Bard College
Bard College seeks to provide a challenging academic program and a supportive environment that fosters a collaborative interchange of ideas in the classroom as well as ambition to achieve excellence.
Bard College at a glance
In short: Bard College gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.2M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,211,938
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,211,938
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,211,938
- Total assets
- $1,707,357,698
- +51.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bard College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Symphony Orchestra ($1.2M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bard College gives
- Giving grew 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $703K (2021) to $1.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Symphony Orchestra New York, NY | Support | $1,211,938 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,707,357,698 | $930,316,002 | $408,373,029 | $1,211,938 | 1 | $16,846,116 |
| 2024 | $1,129,480,829 | $331,888,900 | $392,676,470 | $1,199,817 | 1 | $8,263,887 |
| 2023 | $1,005,181,148 | $303,954,067 | $360,079,745 | $985,563 | 1 | $1,351,298 |
| 2022 | $962,691,286 | $396,743,958 | $324,042,564 | $748,183 | 1 | $10,046,489 |
| 2021 | $875,739,896 | $426,261,880 | $289,749,135 | $702,950 | 1 | $18,242,854 |
| 2020 | $660,131,701 | $371,226,190 | $294,003,638 | $1,263,188 | 1 | $12,845,661 |
About Bard College
Based on IRS filings
Bard College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Annandaleonhudson, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $16.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bard College is led by Gideon Lester, Artistic Director & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 12 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gideon Lester
Artistic Director & CEO
Artistic Director & CEO Fisher Center at Bard → Artistic Director & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$248K (2024) → $276K (2025)
Karen Zorn
President & Longy
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$245K (2020) → $336K (2025)
Leon Botstein
President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$440K (2020) → $565K (2025)
Tom Eccles
Executive Director Ccs
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$354K (2020) → $467K (2025)
James C. Chambers
Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S. Gundlach
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annabelle Selldorf
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Asher B. Edelman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara S. Grossman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles S. Johnson III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David E. Schwab II
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fiona Angelini
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fredric S. Maxik
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George A. Kellner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Pennington
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James A. Von Klemperer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Ottaway Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Slone
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcelle Clements
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark E. Brossman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark N. Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martin Peretz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matina S. Horner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mostafiz Shah Mohammed
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger N. Scotland
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roland J. Augustine
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stewart Resnick
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Weber
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Morrisson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Francis Meyer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Marteau Emerson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Bond Hill
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glendean Hamilton
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rt Rev Matthew F. Heyd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Pemstein
Vice President Development
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$247K (2020) → $277K (2025)
Deirdre D'albertis
Dean
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$186K (2020) → $227K (2025)
Jonathan Becker
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$242K (2020) → $391K (2025)
Taun Toay
Senior Vice President & CFO
CFO & Senior Vice President → CFO & Vice President of Finance, 2023
CFO & Vice President of Finance → Senior Vice President & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$217K (2020) → $393K (2025)
John Weinstein
Provost & Simon's Rock
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$207K (2022) → $213K (2025)
Janet Ozarchuk
COO & Bgc
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$91K (2023) → $196K (2025)
Aaron Mattocks
COO & Fisher Center
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$188K (2025)
Coleen Alexander
Vice President for Administration
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$192K (2025)
Brandon Weber
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Ely
Secretary
Secretary & Life Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily H. Fisher
Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley A. Reichel
Treasurer
Treasurer & Life Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Alex Soros (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew M. L. Dietsche (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dimitri Papadimitriou (2020–2024) — President of Levy Inst
- Former: James Bagwell (2020–2024) — Director of Music Programs
- Former: Jingqing Cai (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Leonard Benardo (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Patricia Ross Weis (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Geoffrey Smith (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Malloch Brown (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James Brudvig (2020–2023) — Philosophy Professor & Former
- Former: Tim Ettenheim (2020–2023) — COO & Bgc
- Former: George F. Hamel (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jeannette Taylor (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Peter Miller (2020–2022) — Dean & Bgc
- Former: Roberts S. Epstein (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ian Bickford (2020) — Provost & Simon's Rock
- Former: Norton Batkin (2020) — Dean of Graduate Studies
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $565K, to Leon Botstein (President/Trustee). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bard College
How much does Bard College give each year?
Bard College gave $1.2M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Bard College?
Bard College reported $1.7B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $930.3M.
What is Bard College?
Bard College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Annandaleonhudson, NY. It holds $1.7B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bard College operate?
Bard College has awarded grants in New York.
What is Bard College's EIN?
Bard College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1713034. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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