Williams College
Williams College is a public charity based in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is an independent liberal arts college whose stated mission is to pursue educational excellence through a community of learning involving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents. Its 2025 filing reports grants to 18 recipients, with nearly all grant dollars going to Massachusetts organizations.
Williams College at a glance
In short: Williams College gave $1.8M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $99K), mostly in Massachusetts. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,781,187
- +378.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $98,955
- +351.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,150
- Total assets
- $5,540,530,680
- +9.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (3 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Williams College
- Contact
Mailing address: Hopkins Hall PO Box 67, Williamstown, MA 01267
Phone: (413) 597-4412
Website: https://williams.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Williams College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Williamstown Fire District ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $1.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 89 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The college’s 2025 grant dollars went predominantly to Massachusetts recipients: 99% were reported in Massachusetts, 1% in New York, and less than 1% in Wisconsin. The listed recipients include organizations in Williamstown, Boston, Dalton, North Adams, and Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Williams College open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 18 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $133K; repeat grants $92K. How we count
Medians: $109K first-time, $11K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $249K (2020) to $1.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Williamstown Fire District Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $1,033,233 |
| Mt Greylock Regional High School Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $190,000 |
| The Boston Foundation Boston, MA | Program Support | $146,116 |
| Taconic Golf Club Inc Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $108,886 |
| Center for Ecotechnology Inc Dalton, MA | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts MoCA Foundation Inc North Adams, MA | Program Support | $50,000 |
| Williamstown Community Chest Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $32,564 |
| Images Cinema Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $26,100 |
| Williamstown Youth Center Williamstown, MA | Program Support | $15,000 |
| NAACP Berkshire County Branch Pittsfield, MA | Program Support | $13,300 |
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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 | $5,540,530,680 | $528,792,709 | $396,609,708 | $1,781,187 | 18 | $240,409,443 |
| 2024 | $5,075,834,072 | $447,892,568 | $366,089,597 | $372,269 | 17 | $184,172,321 |
| 2023 | $4,819,845,872 | $424,095,865 | $357,041,990 | $251,464 | 17 | $175,831,356 |
| 2022 | $4,861,650,167 | $557,181,278 | $335,644,814 | $388,291 | 24 | $340,203,809 |
| 2021 | $5,589,417,372 | $397,351,793 | $310,371,787 | $327,873 | 13 | $216,254,534 |
| 2020 | $4,107,584,297 | $349,880,547 | $323,526,222 | $249,309 | 7 | $145,852,893 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Williams College’s stated mission is to achieve educational excellence by fostering a community of learning in collaboration with students, faculty, staff, devoted alumni, and parents. Its filing describes an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as master’s programs in policy economics and history of art.
The 2025 filing lists the purposes of the largest grants as program support. Recipients’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations funded: the Boston Foundation says it works to expand opportunities, improve lives, and strengthen communities; the Center for EcoTechnology says it helps people and businesses save energy and reduce waste; and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation says it fosters and presents visual and performing arts and related educational programs. Other recipients describe work in local human services, community film, youth well-being, and immigration services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Williams College reported 18 grants totaling $1,781,187. Grant amounts ranged from $7,363 to $1,033,233, with a median of $14,150. The largest grants included $1,033,233 to Williamstown Fire District, $190,000 to Mt Greylock Regional High School, $146,116 to the Boston Foundation, $108,886 to Taconic Golf Club, and $100,000 to the Center for EcoTechnology. The filing lists each of these grants as program support.
Other reported grants included $50,000 to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, $32,564 to Williamstown Community Chest, $26,100 to Images Cinema, $15,000 to Williamstown Youth Center, $13,300 to NAACP Berkshire County Branch, $10,625 to WilliNet, and $8,000 to Berkshire Immigrant Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Maud Mandel as president and Elizabeth A. Andersen as trustee and chair. It also lists Cheryl Robinson Ocansey, Ethan Lasser, George Creppy, Gregory Woods, Gretchen Howard, Heidi Sandreuter, Jan Van Eck, and Jeffrey Delaney as trustees.
Williams College is led by Maud Mandel, President on every filing since 2020; 21 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maud Mandel
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$554K (2020) → $821K (2025)
Elizabeth A. Andersen
Trustee & Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradford B. Wakeman
Managing Director, COO & Inv Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$635K (2020) → $425K (2025)
Julia Brody
Managing Director & Investment Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$382K (2025)
Paul Mace
Managing Director & Investment Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$634K (2025)
John Lewis
Director of Investment Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$444K (2025)
Gregory H. Woods
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen E. Howard
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey S. Harleston
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan D. Sokoloff
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leila Jere
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark R. Tercek
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan K. Sleeper
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noriko Honda Chen
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Mollman Underhill
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie A. Difebo
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William C. Foote
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Lasser
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha Hoopes
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vidisha Patel
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Creppy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Delaney
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Harris
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Van Eck
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Rhodes
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Robinson Ocansey
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Sandreuter
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Hellman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kipp
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abigail G. Wattley
Chief Investment Officer
Managing Director & Inv Officer → Deputy Chief Investment Officer, 2023
Deputy Chief Investment Officer → Chief Investment Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$517K (2020) → $586K (2025)
Collette Chilton
Former Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer → Former Chief Investment Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
$1.4M (2020) → $1.6M (2025)
David A. Love
Former Provost & Prof of Economics
Provost & Prof of Economics → Former Provost & Prof of Economics, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$268K (2020) → $211K (2025)
Denise K. Buell
Former Dean of the Faculty & Prof of Religion
Dean of the Faculty & Prof of Religion → Former Dean of the Faculty & Prof of Religion, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$268K (2020) → $183K (2025)
James Reische
Former Vice President of Communications & Special Advisor to the President for Executive Communications
Vice President of Communications → Former Vice President of Communications & Special Advisor to the President for Executive Communications, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$214K (2020) → $217K (2025)
Keli A. Gail
Secretary of the College
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$232K (2020) → $180K (2025)
Leticia Smith-Evans Haynes
Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$211K (2020) → $275K (2025)
Marlene J. Sandstrom
Former Dean of College & Prof of Psych
Dean of College & Prof of Psych → Former Dean of College & Prof of Psych, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$266K (2020) → $200K (2025)
Megan E. Morey
Vice President of College Relations
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$380K (2020) → $428K (2025)
Michael Wagner
Vice President for Finance, Operations & Treasurer
Vice President for Finance Operations & Treasurer Starting August → Vice President for Finance, Operations & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$252K (2022) → $580K (2025)
Eiko Siniawer
Provost
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$200K (2023) → $310K (2025)
Margaret Long
Dean of the College
Dean of College → Dean of the College, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$187K (2023) → $309K (2025)
Lara Shore-Sheppard
Dean of the Faculty
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$237K (2024) → $295K (2025)
Gina Puc
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
James Shepard
Professor of English
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$296K (2025)
Meike Kaan
Chief Communications Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$213K (2025)
Former officers (27)
- Former: Elizabeth E. Robinson (2020–2024) — Trustee & Chair
- Former: Lee Y. Park (2020–2024) — Former Dean of the Faculty & Prof of Chemistry
- Former: Martha Williamson (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michele Y. Johnson Rogers (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Protik M. Majumder (2020–2024) — Former President & Prof of Physics
- Former: Safa Zaki (2021–2024) — Former Dean of the Faculty & Prof of Psychology
- Former: James Art (2024) — General Counsel
- Former: John Kleiner (2024) — Professor of English
- Former: Kenneth Kuttner (2024) — Professor of Economics
- Former: Pamela Franks (2024) — Director of the Williams College Museum of Art
- Former: Julia Crosby (2020–2023) — Managing Director & Inv Officer
- Former: Mariam B. Naficy (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: O. Andreas Halvorsen (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Timothy A. Barrows (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Duane Bailey (2023) — Professor
- Former: Rita Coppola-Wallace (2023) — Assistant Vice President Planning & Construction
- Former: Frederick Puddester (2020–2022) — Vice President for Finance Administrator Treasurer
- Former: Jillian E. Charles (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea Danyluk (2021–2022) — Prof of Computer Science & Emerita
- Former: Alice Albright (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Burbank (2022) — Senior Associate
- Former: Cooper Campbell Jackson (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen P. Klass (2020–2021) — Vice President for Campus Life
- Former: Thomas M. Belk (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Dew (2020) — Ephraim Professor of American History & Emeritus
- Former: JAY Pasachoff (2020) — Chair, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy & Director of the Hopkins Observatory
- Former: Katherine L. Queeney (2020) — Trustee
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 $1.6M, to Collette Chilton (FORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT Officer (Through June 30, 2023)). 21 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Williams College
How much does Williams College give each year?
Williams College gave $1.8M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $372K across 17 grants.
What is Williams College's typical grant size?
Williams College's median grant in 2025 was $14,150, and its average grant was $98,955, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Williams College that year got $133K on average.
Where does Williams College give grants?
Williams College gives mostly in Massachusetts: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Williamstown, MA (7 grants), Pittsfield, MA (3 grants) and North Adams, MA (2 grants).
Does Williams College give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Williams College's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (18 grants).
Who are Williams College's largest grantees?
Williams College's largest 2025 grantees include Williamstown Fire District ($1,033,233), Mt Greylock Regional High School ($190,000) and The Boston Foundation ($146,116), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Williams College?
Williams College reported $5.5B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $528.8M.
What does Williams College fund?
Williams College’s stated mission is to achieve educational excellence by fostering a community of learning in collaboration with students, faculty, staff, devoted alumni, and parents. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Williams College?
Williams College has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check williams.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Williams College's EIN?
Williams College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2104847. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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 May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 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 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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