Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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Hobart and William Smith Colleges at a glance
In short: Hobart and William Smith Colleges gave $243K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $121K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $242,734
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $121,367
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $121,367
- Total assets
- $514,461,027
- +16.7% 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Geneva ($233K). Together the top 2 received $243K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Hobart and William Smith Colleges gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). 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 $201K (2021) to $243K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $243K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Geneva Geneva, NY | Contribution | $232,734 |
| Geneva Firematics Committee Geneva, NY | Contribution | $10,000 |
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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 | $514,461,027 | $282,262,187 | $201,006,687 | $242,734 | 2 | $31,005,594 |
| 2024 | $440,720,919 | $193,392,614 | $184,349,806 | $237,925 | 2 | $6,454,389 |
| 2023 | $419,967,529 | $148,635,041 | $169,572,497 | $233,946 | 2 | $7,461,126 |
| 2022 | $429,979,096 | $179,596,964 | $162,105,656 | $230,046 | 2 | $34,537,881 |
| 2021 | $492,561,526 | $164,697,451 | $152,172,651 | $201,221 | 2 | $14,683,406 |
| 2020 | $410,660,089 | $162,311,021 | $162,452,019 | $212,472 | 3 | $10,404,977 |
| 2019 | $408,333,068 | $163,264,763 | $172,588,397 | $218,796 | 3 | $-1,730,891 |
About Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Based on IRS filings
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a public charity focused on Education, based in Geneva, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $514.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $243K. Net investment income was $31.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is led by Mark Gearan, President on every filing since 2023; 9 of 42 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Gearan
President
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$263K (2023) → $712K (2025)
Craig R. Stine
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2020
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anjalee Wanduragala
Student Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
$6K (2025)
Aileen Diviney Gleason
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison B Morrow
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew G. McMaster Jr.
Trustee
Co-Vice Chair → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew L. Gaines
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin R. Carver Jr.
Trustee & Treasurer
Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Naylor Brooks
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward R. Cooper
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James B. Robinson
Trustee & Secretary
Secretary → Trustee & Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John J. Hogan III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda D. Arrington
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard L. Wasserman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William A. Margiloff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William T. Whitaker Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric J. Stein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph C. Stein III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel A. Stern
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren K. Zola
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margueritte S. Murphy
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy A. Cooney Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josephine A. Grayson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mehrnaz Vahid-Ahdieh
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Miltenberger
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Wong
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirra Guard
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ludwig P. Gaines Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Amott
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Karpawich
Student Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katharine Strouse Canada
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Stein
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Wasmund
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Fox
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rt Rev Kara Wagner Sherer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alfred Damiano
Vice President Strategic Initiatives A
Vice President Strategic Initiatives → Vice President Strategic Initiatives & CIO, 2024
Vice President Strategic Initiatives & CIO → Vice President Strategic Initiatives A, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$209K (2019) → $230K (2025)
Catherine Williams
Vice President External Relations
Vice President of Marketing & Committee → Vice President Marketing & Communications, 2020
Vice President Marketing & Communications → Vice President External Relations, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$166K (2019) → $245K (2025)
Louis Guard
General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Vice President & General Counsel → Vice President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, 2021
Vice President, General Counsel & Assistant Secretary → General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$170K (2019) → $218K (2025)
Robert O'Connor
Vice President & Senior Philanthropi
Vice President Institutional Advanceme → Vice President & Senior Philanthropic Advisor, 2024
Vice President & Senior Philanthropic Advisor → Vice President & Senior Philanthropi, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$238K (2019) → $283K (2025)
Mark Edwards
Vice President Finance & Administratio
Vice President Finance, Administration & CFO → Vice President Finance & Administratio, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$206K (2023) → $256K (2025)
Sarah Kirk
Provost & Dean of Facult
Provost → Provost & Dean of Faculty, 2024
Provost & Dean of Faculty → Provost & Dean of Facult, 2025
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$270K (2023) → $275K (2025)
Mike Quinn
Vice President Admissions & Financial Aid
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$235K (2025)
Former officers (56)
- Former: Herbert J. McCooey Jr. (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Scott J. Mason (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Bazan D'angelo (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Solomon (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Becca Barile (2022–2024) — Vice President of Campus Life & Director of the Master of Ar
- Former: Rt Rev Stephen T. Lane (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jesse Whelan-Small (2024) — Student Trustee
- Former: Josephine A. Grayson La (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Samari Brown (2024) — Student Trustee
- Former: Carolee White (2019–2023) — Former Vice President Finance, Administrator & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Garrett A. Mathieson (2019–2023) — Trustee · Filing note: Ended August 22
- Former: Joyce P. Jacobsen (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Michael E. Rawlins (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Irini Konstantinou (2022–2023) — Student Trustee
- Former: Zaheer Bowen (2022–2023) — Student Trustee
- Former: Jamie Makinster (2023) — Associate Provost
- Former: Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Aloise Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Greg Vincent (2019–2022) — Former President
- Former: Jane M. Erickson (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Flowers (2019–2022) — Vice President of Campus Life
- Former: The Rt Rev Prince G. Singh (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Steward (2021–2022) — Associate Vice President Athletics
- Former: Mary Coffey (2021–2022) — Provost
- Former: Nuzhat Wahid (2022) — Student Trustee
- Former: Thomas Shea III (2022) — Student Trustee
- Former: Aloysee H. Jarmoszuk (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Craig M. Stevens (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Dewayne Lucas (2019–2021) — Former Interim Provost
- Former: Jeremy T. Cushman (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Katherine R. Mackinnon (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen L. Cohen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas B. Poole (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas S. Bozzuto (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Edens D. Fleurizard (2020–2021) — Student Trustee
- Former: Gianna Gonzalez (2020–2021) — Student Trustee
- Former: Katherine D. Elliot (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Albright R. Dwarka (2021) — Student Trustee
- Former: Audrey Platt (2021) — Student Trustee
- Former: Linda Robertson (2021) — Professor
- Former: Caitlin E. Lasher (2019–2020) — Student Trustee
- Former: Christopher S. Welles (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah S. Pilla (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gail Herman McGinn (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gavin R. Gross (2019–2020) — Student Trustee
- Former: Leila Rice (2019–2020) — Associate Vice President Advancement
- Former: Patrick McGuire (2019–2020) — Interim President
- Former: Williams C. Green (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sonya Williams (2020) — Vice President Human Resources
- Former: Brianna Moore (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Eugen Baer (2019) — Former Hobart Dean
- Former: Katherin D Elliott (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Murphy (2019) — Former Vice President Enroll.
- Former: Rt Rev Prince G Singh (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Titilayo Ufomata (2019) — Former Prov. & Dean
- Former: Tyler G Fuller (2019) — Trustee
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 $712K, to Mark Gearan (President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Hobart and William Smith Colleges
How much does Hobart and William Smith Colleges give each year?
Hobart and William Smith Colleges gave $243K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $238K across 2 grants.
How large is Hobart and William Smith Colleges?
Hobart and William Smith Colleges reported $514.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $282.3M.
What is Hobart and William Smith Colleges?
Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a public charity focused on Education, based in Geneva, NY. It holds $514.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Hobart and William Smith Colleges operate?
Hobart and William Smith Colleges has awarded grants in New York.
What is Hobart and William Smith Colleges's EIN?
Hobart and William Smith Colleges's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-0743040. 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 April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 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 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Hobart and William Smith Colleges funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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