Massachusetts · Nonprofit
New England Commission of Higher Education Inc
New England Commission of Higher Education Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $260,000 to it, the largest being Lumina Foundation for Education Inc ($260,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.5M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $260k
- Net assets
- $11M
What New England Commission of Higher Education Inc does
Mission
The commission exercises the dual roles of quality assurance and encouraging continuous improvement for degree-granting institutions of higher education nationally and, as determined by the commission, internationally. Through a process of peer review, the commission assures the education community and the public that accredited institutions have clearly defined objectives, consistent with standard of accreditation established by the commission, and that they have the organization, staffing and resources to accomplish and sustain these objectives.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The new england commission of higher education accredits member (203) and candidate (9) institutions in the u.s. And internationally. This work is carried out by volunteers who serve as members of its decision-making body, the commission (29), and on its evaluation teams. Dues are received from member and candidate institutions.
$2,337,977 spentof which $103,270 as grants$3,977,239 earned by the program78% of program spendingThe commission conducts periodic evalutions of member and candidate colleges and universities. These include comprehensive, focused, and substantive change reviews.
$306,891 spent$485,340 earned by the program10% of program spendingThe commission runs workshops to assist member and candidate institutions with report preparation, provides orientations for key institutional staff, and other workshops.
$370,941 spent$586,633 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,015,809.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $6.8M to $9.9M (+45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
3% of New England Commission of Higher Education Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Michaele Whelan
Commissioner- Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of New England Commission of Higher Education Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
New England Commission of Higher Education Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
New England Commission of Higher Education Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding New England Commission of Higher Education Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $274k on record — $160k federal, $114k state.
- Department of Defense$127k
- Department of Homeland Security$33k
- Membership Dues$96k
- Management Consultant Services$18k
- Educational Services$248
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like New England Commission of Higher Education Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for New England Commission of Higher Education Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds New England Commission of Higher Education Inc?
- New England Commission of Higher Education Inc (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $260,000 to it, the largest being Lumina Foundation for Education Inc ($260,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does New England Commission of Higher Education Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $260,000 in grants to New England Commission of Higher Education Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of New England Commission of Higher Education Inc?
- Lumina Foundation for Education Inc is the largest funder on record, with $260,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like New England Commission of Higher Education Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing