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Emerson College

  • Boston, MA
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 1959
  • EIN: 04-1286950

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Undergraduate College (4-year) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.
Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$332M (2023)

Expenses
$319M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.14B (2023)

Total Liabilities
$592M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$331,849,178
Expenses
$318,980,558
Net Income
$12,868,620
Net Assets
$550,819,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,375,527
2.5%
Program Services $310,212,616
93.5%
Investment Income $3,359,982
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,781,677
0.8%
Rental Property Income $1,109,855
0.3%
Net Fundraising $8,365
0.0%
Sales of Assets $1,845,080
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,156,076
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,766,680
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $92,995,571
29.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,142,841,556
Total Liabilities $592,022,004
Net Assets $550,819,552
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Gilligan (Interim President (Thru 05/2023)) $934,593 $0 $63,663
Paul Dworkis (Vp For Administration And Finance) $436,023 $0 $61,211
Jan Roberts Breslin (Int. Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $308,593 $0 $58,909
Margaret Ings (Vp, Govt. And Community Relations) $307,622 $0 $18,873
David Christopher Howse (Vp Of The Office Of The Arts) $293,271 $0 $36,864
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Mgt. (Thru 11/22)) $291,440 $0 $38,734
Anne Shaughnessy (Vp And Chief Of Staff) $251,804 $0 $56,464
Spencer Kimball (Dir Of Polling Center/Assoc Prof) $247,208 $0 $42,670
Robert J Butler Jr (Associate Vice President, Finance) $245,543 $0 $27,165
Meredith Ainbinder (Former General Counsel) $124,782 $0 $17,267
Jay Bernhardt (President (As Of 06/2023)) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Co Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Douglas Holloway (Co Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Robert Miller (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Beard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Traci Blackwell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dena Davis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Goldenberg (Board Member (As Of 05/2023)) $0 $0 $0
Ira Goldstone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$331,218,979
Expenses
$307,982,899
Net Income
$23,236,080
Net Assets
$515,291,963
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,041,434
7.6%
Program Services $296,164,862
89.4%
Investment Income $2,742,688
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,604,000
0.8%
Rental Property Income $883,218
0.3%
Net Fundraising $1,407
0.0%
Sales of Assets $973,337
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,808,033
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,150,512
0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $87,235,159
28.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,118,967,112
Total Liabilities $603,675,149
Net Assets $515,291,963
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Gilligan (Interim President) $632,465 $0 $19,700
M Lee Pelton (Former President) $381,041 $0 $55,502
Michaele Whelan (Prov & Vp For Acad Aff(thru 11/2021)) $367,060 $0 $19,962
Paul Dworkis (Vp For Administration And Finance) $359,120 $0 $52,041
John Malcolm (Vp For Institutional Advancement) $329,791 $0 $18,996
Margaret Ings (Interim Vp, Govt & Community Rltns) $305,612 $0 $4,430
Allison Sampson (Vp/Exec Dir, L.A. Prog(thru 05/2022)) $281,254 $0 $23,729
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $277,309 $0 $15,005
David Christopher Howse (Vp, Office Of The Arts & Exec Dir) $248,906 $0 $13,402
Shari D Stier (Chief Hr Officer (Thru 03/2022)) $244,501 $0 $19,384
Jan Roberts Breslin (Int. Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $230,738 $0 $42,684
Meredith Ainbinder (Vp And General Counsel(thru 06/2022)) $206,336 $0 $22,692
Christine Hughes (Former General Counsel) $113,856 $0 $4,809
Eric Alexander (Board Member(thru 08/2021)/Chair) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Vice Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Douglas Holloway (Vice Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary (Thru 10/21)/Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Miller (Board Member (Thru 10/21)/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Beard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Traci Blackwell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dena Davis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$275,696,398
Expenses
$275,231,335
Net Income
$465,063
Net Assets
$526,043,498
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,669,799
5.3%
Program Services $243,137,552
88.2%
Investment Income $11,183,021
4.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,604,000
0.9%
Rental Property Income -$114,935
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,584,831
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,632,130
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,362,938
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,183,220
30.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,139,244,716
Total Liabilities $613,201,218
Net Assets $526,043,498
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee (Thru 05/2021)) $755,038 $0 $156,519
Paul Dworkis (Vp For Administration And Finance) $356,922 $0 $52,767
John Malcolm (Vp For Institutional Advancement) $335,163 $0 $10,199
Michaele Whelan (Provost And Vp For Academic Affairs) $334,794 $0 $29,932
William Gilligan (Vp(thru 12/20)/Int Pres(as Of 6/21)) $290,638 $0 $21,489
Allison Sampson (Vp & Exec. Dir., L.A. Program) $279,032 $0 $29,821
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $278,044 $0 $18,087
Christine Hughes Thru 102020 (Vp & General Counsel And Clerk) $271,779 $0 $25,202
Robert Butler (Avp For Administration And Finance) $264,972 $0 $6,459
Sylvia Spears (Vp For Equity And Social Justice) $244,103 $0 $40,651
Margaret Ings Thru 062021 (Vp For Govt & Community Relations) $235,630 $0 $13,649
Meredith Ainbinder (Vp And General Counsel (As Of 11/20)) $169,027 $0 $22,654
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chair (Thru 05/21)/Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Macwade (Treas. (Thru 05/21)/Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Beard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Traci Blackwell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Board Member/Vice Chair(as Of 05/21)) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Board Member/Treas. (As Of 05/21)) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member (Thru 05/2021)) $0 $0 $0
Dena Davis (Board Member (As Of 08/2020)) $0 $0 $0
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Filed on May 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$281,067,638
Expenses
$270,076,577
Net Income
$10,991,061
Net Assets
$451,492,357
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,553,598
3.0%
Program Services $256,656,858
91.3%
Investment Income $4,722,861
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,604,000
0.9%
Rental Property Income -$206,441
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,447,429
1.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,289,333
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,247,306
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $83,768,508
31.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,047,810,953
Total Liabilities $596,318,596
Net Assets $451,492,357
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $754,208 $0 $155,534
Ronald Korvas (Vp For Inst Adv. (Thru 09/2019)) $410,563 $0 $32,322
Michaele Whelan (Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $335,095 $0 $36,480
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $292,989 $0 $28,013
Allison Sampson (Vp & Exe. Dir., L.A. Program) $284,867 $0 $38,681
William Gilligan (Vp For Information Technology) $277,333 $0 $34,575
Margaret Ings (Vp For Govt & Community Relations) $266,310 $0 $22,330
Sylvia Spears (Vp For Equity & Social Justice) $249,202 $0 $46,397
Christine Hughes (Vp & General Counsel And Clerk) $247,683 $0 $34,170
Philip Shapiro (Vp For Admin & Finance(thru 12/2019)) $183,336 $0 $0
Paul Dworkis (Vp For Admin & Finance (As Of 12/19)) $52,154 $0 $0
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Macwade (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Beard (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Traci Blackwell (Board Member (As Of 02/2020)) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member (Thru 05/2020)) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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Filed on May 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$264,143,195
Expenses
$256,381,633
Net Income
$7,761,562
Net Assets
$441,836,346
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,744,382
3.7%
Program Services $234,725,445
88.9%
Investment Income $9,529,550
3.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,604,000
1.0%
Rental Property Income $415,722
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$96,515
Sales of Assets $281,516
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,939,095
2.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,690,382
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $79,468,991
31.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,050,117,981
Total Liabilities $608,281,635
Net Assets $441,836,346
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $741,127 $0 $151,229
Ronald Korvas (Vp For Inst. Advancement) $411,389 $0 $52,455
Maureen Murphy Thru 122018 (Vp For Admin & Finance) $404,857 $0 $55,954
Arthur Mombourquette (Sr. Assoc. Vp For Real Estate) $385,117 $0 $51,233
Michael E Whelan (Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $312,896 $0 $34,944
Allison Sampson (Vp & Exe. Dir., L.A. Program) $275,633 $0 $37,696
William Gilligan (Vp For Information Technology) $263,256 $0 $33,421
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $243,538 $0 $24,823
Sylvia S Pears (Vp For Equity & S Ocial J Ustice) $240,254 $0 $45,317
Christine Hughes (Vp & General Counsel And Clerk) $234,526 $0 $32,959
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Macwade (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Vivan Beard (Board Member (As Of 10/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Board Member (As Of 10/2018)) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Goldstone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$246,312,020
Expenses
$241,907,748
Net Income
$4,404,272
Net Assets
$431,692,003
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,444,894
4.2%
Program Services $221,173,204
89.8%
Investment Income $3,676,306
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,608,366
1.1%
Rental Property Income -$1,072,677
Net Fundraising -$160,440
Sales of Assets $3,768,287
1.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,874,080
2.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,424,459
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,473,062
31.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,035,327,915
Total Liabilities $603,635,912
Net Assets $431,692,003
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $780,218 $0 $149,238
Ronald Korvas (Vp For Inst. Advancement) $403,243 $0 $42,498
Maureen Murphy (Vp For Admin & Finance) $352,417 $0 $49,971
Michael E Whelan (Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $300,490 $0 $24,803
Arthur Mombourquette (Sr. Assoc. Vp For Real Estate) $294,898 $0 $26,683
Allison Sampson (Vp & Exe. Dir., L.A. Program) $265,748 $0 $26,011
Marc Miller (Associate Vp For Finance) $263,853 $0 $21,768
William Gilligan (Vp For Information Technology) $257,602 $0 $21,953
Christine Hughes (Vp & General Counsel And Clerk) $255,986 $0 $25,413
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $213,346 $0 $13,893
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mac Wade (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Black (Board Member (Thru 06/18)) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Bright (Board Member (As Of 10/17)) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Calmas (Board Member (As Of 03/18)) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Goldstone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Grossman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$230,306,335
Expenses
$221,069,318
Net Income
$9,237,017
Net Assets
$440,800,527
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,698,561
3.3%
Program Services $211,993,196
92.0%
Investment Income $3,137,340
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,521,332
1.1%
Rental Property Income -$1,148,056
Net Fundraising -$126,290
Sales of Assets -$1,086,416
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,316,668
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,579,763
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $72,352,729
32.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,012,742,709
Total Liabilities $571,942,182
Net Assets $440,800,527
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $801,715 $0 $144,505
Maureen Murphy (Vp For Admin. And Finance) $331,672 $0 $53,801
Ronald Korvas (Vp For Inst. Advancement) $274,211 $0 $30,736
Arthur Mombourquette (Sr. Assoc. Vp For Real Estate) $271,771 $0 $22,725
Michaele Whelan (Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $271,253 $0 $32,379
William Gilligan (Vp For Information Technology) $252,413 $0 $33,984
Keira Mc Clain (Assist. Vp For Indiv. Giving) $239,931 $0 $28,544
Sylvia Spears (Vp For Diversity And Inclusion) $227,054 $0 $42,564
Christine Hughes (Vp & Gen. Counsel And Clerk) $219,727 $0 $32,211
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $205,654 $0 $21,504
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Janssen (Treasurer (Thru 5/17)) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mac Wade (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Black (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Gersh (Board Member (Thru 5/17)) $0 $0 $0
Ira Goldstone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Grossman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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Filed on May 11, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$220,527,783
Expenses
$207,747,197
Net Income
$12,780,586
Net Assets
$415,707,478
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,592,129
3.4%
Program Services $203,986,252
92.5%
Investment Income $2,580,619
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,521,332
1.1%
Rental Property Income -$688,830
Net Fundraising $13,995
0.0%
Sales of Assets $618,173
0.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,904,113
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,168,476
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $66,353,596
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $772,424,484
Total Liabilities $356,717,006
Net Assets $415,707,478
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
M Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $720,903 $0 $148,378
Maureen Murphy (Vp For Admin. And Finance) $310,080 $0 $51,197
Michaela Whelan (Provost & Vp For Academic Aff.) $255,853 $0 $31,515
William Gilligan (Vp For Information Technology) $245,340 $0 $42,369
Sylvia Spears (Vp For Diversity And Inclusion) $218,131 $0 $41,333
Christine Hughes (Vp & Gen. Counsel And Clerk) $212,213 $0 $31,537
Donna Heiland Thru 216 (Vp & Special Ass. To President) $210,746 $0 $27,971
Jeffrey Schoenherr Thru 215 (Vp Of Devel. & Alumni Relation) $208,334 $0 $7,510
Andrew Tiedemann (Vp For Comm. And Marketing) $201,531 $0 $44,041
Ruthanne Madsen (Vp For Enrollment Management) $195,300 $0 $17,781
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Janssen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Mac Wade (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Black (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Carty (Board Member (Thru 12/15)) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Gersh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Goldstone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Audits

Audit for a nonprofit that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$216,203,638
Expenses
$207,976,638
Net Income
$8,227,000
Net Assets
$409,696,043
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,321,951
4.3%
Program Services $197,803,112
91.5%
Investment Income $2,316,317
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,683,832
1.2%
Rental Property Income $294,794
0.1%
Net Fundraising -$152,992
Sales of Assets $1,760,069
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,176,555
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,731,850
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,317,924
31.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $768,160,365
Total Liabilities $358,464,322
Net Assets $409,696,043
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lee Pelton (President/Trustee) $688,980 $0 $145,340
Maureen Murphy (Vp Admin & Finance) $287,135 $0 $27,930
Robert Orchard (Executive Director Of The Arts) $254,149 $0 $25,573
Michaela Whelan (Vp Academic Affairs) $249,769 $0 $30,035
Jeffrey Schoenherr (Vp Dev. & Alumni (Thru 03/15)) $238,363 $0 $43,725
William Gilligan (Vp Information Technology) $238,135 $0 $50,313
Donna Heiland (Vp & Special Asst To President) $217,704 $0 $16,396
Mj Knoll Finn (Vp Enrollment Mgmt(thru 10/14)) $209,306 $0 $37,144
Christine Hughes (Vp & General Counsel & Clerk) $205,781 $0 $30,558
Sylvia Spears (Vp Diversity & Inclusion) $200,974 $0 $38,817
Jeffrey D Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Vincent J Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Albert M Jaffe (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry Rasky (Vice Chairman (Thru 06/2015)) $0 $0 $0
Steven Samuels (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Janssen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Marillyn Zacharis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eric Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Daniel H Black (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bobbi Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Carty (Board Member (Thru 12/2015)) $0 $0 $0
Dan Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Friend (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Linda Moray Gersh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gary Grossman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$200,080,051
Expenses
$188,997,394
Net Income
$11,082,657
Net Assets
$405,194,043
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,278,420
2.6%
Program Services $187,641,149
93.8%
Investment Income $2,145,000
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $513
0.0%
Royalties $2,521,332
1.3%
Rental Property Income $403,610
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$165,852
Sales of Assets $1,494,286
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $761,593
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,018,377
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $61,579,538
32.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $685,203,486
Total Liabilities $280,009,443
Net Assets $405,194,043
Other
Operated a school
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
L Pelton (President/Trustee) $704,226 $0 $130,172
M Murphy (Vp Admin & Finance) $295,199 $0 $29,642
W Gilligan (Vp Info Technology) $257,771 $0 $48,342
R Orchard (Executive Director) $246,487 $0 $24,869
J Schoenherr (Vp Development & Alumni) $231,941 $0 $41,845
Mj Knoll Finn (Vp Enrollment) $228,978 $0 $37,253
D Heiland (Vp & Special Asst. To Pres) $218,910 $0 $8,567
M Gates (Sr Vp Financial Affairs) $212,966 $0 $28,928
J Liebergott (Former President) $212,180 $0 $33,711
S Spears (Vp Diversity & Inclusion) $209,067 $0 $29,590
C Hughes (Vp & General Counsel) $199,009 $0 $28,245
A Tiedemann (Vp Public Affairs) $192,393 $0 $76,729
J Donohoe (Avp For Finance) $185,976 $0 $30,213
M Ings (Avp Govt & Community Relations) $183,383 $0 $19,193
D Tobin (Professor) $182,072 $0 $24,957
L Moore (Vp Academic Affairs) $163,351 $0 $16,072
E Alexander (Member) $0 $0 $0
B Brown (Member) $0 $0 $0
V Di Bona (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
R Friend (Member) $0 $0 $0
L Gersh (Member) $0 $0 $0
J Greenhawt (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
G Grossman (Member) $0 $0 $0
D Herzog (Member) $0 $0 $0
D Holloway (Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$188,534,292
Expenses
$176,535,609
Net Income
$11,998,683
Net Assets
$377,909,468
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,805,007
3.6%
Program Services $173,909,142
92.2%
Investment Income $2,114,968
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $18,685
0.0%
Royalties $2,473,574
1.3%
Rental Property Income $344,013
0.2%
Net Fundraising -$91,324
Sales of Assets $305,225
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,655,002
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,101,397
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $55,967,630
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $666,755,716
Total Liabilities $288,846,248
Net Assets $377,909,468

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990
Filed on July 3, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$177,302,601
Expenses
$167,741,489
Net Income
$9,561,112
Net Assets
$355,700,199
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,789,333
2.7%
Program Services $164,627,902
92.9%
Investment Income $1,255,097
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $1,924
0.0%
Royalties $2,350,000
1.3%
Rental Property Income $702,752
0.4%
Net Fundraising -$88,449
Sales of Assets $973,512
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,690,530
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,335,770
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $50,289,655
30.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $647,040,422
Total Liabilities $291,340,223
Net Assets $355,700,199

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$170,178,150
Expenses
$163,185,064
Net Income
$6,993,086
Net Assets
$348,915,942
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,110,738
4.2%
Program Services $154,557,007
90.8%
Investment Income $1,489,899
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,350,000
1.4%
Rental Property Income $1,015,367
0.6%
Net Fundraising -$20,956
Sales of Assets $1,063,245
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,612,850
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,890,004
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $46,387,577
28.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $588,032,944
Total Liabilities $239,117,002
Net Assets $348,915,942

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
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  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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