Florida · Nonprofit
LYNN UNIVERSITY INC
LYNN UNIVERSITY INC (Florida) receives grants from 153 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,329,441 to it, the largest being EM Lynn Foundation ($13,712,000). 94 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $160M
- Funders on record
- 153
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $138M
What Lynn University Inc does
Mission
Founded in 1962 and located in boca raton, florida, lynn university is an independent, coeducational institution accredited by the southern association of colleges and schools commission on colleges (sacscoc). (continued in sch o)the university's mission is to provide an innovative, global and personalized education that enables students to realize their potential. The university's 2025 annual report outlines the successful completion of the lynn 2025 strategic plan, a roadmap for growth, powered by innovation in curriculum, technology and campus design. The university earned national recognition as one of the most innovative universities in the country, grew enrollment and retention, strengthened its endowment, invested in championship athletics and built facilities that support student living, health and wellness. Read more at: magazine.lynn.edu/2025.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees and a doctoral degree. The academic program is designed for traditional-aged students, as well as a growing population of adult learners. Lynn university has more than 3,500 students from approximately 100 countries and nearly all 50 states. The university offers 50 undergraduate majors, 15 graduate majors and 40 graduate specializations. Lynn university is proud of its tradition of educating students who assume positions of responsibility and become leaders in their chosen professions. The university is committed to student-centered learning, where faculty and staff provide personalized attention to students who have varying levels of academic proficiency and are motivated to excel. (continued on sch o)a full range of academic and support programs are coordinated to serve the increasingly diverse needs of undergraduate and graduate students. Additional and specialized academic support services are offered to provide academic assistance to help students remain in college and graduate. These services are offered to students in a variety of forms with a varying fee schedule. An academic resource named the institute for…
$72,968,076 spentof which $48,031,711 as grants$42,250,340 earned by the program54% of program spendingA program of activities complements the academic curriculum. Students choose those activities that will contribute to their personal development and enjoyment - student government, service clubs, sports, and numerous special interest organizations. Social activities include game shows, dances, comedians, live music, international festivals, films, pool parties, sports days, intramural sports, award dinners and novelty entertainment. Individual interests ranging from the fine arts to professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey to gourmet dining can be found in south florida. Lynn university holds membership in the national collegiate athletic association (ncaa), division ii, and the sunshine state athletic conference. (continued on sch o)intercollegiate athletic programs are open to all students in accordance with ncaa and institutional eligibility standards. Intercollegiate teams include men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, baseball, softball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track, men's and women's lacrosse, men and women's swimming and women's volleyball. All student-athletes are…
$12,818,931 spent$41,007,683 earned by the program9% of program spendingThe university offers eight residence halls that provide living accommodations for the undergraduate and graduate student population. Most students living on campus use the university meal plan provided and the on-campus dining experience includes breakfast, lunch and dinner served daily with unlimited dining at each meal. Commuter students, faculty, staff and visitors can purchase block meal plans. The lynn university campus store offers school-branded clothing, accessories, and various other supplies.
$27,422,187 spent$41,599,730 earned by the program20% of program spendingClassical music is provided to the university community as well as the general public by students and faculty by the lynn university conservatory of music. Additionally, students in the drama b.f.a. Program and professional actors and musicians perform on campus in the performing arts center. Many opportunities to share culture and ideas are offered through lecture series and community discourse. During the summer months, a portion of the university's educational facilities are used to provide instruction to children aged 5-14 who attend pine tree camps summer sessions.
$21,924,023 spentof which $2,333,519 as grants$20,680,866 earned by the program16% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $135,133,217.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $205M to $224M (+9%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 1% · 2019 1% · 2020 2% · 2021 2% · 2022 2% · 2023 1% · 2024 1% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
7% of LYNN UNIVERSITY INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (14% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Christine E Lynn
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 38 funders to 55 funders, grant income fell $5.7M → $1.1M.
15 of 153 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LYNN UNIVERSITY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 153 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LYNN UNIVERSITY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 89% · 2018 21% · 2019 79% · 2020 58% · 2021 53% · 2022 21% · 2023 17% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of LYNN UNIVERSITY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
77% of LYNN UNIVERSITY INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LYNN UNIVERSITY INC's revenue grew 46% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 684 education nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Government funding LYNN UNIVERSITY INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10.7M on record — $10.1M federal, $513k state.
- Department of Education$10.1M
- NJ$377k
- FL$65k
- DE$64k
- VT$8k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LYNN UNIVERSITY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
55%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LYNN UNIVERSITY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LYNN UNIVERSITY INC?
- LYNN UNIVERSITY INC (Florida) receives grants from 153 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,329,441 to it, the largest being EM Lynn Foundation ($13,712,000). 94 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LYNN UNIVERSITY INC have?
- IRS filings report 153 organizations giving $25,329,441 in grants to LYNN UNIVERSITY INC, 94 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LYNN UNIVERSITY INC?
- EM Lynn Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $13,712,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LYNN UNIVERSITY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 153 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing