University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc
To promote the interests of the university of Massachusetts amherst through programs, services and communications that develop and reinforce the bonds between the university and its alumni; to validate the value and alumni pride in the university academic experience; and to facilitate active alumni support of the university's mission through membership, advocacy and volunteerism.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc at a glance
In short: University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc gave $310K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $155K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $309,928
- +170.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $154,964
- +170.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $154,964
- Total assets
- $8,148,261
- -0.6% 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.
Who University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Massachusetts Amherst ($160K). Together the top 2 received $310K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc gives
- Giving grew 260% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2020) to $310K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $310K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA | Student Scholarships & Support of Student Organization Programs | $159,928 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc Amherst, MA | Matching Gift for Giving Tuesday Event | $150,000 |
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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 | $8,148,261 | $419,305 | $527,356 | $309,928 | 2 | $293,534 |
| 2024 | $8,199,608 | $1,705,519 | $397,522 | $114,631 | 2 | $707,976 |
| 2023 | $7,014,057 | $498,385 | $678,925 | $98,362 | 1 | $-24,760 |
| 2022 | $6,634,706 | $1,080,061 | $887,715 | $86,180 | 1 | $151,147 |
| 2021 | $7,638,289 | $1,136,124 | $615,160 | $151,152 | 1 | $496,158 |
| 2020 | $6,502,777 | $1,005,519 | $641,943 | $69,757 | 1 | $447,134 |
About University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc is a public charity, based in Amherst, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $310K. Net investment income was $294K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc is led by Rachel E. Spates, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 34 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rachel E. Spates
President
Vice President → President Elect, 2021
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frederick A. Dyka Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lena L. Green
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Equale
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roubina Surenian
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen M. Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Pelosky
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew D. Nagler
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Onur S. Yordem
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Hiu F. Cheung
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Mercier
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy E. Sutherland
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Burque
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah N. Odunze
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Chrzanowski
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Asirifi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle D. Gamliel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter T. Lamothe
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Moore
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brianna L. St Don
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David L. Hautanen Jr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John B. Pride
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica J. Lopez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sade A. Luwoye
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Dumpson-Interim Exec Dir
Paid By Unrelated Org & Col D Full W2
Paid By Unrelated Org & Col D=full W- → Paid By Unrelated Org & Col D Full W2, 2025
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
$239K (2024) → $309K (2025)
Miles V. Robinson
Vice President Governance
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Vice President Governance, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip E. Bakerman
Past President
President Elect → President, 2021
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Theresa Sucher
Member-At-Large
Director → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gilbert W. Carnathan
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kwaby Asante
Member-At-Large
Director → Member-At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maimouna Cortes
Vice President Leadership
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Vice President Leadership, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gavin L. Defina
Student Representative
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle-Kim Cohen
President Elect
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruby A. Donnelly
Student Representative
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (49)
- Former: Deborah Goodhind (2020–2024) — Former Executive Director · Filing note: Ended 63023
- Former: Katarina E. Anderson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Molly C. Hayes (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott D. Chaplin (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Attorney Michelle-Kim Cohen (2022–2024) — President Elect
- Former: Jm Sorrell (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Alex De Oliveira (2024) — Director From
- Former: Lucia Beurer (2024) — Student Representative
- Former: Ryan D. Richards (2024) — Student Representative
- Former: Frances Hutchins (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gwen P. Weisberg (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: J. Nady Pierre (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey N. Rapaglia (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark A. Marchand (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard A. Sugarman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas P. Campbell (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Vikram Ramkumar Kumar (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kerry A. Galvin (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Caroline T. Birney (2023) — Student Representative
- Former: Charlotte K. Gridley (2023) — Student Representative
- Former: Professor Joseph B. Krupczynski (2023) — Director
- Former: Shaun Fitzgerald (2023) — Director
- Former: Bonnie A. Barber (2020–2022) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Cheryl L. Garrity (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher R. Starck (2020–2022) — Outgoing Director
- Former: David J. Garriepy (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John M. Halstead (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kimberly E. Sherman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael A. Rodrigues (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rodney D. Byrd (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Candra Pepper (2021–2022) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Dennis P. Canty (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Janine Sicks-Demers (2021–2022) — Senior Director of Alumni Programs
- Former: Sarah V. Cotton (2021–2022) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Hamza Shahzad (2022) — Director
- Former: McKenna J. Meagher (2022) — Director
- Former: Fernando C. Colon-Osorio (2021) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Alaina B. Hanlon-Adams (2020) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Amelia I. Wright (2020) — Director
- Former: Eran Lobel (2020) — Director
- Former: Erica R. McCann (2020) — Director
- Former: Janine Sicks (2020) — Director of Alumni & Constituent Programs
- Former: Jody C. Schnabl (2020) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Michael A. Tarselli (2020) — Director
- Former: Michaella C. Morzuch (2020) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Radhameris A. Gomez (2020) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Shannon Emmett (2020) — Outgoing Director
- Former: Susan J. Callender (2020) — Director
- Former: Vivian Tran (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $309K, to Kimberly Dumpson-Interim Exec DIR (Paid by Unrelated ORG;COL D Full W2).
Frequently asked questions about University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc
How much does University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc give each year?
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc gave $310K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $115K across 2 grants.
How large is University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc?
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc reported $8.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $419K.
Where does University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc operate?
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc's EIN?
University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2128443. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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