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $132K (2024) → $226K (2025)

  • M. Leslie Davidson

    Vice President for Enrollment Management

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $59K (2024) → $256K (2025)

  • Mary Osirim

    Interim Provost & Dean of Faculty

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $309K (2024) → $320K (2025)

  • Shawn P. Curtin

    Vice President Finance & Administration

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $130K (2024) → $314K (2025)

  • Valerie L. Dexter

    Vice President Legal Affairs & General Counsel

    On filings since 2024

    60 hrs/week

    $295K (2024) → $286K (2025)

  • Melanie A. Desantis

    Assistant Vice President Human Resources

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2025)

  • Sean Galloway

    Assistant Vice President Finance & Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2025)

  • H. Art Taylor Esq.

    Trustee - Senior Vice Chair

    Trustee → Trustee-Vice Chair, 2022

    Trustee-Vice Chair → Trustee - Senior Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth B. Mehlman

    Trustee - Vice Chair

    Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary L. Schapiro Lhd

    Trustee - Vice Chair

    Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia E. Harris

    Trustee - Vice Chair

    Trustee - Vice Chair → Trustee, 2022

    Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Kline Klehr

    Trustee - Senior Vice Chair

    Trustee - Vice Chair → Trustee - Senior Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (39)
  • Former: Beth L. Throne (2019–2024) — Assistant Vice President Student & Post-Grad. Development
  • Former: Margaret Hazlett (2019–2024) — Vice President & Dean of Stud. Aff.
  • Former: Cameron B. Wesson (2020–2024) — Provost & Dean of Faculty to
  • Former: Les J. Lieberman (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Dorothy J. Merritts (2023–2024) — Professor of Geosciences
  • Former: Amelia Rauser (2024) — Associate Dean of Faculty
  • Former: Amy Layman (2024) — Assistant Vice President of External Engagement
  • Former: Matthew K. Eynon (2019–2023) — Vice President College Advancement
  • Former: Stuart Farwell Smith (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jimmie A. Foster (2021–2023) — Vice President for Enrollment Manag
  • Former: Michael J. Todd (2021–2023) — Vice President Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Malcolm Green Haynes (2022–2023) — Assistant Vice President of Finance
  • Former: Kirk Miller (2023) — Professor of Government
  • Former: V. Latosha Dexter (2023) — General Counsel
  • Former: Benjamin J. Winter (2019–2022) — Trustee - Vice Chair
  • Former: Evelyn N. Farkas Ph D. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Laurence A. Shadek (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Lawrence G. Braitman (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Pierce Buller (2019–2022) — General Counsel
  • Former: Marcus W. Thomsen (2021–2022) — Professor of Chemistry
  • Former: Susan Dicklitch-Nelson (2022) — Professor of Government
  • Former: Hale A. Krasne (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mona L. Camacci MD (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Paul M. Mutone (2019–2021) — Fmr Vice President Finance, Administrator & Treasurer
  • Former: Robyn L. Piggott (2019–2021) — Fmr Chief of Staff & Secretary
  • Former: Stanley A. Mertzman (2019–2021) — Professor of Geosciences
  • Former: Anthony I. Kreisel (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Douglas H. Evans (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Elaine Tuttle Hansen (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Maguire (2019–2020) — Vice President, Dean Ad. & Finance Aid
  • Former: Eric Rackow MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Frances Donnelly Wolf (2019–2020) — Trustee - Vice Chair
  • Former: Joel W. Martin (2019–2020) — Prov. & Dean of Fac.
  • Former: Susan L. Washburn (2019–2020) — Trustee - Chair
  • Former: David P. Schuyler (2020) — Prof. of Hum. & American Studies
  • Former: Ann R. Steiner (2019) — Prof. of Classics & Former Provost
  • Former: Daniel R. Porterfield (2019) — Former President
  • Former: David R. Proulx (2019) — Former Vice President Finance, Administrator & Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin Burke (2019) — Vice President for Communications

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Barbara K Altmann PHD — President: $723KBarbara K Altmann PHDPresident$723KMary Osirim — Interim Provost & Dean of Faculty: $320KMary OsirimInterim Provost & Dean of…$320KShawn P Curtin — VP Finance & Administration: $314KShawn P CurtinVP Finance & Administration$314KCynthia Gorman — VP for College Advancement: $309KCynthia GormanVP for College Advancement$309KValerie L Dexter — VP Legal Affairs & Gen. Counsel: $286KValerie L DexterVP Legal Affairs & Gen. Counsel$286KM Leslie Davidson — VP for Enrollment Management: $256KM Leslie DavidsonVP for Enrollment Management$256KAndrew Stelljes — VP & Dean of Student Affairs: $226KAndrew StelljesVP & Dean of Student Affairs$226KBarbara S Stambaugh — VP for Communications: $221KBarbara S StambaughVP for Communications$221KCarrie E Rampp — VP & Chief Information Officer: $214KCarrie E RamppVP & Chief Information Officer$214KGretchel L Hathaway — VP for Community & Belonging: $211KGretchel L HathawayVP for Community & Belonging$211KAlan Caniglia — VP Inst'l Res. & Chief Strat. Off.: $203KAlan CanigliaVP Inst'l Res. & Chief Strat.…$203KAlan S Glazer — Professor of Business: $185KAlan S GlazerProfessor of Business$185KMelanie a Desantis — AVP Human Resources: $178KMelanie a DesantisAVP Human Resources$178KSean Galloway — AVP Finance and Controller: $170KSean GallowayAVP Finance and Controller$170KFrederick D Brown — Gift Officer & DIR. Special Projects: $161KFrederick D BrownGift Officer & DIR. Special…$161KLauren M Packer — Director, Athletics & Recreation: $160KLauren M PackerDirector, Athletics & Recreation$160K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $723K, to Barbara K Altmann PHD (President). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Franklin & Marshall College

How much does Franklin & Marshall College give each year?

Franklin & Marshall College gave $140K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $138K across 3 grants.

What is Franklin & Marshall College's typical grant size?

Franklin & Marshall College's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $46,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Franklin & Marshall College give grants?

Franklin & Marshall College gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lancaster, PA (3 grants).

Does Franklin & Marshall College give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of Franklin & Marshall College's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Franklin & Marshall College?

Franklin & Marshall College reported $886.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $199.4M.

What is Franklin & Marshall College?

Franklin & Marshall College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lancaster, PA. It holds $886.5M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Franklin & Marshall College's EIN?

Franklin & Marshall College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1352635. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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