Bowdoin College
It is the mission of the college to engage students of uncommon promise in an intense full-time education of their minds, exploration of their creative faculties, and development of their social and leadership abilities in a four-year course of study and residence that concludes with a baccalaureate degree in the liberal arts. The full text of the college's mission statement is available on the organization's website at https://www.bowdoin.edu/about/mission/index.html (all lower case).
Bowdoin College at a glance
In short: Bowdoin College gave $686K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $137K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $685,630
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $137,126
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,900
- Total assets
- $3,560,577,000
- +10.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bowdoin College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Town of Brunswick ($606K). Together the top 5 received $686K.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 36 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bowdoin College gives
- Giving grew 21% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $544K (2020) to $810K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $686K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Brunswick Brunswick, ME | Contribution | $606,230 |
| Brunswick Downtown Association Brunswick, ME | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Town of Harpswell Harpswell, ME | Contribution | $21,900 |
| Tedford Housing Brunswick, ME | Contribution | $20,000 |
| United Way of Mid Coast Maine Bath, ME | Contribution | $7,500 |
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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 | $3,560,577,000 | $449,569,000 | $325,836,000 | $685,630 | 5 | $199,690,000 |
| 2024 | $3,234,630,000 | $369,776,000 | $296,467,000 | $576,282 | 5 | $165,689,000 |
| 2023 | $3,048,898,000 | $355,248,000 | $275,375,000 | $612,330 | 7 | $145,388,000 |
| 2022 | $3,102,956,000 | $411,778,000 | $255,587,000 | $564,900 | 5 | $219,551,000 |
| 2021 | $3,297,186,000 | $359,057,000 | $240,341,000 | $809,941 | 14 | $207,621,000 |
| 2020 | $2,358,149,000 | $324,967,000 | $233,530,000 | $543,500 | 7 | $126,844,000 |
| 2019 | $2,380,634,000 | $283,025,000 | $233,576,000 | $788,300 | 3 | $105,809,000 |
About Bowdoin College
Based on IRS filings
Bowdoin College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brunswick, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $686K. Net investment income was $199.7M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bowdoin College is led by Safa Zaki, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 21 of 60 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Safa Zaki
President
President Beginning → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$602K (2024) → $937K (2025)
Scott B. Perper
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Page Machlin
Director of Investments
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$477K (2022) → $1M (2025)
Boris Raykin
Director of Investments
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$927K (2023) → $1.1M (2025)
Alison E. Rundlett
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew E. Serwer
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Hambelton Kenyon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arthur E. Black
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bertrand Garcia-Moreno
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David G. Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen L. P. Chan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff D. Emerson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Goldsmith Adams
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John F. McQuillan Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John K. L. Thorndike
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph V. McDevitt Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen N. Walker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hogan Preusse
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell S. Zuklie
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula M. Wardynski
Trustee
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter J. Bernard
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert T. Friedman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley A. Hearne
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sydney Asbury
Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tasha Vanderlinde Irving
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tejus Ajmera
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip W. Schiller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly E. Maloney
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Adu
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie R. Benner
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Stewart Strawbridge
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russell C. Crandall
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William S. Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyree P. Jones Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia L. Davidson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Roche Hope
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kayla D. Baker
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Molly H. King
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy R. Wolstencroft
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michel Bamani
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth McCormack
Frmr Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Senior Vice President & Dean for Academic Affairs → Frmr Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$300K (2019) → $171K (2025)
Jennifer Scanlon
Senior Vice President & Dean for Academic Affairs
Fmr Interim Dean Acad. Affairs → Senior Vice President & Dean for Academic Affairs, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$232K (2019) → $490K (2025)
Matthew Orlando
Senior Vice President Finance, Administrator & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$331K (2019) → $526K (2025)
Michael Cato
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$288K (2019) → $454K (2025)
Scott Hood
Senior Vice President for Committee & Public Affairs
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$233K (2019) → $364K (2025)
Scott Meiklejohn
Senior Vice President for Development
Senior Vice President for Dvt & Alumni Relations → Frmr Senior Vice President for Development, 2023
Frmr Senior Vice President for Development → Senior Vice President for Development, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$345K (2019) → $332K (2025)
Janet Lohmann
Senior Vice President & Dean for Student Affairs
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$197K (2020) → $437K (2025)
Elizabeth Orlic
Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff
Senior Vice President & Special Assistant to the President → Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$221K (2021) → $363K (2025)
Tama Spoerri
Vice President for Human Resources
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$221K (2021) → $347K (2025)
Christina Finneran
Senior Vice President & Institutional Research
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$168K (2022) → $221K (2025)
Claudia Marroquin
Senior Vice President, Dean Admissions & St. Aid
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$247K (2022) → $350K (2025)
K. Niles Bryant
Senior Vice President & Chief Investments Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Investments Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1.6M (2022) → $2.1M (2025)
Stephanie Frost
Frmr Senior Vice President for Development
Senior Vice President for Dvt & Alumni Relations → Senior Vice President for Development, 2023
Senior Vice President for Development → Frmr Senior Vice President for Development, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$265K (2022) → $333K (2025)
Benje Douglas
Senior Vice President for Inclusion & Diversity
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$197K (2023) → $301K (2025)
Ashley Conrad
Endowment Chief Op Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$471K (2025)
Bruce Kohorn
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$352K (2025)
Heather Krajewski
Senior Vice President for Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$391K (2025)
James Hoppe
Senior Vice President & Dean for Student Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$260K (2025)
Diana L. Spagnuolo
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Clayton Rose (2019–2024) — Former President
- Former: Michael Archibald (2019–2024) — Vice President for Development
- Former: Michele G. Cyr (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kimberly Foster Price (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ashley Labreck (2023–2024) — Endowment Chief Op Officer
- Former: David P. Wheeler (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: George A. Khaldun (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jane L. Pinchin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Reed (2019–2023) — Frmr Senior Vice President Inclusion & Diversity
- Former: Ronald C. Brady (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Ostwald (2023) — Associate Dean for Acad Administrator
- Former: David A. Morales (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: E. Whitney Soule (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President, Dean Admissions & St. Aid
- Former: James E. Staley (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Paula Volent (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Robert F. White (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Patsy Dickinson (2020–2022) — Faculty
- Former: Jeffrey Maher (2022) — Director of Health Services
- Former: Bradford A. Hunter (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John F. Fish (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Leonard W. Cotton (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen F. Gormley (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Piccione (2020–2021) — Endowment Chief Ops Officer
- Former: Niles Bryant (2021) — Director of Investments
- Former: Gregory E. Kerr (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Henry T. A. Moniz (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy Foster (2019–2020) — Fmr Dean of Student Affairs
- Former: Allen Wells (2020) — Faculty
- Former: John Holt (2020) — Faculty
- Former: David J. Roux (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Jensen Barker (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kathleen K. Phillips-Lohrmann (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Hunter (2019) — Faculty
- Former: Nathaniel Wheelwright (2019) — Faculty
- Former: Sara Orr (2019) — Director of Private Equity
- Former: Walter Burlock (2019) — Director of Marketable Investments
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $2.1M, to K Niles Bryant (SVP/Chief Investments Officer). 21 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bowdoin College
How much does Bowdoin College give each year?
Bowdoin College gave $686K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $576K across 5 grants.
What is Bowdoin College's typical grant size?
Bowdoin College's median grant in 2025 was $21,900, and its average grant was $137,126, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Bowdoin College give grants?
Bowdoin College gives mostly in Maine: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brunswick, ME (3 grants).
Does Bowdoin College give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Bowdoin College's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (5 grants).
Who are Bowdoin College's largest grantees?
Bowdoin College's largest 2025 grantees include Town of Brunswick ($606,230), Brunswick Downtown Association ($30,000) and Town of Harpswell ($21,900), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bowdoin College?
Bowdoin College reported $3.6B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $449.6M.
What is Bowdoin College?
Bowdoin College is a public charity focused on Education, based in Brunswick, ME. It holds $3.6B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Bowdoin College's EIN?
Bowdoin College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0215213. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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