Williams College FY2024 filing

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Williamstown, MA501(c)(3)Since 1793Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 04-2104847

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$7.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96.7M a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7.4M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $474K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$967.0M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$447.9M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$366.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$4.1B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$447.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$349.9M
FY2021$397.4M
FY2022$557.2M
FY2023$424.1M
FY2024$447.9M
FY2024$528.8M
Expenses
$366.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323.5M
FY2021$310.4M
FY2022$335.6M
FY2023$357.0M
FY2024$366.1M
FY2024$396.6M
Net assets
$4.1B
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2B
FY2021$4.4B
FY2022$3.9B
FY2023$3.9B
FY2024$4.1B
FY2024$4.4B

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1934.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $325.0M Management & general 8% · $30.6M Fundraising 3% · $10.4M

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

45 people listed on the 990; $7.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Investment Officer (through June 30, 2023)
$916,166Pt VII · Sec A
President
$674,852Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer (effective July 1, 2023)
$565,011Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance & Operations, Treasurer
$557,196Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir / COO, Inv Office
$474,042Pt VII · Sec A
VP of College Relations
$407,297Pt VII · Sec A
$292,367Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of the College
$290,857Pt VII · Sec A

Collette Chilton’s $1.6M as Former Chief Investment Officer (through June 30, 2023) is at the 88th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Collette Chilton$1,637,836$916,166$1,207,165$1,816,881$1,530,757$1,415,408
Maud Mandel$820,656$674,852$613,569$594,552$561,604$554,405
Julia Crosby——$369,240$779,434$682,233$644,985
Bradford Wakeman$425,021$474,042$549,467$723,305$651,063—
Abigail Wattley$585,520$565,011$590,819$710,446$591,165—
Bradford B Wakeman—————$635,446
Paul Mace$634,016—————
Michael Wagner$579,806$557,196$581,305$252,221——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Provides a comprehensive liberal arts education to undergraduate and graduate students through diverse degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

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1 program service account for $325.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Williams is an independent liberal arts college for approximately 2,100 full-time undergraduate and 50 graduate students who come from all of the 50 states and countries from around the world.

$325.0Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 102 grants · $378.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$76,324,302
Williamstown Fire DistrictFY2024$1,033,233
Mt Greylock Regional High SchoolFY2024$190,000
Boston Foundation INCMA · FY2024$146,116
Taconic Golf Club INCFY2024$108,886
Center for Ecotechnology INCMA · FY2024$100,000
Williamstown Community ChestMA · FY2024$32,564
Community Images INCMA · FY2024$26,100
NAACP Berkshire County BranchFY2024$13,300
Willinet INCMA · FY2024$10,625
Stockbridge-Munsee CommunityFY2024$8,000
Multicultural BridgeMA · FY2024$8,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$447.9M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$184.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87.7M
Money outPt IX
$366.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$325.0M
Managementcol C$30.6M
Fundraisingcol D$10.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$967.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
45
listed · VII A
PaidVII A22
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$176.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$184.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$180.0M
Total revenueLn 12$447.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86.7M
SavingsLn 2$93.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.07B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$696.0M
Other assetsLn 15$24.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$967.0M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53,351
VolunteersI 67,681
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112.6M$180.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.91B$4.07B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$692.1M$696.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.82B$5.08B
LiabilitiesLn 26$946.5M$967.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.87B$4.11B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$417K$417K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$71.8M$71.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.1M$1.2M$1.8M$1.2M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$529K$492K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123.8M$105.3M$13.9M$4.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10.5M$8.9M$1.2M$387K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23.6M$20.4M$2.5M$709K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9.1M$7.7M$1.0M$335K
Legal feesLn 11b$720K$46K$674K
Accounting feesLn 11c$212K$4K$203K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$98K$83K$11K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22.2M$21.3M$174K$732K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$162K$62K$100K
Office expensesLn 13$10.7M$9.9M$809K$70K
Information technologyLn 14$3.2M$2.4M$732K$149K
OccupancyLn 16$8.7M$8.1M$444K$219K
TravelLn 17$7.2M$6.4M$460K$327K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$238K$197K$25K$15K
InterestLn 20$10.3M$8.8M$1.2M$381K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30.8M$27.5M$2.1M$1.2M
InsuranceLn 23$2.1M$28K$2.1M$101
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24.3M$22.9M$1.2M$142K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$366.1M$325.0M$30.6M$10.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $447.9M$366.1M$81.8M$4.1B 990 PDF
FY2023 $424.1M$357.0M$67.1M$3.9B 990 PDF
FY2022 $557.2M$335.6M$221.5M$3.9B 990 PDF
FY2021 $397.4M$310.4M$87.0M$4.4B 990 PDF
FY2020 $349.9M$323.5M$26.4M$3.2B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $447,892,568 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,152,251
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,542,348
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,502,915
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,694,599
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $172,809,941 · Unrelated business $3,708,618$176,518,559
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,124,432$4,124,432
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$492,911−$492,911
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $23,562,031 · Excluded from tax $156,485,858$180,047,889
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $172,809,941 · Unrelated business $27,270,649 · Excluded from tax $160,117,379$447,892,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,089,597 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $417,269$417,269
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $71,751,650$71,751,650
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,148,723$1,148,723
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,170,382 · Management $1,781,090 · Fundraising $1,177,509$4,128,981
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $491,861 · Management $37,314$529,175
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,339,872 · Management $13,867,545 · Fundraising $4,607,143$123,814,560
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,943,630 · Management $1,178,648 · Fundraising $387,296$10,509,574
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,398,464 · Management $2,506,013 · Fundraising $708,521$23,612,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,736,998 · Management $1,019,631 · Fundraising $335,044$9,091,673
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,594 · Management $674,048$719,642
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,727 · Management $202,816 · Fundraising $5,884$212,427
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $83,488 · Management $10,881 · Fundraising $3,576$97,945
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,279,545 · Management $174,395 · Fundraising $732,169$22,186,109
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,925 · Management $99,837$161,762
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,865,132 · Management $808,860 · Fundraising $70,335$10,744,327
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,359,316 · Management $731,873 · Fundraising $149,048$3,240,237
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,086,721 · Management $443,587 · Fundraising $218,551$8,748,859
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,397,960 · Management $460,101 · Fundraising $326,657$7,184,718
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $197,370 · Management $24,839 · Fundraising $15,488$237,697
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,795,398 · Management $1,159,114 · Fundraising $380,877$10,335,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,467,936 · Management $2,096,598 · Fundraising $1,189,474$30,754,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,335 · Management $2,110,252 · Fundraising $101$2,138,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,947,053 · Management $1,233,908 · Fundraising $142,225$24,323,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,018,349 · Management $30,621,350 · Fundraising $10,449,898$366,089,597
Part X · Balance sheet $5,075,834,072 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $14,034,186; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,938,522$86,680,450
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,626,371$93,588,146
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,331,322$63,551,891
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,485,737$1,926,859
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $356,484$371,789
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,902,445$21,779,822
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $692,147,599$695,982,249
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,006,656$39,724,949
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,865,198,337$4,033,354,441
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $878,985$694,900
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,930,733$24,144,390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,819,845,872$5,075,834,072
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,035,528$65,665,286
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,460,335$1,397,478
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $372,756,585$364,908,374
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $446,694,223$479,514,093
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $946,525,334$967,033,419
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $641,038,401$699,391,183
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,232,282,137$3,409,409,470
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,873,320,538$4,108,800,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,819,845,872$5,075,834,072
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,108,800,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,892,568
XI-2 Total expenses$366,089,597
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,802,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,873,320,538
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$161,099,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$7,422,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,108,800,653

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