What services does Amherst College Trustees provide?

The organization delivers programs and services focused on advancing its mission through direct service delivery, capacity building, and community partnerships. Services are designed based on community needs assessment and evidence-based practices.

Who can access programs and services?

Programs are available to eligible individuals and groups within the service area. Specific eligibility criteria may apply based on program requirements. Contact the organization directly for detailed information about access and enrollment.

How is the organization funded?

Funding comes from diverse sources including individual donations, foundation grants, government contracts, and earned revenue. Financial information is publicly available through annual reports and IRS Form 990 filings.

How can individuals support the mission?

Support opportunities include financial contributions, volunteer service, program participation, and advocacy. Visit the organization's website or contact staff directly to learn about current needs and engagement opportunities.

Amherst College Trustees

Amherst, MA · Founded 1933

Private liberal arts college providing undergraduate education since 1821

Primary audience

General Public

Work area

Community Service

Topic

Social Impact

Contact

Letitia Johnson

Website Contact

About Organization

Amherst College Trustees governs a leading liberal arts institution providing undergraduate education through a residential learning community emphasizing intellectual rigor and academic excellence. Based in Amherst, MA, the college operates with $433.0 million in annual revenue and 3,041 employees, managing an endowment of over $5.5 billion supporting educational programs and student financial aid.

What They Focus On

Program Delivery

Implements evidence-based programs designed to achieve measurable outcomes and community impact.

Capacity Building

Develops organizational infrastructure and partnerships to enhance service quality and sustainability.

Research Impact

Conducts research and evaluation to inform best practices and demonstrate program effectiveness.

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$433.0M

-28.4% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$5.6B

+6.1% vs 2021

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2021	—	—	—	—
2021	$604,902,946	$387,228,754	$5,256,232,111	3,041
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$531,451,791	$359,863,522	$5,830,785,672	3,096
2019	$407,702,412	$360,484,214	$4,260,760,426	3,529
2018	$411,454,340	$338,253,116	$4,074,344,424	3,495
2017	$413,791,121	$312,600,721	$3,963,621,671	3,425

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Assess Needs

Identifies community needs through data analysis and stakeholder engagement to inform program design.
02

Design Programs

Develops evidence-based programs and services tailored to address identified needs and achieve measurable outcomes.
03

Deliver Services

Implements programs through trained staff and partners to ensure quality service delivery and participant engagement.
04

Evaluate Impact

Measures program effectiveness and collects feedback to continuously improve services and demonstrate results.

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Amherst College Trustees

Educational

Provides educational designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Student Center

Provides student center designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Fund Fink Bioscience Symposium

Provides fund fink bioscience symposium designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Folger Shakespeare Theatre "wonder Of Will" Campai

Provides folger shakespeare theatre "wonder of will" campai designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Specific Program

Provides specific program designed to support organizational goals and deliver measurable community impact.

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Amherst College Trustees.

Contact the team Contact

Letitia Johnson

Chief Investment Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $1,002,745

Carolyn Martin

President

Full-time

Compensation: $750,994

Michael Witmore

Director Of Folger Shakespeare Library

Full-time

Compensation: $514,112

Kevin Weinman

Chief Financial And Admin Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $485,047

Lisa Rutherford

Chief Policy Officer/General Counsel

Full-time

Compensation: $392,480

Elizabeth Cannon-Smith

Chief Advancement Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $371,055

Sandra Genelius

Chief Communications Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $330,030

Abbey Silberman Fagin

Folger Chief Advancement Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $293,387

James Brassord

Chief Of Campus Operations

Full-time

Compensation: $281,736

Thomas Dwyer

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $234,615

Ruth Taylor-Kidd

Chief Financial Officer - Folger

Full-time

Compensation: $231,403

Hikaru Kozuma

Chief Student Affairs Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $193,164

Kathleen Pertzborn

Chief Of Staff

Full-time

Michael Thomas

Chief Fin & Admin

Austin Sarat

Prof Of Poli Sci And Ljst

Full-time

Compensation: $389,308

Catherine Epstein

Provost And Dean Of Faculty

Full-time

Compensation: $371,084

Allen Hart

Professor Of Psychology

Full-time

Compensation: $317,554

Gregory Call

Professor Of Mathematics

Full-time

Compensation: $294,240

Matthew McGann

Dean Of Admission & Financial Aid

Full-time

Compensation: $284,360

Stephen Nigro

Controller

Full-time

Compensation: $194,435

Milestones

2020

Program Expansion

2020

Enhanced service delivery and broadened community reach through strategic initiatives.

2023

Program Expansion

2023

Enhanced service delivery and broadened community reach through strategic initiatives.

2026

Program Expansion

2026

Enhanced service delivery and broadened community reach through strategic initiatives.

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Bett Schumacher Chief Of Staff/Secretary Of Trustees (Thru 2/1/22) 40.00 hrs/week · $209,908

Andrew Nussbaum Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Arthur Koenig Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Chantal Kordula Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Christine Noyer Seaver Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

David MacLennan Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

David Novak Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Douglas Grissom Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Dwight Poler Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Elizabeth Shelburne Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Eunei Lee Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Jeffery Bleich Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Kimberlyn Leary Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Mary Elizabeth Cisneros Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Matthew Hulsizer Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Nicolas Zerbib Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Paul Smith Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Phillip Jackson Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Rejji Hayes Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Sarah Bloom Raskin Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Shirley Tilghman Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Simon Krinsky Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Theodore Beneski Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

William O'Malley Trustee 5.00 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$7.3M

Highest Paid

$1.0M

Letitia Johnson

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Letitia Johnson	Chief Investment Officer	$1,002,745	$29,117	$1,031,862	40
Carolyn Martin	President	$750,994	$117,131	$868,125	40
Michael Witmore	Director Of Folger Shakespeare Library	$514,112	$99,476	$613,588	40
Kevin Weinman	Chief Financial And Admin Officer	$485,047	$56,715	$541,762	40
Lisa Rutherford	Chief Policy Officer/General Counsel	$392,480	$81,083	$473,563	40
Catherine Epstein	Provost And Dean Of Faculty	$371,084	$89,777	$460,861	40
Austin Sarat	Prof Of Poli Sci And Ljst	$389,308	$63,393	$452,701	40
Elizabeth Cannon-Smith	Chief Advancement Officer	$371,055	$61,192	$432,247	40
Sandra Genelius	Chief Communications Officer	$330,030	$61,546	$391,576	40
Allen Hart	Professor Of Psychology	$317,554	$58,784	$376,338	40
Abbey Silberman Fagin	Folger Chief Advancement Officer	$293,387	$58,743	$352,130	40
Gregory Call	Professor Of Mathematics	$294,240	$52,989	$347,229	40
James Brassord	Chief Of Campus Operations	$281,736	$56,314	$338,050	40
Matthew Mcgann	Dean Of Admission & Financial Aid	$284,360	$32,937	$317,297	40
Thomas Dwyer	Interim Chief Financial Officer	$234,615	$54,449	$289,064	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Letitia Johnson	Chief Investment Officer	$792,272	$51,390	$843,662	40
Carolyn Martin	President	$641,452	$110,020	$751,472	40
Michael Witmore	Folger Director	$430,798	$74,106	$504,904	40
Kevin Weinman	Chief Fin & Admin Officer	$420,310	$61,727	$482,037	40
Austin Sarat	A. Prov./Dean Of Faculty	$381,316	$59,747	$441,063	40
Lisa Rutherford	Policy Officer/General Counsel	$343,330	$68,466	$411,796	40
Elizabeth Cannon-Smith	Chief Advancement Officer	$355,283	$53,931	$409,214	40
Catherine Epstein	Provost And Dean Of Faculty	$308,468	$58,641	$367,109	40
Sandra Genelius	Chief Communications Officer	$287,955	$54,075	$342,030	40
Jack Cheney	A. Prov./A. Dean Of Faculty	$284,949	$55,142	$340,091	40
Abbey Silberman Fagin	Chief Advancement Officer, Folger	$276,597	$56,228	$332,825	40
Gregory Call	Professor Of Mathematics	$291,349	$31,909	$323,258	40
James Brassord	Chief Of Campus Operations	$263,818	$52,866	$316,684	40
Hikaru Kozuma	Chief Student Affairs Officer	$255,836	$53,185	$309,021	40
Bett K Schumacher	Chief Of Staff, Secretary Of Trustees	$183,152	$45,485	$228,637	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Carolyn Martin	President	$668,868	$109,364	$778,232	40
Kevin Weinman	Chief Fin & Admin Officer	$504,376	$55,803	$560,179	40
Michael Witmore	Folger Director	$437,006	$76,260	$513,266	40
Christopher Menard	Former Chief Adv Officer	$440,902	$10,730	$451,632	40
Austin Sarat	A. Prov./Dean Of Faculty	$390,566	$59,169	$449,735	40
Mauricia Geissler	Chief Invest. Officer (E 9/19)	$409,627	$35,263	$444,890	40
Lisa Rutherford	Policy Officer/General Counsel	$347,884	$70,394	$418,278	40
Catherine Epstein	Provost And Dean Of Faculty	$310,359	$71,200	$381,559	40
Elizabeth Cannon-Smith	Chief Advancement Officer	$320,347	$60,978	$381,325	40
Suzanne Coffey	Assistant To The President	$300,348	$58,184	$358,532	40
John Dailey	Director Of Investments	$284,611	$55,873	$340,484	40
Sandra Genelius	Chief Communications Officer	$304,198	$27,423	$331,621	40
Gregory Call	Professor Of Mathematics	$284,215	$42,292	$326,507	40
James Brassord	Chief Of Campus Operations	$269,879	$53,191	$323,070	40
Hikaru Kozuma	Chief Of Student Affairs	$262,937	$53,526	$316,463	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Carolyn Martin	President	$664,077	$114,502	$778,579	40
Mauricia Geissler	Chief Investment Officer	$540,100	$57,817	$597,917	40
Michael Witmore	Folger Director	$435,591	$73,916	$509,507	40
Christopher Menard	Chief Adv Officer (E 3/19)	$406,214	$52,194	$458,408	40
Austin Sarat	A. Dean Of Fac/Prof Of Pol Sci	$383,288	$67,800	$451,088	40
Kevin Weinman	Chief Fin & Admin Officer	$375,983	$49,526	$425,509	40
Lisa Rutherford	Policy Officer/Gen Council	$340,459	$63,259	$403,718	40
Suzanne Coffey	Chief Student Affairs Officer	$312,888	$56,209	$369,097	40
Catherine Epstein	Dean Of Faculty	$289,495	$69,314	$358,809	40
Gretchen Dwyer	EXEC Director Of Development	$327,250	—	$327,250	40
Sandra Genelius	Chief Communications Officer	$295,988	$29,482	$325,470	40
James Brassord	Chief Of Campus Operations	$272,179	$46,184	$318,363	40
Gregory Call	Dean Of Faculty	$274,970	$41,040	$316,010	40
Bett K Schumacher	Chief Of Staff/SEC Of Trustees	$196,297	$36,907	$233,204	40
Elizabeth Smith	Chief Adv Officer (As Of 5/19)	$182,764	$45,561	$228,325	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Carolyn Martin	President	$1,302,640	$136,839	$1,439,479	40
Mauricia Geissler	Chief Investment Officer	$434,934	$60,126	$495,060	40
Michael Witmore	Folger Director	$403,968	$42,168	$446,136	40
Austin Sarat	A. Dean Of Fac/Prof Of Pol Sci	$368,288	$72,838	$441,126	40
Kevin Weinman	Chief Fin And Admin Officer	$344,446	$61,870	$406,316	40
Lisa Rutherford	Chief Policy Off/Gen Counsel	$319,761	$60,460	$380,221	40
Suzanne Coffey	Chief Of Student Affairs	$317,741	$55,497	$373,238	40
Gretchen Dwyer	EXEC Director Of Development	$304,161	$59,879	$364,040	40
Catherine Epstein	Dean Of Faculty	$277,483	$67,610	$345,093	40
Elizabeth Anema	Fmr Ed Of Alum/Par Prog & Giv.	$335,682	—	$335,682	—
Gregory Call	Professor Of Mathematics	$289,074	$40,818	$329,892	40
John Cheney	A. Dean Of Fac/Prof Of Geology	$261,713	$53,760	$315,473	40
James Brassord	Chief Of Campus Operations	$253,655	$38,649	$292,304	40
Sandra Genelius	Chief Communications Officer	$256,563	$23,050	$279,613	40
Allen Hart	Fmr Dean Of Students	$202,283	$54,117	$256,400	—

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$6.8M Grants Received

25 Organizations

Top Funders

25 total

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$2.4M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.4M

Charities Aid Foundation America

$765K

American Endowment Foundation

$345K

Greater Washington Community Foundation 2 grants

$120K

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund

$100K

The Fund For Blood And Cancer

$100K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 4 grants

$81K

American Online Giving Foundation Inc.

$62K

The Sterling Donor Advised Fund

$50K

+15 more funders

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Charities Aid Foundation America American Endowment Foundation Greater Washington Community Foundation Johnson Charitable Gift Fund The Fund For Blood And Cancer Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. American Online Giving Foundation Inc. The Sterling Donor Advised Fund Southwest Florida Community Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Seattle Foundation National Collegiate Athletic Association The Chicago Community Trust T Rowe Price Program For Charitable National Charitable Endowment Inc. Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Community Foundation Of New Jersey American Chemical Society American Gift Fund The Bessemer Giving Fund Communities Foundation Of Texas Inc. The New York Community Trust

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with Amherst College Trustees

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(413) 542-2101 (413) 542-2296

Social

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Po Box 5000 Controllers Office Amherst, MA 01002

Amherst College Trustees

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Assess Needs

Design Programs

Deliver Services

Evaluate Impact

Programs and Initiatives

Educational

Student Center

Fund Fink Bioscience Symposium

Folger Shakespeare Theatre "wonder Of Will" Campai

Specific Program

Team & Leadership

Letitia Johnson

Carolyn Martin

Michael Witmore

Kevin Weinman

Lisa Rutherford

Elizabeth Cannon-Smith

Sandra Genelius

Abbey Silberman Fagin

James Brassord

Thomas Dwyer

Ruth Taylor-Kidd

Hikaru Kozuma

Kathleen Pertzborn

Michael Thomas

Austin Sarat

Catherine Epstein

Allen Hart

Gregory Call

Matthew McGann

Stephen Nigro

Milestones

Program Expansion

Program Expansion

Program Expansion

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Contact

Email

Phone

Social