Suffolk University
Suffolk University at a glance
In short: Suffolk University gave $133K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $66K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $132,500
- -8.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $66,250
- +37.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $66,250
- Total assets
- $891,512,276
- +7.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Suffolk University
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Suffolk University
Boston Public Schools Dual Enrollment Program
Suffolk University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Miller Scholars Program
Suffolk University
Amount
Full-tuition scholarship for eight consecutive semesters
Deadline
Deadline not published
Revere Public Schools Dual Enrollment Program
Suffolk University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Suffolk University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boston Parks & Recreation Department ($103K). Together the top 2 received $133K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 17 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Suffolk University gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). 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 $133K (2025) to $156K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $133K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Parks & Recreation Department Boston, MA | General Support | $102,500 |
| Boston Planning and Development Agency Boston, MA | General Support | $30,000 |
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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 | $891,512,276 | $358,649,290 | $386,457,209 | $132,500 | 2 | $7,809,960 |
| 2024 | $833,435,577 | $352,261,784 | $388,413,222 | $145,000 | 3 | $7,499,725 |
| 2023 | $789,643,941 | $338,957,398 | $370,498,553 | $155,000 | 4 | $1,712,771 |
| 2022 | $797,236,174 | $381,571,833 | $340,041,813 | $153,100 | 4 | $61,192,583 |
| 2021 | $875,177,190 | $328,281,555 | $335,040,526 | $153,100 | 4 | $8,340,869 |
| 2020 | $761,945,804 | $330,486,660 | $339,198,652 | $155,600 | 4 | $10,192,979 |
| 2019 | $710,224,267 | $330,144,580 | $329,680,423 | $155,600 | 4 | $17,508,696 |
About Suffolk University
Based on IRS filings
Suffolk University 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 $891.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $133K. Net investment income was $7.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Suffolk University is led by Marisa Kelly, President & Ex-Officio Trustee since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 19 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marisa Kelly
President & Ex-Officio Trustee
President → President & Ex-Officio Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$571K (2019) → $889K (2025)
Robert C. Lamb Jr.
Trustee & Chair
Chair → Trustee & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Sawyer Parks
Life Trustee
Trustee → Lifetime Trustee, 2022
Lifetime Trustee → Life Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine N. Garvey
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernst Guerrier
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Delisi
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Konstantinos Ligris
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Dipietro
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark E. Sullivan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick F. Jordan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy M. Mills
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Connelly
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Rugnetta
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
The Honorable Amy L. Nechtem
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Taubes
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael James
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darren Donovan
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Savarese
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hind Habbach
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie-Louise Skafte
Trustee & Secretary
Trustee → Trustee & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danny Best
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Mancini
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Sullivan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manuel Lopes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Coehlo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamela Bailey
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brayden Varr
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Drago
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Laukien
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Perlman
Dean & Law School
Dean → Dean & Law School, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$342K (2019) → $455K (2025)
Gregor Gatlin
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$163K (2019) → $312K (2025)
John Nucci
Senior Vice President, Gov't & Community Affairs
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$252K (2019) → $269K (2025)
Thomas Dorer
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$287K (2019) → $320K (2025)
Abu Jalal
Professor
Associate Professor → Professor, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$231K (2020) → $235K (2025)
Julie Sandell
Former Provost
Provost → Former Provost, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$150K (2020) → $315K (2025)
Amy Zeng
Dean & Sawyer Business School
Dean → Dean & Sawyer Business School, 2023
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$335K (2022) → $394K (2025)
Christopher Gibson
Professor
Associate Professor → Professor, 2023
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$218K (2022) → $222K (2025)
Boris Lazic
Vice President of Administration
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$207K (2023) → $346K (2025)
Donna Grand Pre
Senior Vice President & Enrollment
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$232K (2023) → $284K (2025)
Laura Ferrari
Vice President of Student Affairs
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$175K (2023) → $279K (2025)
Michelle Quinlan
CFO & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$200K (2023) → $341K (2025)
Patrick Shin
Vice Dean & Law School
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$221K (2023) → $230K (2025)
Edie Sparks
Dean, College Arts & Science
Dean, College Arts & Sciences → Dean, College Arts & Science, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$321K (2024) → $306K (2025)
Karin Klimm
Vice President of Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$348K (2025)
Kathy Vinson
Professor
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$222K (2025)
Rick Oches
Provost
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$165K (2025)
Steven Ferrey
Professor
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$223K (2025)
Barbara Matez
CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Bevilton Morris (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Janice Griffith (2019–2024) — Professor
- Former: Kent J. Chabotar (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Laura Sander (2019–2024) — Former Senior Vice President & Treasurer
- Former: Nancy Stack (2019–2024) — Trustee & Secretary
- Former: Michael Rustad (2024) — Professor
- Former: Ann Coyne (2019–2023) — Dean of Students
- Former: Colm Renehan (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Advancement
- Former: Patricia J. Gannon (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul J. Flannery (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Marc Perlin (2022–2023) — Professor
- Former: Ken Gear (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Asako M. Toyoda (2019–2022) — Dean
- Former: John F. Harrington (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Behnam (2019–2022) — Associate Dean
- Former: Sebastian Royo (2019–2022) — Former Vice President of International Affairs · Filing note: Until 63021
- Former: Thomas Lynch III (2019–2022) — CIO
- Former: Kenneth T. Gear (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: L. Joseph Sullivan (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel F. Conley Esq. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: E. Macey Russell Esq. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jeanette G. Clough (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John Fernandez (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: John L. Brooks III (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: William O'Neill (2019–2021) — Dean
- Former: Tammy Maclean (2020–2021) — Professor
- Former: Tracey Riley (2020–2021) — Associate Professor
- Former: Ivana Magovcevic-Liebisch (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: J. Robert Johnson (2019)
- Former: Jill S. Gabbe (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kenneth Greenberg (2019) — Professor
- Former: Michaele Morrow (2019) — Associate Professor
- Former: Tara L. Taylor (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 $889K, to Marisa Kelly (President, Ex-Officio Trustee). 19 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Suffolk University
How much does Suffolk University give each year?
Suffolk University gave $133K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $145K across 3 grants.
How large is Suffolk University?
Suffolk University reported $891.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $358.6M.
What is Suffolk University?
Suffolk University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Boston, MA. It holds $891.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Suffolk University operate?
Suffolk University has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Suffolk University's EIN?
Suffolk University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2133255. 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 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- 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 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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