Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · EIN 95-1664101 · Rank 2,345 by total revenue
Claremont McKenna College's mission is to prepare students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions. The College pursues this mission by providing a liberal arts education that emphasizes economics and political science; promotes faculty and student scholarship that contributes to intellectual vitality and an understanding of public policy issues; supports a professoriate that is dedicated to effective undergraduate teaching; reinforces a close student-teacher relationship that fosters critical inquiry; sustains an active residential and intellectual environment; sponsors scholarly support for a faculty of teacher-scholars; and champions freedom of expression, viewpoint diversity, and constructive dialogue, as well as institutional neutrality, through The Open Academy.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $275,743,084
- Total expenses
- $222,099,203
- Total assets
- $2,708,910,623
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $71,930,911
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $89,876,076
- Employees
- 2,025
- Salary base per employee
- $35,521
"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 (53)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Chodosh | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $904,143 |
| Sharon Basso | Executive VP and COO | Officer | 40 | $474,074 |
| Matthew Bibbens VP of Campus | Planning & Cap. Proj., Sp. Counsel | Officer | 40 | $438,815 |
| Erin Watkins | VP of Business, CFO (thru 12/31/24) | Officer | 1 | $349,025 |
| Mia Alonzo | Controller | Officer | 4 | $244,143 |
| Kimberly Shiring Secretary of | the College and Director of Public Art | Officer | 40 | $216,143 |
| Kenneth J Valach | Chair of the Board | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Linda Kroll | VP of Business, CFO (as of 1/25) | Officer | 40 | None reported |
| James Floyd | VP and Chief Investment Officer | Key employee | 1 | $1,393,195 |
| Diana Graves | VP for Student Affairs | Key employee | 40 | $416,810 |
| Michelle Chamberlain VP Adv | Dean of R.D. Sch. Prg. (thru 4/1/25) | Key employee | 40 | $415,866 |
| Heather Antecol VP for Acad | Affairs & Dean of Faculty, Prof. | Key employee | 40 | $411,281 |
| Marcie Gardner | General Counsel | Key employee | 40 | $392,647 |
| Nyree Gray VP for HR and | Chief Civil Rights Officer | Key employee | 40 | $381,749 |
| E David Hetz | Vice Chair of Board of Trustees | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Harry T McMahon | Vice Chair of Board of Trustees | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David G Mgrublian | Vice Chair of Board of Trustees | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bruce A Soll | Vice Chair of Board of Trustees | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Todd Barker | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James B Bemowski | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gov Stephen C Bullock | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| A Steven Crown | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tina Daniels | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cary Davidson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Dreier | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steven L Eggert | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elyssa Elbaz | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eric Fujimoto | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Antoine Grant | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Laura M Grisolano | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stella Ho | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dahlia Jabro | Trustee (as of 07/24) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Matteson King | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey S Klein | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Betsey Berns Korn | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Henry R Kravis | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Duane Kurisu | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Larson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jennifer Lew | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tao Li | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James B McElwee | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marci Lerner Miller | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Akshata N Murty | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Paul Nathan | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Donna Wengert Neff | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Douglas L Peterson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rey Ramsey | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| G Jeffrey Records Jr | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| George R Roberts | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard J Romero | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John Shrewsberry | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Darrell G Smith | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Shaw B Wagener | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $6,381,315, which is 8.9% of the $71,930,911 salary base shared by 2,025 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Floyd | VP and Chief Investment Officer | Key employee | 1 | $1,266,825 | $0 | $126,370 | $1,393,195 |
| Hiram Chodosh | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $687,590 | $0 | $216,553 | $904,143 |
| Michael Denny | AVP for Investments | Highly paid employee | 1 | $693,700 | $0 | $67,780 | $761,480 |
| Ran Libeskind-Hadas | Faculty | Highly paid employee | 40 | $464,499 | $0 | $83,811 | $548,310 |
| Nishant Dass | Faculty | Highly paid employee | 40 | $459,003 | $0 | $82,694 | $541,697 |
| Eric Hughson | Faculty | Highly paid employee | 40 | $418,501 | $0 | $61,949 | $480,450 |
| Sharon Basso | Executive VP and COO | Officer | 40 | $375,403 | $0 | $98,671 | $474,074 |
| Matthew Bibbens VP of Campus | Planning & Cap. Proj., Sp. Counsel | Officer | 40 | $345,839 | $0 | $92,976 | $438,815 |
| Eric Helland | Faculty | Highly paid employee | 40 | $372,796 | $0 | $49,545 | $422,341 |
| Diana Graves | VP for Student Affairs | Key employee | 40 | $328,636 | $0 | $88,174 | $416,810 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202621319349302297 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-1664101
- Organization website (as filed): www.cmc.edu