Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBennington College Corporation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$91Mrevenue
FY2025 · +24% in 3 yrs526staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−4.6%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.9%
Middle half of peersMedianBennington College
Where the money goes FY2025 · $95M spent
Programs$83M87%Management and general$10.0M10%Fundraising$2.1M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 78% in FY2025
$2.5M in FY2024, $548k in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$6.8M in FY2023, −$2.7M in FY2024 and −$4.2M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
42 of the 70 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists177funders
$12Ma year, last 3 years
46%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lk Whittier FoundationSince FY2022$4.0M$12MScanlan Family FoundationOn and off$400k$3.0M$2.4M$2.4M$3.0M$2.4MCarolyn & George Rowland Char Fdn TrSince FY2019$225k$275k$225k$725k$420kThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationStopped after FY2020$600k$500k–Jaffe FoundationOn and off$352k$300k$354kHelen Frankenthaler Foundation IncSince FY2018$100k$100k$100k$224k$225k$220kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.7M$991k$2.1M$560k$374k$1.3M$602k113 other fundersUp to $688k a year each$366k$347k$655k$1.2M$1.8M$2.0M$2.4M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped