NonprofitsEmerson College

Education

Emerson College

BOSTON, MA

Total revenue

$345.5M

Total expenses

$342.5M

Net assets

$584.0M

Grants received

$22.1M

346 grants

EIN

041286950

Tax year

2023

Mission

To educate and elevate extraordinary artists, communicators, (continued on schedule o) scholars, and professionals for the betterment of humanity. We pursue this mission through world-class teaching, practice, performance, and discovery that are experiential, innovative, and inclusive.

Programs

1 program

Auxiliary enterprises provide services for students to ensure they are appropriately supported. These services predominantly include room, board, and bookstore operations. Theatre operations are also classified as an auxiliary enterprise.

Expenses: $72.6M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.7M
Program service revenue$316.5M
Investment income$13.9M
Other revenue$7.3M
Total revenue$345.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$74.5M
Salaries & benefits$136.3M
Fundraising$5.9M
Other expenses$131.7M
Total expenses$342.5M
Total assets$1.2B
Net assets$584.0M

People

42 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JAY BERNHARDT

PRESIDENT

Board

$513K

40 hrs/wk

PAUL DWORKIS

VP FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Board

$457K

40 hrs/wk

JAN ROBERTS-BRESLIN

INT. PROVOST & VP FOR ACADEMIC AFF.

Board

$325K

40 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MACWADE

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/24)/TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

VIVIAN BEARD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

TRACI BLACKWELL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

DENA DAVIS

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 03/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

VINCENT J DI BONA

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT FRIEND

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

SCOTT GOLDENBERG

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

IRA GOLDSTONE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

SETH GRAHAME-SMITH

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEFFREY D GREENHAWT

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALBERT M JAFFE

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOSEPH JOHNSON III

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

ADELE LIM

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MARA

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

PAUL J MORRA

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

MAX MUTCHNICK

BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICIA PEYTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

NATE PUSEY

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEVEN SAMUELS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

RAJ SHARMA

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN NAMM SPENCER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

CATHY WEISS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

PETER ZAMORE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARILLYN ZACHARIS

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 05/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANDREA MONTONI

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

CAROLINA AVELLANEDA

GENERAL COUNSEL (AS OF 03/2024)

Board

40 hrs/wk

ERIC ALEXANDER

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KEVIN BRIGHT

CO-VICE CHAIR (THRU 5/24)/BOARD MEM

Board

2 hrs/wk

DOUGLAS HOLLOWAY

CO-VICE CHAIR (THRU 5/24)/BOARD MEM

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELLEN CALMAS

TREASURER (THRU 5/24)/BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERT MILLER

SECRETARY (THRU 5/24)/CO-VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SHEILA ROBINSON

BOARD MEM(THRU 5/24)/CO-VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DOUG HERZOG

BOARD MEM(THRU 5/24)/SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM GILLIGAN

FORMER INTERIM PRESIDENT

Staff

$464K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID CHRISTOPHER HOWSE

VP, OFFICE OF THE ARTS(THRU 11/2023)

Staff

$428K

40 hrs/wk

SPENCER KIMBALL

DIR OF POLLING CENTER/ASSOC PROF

Staff

$275K

40 hrs/wk

SHAYA GREGORY POKU

VP FOR EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Staff

$270K

40 hrs/wk

ROBERT J BUTLER JR

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE

Staff

$259K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

2U INC

SOFTWARE (AS SERVICE) PUBLISHER

$16.1M

BON APETIT MANAGEMENT CO

FOOD SERVICES

$14.7M

WINDWALKER GROUP LLC

FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES

$3.1M

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT INC

CONSTRUCTION

$2.9M

COMPASS FACILITY SERVICES INC

JANITORIAL SERVICES

$2.2M

Grants received

Showing 200 of 346

FromAmountPurposeYear
$830K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR HOWLROUND PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY PROGRAM
2024
$324K
Grant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison
2024
$251K
FOR SUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$165K
To study frameworks used to archive Latin American theater in the U.S. and propose new methods to preserve its history.
2024
$150K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE LATINX THEATRE COMMONS
2024
$100K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR LATINX THEATRE COMMONS TO TRANSFORM THE NARRATIVE OF U.S. THEATRE, AMPLIFY THE VISIBILITY OF LATINX PERFORMANCE MAKING, AND SUPPORT EQUITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, ART MAKING, CONVENING, AND SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$42K
FRESH PRODUCE, SHELF FOODS, CLOTHING & TOILETRIES DONATION.
2024
$40K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$14K
SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$10K
ART TEITELBAUM '60 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$5K
SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT EMERSON COLLEGE'S MISSION TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO LEAD IN THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION, AND TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK.
2024
$1K
SCHOLARSHIP FOR BAILEY FLAHERTY STUDENT ID E01767215
2024
$1K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
$144
General Operating Support
2024
$830K
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR HOWLROUND PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY PROGRAM
2023
$336K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$200K
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$200K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$143K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - HOWLROUND
2023
$143K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - HOWLROUND
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
CORE SUPPORT FOR LATINX THEATRE COMMONS TO TRANSFORM THE NARRATIVE OF U.S. THEATRE, AMPLIFY THE VISIBILITY OF LATINX PERFORMANCE MAKING, AND SUPPORT EQUITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, ART MAKING, CONVENING, AND SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$87K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - LATINX THEATRE COMMONS
2023
$87K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - LATINX THEATRE COMMONS
2023
$53K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2023
$50K
To design the study, 'Writing an Archive to Create a Canon', in partnership with research partners the Latinx Theatre Commons Circle of Scholars.
2023
$50K
ARTSEMERSON GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND ARTSEMERSON GAINING GROUND FUND
2023
$45K
ARTSEMERSON ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS
2023
$45K
ARTSEMERSON ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS
2023
$40K
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
SUPPORT FOR THE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
2023
$12K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$12K
RELATIONSHIP GRANT
2023
$11K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$10K
EDUCATION
2023
$10K
ART TEITELBAUM '60 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$10K
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$9K
TO SUPPORT EMERSON COLLEGE'S MISSION TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO LEAD IN THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION, AND TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK.
2023
$9K
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CATHERINE NGUYEN.
2023
$8K
Scholarships for Lamyaa Hussein ($3,750) and Regine Jones ($4,574)
2023
$7K
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR PROFESSOR NEJEM RAHEEM.
2023
$6K
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KORBETT MATTHEWS.
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$5K
AWARDED TO 1 STUDENTS FOR
2023
$5K
SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$5K
SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$3K
EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$3K
PAYMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2023
$3K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$2K
Operations budget assistance
2023
$2K
SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$2K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$1K
SCHOLARSHIP TO GABRIELLE H. MCGOVERN
2023
$1K
General Operating Support
2023
$1K
FOR WERS
2023
$923
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$350
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$120
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
2023
$50
EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$50
OTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY
2023
$549K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$143K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - HOWLROUND
2022
$127K
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$102K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2022
$87K
CORE SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL ARTS SERVICE 2021 - LATINX THEATRE COMMONS
2022
$50K
EMPOWER ASIAN COMMUNITY
2022
$50K
ARTSEMERSON GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND ARTSEMERSON GAINING GROUND FUND
2022
$40K
ARTSEMERSON ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS
2022
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
$32K
Operations budget assistance
2022
$29K
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE ARTSEMERSON GAINING GROUND FUND AND THE WORLD ON STAGE FUND
2022
$21K
GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
2022
$20K
support for Internationalization & Equity at Emerson College
2022
$17K
78175 LAYING THE GROUNDWORK TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF A FRAMEWORK IN BOSTON TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE POWER BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SECTORS
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
2022
$15K
SUPPORT FOR THE PRISON EDUCATION INITIATIVE.
2022
$10K
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
2022
$10K
ARTSEMERSON CLIMATE JUSTICE RECOVERY MODEL AND ACTION PLAN
2022
$8K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
2022
$6K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$6K
RELATIONSHIP GRANT
2022
$6K
Scholarships for Anna Green ($2,295) and Lamyaa Hussein ($3,500)
2022
$6K
Scholarships for Anna Green ($2,295) and Lamyaa Hussein ($3,500)
2022
$5K
AWARDED TO 1 STUDENTS FOR
2022
$5K
2022 INFLATION RECOGNITION GRANTS
2022
$4K
FBO KANDYCE KITTINHAM AND J. BROWN, STUDENT SCHOLORSHIP
2022
$4K
Educational, religious, and charitable(including scholarships to students under an approved program)
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$3K
PAYMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2022
$3K
PAYMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$3K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$3K
Scholarship Award
2022
$2K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$2K
SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$1K
SCHOLARSHIP TO GABRIELLE H. MCGOVERN
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$1K
General Operating Support
2022
$750
MIP PAYOUT FOR 03/15/2022
2022
$700
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$560
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$100
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$587K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$587K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$319K
CHARITABLE
2021
$214K
Teaching through Community Partnerships: A Faculty Development Initiative to Expand Civically Engaged Pedagogy
2021
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$85K
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
2021
$72K
TO AWARD ONE STUDENT A SCHOLARSHIP PURSUANT TO THE PRIVATE FOUNDATION'S INDIVIDUAL GRANT-MAKING PROCEDURES AS APPROVED UNDER 26 USC 4945(G)(1) PER IRS DETERMINATION LETTER #17053066342041
2021
$57K
Operating Support/Annual Fund
2021
$44K
SCHOLARSHIP
2021
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$28K
GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT
2021
$14K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2021
$11K
General operating support
2021
$11K
General operating support
2021
$10K
PRODUCTION OF DRAMATIC AND /OR MUSICAL THEATRE
2021
$10K
TO FUND THE ART TEITELBAUM '60 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2021
$7K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$6K
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR PROFESSOR DANIEL GAUCHER.
2021
$6K
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JONG OUGIE PAK.
2021
$5K
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL PURPOSE
2021

Funded by

$22.1M from 146 funders · 346 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$3.4M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$3.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Trust Family Foundation

$2.9M · 2 grants · 2020

Corporation For Public Broadcasting

$1.1M · 9 grants · 2017–2023

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc

$1.1M · 10 grants · 2020–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$950K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$655K · 4 grants · 2017–2023

The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc

$525K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN041286950
NTEE codeB42
Subsection03
Ruling date1959-01
Formed1880
Employees3420
Volunteers400
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