BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORPORATION

EIN 03-0179414 · Education (B420)

What they do

THE MEN and WOMEN WHO BROUGHT BENNINGTON COLLEGE INTO BEING SOUGHT to CREATE A COLLEGE THAT WOULD EMPHASIZE "THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT and HER DEVELOPING INTERESTS," LEARNING "BY ACTIVITY and LIVING", A COMMUNITY LIFE DESIGNED to "BREAK DOWN ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS BETWEEN TEACHER and STUDENT and BETWEEN CURRICULUM and EXTRA CURRICULUM, and "A CONSCIOUS ELASTICITY IN EDUCATIONAL PLANS."THE PRINCIPLE of LEARNING BY PRACTICE and THE EMPHASIS ON THE INDIVIDUAL UNDERLIE EVERY MAJOR FEATURE of A BENNINGTON EDUCATION: THE CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT and TEACHER, THE INSISTENCE ON SELF-DETERMINATION, THE COMMITMENT to LEARNING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES, and THE FIELD WORK TERM, WHICH GIVES STUDENTS WORK EXPERIENCE and CONNECTS THEM to THE GREATER COMMUNITY. THE PLAN PROCESS, THROUGH WHICH STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES and NAVIGATE THEIR BENNINGTON EDUCATION, EMBODIES THE COLLEGES MISSION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $87.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

91.31%of revenue went to mission work87.3% of expenses · Program services

2.36%of revenue went to fundraising2.3% of expenses

$104.63spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

10.96%of revenue went to management and office costs10.5% of expenses

$1.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

23.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $4,204,006 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$90,820,710

Mission workProgram services$82,929,00991.31% of revenue87.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$9,955,83710.96% of revenue10.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,139,8702.36% of revenue2.3% of expenses

Total expenses$95,024,716104.63% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 87.3% mission · 10.5% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.63% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.6% mission · 11.6% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.08% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 11.5% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.90% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 11.4% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.93% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 14.4% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.97% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 25.1% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.56% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 21.0% management · 3.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.16% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.4% mission · 20.0% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.95% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$90,820,710

Expenses$95,024,716

Annual shortfall $4,204,006 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$82,929,009 · 87.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$9,955,837 · 10.5% of expenses

Fundraising$2,139,870 · 2.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$90,820,710

Expenses$95,024,716

Assets$147,791,217

Income$104,741,731

Contributions$21,565,309

Mission work (program services)$82,929,009

Fundraising$2,139,870

Management and general$9,955,837

Stocks and bonds$45,987,009

Accounting fees$137,270

Investing fees$192,644

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LAURA WALKERPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $615,436Base $553,101 · Other $62,335

LORRAINE ATWOODTREASURER/SVP OF FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $314,823Base $274,575 · Other $40,248

MAURICE HALLPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $297,320Base $258,667 · Other $38,653

ALLISON GOMESVP OF ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $271,864Base $225,839 · Other $46,025

ALFREDO MEDINAVP OF DEI · 40 hrs/week $234,409Base $182,182 · Other $52,227

JEFFREY PERKINSVP OF MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $188,702Base $163,239 · Other $25,463

MARK WUNDERLICHDIRECTOR OF MFA IN WRITING · 40 hrs/week $185,247Base $160,044 · Other $25,203

JUDE HIGDON-TOPAZAVP FOR IT AND CIO · 40 hrs/week $176,516Base $164,216 · Other $12,300

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

LAURA WALKERPRESIDENT

LORRAINE ATWOODTREASURER/SVP OF FINANCE

MAURICE HALLPROVOST

ALLISON GOMESVP OF ADVANCEMENT

ALFREDO MEDINAVP OF DEI

JEFFREY PERKINSVP OF MARKETING

MARK WUNDERLICHDIRECTOR OF MFA IN WRITING

JUDE HIGDON-TOPAZAVP FOR IT AND CIO

MARY SCANLANTRUSTEE

WILLIAM DERROUGHTRUSTEE

TRACY KATSKY BOOMERTRUSTEE

SUZANNE BRUNDAGESECRETARY

SEKKA SCHERTRUSTEE

SAWYER LONDONTRUSTEE

PRISCILLA ALEXANDERTRUSTEE

ODILI ODITATRUSTEE

NICHOLAS STEPHENSCHAIR

MELISSA A ROSENBURGTRUSTEE

ALISHA SHRESTHATRUSTEE

MATTHEW CLARKETRUSTEE

DANIEL B ROWLANDTRUSTEE

BARBARA USHKOW DEANEVICE CHAIR

BRYN MOOSERTRUSTEE

CATHARINE STIMPSONTRUSTEE

ALAN KORNBERGTRUSTEE

JONATHAN MARC SHERMANTRUSTEE

CHARLENE SOLOW SCHWARTZTRUSTEE

JAMES SIMONVICE CHAIR

GEORGE DAVISONTRUSTEE

ELLEN BESKIND SAFIRTRUSTEE

EDWARD UBELLTRUSTEE

DEBORAH BORDATRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1957
Location: RT 67A, BENNINGTON, VT 05201-0000
County: Bennington
In care of: TED O'REILLY
Primary officer: TED OREILLY, VP OF FINANCE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(802) 440-4328

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO
NTEE classification: Education (B420)