Swarthmore College

Education
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
EIN 23-1352683
Tax-exempt since 1950

Firms paid: 6
Fees reported, 2017–2024: $545K
Fees reported in 2024: $62K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $270.7M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$61,897 to 3 fundraisers

Fundraisers Swarthmore College paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Hanover ResearchGeneral consulting	General consulting	$42,750
Green SeedsGeneral consulting	General consulting	$16,987
Academic Research Funding StrategieGeneral consulting	General consulting	$2,160

All firms paid

Fundraisers Swarthmore College reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Hanover Research	2019–2024 · 4 years	$281,169
Marts & LundyCapital campaigns	2017–2020 · 4 years	$136,296
Green Seeds	2019–2024 · 5 years	$92,467
BWF (Bentz Whaley Flessner)Capital campaigns	2021–2022 · 2 years	$32,063
Academic Research Funding Strategie	2022–2024 · 2 years	$3,480

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

Weiswood Strategies, Ltd.Capital campaigns

Form 990 Snapshot

Swarthmore College's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$270.7M	$21.9M	$6.9M	$43K
2021	$417.2M	$24.7M	$6.8M	$74K
2020	$364.5M	$21.5M	$6.2M	$78K
2019	$328.6M	$33.6M	$6.5M	$201K
2018	$342.1M	$16.7M	$6.8M	$41K
2017	$338.6M	$37.1M	$7.1M	$49K

Fees are what Swarthmore College reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.