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← BABSON COLLEGE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BABSON COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$358,779,440
Total expenses
$324,301,654
Contributions and grants received
$54,837,938
Grants paid
$63,420,928
Program service revenue
$272,301,619
Investment income
$28,340,746
Other revenue
$3,299,137
Total assets, end of year
$1,197,853,331
Total liabilities, end of year
$255,409,697
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$942,443,634
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$276,679,073
Management and general expenses
$34,548,878
Fundraising expenses
$13,073,703
Program service expenses (Part III)
$276,679,073

Program services were 85.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,823,192

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $44,014,746

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,219,605

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $217,236,418 · related or exempt $217,236,418

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ROOM & BOARD

    total $41,112,267 · related or exempt $41,112,267

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ED/NON-ED PROGRAM REV.

    total $13,952,934 · related or exempt $13,845,805 · unrelated business $107,129

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,364,322 · unrelated business -$770,330 · excluded $10,134,652

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $3,299,137

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,299,137

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,299,137 · excluded $3,299,137

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $110,400,731

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $91,424,307

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $18,976,424

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,976,424 · unrelated business $251,171 · excluded $18,725,253

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $58,533,689 · program services $58,533,689

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,887,239 · program services $4,887,239

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,769,222 · program services $591,518 · management and general $1,632,226 · fundraising $545,478

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $1,251,798 · program services $1,251,798

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $118,483,252 · program services $94,070,813 · management and general $18,160,579 · fundraising $6,251,860

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,891,328 · program services $7,059,347 · management and general $1,362,823 · fundraising $469,158

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,052,398 · program services $11,950,983 · management and general $2,307,164 · fundraising $794,251

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,773,573 · program services $6,171,896 · management and general $1,191,498 · fundraising $410,179

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $333,526 · management and general $333,526

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $369,185 · program services $38,250 · management and general $330,935

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,645,782 · management and general $1,645,782

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $393,470 · program services $104,486 · management and general $286,969 · fundraising $2,015

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,801,435 · program services $6,732,977 · management and general $912,025 · fundraising $156,433

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,310,553 · program services $6,737,107 · management and general $930,472 · fundraising $642,974

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,656,102 · program services $7,122,338 · management and general $307,951 · fundraising $225,813

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,589,989 · program services $17,300,225 · management and general $223,148 · fundraising $66,616

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,220,901 · program services $9,728,881 · management and general $1,384,940 · fundraising $1,107,080

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,877,478 · program services $2,877,478

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,273,051 · program services $5,273,051

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,196,799 · program services $18,880,772 · management and general $243,373 · fundraising $72,654

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE

    total $13,159,690 · program services $12,426,368 · management and general $5,613 · fundraising $727,709

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING

    total $7,235,361 · program services $3,726,956 · management and general $3,275,106 · fundraising $233,299

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $1,268,270 · program services $37,189 · management and general $12,748 · fundraising $1,218,333

  • 24d · Other expenses: STUDENT FEE EXPENSE

    total $1,175,712 · program services $1,175,712

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $151,851 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $149,851

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $66,640,113 · end of year $58,722,811

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,309,117 · end of year $5,601,815

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $71,011,576 · end of year $69,538,652

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,670,983 · end of year $3,941,596

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $579,256 · end of year $389,310

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,539,982 · end of year $13,364,583

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $639,932,426

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $344,819,408

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $264,160,347 · end of year $295,113,018

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $186,562,085 · end of year $174,855,632

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $499,202,379 · end of year $566,177,554

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,404,507 · end of year $10,148,360

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,555,299 · end of year $50,835,356

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $56,742,942 · end of year $58,423,810

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $130,322,651 · end of year $123,550,520

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $15,915,000 · end of year $14,550,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,793,055 · end of year $8,050,011

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $323,593,323 · end of year $372,524,492

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $543,158,075 · end of year $569,919,142

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BABSON COLLEGE EDUCATES ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS WHO IMPACT COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BABSON COLLEGE EDUCATES ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS WHO CREATE GREAT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUE EVERYWHERE. BABSON COLLEGE IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,800 UNDERGRADUATE AND NEARLY 1,200 GRADUATE ENROLLMENT. OUR INNOVATIVE CURRICULA CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO THINK CREATIVELY AND ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES. WE CULTIVATE THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE AND MANAGE RISK, THE ABILITY TO ENERGIZE OTHERS TOWARD A GOAL, AND THE COURAGE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY. OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT LEADERSHIP REQUIRES BOTH TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND A SOPHISTICATED APPRECIATION OF INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETIES, CULTURES, AND THE SELF. THEY WELCOME THE CHALLENGE OF LEARNING CONTINUOUSLY AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CAREERS. OUR STUDENTS WILL BE KEY CONTRIBUTORS IN ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISES AS WELL AS EMERGING VENTURES.

  • BABSON COLLEGE ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 2,800 UNDERGRADUATE AND NEARLY 1,200 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 80 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. THE COLLEGE OFFERS EDUCATION IN BUSINESS AND LIBERAL ARTS, AND IT GRANTS THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE THROUGH ITS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. THE COLLEGE ALSO GRANTS MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREES AND CUSTOM MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREES THROUGH THE F.W. OLIN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT BABSON COLLEGE. ADDITIONALLY, BABSON OFFERS DISTINCT EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO HELP COMPANIES REACH THEIR STRATEGIC GOALS.

    Expenses $276,679,073 · Grants $63,420,928 · Revenue $272,194,490

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Spinelli

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $898,681
    From this org
    $780,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $118,090
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $561,081
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $119,510
    Deferred
    $42,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $75,094
    Filer's total
    $898,681
  • Harsha Agadi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Christine Angelakis

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/16/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • The Honorable Craig Benson

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Ettore V Biagioni

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Philip H Bouton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Martha Buckley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Andrew J Butler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Steve Cannon

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/28/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Cyril C Camus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Anthony Chiasson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Warren Cross Jr

    VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE (UNTIL OCT. 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Richelieu Dennis Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Deborah De Santis

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Brett A Gordon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Bruce Herring

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Ryusuke Honjo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Eric Johnson

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • John Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Fred Sc Kiang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Michael S Lorber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Wasi Mahi

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/20/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Jeffrey McLane

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Audrey McLoughlin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Christopher Malone

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Ramon Mendiola

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Corey N O'Neill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Jeffery Perry

    CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Kenneth G Romanzi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • James A Rullo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2 + 1.2 related
  • Somia Farid Silber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Amanda Strong

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Davide Visco

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Rachel Zelcer

    TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/20/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.2
  • Katherine Craven

    CHIEF ADMIN./FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $523,231
    From this org
    $479,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,954
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $430,811
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $23,466
    Deferred
    $42,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $958
    Filer's total
    $523,231
  • Kenichi Matsuno

    VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN

    Total calculated
    $458,631
    From this org
    $414,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,859
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $412,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,772
    Deferred
    $42,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $863
    Filer's total
    $458,631
  • Michael Layish

    SECRETARY & CLERK

    Total calculated
    $403,567
    From this org
    $314,797
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,770
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $314,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $776
    Deferred
    $41,946
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,824
    Filer's total
    $403,567
  • Edward Chiu

    SR. VP OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $991,503
    From this org
    $903,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $87,856
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $650,681
    Bonus
    $240,000
    Other
    $12,966
    Deferred
    $42,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,860
    Filer's total
    $991,503
  • Richard Bliss

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $558,833
    From this org
    $508,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,435
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $504,149
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,249
    Deferred
    $32,101
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,334
    Filer's total
    $558,833
  • Jay Rao

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $557,512
    From this org
    $483,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,103
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $474,483
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,926
    Deferred
    $28,661
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,442
    Filer's total
    $557,512
  • Ben Chevrette

    VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $547,208
    From this org
    $470,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,002
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $383,799
    Bonus
    $86,000
    Other
    $407
    Deferred
    $42,996
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,006
    Filer's total
    $547,208
  • D R Widder

    VP OF INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $531,430
    From this org
    $449,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,803
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,309
    Bonus
    $157,000
    Other
    $1,318
    Deferred
    $37,651
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,152
    Filer's total
    $531,430
  • Phillip Kim

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $512,410
    From this org
    $433,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,214
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $416,638
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $16,558
    Deferred
    $31,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $47,271
    Filer's total
    $512,410

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
  • 9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A:
HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND PERSONAL SERVICES: THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN CAMPUS HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF BABSON COLLEGE. THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE HOUSING IS INCLUDED AS A NONTAXABLE BENEFIT. HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB: THE PRESIDENT AND SR. VP OF ADVANCEMENT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TO A LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB FOR BUSINESS USE RELATED TO THE COLLEGE.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1B:
ALL OF THE ITEMS CHECKED ABOVE ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B:
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019 THE COLLEGE ENTERED INTO A NON-QUALIFIED SECTION 457(F) ARRANGEMENT WITH ITS PRESIDENT. UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PLAN, THE PRESIDENT WILL RECEIVE A CREDIT TO HIS ACCOUNT OF NO LESS THAN $52,500 FOR EACH PLAN YEAR HE HOLDS THE TITLE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE ON JUNE 30TH OF SUCH PLAN YEAR. AMOUNTS AWARDED UNDER THE PLAN WERE 100% VESTED AT THE TIME OF THE AWARD. $52,500 WAS CREDITED IN 2023 AND IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III).
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7:
CERTAIN LISTED INDIVIDUALS MAY RECEIVE A NON-FIXED PAYMENT BONUS. ALL BONUSES ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWED BY HUMAN RESOURCES.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 8:
STEPHEN SPINELLI, PRESIDENT AS OF 7/1/2019, IS UNDER HIS INITIAL CONTRACT WITH BABSON COLLEGE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • BABSON GLOBAL INC

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BABSON COLLEGE

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST (2)

    T · FUNDRAISING · MA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511329349303471

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