Amherst College Trustees
Amherst, MA · EIN 04-2103542 · Education · Rank 881 by total revenue
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Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $775,712,238
- Total expenses
- $454,190,460
- Total assets
- $6,205,673,227
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $145,499,263
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $190,529,574
- Employees
- 3,592
- Salary base per employee
- $40,506
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (35)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letitia Johnson | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,711,834 |
| Michael Elliott | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $846,242 |
| Michael Thomas | CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $555,508 |
| Gregory Prickman | INT DIR-FOLGER SHAKESP. LIB 7-10/24 | Officer | 40 | $485,718 |
| Stephen Nigro | CONTROLLER | Officer | 40 | $216,790 |
| Farah Karim-Cooper | DIR-FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIB EFF 10/24 | Officer | 40 | $132,254 |
| Lisa Rutherford | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & GEN COUNSEL | Key employee | 40 | $558,847 |
| Catherine Epstein | PROVOST & DEAN FACULTY END 6/24 | Key employee | 40 | $532,195 |
| Elizabeth Cannon Smith | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $507,182 |
| Matthew McGann | DEAN OF ADMISSION & FIN AID | Key employee | 40 | $402,105 |
| Angie Tissi-Gassoway | CHIEF STUDENT AFF & DEAN STUDENTS | Key employee | 40 | $336,776 |
| Martha Umphrey | PROVOST & DEAN OF FACULTY EFF 7/24 | Key employee | 40 | $332,572 |
| Ruth Taylor-Kidd | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - FOLGER | Key employee | 40 | $315,078 |
| Mindy Berman | TRUSTEE EFF 7/24 | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Mary Elizabeth Cisneros | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Bonnie Barsamian Dunn | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Naana Frimpong | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Douglas Grissom | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Jason Grosfeld | TRUSTEE EFF 7/24 | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Rejji Hayes | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Matthew Hulsizer | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Phillip Jackson | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Chantal Kordula | TRUSTEE - CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Simon Krinsky | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Ji-Yeun Lee | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| David Maclennan | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| David Novak | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| William O'Malley | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Dwight Poler | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Christine Noyer Seaver | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Elizabeth Shelburne | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Gretchen Sisson | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Paul Smith | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Shirley Tilghman | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,113,644, which is 4.9% of the $145,499,263 salary base shared by 3,592 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letitia Johnson | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,680,803 | $0 | $31,031 | $1,711,834 |
| Michael Witmore | DIR-FOLGER SHARESPEARE LIB END 6/24 | Highly paid employee | 40 | $900,650 | $0 | $17,539 | $918,189 |
| Michael Elliott | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $697,632 | $0 | $148,610 | $846,242 |
| Lisa Rutherford | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & GEN COUNSEL | Key employee | 40 | $445,037 | $0 | $113,810 | $558,847 |
| Michael Thomas | CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $504,177 | $0 | $51,331 | $555,508 |
| Catherine Epstein | PROVOST & DEAN FACULTY END 6/24 | Key employee | 40 | $440,310 | $0 | $91,885 | $532,195 |
| Dawn Bates | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $475,966 | $0 | $42,954 | $518,920 |
| Elizabeth Cannon Smith | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $423,801 | $0 | $83,381 | $507,182 |
| Gregory Prickman | INT DIR-FOLGER SHAKESP. LIB 7-10/24 | Officer | 40 | $398,945 | $0 | $86,773 | $485,718 |
| Jack Cheney | PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY | Highly paid employee | 40 | $404,976 | $0 | $74,033 | $479,009 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631329349302793 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2103542
- Organization website (as filed): www.amherst.edu