NonprofitsBennington College Corporation

Education

Bennington College Corporation

BENNINGTON, VT

Total revenue

$86.8M

Total expenses

$89.5M

Net assets

$90.5M

Grants received

$48.1M

359 grants

EIN

030179414

Tax year

2023

Mission

A liberal arts educational institution in bennington, vt with 800 students enrolled.

Programs

1 program

Graduate programs: bennington's graduate programs are built on the belief that making new work is at the heart of the educational process. The college's graduate programs are small, intensive, and selective. Bennington offers a low-residency master of fine arts in writing program, which is nationally recognized, as well as an on-campus master of fine arts in performing arts. In 2023-2024, these programs served approximately 100 students.

Expenses: $1.9MGrants: $501K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$21.8M
Program service revenue$61.6M
Investment income$2.3M
Other revenue$1.2M
Total revenue$86.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$36.7M
Salaries & benefits$30.5M
Fundraising$1.6M
Other expenses$22.3M
Total expenses$89.5M
Total assets$151.5M
Net assets$90.5M

People

32 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LAURA WALKER

PRESIDENT

Board

$535K

40 hrs/wk

LORRAINE ATWOOD

TREASURER/SVP OF FINANCE

Board

$126K

40 hrs/wk

ALAN KORNBERG

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DANIEL B ROWLAND

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELLEN BESKIND SAFIR

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARY SCANLAN

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLENE SOLOW SCHWARTZ

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

JONATHAN MARC SHERMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

CATHERINE STIMPSON

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

NICHOLAS STEPHENS

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SUZANNE BRUNDAGE

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

ODILI ODITA

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELISSA A ROSENBURG

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

GEORGE DAVISON

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

FLORENCE GILL

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

SEKKA SCHER

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH BORDA

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES SIMON

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BARBARA USHKOW DEANE

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALISHA SHRESTHA

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

PRISCILLA ALEXANDER

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

TRACY KATSKY BOOMER

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATTHEW CLARKE

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM DERROUGH

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL HECHT

TRUSTEE

Board

1 hrs/wk

MAURICE HALL

PROVOST

Staff

$242K

40 hrs/wk

KEITH MICHEL

VP OF STRATEGY

Staff

$232K

40 hrs/wk

JOSE ANTONIO N CABASCO

VP FOR ENROLLMENT

Staff

$230K

40 hrs/wk

ALFREDO MEDINA

VP OF DEI

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

JEFFREY PERKINS

VP OF MARKETING

Staff

$173K

40 hrs/wk

SHELTON WALKER

CHIEF OF STAFF/VP STRATEGY (TERM 03/24)

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

MARK WUNDERLICH

DIRECTOR OF MFA IN WRITING

Staff

$158K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

ARAMARK CORPORATION

FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER

$4.4M

HRH MANAGEMENT LLC

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT/RENT

$504K

PENTAGRAM DESIGN INC

DESIGN SERVICES

$275K

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

CONSULTING

$251K

GALUSHA & SONS LLC

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

$248K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 359

FromAmountPurposeYear
$590K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
2024
$252K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$250K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS BFA PROGRAM'S INTEGRATION INTO THE BENNINGTON COLLEGE CURRICULUM AND STUDENT BODY
2024
$250K
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
2024
$220K
2024 MUSEUM FELLOWS TERM PROGRAM (2 OF 5)
2024
$200K
F/B/O BEYOND PLASTICS
2024
$150K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND NATIONAL ORGANIZING AROUND BEST PRACTICES IN PRISON EDUCATION
2024
$100K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$75K
General Operating for Beyond Plastics
2024
$65K
GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
2024
$63K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$55K
FOR QUALIFIED PURPOSES
2024
$50K
OPERATIONS
2024
$50K
FOR ITS PROJECT, BEYOND PLASTICS
2024
$40K
Beyond Plastics
2024
$35K
TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR THE
2024
$30K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2024
$30K
PROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT
2024
$25K
IN SUPPORT OF COLLEGE-IN-PRISON PROGRAM.
2024
$20K
CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
2024
$16K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$15K
PLASTICS AND HEALTH CONVENING
2024
$15K
Matching gifts for general operating support
2024
$13K
2025 FELLOWS COHORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$10K
PLASTIC AND RECYCLING AWARENESS
2024
$10K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$10K
ADVANCE THE COLLEGES MISSION TO NURTURE STUDENTS INDIVIDUALITY AND CREATIVITY.
2024
$7K
GENERAL
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
2024 FALL GRANT
2024
$5K
EDUCATIONAL FUND
2024
$5K
2024 CREATIVE LEGACY FELLOWSHIP
2024
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
$2K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
$1K
April Scholarship Challenge fund
2024
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$88
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$2.8M
SUPPORT FOR THE PETER DRUCKER FUND FOR EXCELLENCE & INNOVATION
2023
$2.4M
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2023
$688K
Davis UWC Scholar Program 2023
2023
$350K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2023
$220K
2023 MUSEUM FELLOWS TERM PROGRAM (1 OF 5)
2023
$200K
F/B/O BEYOND PLASTICS
2023
$150K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$145K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
2023
$134K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$125K
GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
2023
$125K
ENVIRONMENT - PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$122K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$110K
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
2023
$110K
GRANT SUBAWARD
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
Universities
2023
$90K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$75K
BEYOND PLASTICS
2023
$75K
F/B/O BEYOND PLASTICS
2023
$73K
THE ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2023
$50K
A New Framework for the First Year Experience: Pilot and Assessment
2023
$50K
FOR ITS PROJECT, BEYOND PLASTICS
2023
$50K
Media Briefings On Plastics Pollution
2023
$35K
BEYONDS PLASTICS
2023
$34K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$30K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$30K
PROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT
2023
$27K
Matching gifts for general operating support
2023
$25K
OPERATIONS
2023
$25K
Beyond Plastics
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$20K
EDUCATIONAL FUND
2023
$19K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
PACKAGING REDUCTION TO ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION IN VERMONT
2023
$15K
BEYOND PLASTICS; GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$10K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
OPERATIONS
2023
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL
2023
$8K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$8K
MATCHING GIFT
2023
$6K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$6K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
WRITING SEMINARS
2023
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$4K
UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2023
$3K
general operating support
2023
$2K
SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$2K
Scholarship Program
2023
$1K
CHARITABLE
2023
$1K
for the Prison Education Initiative
2023
$595
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2023
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$75
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$12M
SUPPORT FOR THE PETER DRUCKER FUND FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION
2022
$3M
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE FOR THE INTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE VARIOUS CHARITIES
2022
$420K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2022
$300K
ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY
2022
$225K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$200K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC ACTION TO LAUNCH A NEW ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
2022
$125K
GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
2022
$125K
BEYOND PLASTICS GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$110K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$108K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$100K
BENNINGTON COLLEGE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE
2022
$100K
FCI 2022: VISUAL ARTS CENTER
2022
$100K
2022 MUSEUM FELLOWS TERM PROGRAM: FINAL (5TH OF 5)
2022
$86K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$65K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$60K
SUPPORT OF THE BEN BELITT FUND AND UNDERGRADUATE WRITING PRIZE
2022
$50K
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE
2022
$50K
FOR ITS PROJECT, BEYOND PLASTICS
2022
$30K
LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIPS IN THEATRE PROGRAM
2022
$25K
IN SUPPORT OF COLLEGE-IN-PRISON PROGRAM.
2022
$20K
BEYOND PLASTICS; GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$20K
EDUCATIONAL FUND
2022
$16K
'55 SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$15K
2022 COVID RELIEF
2022
$15K
JOINT EXPLORATION OF POSSIBLE SHARED IT & CYBER SECURITY SERVICES
2022
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE
2022
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2022
$10K
BENNINGTON COLLEGE - INITIAL GRANT 2022
2022
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$10K
SUPPORT MUSEUM FELLOWS 2023
2022
$10K
OPERATIONS
2022
$8K
GENERAL
2022
$7K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
SAME AS ORGANIZATION 1
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$5K
WRITING SEMINARS
2022
$4K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$4K
ROBERT FROST STONE HOUSE MUSEUM PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$3K
General Operating Support
2022
$2K
Scholarship Program
2022
$2K
CHARITABLE
2022
$1K
TO BENEFIT EDUCATION
2022
$800
for the Prison Education Initiative
2022
$500
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2022
$500
GENERAL FUNDS
2022
$500
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2022
$450
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$300
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022

Funded by

$48.1M from 138 funders · 359 grants · 2017–2024

Lk Whittier Foundation

$18.8M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Scanlan Family Foundation

$7.8M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$2.8M · 3 grants · 2019–2024

Carolyn & George Rowland Char Fdn Tr

$2.0M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.1M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

California Community Foundation

$950K · 5 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$838K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc

$783K · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN030179414
NTEE codeB420
Subsection03
Ruling date1957-05
Formed1932
Employees1048
Volunteers160
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