To promote the broad educational and cultural objectives of the affiliated institutions of amherst, smith, hampshire and mount holyoke Colleges and university of massachusetts amherst by encouraging cooperation, promoting opportunities for joint education and administration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$824K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $156K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$824K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $15.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.6M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.4M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$25.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.4M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.2M
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$11.5M
Net assets
$25.8M
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.9M
FY2021$28.2M
FY2022$25.8M
FY2023$26.7M
FY2024$27.1M
FY2025$27.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Apr 1966.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $8.2M Management & general 17% · $1.7M Fundraising 1% · $120K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $824K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director/Clerk
$262,571Pt VII · Sec A
$127,953Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Risk Managment
$121,881Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of IT and Enterprise Initiatives
$107,908Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Academic Programs
$104,513Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$98,825Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Pfatteicher’s $325K as Executive Director/Clerk is at the 69th 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
Sarah Pfatteicher$324,607$298,083$274,215$262,571$256,650$252,814
Yvette Morneau$154,294$143,739$133,040$127,953$123,789$123,718
Ruth Rauluk$136,009$123,823$118,719$121,881——
Raymond Rennard$126,525$115,308$108,603$104,513$103,157—
Thomas Brennan$123,197—————
Lashonda Pettiford$120,732$110,457$102,251$98,825——
Maria Toyofuku——$112,040$107,908$107,742$105,501
Ina Clark$108,544—————

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 · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provides cooperative programs such as student interchange, library depository and open borrowing agreements, joint curricular programs, and joint administrative programs for the five member institutions (30,000 students & faculty).

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

Joint faculty appointments and development (30,000 students & faculty served).

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Operation of fiber optic network to connect the five campuses with high-speed broadband internet access (30,000 students & faculty served).

$455Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.1M
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$471K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.2M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$471K
Total revenueLn 12$10.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
SavingsLn 2$4.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.9M
Total assetsLn 16$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$25.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5111
VolunteersI 620
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M$8.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.5M$15.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.5M$9.9M
Total assetsLn 16$37.1M$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M$8.6M
Net assetsLn 32$28.2M$25.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$496K$496K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.5M$510K$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$223K$110K$103K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$263K$184K$79K$450
Payroll taxesLn 10$204K$118K$72K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$500$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$645K$630K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$247K$203K$44K
Information technologyLn 14$628K$525K$103K
OccupancyLn 16$273K$256K$17K
TravelLn 17$55K$50K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45K$31K$15K
InterestLn 20$208K$208K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$614K$592K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$86K$17K$68K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.7M$3.7M$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$8.2M$1.7M$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.2M$11.5M−$1.3M$27.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.9M$11.4M−$1.5M$27.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.0M$10.3M−$302K$26.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $10.4M$9.9M$427K$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$9.6M$319K$28.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.0M$9.6M$1.4M$23.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,361,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,235,102$2,184,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,279,270$7,706,312
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $361,392$471,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,875,764$10,361,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,164,102$3,312,175
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,392,756$6,622,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,556,858$9,934,528
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $318,906$427,164
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $10,361,692 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$74,335
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,109,960
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,184,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,604,860 · Unrelated business $101,452$7,706,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $471,085$471,085
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,604,860 · Unrelated business $101,452 · Excluded from tax $471,085$10,361,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,934,528 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $496,495$496,495
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,519,936 · Management $509,695 · Fundraising $95,485$2,125,116
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $110,265 · Management $102,875 · Fundraising $9,549$222,689
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $183,579 · Management $79,431 · Fundraising $450$263,460
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $117,768 · Management $72,324 · Fundraising $14,323$204,415
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,400 · Management $1,839$3,239
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $500 · Management $24,875$25,375
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $39,268$39,268
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $630,193 · Management $14,954$645,147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,830 · Management $2,113$15,943
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $202,902 · Management $44,449$247,351
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $524,532 · Management $103,069$627,601
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $255,849 · Management $17,247$273,096
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,186 · Management $4,817$55,003
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,819 · Management $14,650$45,469
IX-20 InterestPrograms $207,694$207,694
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $592,437 · Management $21,493$613,930
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,445 · Management $68,290$85,735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,704,685 · Management $32,817$3,737,502
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,164,020 · Management $1,650,701 · Fundraising $119,807$9,934,528
Part X · Balance sheet $34,378,872 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,923,963$3,378,302
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,795,271$4,876,954
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $41,310$41,334
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $444,119$325,049
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,457,712$9,886,295
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,471,307$15,868,962
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,964$1,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,135,646$34,378,872
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,417,415$1,797,063
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,133,080$824,605
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $6,409,485$5,960,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,959,980$8,582,091
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,769,802$6,735,657
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,405,864$19,061,124
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,175,666$25,796,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,135,646$34,378,872
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,796,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,361,692
XI-2 Total expenses$9,934,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$427,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,175,666
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,806,049
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,796,781

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