The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati
The Boston Consortium for Higher Education empowers its member institutions to thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment. Through innovative programs, initiatives, and thought leadership, TBC enables members to improve their financial and operational performance as well as the quality of their offerings.
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,257,994
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,415,269
- +11.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $90,907
- +212.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,331,932
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Edrisk LLC Burlington, VT | Support Initiative | $100,000 |
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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 | $2,257,994 | $2,415,269 | $2,331,932 | — | — | $90,907 |
| 2024 | $1,935,952 | $2,165,022 | $2,286,855 | $100,000 | 1 | $29,061 |
| 2023 | $2,119,448 | $2,823,432 | $2,938,857 | — | — | $11,231 |
| 2022 | $2,694,199 | $1,913,833 | $1,835,376 | — | — | $1,980 |
| 2021 | $2,360,199 | $2,004,860 | $1,787,042 | — | — | $2,997 |
| 2020 | $1,949,553 | $2,601,526 | $2,181,491 | — | — | $7,990 |
| 2019 | $1,437,282 | $2,694,688 | $2,266,503 | — | — | $2,084 |
About The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati
Based on IRS filings
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati is a public charity focused on Education, based in Auburndale, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $91K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati is led by Katherine Kennedy, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katherine Kennedy
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$215K (2019) → $280K (2025)
Samuel Solomon
Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Spezeski
Director of Ia
Director of → Director of Ia, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$174K (2019) → $208K (2025)
Susan Fletcher
Fmr Director of Risk
Director of → Fmr Director of Risk, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$158K (2019) → $126K (2025)
Jessica Smith
Director of Programs
Director of → Director of Programs, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $125K (2025)
Maureen Forrester
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Piper Orton
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Butler
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Nedell
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Dworkis
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Golemme
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Craven
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Hammer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Stackpoole
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Maylor
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Thomas
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rosati
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Case
Director
Director → Director Thr, 2024
Director Thr → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Quinlan
Director
Director → Director Thr, 2024
Director Thr → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ritu Kalra
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Matez
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Malone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Monty
Senior Internal Auditor
Senior Internal → Senior Internal Auditor, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$100K (2024) → $104K (2025)
Mike Santolucito
Assistant Director Ia
Assistant Director → Assistant Director Ia, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $109K (2025)
Dorothy Hauver
Vice Chair
Clerk & Secretary → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Burke
Secretary
Director → Officer-At-L, 2021
Officer-At-L → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Hurley
Treasurer
Interim Director → Director, 2022
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael White
Officer at Large
Director → Officer at L, 2023
Officer at L → Officer at Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Tirella
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Madonna
Direcotr
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Gary Nicksa (2021–2024) — Director Thr
- Former: Laura Sander (2019–2023) — Treasurer Th
- Former: Thomas Hollister (2019–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Derek Pinto (2021–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Thomas Dwyer (2021–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Jim McGill (2022–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Stefano Falconi (2022–2023) — Director Thr
- Former: Dave Proulx (2019–2022) — Former Secretary
- Former: Glen Shor (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Martin Howard (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mary Rose (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Patricia Gallagher (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Philip Shapiro (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Richard Hisey (2019–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Eric Knox (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: James Walsh (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kevin Weinman (2021–2022) — Director Thr
- Former: Meghan Kass (2019–2021) — Fmr Director · Filing note: Thru 63021
- Former: Demetria Johnson (2019–2020) — Internal Audit
- Former: Paul Tumolo (2019–2020) — Director of Nidi
- Former: Thomas McGurty (2019–2020) — Officer at L
- Former: Brian Douglas (2019) — Director
- Former: Edward Giroux (2019) — Audit Manager
- Former: June Kevorkian (2019) — Director of
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 $280K, to Katherine Kennedy (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati
How large is The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati?
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati?
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati is a public charity focused on Education, based in Auburndale, MA. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati operate?
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati has awarded grants in Vermont.
What is The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati's EIN?
The Boston Consortium for Higher Educati's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3427564. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
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