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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WILLIAMS COLLEGE

EIN 04-2104847 · Education (B420)

What they do

Williams College Strives to Achieve Educational Excellence By Fostering A Community of Learning In Collaboration With Students, Faculty, Staff, Devoted Alumni and Parents.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders45 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

66.60%of revenue went to mission work88.8% of expenses · Program services
2.07%of revenue went to fundraising2.8% of expenses
$75.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
6.33%of revenue went to management and office costs8.4% of expenses
$13.97in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
18.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,646,388 for COLLETTE CHILTON (FORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (THROUGH JUNE 30, ). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$528,792,709
Mission workProgram services$352,179,59766.60% of revenue88.8% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$33,458,6956.33% of revenue8.4% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$10,971,4162.07% of revenue2.8% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$132,183,00125.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$396,609,70875.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.8% mission · 8.4% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.00% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 8.4% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.74% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 9.7% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.19% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 9.3% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.24% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 11.0% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.11% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 9.6% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.47% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 9.5% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.28% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 10.8% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$528,792,709
Expenses$396,609,708
Annual surplus $132,183,001 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$352,179,597 · 88.8% of expenses
Management and office costs$33,458,695 · 8.4% of expenses
Fundraising$10,971,416 · 2.8% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$528,792,709
Expenses$396,609,708
Assets$5,540,530,680
Income$988,254,048
Contributions$98,079,024
Mission work (program services)$352,179,597
Fundraising$10,971,416
Grants given$11,015,483
Average grant$80,996
Management and general$33,458,695
Stocks and bonds$39,366,536
Accounting fees$307,952
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
COLLETTE CHILTONFORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (THROUGH JUNE 30, $1,646,388Base $1,637,836 · Other $8,552
MAUD MANDELPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $992,690Base $820,656 · Other $172,034
PAUL MACEMANAGING DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT OFFICE · 40 hrs/week $791,646Base $634,016 · Other $157,630
MICHAEL WAGNERVP FOR FINANCE & OPERATIONS, TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $658,848Base $579,806 · Other $79,042
ABIGAIL WATTLEYCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023) · 40 hrs/week $624,933Base $585,520 · Other $39,413
JOHN LEWISDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $541,786Base $443,751 · Other $98,035
MEGAN MOREYVP OF COLLEGE RELATIONS · 40 hrs/week $507,189Base $428,086 · Other $79,103
BRADFORD WAKEMANMANAGING DIR / COO, INV OFFICE · 40 hrs/week $498,330Base $425,021 · Other $73,309
JULIA BRODYMANAGING DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT OFFICE · 40 hrs/week $420,360Base $382,376 · Other $37,984
MARGARET LONGDEAN OF THE COLLEGE · 40 hrs/week $388,768Base $308,502 · Other $80,266
EIKO SINIAWERPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $370,715Base $310,313 · Other $60,402
LARA SHORE-SHEPPARDDEAN OF THE FACULTY · 40 hrs/week $369,169Base $294,514 · Other $74,655

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (45)

COLLETTE CHILTONFORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (THROUGH JUNE 30,

MAUD MANDELPRESIDENT

PAUL MACEMANAGING DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT OFFICE

MICHAEL WAGNERVP FOR FINANCE & OPERATIONS, TREASURER

ABIGAIL WATTLEYCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023)

JOHN LEWISDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS

MEGAN MOREYVP OF COLLEGE RELATIONS

BRADFORD WAKEMANMANAGING DIR / COO, INV OFFICE

JULIA BRODYMANAGING DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT OFFICE

MARGARET LONGDEAN OF THE COLLEGE

EIKO SINIAWERPROVOST

LARA SHORE-SHEPPARDDEAN OF THE FACULTY

JAMES SHEPARDPROFESSOR OF ENGLISH

LETICIA SMITH-EVANS HAYNESVP FOR INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUS

JAMES REISCHEFORMER VP OF COMMUNICATIONS, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO TH

MEIKE KAANCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 20

DAVID LOVEFORMER PROVOST, PROF OF ECONOMICS

MARLENE SANDSTROMFORMER DEAN OF COLLEGE, PROF OF PSYCH

DENISE BUELLFORMER DEAN OF THE FACULTY, PROF OF RELIGION

KELI GAILSECRETARY OF THE COLLEGE (THROUGH JULY 14, 2024)

GINA PUCSECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (EFFECTIVE JULY

SARAH MOLLMAN UNDERHILLTRUSTEE

MATTHEW HARRISTRUSTEE

VALERIE DIFEBOTRUSTEE

MARY KIPPTRUSTEE

VIDISHA PATELTRUSTEE

MARTHA HOOPESTRUSTEE

NORIKO HONDA CHENTRUSTEE

WILLIAM FOOTETRUSTEE

NATHAN SLEEPERTRUSTEE

MARK TERCEKTRUSTEE

LEILA JERETRUSTEE

JONATHAN SOKOLOFFTRUSTEE

JOEL HELLMANTRUSTEE

JEFFREY RHODESTRUSTEE

JEFFREY HARLESTONTRUSTEE

JEFFREY DELANEYTRUSTEE

JAN VAN ECKTRUSTEE

HEIDI SANDREUTERTRUSTEE

GRETCHEN HOWARDTRUSTEE

GREGORY WOODSTRUSTEE

GEORGE CREPPYTRUSTEE

ETHAN LASSERTRUSTEE

ELIZABETH A ANDERSENTRUSTEE/CHAIR

CHERYL ROBINSON OCANSEYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1934
Location
880 MAIN ST, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267-2600
County
Berkshire
In care of
% SUSAN HOGAN
Primary officer
MICHAEL WAGNER, VP FOR FIN & OPERATIONS & TREAS

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(413) 597-4412

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
CROWE LLP
NTEE classification
Education (B420)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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