Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum at a glance
In short: Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $138,521,803
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,747,313
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,934,128
- -23.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,162,899
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
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Who Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $138,521,803 | $9,747,313 | $13,162,899 | $5,000 | Total only | $2,934,128 |
| 2024 | $137,181,343 | $9,044,794 | $13,158,180 | $5,000 | Total only | $3,845,691 |
| 2023 | $128,794,404 | $6,963,330 | $11,574,279 | $5,000 | Total only | $-283,611 |
| 2022 | $107,592,815 | $9,102,071 | $10,365,737 | $5,000 | Total only | $5,298,454 |
| 2021 | $130,203,809 | $11,281,803 | $9,605,931 | — | — | $6,015,964 |
| 2020 | $117,206,929 | $3,740,754 | $8,968,255 | $5,000 | 1 | $-476,240 |
| 2019 | $114,365,020 | $11,085,396 | $8,997,172 | $5,000 | 1 | $4,016,989 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum
Based on IRS filings
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $138.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $2.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum is led by Timothy W. Diggins, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy W. Diggins
President
Trustee → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Ryan
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$58K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Christopher J. Boudrot
Director of Finance
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $181K (2025)
Bridget Keane
Director of Development
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$213K (2020) → $251K (2025)
Leah Rosovsky
Director
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$184K (2021) → $363K (2025)
Gregory Morris
Director of Facilities & Security
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$129K (2024) → $149K (2025)
Austin V. Shapard
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Powell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Creelea Henderson Pangaro
Trustee
Vice President → Vice President & Current Trustee, 2023
Vice President & Current Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl M. Collier Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John S. Reed
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Haynes
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Winston Langley
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ewald
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Maull
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perrin Grayson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Perry
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Codrington
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Maclachlan Lewis
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Raine
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Buchtel
Curator, Rare Books & Spec. Collections
Curator, Rare Books & Manuscripts → Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections, 2022
Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections → Curator, Rare Books & Spec. Collections, 2023
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Jacqueline Chambers
Major Gift Officer
Major Gifts Officer → Major Gift Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $117K (2025)
Andria Lauria
I.t. Manager
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$108K (2024) → $110K (2025)
Arthur B. Page
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan B. Weatherbie
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Fetter
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
F. Javier Cevallos
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Aimee Vincent Jamison (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Javier Cevallos (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: J. Mark Enriquez (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Terrance P. McGuire (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tyrone Smith (2022–2023) — Director of Facilities & Security
- Former: Clarissa C. Hunnewell (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Maria Daniels (2020–2022) — Director of Patron Service
- Former: Carolyn M. Osteen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Darlene C. Jarrell (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gilbert M. Roddy Jr. (2019–2021) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: James Tracy (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David P. Ingram (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth E. Barker (2019–2020) — Former Director
- Former: John G. Palfrey (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: John Wigglesworth Everets (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert L. West (2019) — Director of Operations
- Former: Thomas D. Gill Jr. (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 $363K, to Leah Rosovsky (Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum
How much does Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum give each year?
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum?
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum reported $138.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.
What is Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum?
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $138.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum operate?
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum's EIN?
Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104852. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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 August 16, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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