Dean College is a private, residential new england College grounded in a culture and tradition that all students deserve the opportunity to discover and exceed their greatest aspirations. A personal and transformative community since 1865, Dean tirelessly inspires our students to unimagined heights through personalized support and integrated delivery of academic, co-curricular and experiential learning. Our graduates are lifelong learners who thrive in their careers, embrace social responsibility and demonstrate leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 620 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $877K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.4M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $62.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $62.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48.4M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$73.8M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$75.9M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$68.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$73.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70.2M
FY2021$63.3M
FY2022$77.4M
FY2023$71.4M
FY2024$72.1M
FY2025$73.8M
Expenses
$75.9M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67.1M
FY2021$60.8M
FY2022$77.5M
FY2023$76.0M
FY2024$76.3M
FY2025$75.9M
Net assets
$68.9M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51.7M
FY2021$68.4M
FY2022$67.8M
FY2023$65.0M
FY2024$70.1M
FY2025$68.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1946.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $70.2M Management & general 7% · $5.1M Fundraising 1% · $639K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $2.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President (until 05/19/24)
$512,282Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President (until 05/11/25)
$253,829Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President & Secretary
$199,055Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing (until 08/14/24)
$195,488Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Academic Affairs
$195,064Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President (as of 05/12/25)
$192,950Pt VII · Sec A
VP Financial Services & Treasurer
$192,174Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Enrollment Services
$173,178Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Elmore Jd’s $512K as President (until 05/19/24) is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Paula M Rooney——$1,220,355$728,773$426,326$767,143
Kenneth Elmore Jd$512,282$462,386$254,713———
Edward Augustus—$368,882$260,500———
Mark Boyce$253,829—————
Daniel Modelane———$243,751$191,433$206,665
Sandra Cain$199,055$184,504$243,187———
Cindy Kozil———$235,812$187,949$205,762
Coleen Resnick—$178,696$192,556$224,417$185,362$200,066

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $65.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instruction

The college had full time enrollment of 1,001 and part-time enrollment of 49. The students are from all over the united states and numerous foreign countries. The college offers 16 associate and 20 bachelor degrees.

$32.9Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary Services

The college has 13 residential facilities ranging from traditional dormitories, small houses, and apartments. The college also offers a full service dining hall for the students. Approximately 90% of students reside on campus.

$19.2Mprogram expense
03

Student Services

The college provides the students with an advising center staffed by full time advisors, a one-stop shop center that provides registration, billing and financial aid, an active campus life department and an athletic program.

$13.8Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $2.8M · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,624,703
Unitemized GrantFY2020$605,188
Unitemized GrantFY2019$530,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$73.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$75.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$70.2M
Managementcol C$5.1M
Fundraisingcol D$639K
Owns and owesPt X
$68.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$117.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$73.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$947K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41.5M
Other assetsLn 15$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$117.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48.4M
Net assetsLn 32$68.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5620
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65.6M$62.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43.2M$41.5M
Total assetsLn 16$114.2M$117.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44.1M$48.4M
Net assetsLn 32$70.1M$68.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31.5M$31.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$135K$135K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$904K$258K$637K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.5M$15.0M$1.4M$202K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$712K$625K$77K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$1.8M$251K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$1.1M$140K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$333K$333K
Accounting feesLn 11c$146K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.5M$217K$206K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$938K$752K$186K
Office expensesLn 13$928K$783K$109K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$1.9M$1.7M$151K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$6.1M$5.2M$831K$52K
TravelLn 17$186K$180K$4K$3K
InterestLn 20$1.8M$1.7M$93K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.2M$3.9M$232K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$436K$190K$245K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.0M$3.9M$54K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$75.9M$70.2M$5.1M$639K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $73.8M$75.9M−$2.1M$68.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $72.1M$76.3M−$4.3M$70.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $71.4M$76.0M−$4.5M$65.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $77.4M$77.5M−$39K$67.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $63.3M$60.8M$2.5M$68.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $70.2M$67.1M$3.1M$51.7M 990 PDF

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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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $73,761,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,691,656$1,758,460
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,701,223$68,452,620
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $896,329$3,534,116
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $787,495$16,524
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $72,076,703$73,761,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,472,940$31,605,271
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,381,751$21,429,733
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,492,689$22,839,541
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $76,347,380$75,874,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,270,677−$2,112,825
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $73,761,720 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $76,285 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,004,062
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$754,398
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,220
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,758,460
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,452,620$68,452,620
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$8,682 · Excluded from tax $947,135$938,453
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $16,524$16,524
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,519,378$2,519,378
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,452,620 · Unrelated business $7,842 · Excluded from tax $3,542,798$73,761,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,874,545 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,470,621$31,470,621
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $134,650$134,650
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $258,287 · Management $636,870 · Fundraising $8,846$904,003
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,957,146 · Management $1,366,510 · Fundraising $202,233$16,525,889
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $625,098 · Management $77,158 · Fundraising $9,656$711,912
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,782,232 · Management $250,599 · Fundraising $27,533$2,060,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,071,275 · Management $139,685 · Fundraising $16,605$1,227,565
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $333,340$333,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $145,905$145,905
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,495,739 · Management $216,855 · Fundraising $205,910$1,918,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $752,008 · Management $186,087$938,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $782,618 · Management $108,902 · Fundraising $36,924$928,444
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,697,921 · Management $150,938 · Fundraising $11,001$1,859,860
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,219,333 · Management $830,925 · Fundraising $52,214$6,102,472
IX-17 TravelPrograms $180,012 · Management $3,563 · Fundraising $2,865$186,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,715,732 · Management $92,631$1,808,363
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,918,732 · Management $231,533 · Fundraising $61,328$4,211,593
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $189,947 · Management $244,532 · Fundraising $1,476$435,955
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,914,240 · Management $53,939 · Fundraising $2,391$3,970,570
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,165,591 · Management $5,069,972 · Fundraising $638,982$75,874,545
Part X · Balance sheet $117,337,692 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,297; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $684,174$946,744
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $422,600$1,542,143
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,250$20,235
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $353,360$446,590
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,264,401$1,493,121
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,161,536$41,540,296
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $47,741,401$43,142,805
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $17,841,386$19,246,705
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,588,886$8,953,756
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,178,261$117,337,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,136,553$3,969,169
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,711,448$1,943,980
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $33,645,069$39,555,602
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,960,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,667,734$2,962,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,120,804$48,430,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,950,840$49,090,316
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,106,617$19,816,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,057,457$68,906,724
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,178,261$117,337,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,906,724 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$73,761,720
XI-2 Total expenses$75,874,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,112,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,057,457
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,981,826
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,019,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,906,724

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