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← BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$460,330,866
Total expenses
$464,670,221
Contributions and grants received
$16,015,313
Grants paid
$124,291,650
Program service revenue
$434,575,346
Investment income
$6,590,676
Other revenue
$3,149,531
Total assets, end of year
$988,069,581
Total liabilities, end of year
$396,166,020
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$591,903,561
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$379,262,231
Management and general expenses
$83,233,382
Fundraising expenses
$2,174,608
Program service expenses (Part III)
$379,262,231

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • JIM LUCCHESE

    PRESIDENT (BEGINNING 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARTIN J MANNION

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES ANDERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LEE BURROWS

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID CLEM

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN CONNAUGHTON

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CYNTHIA K CURME

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTY EDMUNDS

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EMILIO ESTEFAN

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GLORIA ESTEFAN

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID FRIEND

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID GROSS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • THOMAS H HAGERTY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VELINA HASU-HOUSTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARINA HATSOPOULOS

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTINE MOYER HIGGINS

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARLETTA HIGGINSON

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEVEN HOLTZMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BILL KAISER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GRACE KELLY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER LABBAT

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MIE KYUNG LEE

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HASSELL MCCLELLAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FREDERICK T MILLER

    TRUSTEE (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER MULLER

    TRUSTEE (END 11/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBERT S MURLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JIM PALLOTTA

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANTHONY PANGARO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF PATTERSON

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JON PLATT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SNOW QIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DARIUS SIDEBOTHAM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID SCOTT SLOAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELIZABETH CARILLO THOMAS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATIE VITOLINS

    TRUSTEE (BEGINNING 4/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PAUL WACHTER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TARIK WARD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUSAN WHITEHEAD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDY YOUNISS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARILLYN ZACHARIS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID BOGEN

    INTERIM PRESIDENT & PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $644,731
    From this org
    $577,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,085
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $483,233
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    $34,413
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,035
    Filer's total
    $644,731

  • JOHN CASE

    INTERIM CFO (END 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $475,488
    From this org
    $408,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,085
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $407,388
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,015
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,035
    Filer's total
    $475,488

  • KAITLIN PASSAFARO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $278,713
    From this org
    $255,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,010
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,088
    Bonus
    $16,583
    Other
    $32
    Deferred
    $23,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $278,713

  • PAUL S DWORKIS

    EVP & CFO (BEGINNING 4/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • DEBORAH CAVALIER

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $450,163
    From this org
    $401,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,783
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $357,836
    Bonus
    $43,285
    Other
    $259
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,733
    Filer's total
    $450,163

  • ELIZABETH NEWMAN

    EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $591,766
    From this org
    $531,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,198
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $470,578
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    $990
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,148
    Filer's total
    $591,766

  • ERIN TUNNICLIFFE

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (END 1/25)

    Total calculated
    $470,295
    From this org
    $415,775
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,520
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $366,273
    Bonus
    $37,132
    Other
    $12,370
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,470
    Filer's total
    $470,295

  • PHILLIP KNUTEL

    VP & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $415,888
    From this org
    $356,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,860
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $331,466
    Bonus
    $23,393
    Other
    $1,169
    Deferred
    $54,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,810
    Filer's total
    $415,888

  • EILEEN ALVITI

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HR

    Total calculated
    $373,861
    From this org
    $331,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,302
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $294,701
    Bonus
    $35,597
    Other
    $1,261
    Deferred
    $30,238
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,064
    Filer's total
    $373,861

  • RONALD SAVAGE

    VP & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $353,444
    From this org
    $290,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,583
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,776
    Bonus
    $24,826
    Other
    $259
    Deferred
    $26,548
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,035
    Filer's total
    $353,444

  • CLAIRE MACHAMER

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $408,235
    From this org
    $342,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,644
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $309,490
    Bonus
    $31,930
    Other
    $1,171
    Deferred
    $31,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,594
    Filer's total
    $408,235

  • ERICA MUHL

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,300,166
    From this org
    $1,250,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,166
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,250,000
    Deferred
    $29,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,466
    Filer's total
    $1,300,166

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
BENEFITS HEALTH/WELLNESS EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED TO MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL UNDER AN EXECUTIVE WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS AND VICE PRESIDENTS REPORTED IN FORM 990 PART VII. THE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S FORM W-2. HOUSING ALLOWANCE DAVID BOGEN RECEIVED A RELOCATION/HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S FORM W-2.
PART I, LINE 4A
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024, ERICA MUHL RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,250,000. THIS AMOUNT IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III).
PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS PERFORMANCE BONUS AMOUNTS ARE REWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT AND REVIEWED AND ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE BONUSES ARE COMPARED AGAINST MARKET DATA.

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.

  • BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC DELEGACION DE LA FUNDACION EN ESPANA

    N/A · EDUCATION · SP · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BERKLEE US

  • THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY REALTY CORP

    501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BERKLEE US

  • THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY IPSWICH REALTY

    501(C)(3) · REAL ESTATE · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BERKLEE US

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640989349301629

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