Trustees of the College of
The Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross is a public charity based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the corporation that operates the College of the Holy Cross, a private Jesuit Catholic liberal arts college.
Trustees of the College of at a glance
In short: Trustees of the College of gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,650
- -99.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $26,650
- Median grant
- $26,650
- Total assets
- $1,767,517,606
- +6.0% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Trustees of the College of
- How to Apply
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No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated in the available information.
- Contact
Mailing address: One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395
Phone: (508) 793-3497
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Trustees of the College of funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rensselaer Politechnic Institute ($27K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The sole itemized grant in filing year 2025 went to a recipient in New York. This identifies the location of that recipient, but does not establish a broader geographic focus.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Trustees of the College of gives
- Giving fell 64% 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 $12K (2021) to $3.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Politechnic Institute Troy, NY | Subaward on Research Grant | $26,650 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts below are reported by filing year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,767,517,606 | $367,297,646 | $357,925,783 | $26,650 | 1 | $44,108,672 |
| 2024 | $1,667,203,048 | $350,759,122 | $321,622,461 | $3,758,233 | Total only | $65,879,566 |
| 2023 | $1,609,954,174 | $308,222,391 | $317,229,056 | $2,627,500 | Total only | $29,595,607 |
| 2022 | $1,582,228,068 | $353,583,327 | $307,194,493 | $75,000 | 1 | $78,968,457 |
| 2021 | $1,618,001,532 | $390,930,140 | $243,486,939 | $12,000 | 1 | $163,244,296 |
| 2020 | $1,320,181,892 | $265,241,305 | $261,383,323 | $75,344 | 5 | $11,765,735 |
| 2019 | $1,257,371,030 | $265,995,501 | $259,073,372 | $73,681 | 5 | $16,480,248 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization describes the College of the Holy Cross as a private, Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts college. Its stated primary program is undergraduate instruction across the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities; it also reports basic research in chemistry, physics, psychology, and biology.
The college’s website describes institutional scholarships as primarily need-based, with a limited number of merit-based scholarships. These are described as support for students, not grants to outside applicants.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported one grant totaling $26,650. The grant was a $26,650 subaward on a research grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. With one grant reported, the smallest, largest, and median grant were each $26,650.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Vincent D Rougeau as president. Trustees listed include Omar Afifi, Rev. Mark G. Bosco S.J., Helen W. Boucher M.D. (trustee/chair), Catherine C. Burke, J. Christopher Collins, Alicia M. Cooney, Emmett J. Daly, Lorn C. Davis, and Richard S. Flaherty.
Trustees of the College of is led by Vincent D. Rougeau, President on every filing since 2022; 14 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vincent D. Rougeau
President
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$400K (2022) → $858K (2025)
Helen W. Boucher MD
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2021
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn M. Risoli
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher M. Millard
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. Kalscheur S. J.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James F. Mooney III
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James W. Keyes
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John J. Suydam
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Coleman Linnartz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen P. Skinner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl A. Martin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard S. Flaherty
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne K. Streeter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C. Kevin Gillespie S. J.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Murphy O'Brien
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmett J. Daly
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Christopher Collins
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark G. Bosco S. J.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Keane Sj
Trustee
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beatriz Pina Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brendan J. Swords
Trustee
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Michael Moran
Trustee
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew J. Garavel Sj
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorn C. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne F. Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Donovan Juel
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine C. Burke
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David P. Ryan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin B. Robert
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter W. Oliver
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Schone L. Malliet
Trustee
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alicia M. Cooney
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina C. Kopec Rooney
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Omar Afifi
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald R. Lawson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Small
Vice President & General Counsel
General Counsel → Vice President & General Counsel, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$230K (2019) → $333K (2025)
Margaret Freije
Professor
Provost & Dean of the College → Prvst & Dean of College, 2023
Prvst & Dean of College → Professor, 2024
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
$287K (2019) → $484K (2025)
Michele Murray
Senior Vice President of Student Affairs & Dos
Vice President Student Affairs → Vice President of Student Affairs & Dos, 2022
Vice President of Student Affairs & Dos → Senior Vice President of Student Affairs & Dos, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$216K (2019) → $281K (2025)
Daniel Ricciardi
Assistant Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Int. CIO & Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Vice President & Assistant Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$151K (2020) → $188K (2025)
Heather Hayes
Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$155K (2022) → $287K (2025)
Melanie Mitchell-Puchulu
Senior Executive Assistant for President & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $100K (2025)
Dorothy A. Gagnon
Senior Vice President of Administrator, Finance & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$509K (2024) → $608K (2025)
Elliott Visconsi
Provost & Dean of the College
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$229K (2024) → $354K (2025)
David Paulsen
Head Coach - Men's Basketball
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$355K (2025)
Elizabeth Dionne - Avp For Fin
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$286K (2025)
Kristina Martin - Avp For Fin
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$218K (2025)
Nancy Baldiga
Professor
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$326K (2025)
Sean Scanlon
Vice President for Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$390K (2025)
Former officers (74)
- Former: Elizabeth Dionne (2019–2024) — Assistant Vice President for Finance & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Peter Nguyen Sj (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Robert A. Harrington (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Shaun P. Mathews (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sr Barbara J. Rogers Rscj (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Stanley E. Grayson (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen A. Lovelette (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tracy Barlok (2019–2024) — Former Vice President for Advancement
- Former: Robert Chesney (2022–2024) — Head Football Coach
- Former: Meah S. Austin (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kolleen Rask (2024) — Professor
- Former: Predrag Cicovacki (2024) — Professor
- Former: Dorothy A. Hauver (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President of Administrator, Finance & Treasurer
- Former: Edwin J. McLaughlin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Francine Rosado-Cruz (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: John P. Mullman (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Linda M. Lemura (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Carl Gilson Sj (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas P. Joyce Jr. (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Broderick D. Johnson (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Marisa Gregg (2020–2023) — Vice President of Communications
- Former: Brett Nelson (2021–2023) — Head Men's Basketball Coach
- Former: David Chu (2021–2023) — Director of Certificate Program
- Former: Laura Cutone Godwin (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nalani Ramos Ruiz (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tania Tetlow JD (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Anderton (2023) — Professor
- Former: C. Kevin Gillespie Sj (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Douglas M. Baker Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Vellaccio (2019–2022) — Senior Vice President Emeritus & Associate Professor
- Former: Jane E. Corr (2019–2022) — Chief of Staff & Secretary
- Former: Mark G. Bosco Sj (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Richard H. Patterson (2019–2022) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: William J. Phelan (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alan Avery-Peck (2020–2022) — Professor
- Former: Thomas Martin (2020–2022) — Professor
- Former: Kelly Crowley (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Marcus Blossom (2021–2022) — Director of Athletics
- Former: Charles Estaphan (2022) — Director of Finance & Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Kathleen Bailen (2022) — Executive Assistant & Int Assistant Secretary to Board
- Former: Richard Herrick (2022) — Assistant Professor
- Former: Andrew J. Obrien (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ann McElaney-Johnson PhD (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Brian P. Kelley (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Cornelius B. Prior Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ellen George Brackley (2019–2021) — Executive Assistant & Assistant Secretary
- Former: Michael G. Barrett (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Philip L. Boroughs Sj (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Timothy Jarry (2019–2021) — Former Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Louis A. Hurtado (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael H. Shanahan (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Bertin (2021) — Professor
- Former: Anne M. Fink (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Brian P. Duggan (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Daniel Kim (2019–2020) — Vice President Communications
- Former: James G. Gartland Sj (2019–2020) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Michael Greene (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert F. Moriarty (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Teebagy (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Stuart E. Graham (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan F. Feitelberg (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Power Curtin (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Visaury Moreta (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: William Carmody (2019–2020) — Head Basketball Coach
- Former: Baozhang He (2020) — Professor
- Former: John Cull (2019) — Professor
- Former: John J Mahoney Jr. (2019) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: Kevin T FitzGerald SJ (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lori A Blackwell (2019) — Executive Assistant to the President
- Former: Maria Eugenia Ferre Rangel (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Nathan Pine (2019) — Director of Athletics
- Former: Robert S Morrison (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah C Valente (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne Kirschner (2019) — Professor
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 $858K, to Vincent D Rougeau (President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Trustees of the College of
How much does Trustees of the College of give each year?
Trustees of the College of gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3.8M in grants paid.
How large is Trustees of the College of?
Trustees of the College of reported $1.8B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $367.3M.
What does Trustees of the College of fund?
The organization describes the College of the Holy Cross as a private, Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts college. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Trustees of the College of?
No application process or policy on unsolicited requests is stated in the available information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Trustees of the College of make grants?
The sole itemized grant in filing year 2025 went to a recipient in New York. This identifies the location of that recipient, but does not establish a broader geographic focus.
What is Trustees of the College of's EIN?
Trustees of the College of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2103558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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