Simmons University
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103629 · Education · Rank 2,731 by total revenue
Simmons university is a community of higher learning that unites passion with purpose.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $225,907,706
- Total expenses
- $221,461,844
- Total assets
- $558,235,786
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $60,342,971
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $74,596,997
- Employees
- 2,327
- Salary base per employee
- $25,932
"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 (30)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Perry Wooten | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $657,025 |
| Meghan Kass | VP, CHIEF FIN. OFF., TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $358,339 |
| Gretchen Groggel Ralstonvp Gen | COUNC. & SECR. OF BD (UNTIL 10/24) | Officer | 40 | $271,075 |
| Sara Simberg As Of 1025 | INTERIM VP/CO-GEN. COUNSEL/SEC. BOT | Officer | 40 | $139,488 |
| Jennifer Eckert | CLERK, TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Regina M Pisa | CHAIR OF THE BOARD, TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 10 | None reported |
| Alison Taunton-Rigby | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE | Board, Officer | 5 | None reported |
| Jane Buyers Trustee Committee | CHAIR (UNTIL 10/24) | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Barbara Latz Cohen | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Denise Coll | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Terri Cooper | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Patricia D'amore | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tiffany Dufu | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| April Evans | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Elizabeth Fender | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| David Ferriero | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 01/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Millicent Gorham | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Roberto Ifill | TRUSTEE, COMMITEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Alix Laager | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Steven Lipiner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stacy Mullaney | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Angela Patterson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Singer | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Irene Speridakos | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charlotte Streat | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Winston Tabb | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Maureen Thornton Syracuse | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Pamela J Toulopoulos | TRUSTEE, COMMITTEE CHAIR | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Susan Traverso | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura Wood | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,518,445, which is 5.8% of the $60,342,971 salary base shared by 2,327 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Perry Wooten | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $533,423 | $0 | $123,602 | $657,025 |
| Stephanie Cosner | PROVOST | Highly paid employee | 40 | $330,563 | $0 | $54,231 | $384,794 |
| Meghan Kass | VP, CHIEF FIN. OFF., TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $300,959 | $0 | $57,380 | $358,339 |
| Kerri Brophy | VP, ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | Former | 40 | $289,516 | $0 | $52,768 | $342,284 |
| Heather Shlosser | DEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING | Highly paid employee | 40 | $283,696 | $0 | $51,264 | $334,960 |
| Susan Brady | CEO, INST. FOR INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP | Highly paid employee | 40 | $314,790 | $0 | $15,743 | $330,533 |
| Beth Kramer Vp Chief | DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (UNTIL 09/24) | Highly paid employee | 40 | $292,884 | $0 | $33,192 | $326,076 |
| Gretchen Groggel Ralstonvp Gen | COUNC. & SECR. OF BD (UNTIL 10/24) | Officer | 40 | $221,460 | $0 | $49,615 | $271,075 |
| David Bruce | VP, CHIEF INFO. OFF. | Highly paid employee | 40 | $223,428 | $0 | $47,488 | $270,916 |
| Laura Brink Pisinski | VP, REAL EST. DEV. & FACIL.MGMT | Former | 40 | $217,226 | $0 | $25,217 | $242,443 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631329349303888 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2103629
- Organization website (as filed): www.simmons.edu