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Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1935.
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Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
62 people listed on the 990; $8.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
SVP/Chief Investments Officer
$1,804,690Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Investments
$927,163Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Investments
$826,139Pt VII · Sec A
President
$676,428Pt VII · Sec A
SVP for Development & Ar
$429,463Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer
$404,434Pt VII · Sec A
Endowment Chief Op Officer
$366,848Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Dean for Academic Affairs
$366,215Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief Information Officer
$323,144Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Dean for Acad Admin
$309,797Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Dean for Student Affairs
$300,555Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Development & Ar
$298,024Pt VII · Sec A
SVP for Comm & Public Affairs
$273,952Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid
$265,319Pt VII · Sec A
Frmr SVP for Academic Affairs
$263,178Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Special Asst to the Pres
$250,516Pt VII · Sec A
Frmr SVP Inclusion & Diversity
$208,978Pt VII · Sec A
Frmr SVP for Development & Ar
$197,736Pt VII · Sec A
SVP for Inclusion & Diversity
$196,547Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Institutional Research
$170,514Pt VII · Sec A
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K Niles Bryant’s $2.1M as SVP/Chief Investments Officer is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Volent | — | — | — | $2,652,443 | $4,169,769 | $4,170,808 |
| K Niles Bryant | $2,075,729 | $1,835,626 | $1,804,690 | $1,550,187 | — | — |
| Niles Bryant | — | — | — | — | $1,144,524 | — |
| Boris Raykin | $1,054,646 | $970,656 | $927,163 | — | — | — |
| Page Machlin | $1,026,872 | $935,064 | $826,139 | $477,221 | — | — |
| Safa Zaki | $936,509 | $602,398 | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton Rose | — | $402,912 | $676,428 | $503,393 | $312,048 | $499,347 |
| Stephanie Frost | $333,000 | $664,956 | $429,463 | $265,427 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Bowdoin College executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
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1 program · $233.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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During fiscal year 2023, bowdoin enrolled 1,852 full-time equivalent (fte) students, not including 125 fte students who studied off campus; 95% complete the degree within five years; the STUDENT/FACULTY ratio is 9:1; 98% of faculty has a PH.D. Or equivalent.
$233.8Mprogram expense
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$430K
Barry and Oblio Wish Family FoundationFY2025$35K
Cabin FoundationFY2025$22K
Ifs Family Foundation INCFY2025$20K
Frederick F French Trust 1-162-0FY2025$16K
Ud Ld & Ll Mellam for Family FndFY2025$15K
Lacore Family Foundation INCFY2025$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$574K
Grants paid · 73 grants · $343.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$66,889,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,226,000
Town of BrunswickFY2024$606,230
Unitemized GrantFY2024$407,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$263,000
Brunswick Downtown AssociationME · FY2024$30,000
Town of HarpswellFY2024$21,900
Tedford HousingME · FY2024$20,000
United Way of Mid Coast Maine INCME · FY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,508,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,907,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$529,000
Town of BrunswickFY2023$497,532
Unitemized GrantFY2023$167,000
Brunswick Downtown AssociationME · FY2023$25,000
Tedford HousingME · FY2023$22,500
Town of HarpswellFY2023$21,250
United Way of Mid Coast Maine INCME · FY2023$10,000
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $9.6M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$3.1M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.6M
Trio Upward BoundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.047 · Direct$889K
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$589K
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.859 · Direct and through Mdi Biological Laboratory$362K
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2024 · $9.5M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$3.5M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.0M
Trio Upward BoundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.047 · Direct$780K
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$754K
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.859 · Direct and through Mdi Biological Laboratory$490K
Plus 17 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2023 · $16.0M federal money spent
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.036 · Through State of Maine$6.1M
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$3.6M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.8M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.0M
Trio_upward BoundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.047 · Direct$728K
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2022 · $11.1M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$3.4M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.7M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.4M
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$1.3M
Trio_upward BoundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.047 · Direct$946K
Plus 22 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$355.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$145.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.1M
Money outPt IX
$275.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$233.8M
Managementcol C$33.0M
Fundraisingcol D$8.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$429.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
62
listed · VII A
PaidVII A20
Voting boardVI 1a43
IndependentVI 1b42
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$145.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$134.0M
Total revenueLn 12$355.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$115.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.48B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$362.8M
Other assetsLn 15$27.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$429.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,087
VolunteersI 62,171
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$84.6M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I3
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$89.1M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$431K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$3.1M
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $2.42B | $2.47B | $2.72B | $1.78B | $1.74B |
| Given inLn 1b | $39.5M | $33.2M | $21.3M | $19.0M | $17.8M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $103.2M | $89.2M | $88.3M | $80.9M | $76.1M |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $120.4M | $115.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.55B | $2.48B |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $343.7M | $362.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.10B | $3.05B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $436.8M | $429.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.67B | $2.62B |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $679K | $679K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $56.6M | $56.6M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $431K | $431K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $7.0M | $2.8M | $3.5M | $646K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $182K | $182K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $93.8M | $76.8M | $12.2M | $4.8M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $9.4M | $7.8M | $1.2M | $520K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $14.0M | $11.8M | $1.5M | $750K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $6.9M | $5.6M | $938K | $394K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $1.0M | $1.0M | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $564K | $564K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $24K | $24K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $428K | $428K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $7.6M | $5.5M | $1.8M | $338K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $135K | $28K | $107K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $6.4M | $4.8M | $1.1M | $557K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6.6M | $4.4M | $2.2M | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7.4M | $5.9M | $1.5M | |
| TravelLn 17 | $5.5M | $4.6M | $583K | $296K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $119K | $180K |
| InterestLn 20 | $14.0M | $13.2M | $839K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $17.7M | $16.6M | $1.1M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1.1M | $949K | $154K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $13.7M | $13.4M | $319K | $9K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2.7M | $954K | $1.7M | $39K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $275.4M | $233.8M | $33.0M | $8.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 | $449.6M | $325.8M | $123.7M | $3.1B | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 | $369.8M | $296.5M | $73.3M | $2.8B | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $355.2M | $275.4M | $79.9M | $2.6B | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $411.8M | $255.6M | $156.2M | $2.7B | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 15, 2022 | $359.1M | $240.3M | $118.7M | $2.9B | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 | $325.0M | $233.5M | $91.4M | $2.0B | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
F · Foreign
M · Noncash
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $355,248,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,006,000$59,085,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,176,000$149,509,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $219,551,000$145,388,000
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,045,000$1,266,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,778,000$355,248,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,513,000$57,711,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,872,000$131,370,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,200,000$86,294,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,587,000$275,375,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $156,191,000$79,873,000
Part VI · Governance 42 of 43 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body43
VI-1b Independent voting members42
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $355,248,000 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $994,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$9,900,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,185,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,068,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,085,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,259,000 · Unrelated business $256,000$148,515,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$2,217,000 · Excluded from tax $13,614,000$11,397,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $34,000$34,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $987,000 · Excluded from tax $133,004,000$133,991,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,232,000$1,232,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,519,000 · Unrelated business −$974,000 · Excluded from tax $146,618,000$355,248,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,375,000 across 25 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $679,000$679,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $56,601,000$56,601,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $431,000$431,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,777,000 · Management $3,530,000 · Fundraising $646,000$6,953,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $182,000$182,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,805,000 · Management $12,175,000 · Fundraising $4,843,000$93,823,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,760,000 · Management $1,155,000 · Fundraising $520,000$9,435,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,808,000 · Management $1,478,000 · Fundraising $750,000$14,036,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,609,000 · Management $938,000 · Fundraising $394,000$6,941,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,038,000$1,038,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $564,000$564,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $23,900$23,900
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $428,000$428,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,474,000 · Management $1,764,000 · Fundraising $338,000$7,576,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,000 · Management $107,000$135,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,762,000 · Management $1,106,000 · Fundraising $557,000$6,425,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,411,000 · Management $2,210,000$6,621,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,933,000 · Management $1,504,000$7,437,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,621,000 · Management $583,000 · Fundraising $296,000$5,500,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,039,000 · Management $119,000 · Fundraising $180,000$1,338,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,151,000 · Management $839,000$13,990,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,600,000 · Management $1,060,000$17,660,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $949,000 · Management $154,000$1,103,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,408,000 · Management $319,000 · Fundraising $9,000$13,736,000
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $954,000 · Management $1,726,100 · Fundraising $39,000$2,719,100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,800,000 · Management $33,003,000 · Fundraising $8,572,000$275,375,000
Part X · Balance sheet $3,048,898,000 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $796,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,445,000$115,150,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,463,000$50,116,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,096,000$3,554,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,639,000$1,623,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,258,000$5,494,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $343,741,000$362,816,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $113,961,000$101,913,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,435,387,000$2,379,518,000
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,876,000$27,918,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,102,956,000$3,048,898,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,906,000$25,747,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $719,000$366,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,202,000$1,169,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $85,493,000$84,597,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $315,966,000$314,900,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $436,812,000$429,804,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $300,727,000$308,145,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,365,417,000$2,310,949,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,666,144,000$2,619,094,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,102,956,000$3,048,898,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,619,094,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$355,248,000
XI-2 Total expenses$275,375,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,873,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,666,144,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$127,046,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$123,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,619,094,000
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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