Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its president, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
Year
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
Filing
2025
$6,205,673,227
$775,712,238
$454,190,460
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2024
$5,575,113,189
$433,011,031
$419,424,157
2023
$5,302,371,715
$379,275,079
$401,185,430
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2022
$5,256,232,111
$604,902,946
$387,228,754
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2021
$5,830,785,672
$531,451,791
$359,863,522
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2020
$4,260,760,426
$407,702,412
$360,484,214
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2019
$4,074,344,424
$411,454,340
$338,253,116
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Prior year filings:
2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
Number of Employees:
3592
Highest Earning Employees
Employee
Title
Total Compensation
Letitia Johnson
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
$1,711,834
Michael Witmore
DIR-FOLGER SHARESPEARE LIB END 6/24
$918,189
Michael Elliott
PRESIDENT
$846,242
Lisa Rutherford
CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & GEN COUNSEL
$558,847
Michael Thomas
CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER
$555,508
Catherine Epstein
PROVOST & DEAN FACULTY END 6/24
$532,195
Dawn Bates
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
$518,920
Elizabeth Cannon Smith
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
$507,182
Gregory Prickman
INT DIR-FOLGER SHAKESP. LIB 7-10/24
$485,718
Jack Cheney
PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY
$479,009
Shane Levy
INVESTMENT OFFICER
$434,630
Austin Sarat
PROFESSOR OF POLI SCI & LJST
$429,369
Matthew McGann
DEAN OF ADMISSION & FIN AID
$402,105
Angie Tissi-Gassoway
CHIEF STUDENT AFF & DEAN STUDENTS
$336,776
Martha Umphrey
PROVOST & DEAN OF FACULTY EFF 7/24
$332,572
Ruth Taylor-Kidd
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER – FOLGER
$315,078
Stephen Nigro
CONTROLLER
$216,790
Farah Karim-Cooper
DIR-FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIB EFF 10/24
$132,254
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Grant Activity
Grants Received
Grants Given
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value:
$170,637,468
Number of Grants:
2,711
Number of Funders:
529
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount
Year
Funder
Subject
$3,970,822
2022
The Boston Foundation
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$3,152,241
2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,880,410
2022
Charities Aid Foundation of America
CHARITABLE DONATION
$2,405,188
2022
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,100,000
2024
Charities Aid Foundation of America
CHARITABLE DONATION
$1,930,968
2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.
EDUCATION
$1,905,271
2020
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,709,478
2023
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,500,000
2023
The Thai Lee Foundation
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,422,000
2022
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc
PUBLIC SERVICE
$1,363,537
2020
Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.
Education
$1,241,421
2022
National Philanthropic Trust
EDUCATION
$1,209,973
2023
The Boston Foundation
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$1,149,027
2023
Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.
EDUCATION
$1,012,921
2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc
EDUCATION
$1,000,000
2023
The Ted and Laurie Beneski Foundation
FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, AND ALUMNI FUND
$1,000,000
2022
The Ted and Laurie Beneski Foundation
FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, AND ALUMNI FUND
$900,000
2020
The Thai Lee Foundation
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$797,873
2024
Amherst College Foundation Trust Xxxxx9007
GENERAL
$765,304
2023
Charities Aid Foundation of America
CHARITABLE DONATION
$707,100
2022
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
$687,123
2023
Amherst College Foundation Trust Xxxxx9007
GENERAL
$672,418
2024
Vanguard Charitable
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$583,821
2021
American Endowment Foundation
EDUCATIONAL
$500,000
2024
Chia Family Foundation Inc
EDUCATION
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All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value:
$1,554,125
Number of Grants:
38
Number of Recipients:
21
Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
Amount
Year
Funder
Subject
$140,000
2021
Town of Amherst
SUPPORT TOWN BUDGET
$135,000
2022
Town of Amherst
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
2022
The Downtown Amherst Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
2022
The Friends of the Jones Library System Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
2021
Five Colleges Incorporated
SUPPORT CONSORTIUM
$97,667
2021
Woodside Daycare Center Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$93,768
2020
Woodside Daycare Center Inc
Support Organizations
$57,489
2020
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
General Support
$50,000
2023
Amherst Golf Club Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
2022
Amherst Golf Club Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,000
2022
Woodside Daycare Center Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,500
2021
Amherst Business Improvement District Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
2023
NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
2022
American Indian College Fund
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
$21,500
2023
Amherst Business Improvement District Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$21,000
2022
Amherst Business Improvement District Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
2022
UNCF
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
$20,000
2020
Amherst Business Improvement District Inc
Support Operations
$18,131
2020
UNCF
General Support
$16,223
2020
Pioneer Valley Workers Center
General Support
$11,543
2023
New England Public Media
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
2022
FREE MINDS BOOK CLUB & WRITING WORKSHOP
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
$10,000
2022
Indigo Arts Alliance
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
$10,000
2022
The Literacy Lab
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
$10,000
2022
Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum
SOLIDARITY BOOK PROJECT AWARD
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