Amherst College Trustees
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Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$5.6B
+5.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$878K
+130.3% YoY
Grant Count
13
+85.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$68K
+24.0% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $5,575,113,189 | $5,302,371,715 | $5,256,232,111 |
| Revenue | $433,011,031 | $379,275,079 | $604,902,946 |
| Expenses | $419,424,157 | $401,185,430 | $387,228,754 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $198,099,738 | $161,133,221 | $366,092,418 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL ELLIOTT | PRESIDENT | 40 | $673,206 |
| THEODORE BENESKI | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| MARY ELIZABETH CISNEROS | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| BONNIE BARSAMIAN DUNN | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| NAANA FRIMPONG | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| DOUGLAS GRISSOM | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| REJJI HAYES | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| MATTHEW HULSIZER | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| PHILLIP JACKSON | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| CHANTAL KORDULA | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| SIMON KRINSKY | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| EUNEI LEE | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| JI-YEUN LEE | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| DAVID MACLENNAN | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| DAVID NOVAK | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| ANDREW NUSSBAUM | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| WILLIAM O'MALLEY | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| DWIGHT POLER | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| CHRISTINE NOYER SEAVER | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| ELIZABETH SHELBURNE | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| GRETCHEN SISSON | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| PAUL SMITH | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| SHIRLEY TILGHMAN | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| KIMBERLEE WYCHE-ETHERIDGE | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| NICOLAS ZERBIB | TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| LETITIA JOHNSON | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 40 | $1,508,991 |
| MICHAEL WITMORE | DIR - FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY | 40 | $766,576 |
| MICHAEL THOMAS | CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER EFF 3/23 | 40 | $382,768 |
| STEPHEN NIGRO | CONTROLLER | 40 | $172,876 |
| CATHERINE EPSTEIN | PROVOST AND DEAN OF FACULTY | 40 | $422,430 |
| LISA RUTHERFORD | GEN COUNSEL & SR ADV TO PR | 40 | $445,483 |
| ELIZABETH CANNON-SMITH | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | 40 | $406,921 |
| LIZ AGOSTO | DEAN OF STUDENTS THRU 1/23 | 40 | $413,649 |
| MATTHEW MCGANN | DEAN OF ADMISSION & FIN AID | 40 | $357,723 |
| ANGIE TISSI-GASSOWAY | CHF STUD AFF/DEAN STU EFF 3/23 | 40 | $270,785 |
| RUTH TAYLOR-KIDD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - FOLGER | 40 | $277,051 |
| DAWN BATES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $444,299 |
| AUSTIN SARAT | PROF OF POLI SCI & LAW | 40 | $387,047 |
| THOMAS DWYER | ASSOCIATE CFO | 40 | $360,938 |
| SHANE LEVY | INVESTMENT OFFICER | 40 | $376,632 |
| SANDRA GENELIUS | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | 40 | $347,683 |
| CAROLYN BIDDY MARTIN | PRESIDENT EMERITIUS | 40 | $818,539 |
| JAMES BRASSORD | FORMER CHIEF OF CAMPUS OPS | 40 | $121,705 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Massachusetts $2.6M (94%)
New York $63K (2%)
District of Columbia $58K (2%)
Colorado $25K (1%)
Maine $10K (0%)
Rhode Island $10K (0%)
Cities
AmherstDenverExeterNew YorkNorthamptonNw WashingtonPortlandSpringfieldSt LouisWashington
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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