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Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Founded 1935

Providing quality education and academic excellence

Primary audience

Students

Work area

Education

Topic

Academic Programs

Contact

Paula Volent

Website Contact

About Organization

Bowdoin College is a highly selective private liberal arts institution offering undergraduate education in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Located in Brunswick, ME, the college operates with $236.7 million in annual revenue and employs 1,408 faculty and staff, serving a student body committed to intellectual inquiry and the common good.

What They Focus On

Academic Excellence

Delivering rigorous curriculum and supporting student achievement

Student Success

Providing comprehensive support services for student development

Innovation

Advancing teaching methods and educational technology

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$369.8M

-10.2% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$3.2B

+4.2% vs 2021

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2021	—	—	—	—
2021	$411,778,000	$255,587,000	$3,102,956,000	2,633
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$359,057,000	$240,341,000	$3,297,186,000	2,636
2019	$324,967,000	$233,530,000	$2,358,149,000	3,173
2018	$283,025,000	$233,576,000	$2,380,634,000	3,145
2017	$237,784,000	$212,106,000	$2,201,155,000	3,104

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

01

Curriculum Design

Developing rigorous academic programs aligned with standards
02

Instruction Delivery

Teaching students through evidence-based pedagogical methods
03

Assessment

Evaluating student learning and program effectiveness
04

Continuous Improvement

Refining programs based on data and feedback

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Bowdoin College

Academic Programs

Delivering comprehensive curriculum and degree programs

Student Support

Providing counseling, tutoring, and student success services

Research Initiatives

Conducting research to advance knowledge and innovation

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Bowdoin College.

Paula Volent

SVP/Chief Investment Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $2,652,443

K Niles Bryant

SVP/Chief Investment Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $1,550,187

Clayton Rose

President

Full-time

Compensation: $503,393

Page MacHlin

Director Of Investments

Full-time

Compensation: $477,221

Jennifer Scanlon

SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs

Full-time

Compensation: $378,721

Scott Meiklejohn

SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations

Full-time

Compensation: $377,473

Michael Reed

SVP For Inclusion & Diversity

Full-time

Compensation: $327,196

Michael Cato

SVP/Chief Information Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $317,824

Elizabeth McCormack

Frmr SVP For Academic Affairs

Full-time

Compensation: $309,858

Janet Lohmann

SVP/Dean For Student Affairs

Full-time

Compensation: $298,994

Scott Hood

SVP For Comm & Public Affairs

Full-time

Compensation: $287,298

Stephanie Frost

SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations

Full-time

Compensation: $265,427

Elizabeth Orlic

SVP/Special Asst To The Pres

Full-time

Compensation: $265,326

Jeffrey Maher

Director Of Health Services

Full-time

Compensation: $263,352

Claudia Marroquin

SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid

Full-time

Compensation: $246,837

E Whitney Soule

SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid

Full-time

Compensation: $176,893

Christina Finneran

SVP/Institutional Research

Full-time

Compensation: $167,758

Michael Archibald

VP For Dvt & Alumni Relatns

Full-time

Compensation: $287,933

Patsy Dickinson

Faculty

Full-time

Compensation: $263,013

Tama Spoerri

VP For Human Resources

Full-time

Compensation: $262,638

Rebecca Corey

Controller

Milestones

2017

Community Partnerships

2017

Enhanced services and organizational capabilities

2023

Leadership Expansion

2023

Grew leadership team to enhance organizational capacity

2025

Program Innovation

2025

Launched new initiatives to deepen community impact

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Matthew Orlando SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer 40.00 hrs/week · $405,450

Alison E Rundlett Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Andrew E Serwer Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Ann Hambelton Kenyon Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Arthur E Black Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Bertrand Garcia-Moreno Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

David A Morales Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

David G Brown Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

David P Wheeler Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Diana L Spagnuolo Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Ellen L P Chan Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

George A Khaldun Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Holly E Maloney Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

James E Staley Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Jane L Pinchin Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Jeff D Emerson Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Jennifer Goldsmith Adams Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Joan Benoit Samuelson Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

John F McQuillan Jr Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

John K L Thorndike Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Joseph Adu Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Joseph V McDevitt Jr Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Karen N Walker Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Katie R Benner Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Kimberly Foster Price Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Mary Hogan Preusse Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Michele G Cyr Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Mitchell S Zuklie Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Paula M Wardynski Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Peter J Bernard Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Philip W Schiller Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

R Stewart Strawbridge Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Robert F White Chair 8.00 hrs/week

Robert T Friedman Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Ronald C Brady Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Russell C Crandall Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Scott B Perper Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Shelley A Hearne Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Sydney Asbury Vice Chair 8.00 hrs/week

Tasha Vanderlinde Irving Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Tejus Ajmera Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

Tyree P Jones Jr Trustee 4.00 hrs/week

William S Anderson Trustee 4.00 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)

$10.0M

Highest Paid

$2.7M

Paula Volent

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paula Volent	SVP/Chief Investment Officer	$2,652,443	$10,549	$2,662,992	40
K Niles Bryant	SVP/Chief Investment Officer	$1,550,187	$74,411	$1,624,598	40
Scott Meiklejohn	SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations	$377,473	$363,950	$741,423	40
Clayton Rose	President	$503,393	$122,111	$625,504	40
Page Machlin	Director Of Investments	$477,221	$44,805	$522,026	40
Matthew Orlando	SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer	$405,450	$66,777	$472,227	40
Jennifer Scanlon	SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs	$378,721	$85,054	$463,775	40
Michael Cato	SVP/Chief Information Officer	$317,824	$70,754	$388,578	40
Elizabeth Mccormack	Frmr SVP For Academic Affairs	$309,858	$67,221	$377,079	40
Michael Reed	SVP For Inclusion & Diversity	$327,196	$44,815	$372,011	40
Janet Lohmann	SVP/Dean For Student Affairs	$298,994	$69,879	$368,873	40
Michael Archibald	VP For Dvt & Alumni Relatns	$287,933	$65,543	$353,476	40
Scott Hood	SVP For COMM & Public Affairs	$287,298	$54,957	$342,255	40
Tama Spoerri	VP For Human Resources	$262,638	$72,271	$334,909	40
Elizabeth Orlic	SVP/Special ASST To The PRES	$265,326	$58,993	$324,319	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paula Volent	SVP/Chief Investment Officer	$4,169,769	$63,926	$4,233,695	40
Niles Bryant	Director Of Investments	$1,144,524	$17,864	$1,162,388	40
Chris Piccione	Endowment Chief OPS Officer	$617,749	$45,493	$663,242	40
Scott Meiklejohn	SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations	$362,027	$48,090	$410,117	40
Matthew Orlando	SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer	$342,638	$50,732	$393,370	40
Clayton Rose	President	$312,048	$71,678	$383,726	40
Elizabeth Mccormack	SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs	$312,779	$48,426	$361,205	40
Jennifer Scanlon	SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs	$263,176	$73,772	$336,948	40
Michael Archibald	VP For Dvt & Alumni Relatns	$275,364	$57,888	$333,252	40
Michael Cato	SVP/Chief Information Officer	$260,820	$60,746	$321,566	40
E Whitney Soule	SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid	$252,759	$57,357	$310,116	40
Janet Lohmann	SVP/Dean For Student Affairs	$242,081	$62,459	$304,540	40
Michael Reed	SVP For Inclusion & Diversity	$252,262	$46,476	$298,738	40
Tama Spoerri	VP For Human Resources	$220,768	$64,002	$284,770	40
Scott Hood	SVP For COMM & Public Affairs	$236,007	$42,882	$278,889	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paula Volent	SVP/Chief Investment Officer	$4,170,808	$65,495	$4,236,303	40
Clayton Rose	President	$499,347	$94,849	$594,196	40
Chris Piccione	Endowment Chief OPS Officer	$501,321	$14,251	$515,572	40
Scott Meiklejohn	SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations	$364,518	$60,010	$424,528	40
Matthew Orlando	SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer	$352,845	$59,679	$412,524	40
Elizabeth Mccormack	SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs	$306,768	$55,962	$362,730	40
John Holt	Faculty	$316,527	$23,027	$339,554	40
Michael Archibald	ASSOC VP Dvt & Alumni Relatns	$270,260	$62,065	$332,325	40
Michael Cato	SVP/Chief Information Officer	$269,571	$58,652	$328,223	40
Jennifer Scanlon	Fmr Interim Dean Acad. Affairs	$238,786	$77,629	$316,415	40
Michael Reed	SVP For Inclusion & Diversity	$261,940	$40,481	$302,421	40
E Whitney Soule	SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid	$245,342	$55,524	$300,866	40
Scott Hood	SVP For COMM & Public Affairs	$239,854	$48,809	$288,663	40
Allen Wells	Faculty	$263,932	$22,908	$286,840	40
Patsy Dickinson	Faculty	$220,854	$43,751	$264,605	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paula Volent	SVP/Chief Investment Officer	$4,670,264	$66,842	$4,737,106	40
Clayton Rose	President	$492,189	$82,795	$574,984	40
Sara Orr	Director Of Private Equity	$435,730	$43,662	$479,392	40
Scott Meiklejohn	SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations	$344,549	$62,342	$406,891	40
Matthew Orlando	SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer	$330,578	$61,102	$391,680	40
Elizabeth Mccormack	SVP/Dean For Academic Affairs	$299,695	$34,900	$334,595	40
Walter Burlock	DIR Of Marketable Investments	$306,433	$18,901	$325,334	40
Michael Archibald	ASSOC VP Dvt & Alumni Relatns	$286,728	$26,073	$312,801	40
Michael Cato	SVP/Chief Information Officer	$288,082	$19,817	$307,899	40
Mary Hunter	Faculty	$280,519	$22,251	$302,770	40
Jennifer Scanlon	Fmr Interim Dean Acad. Affairs	$231,815	$69,467	$301,282	40
Timothy Foster	Dean Of Student Affairs	$219,683	$67,267	$286,950	40
Scott Hood	SVP For COMM & Public Affairs	$232,963	$47,703	$280,666	40
Nathaniel Wheelwright	Faculty	$261,290	$17,241	$278,531	40
E Whitney Soule	SVP/Dean Admissions & St. Aid	$221,221	$52,540	$273,761	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Paula Volent	SVP For Investments	$2,760,071	$70,076	$2,830,147	40
Clayton Rose	President	$477,861	$80,731	$558,592	40
Sara Orr	Director Of Private Equity	$380,710	$61,192	$441,902	40
Scott Meiklejohn	SVP For Dvt & Alumni Relations	$324,642	$55,436	$380,078	40
Matthew Orlando	SVP Finance & Admin/Treasurer	$307,769	$62,680	$370,449	40
Pamela Torrey	Director Of Parent Giving	$227,522	$135,380	$362,902	40
Jennifer Scanlon	Interim Dean Academic Affairs	$264,186	$72,363	$336,549	40
Timothy Foster	Dean Of Student Affairs	$224,532	$66,737	$291,269	40
Scott Hood	SVP COMM & Public Affairs	$225,738	$47,290	$273,028	40
E Whitney Soule	Dean Of Admissions/Student Aid	$213,422	$53,741	$267,163	40
Abbie Brown	VP, Interim Co-Head Of IT	$213,990	$48,901	$262,891	40
Elizabeth Orlic	VP & Assistant To President	$202,715	$52,589	$255,304	40
Steven Blanc	VP, Interim Co-Head Of IT	$205,923	$30,854	$236,777	40
Elizabeth Mccormack	Dean For Academic Affairs	$195,957	$6,544	$202,501	40
Mitchel Davis	Fmr Chief Information Officer	$138,919	$35,700	$174,619	40

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

Individual Political Donors

People from this organization who contributed to political campaigns

$14K Total Given

Democratic $12,148 (85%)

Other/PAC $1,894 (13%)

Republican $300 (2%)

100 Contributions

$143 Avg Each

Top Individual Donors

33 Individual Donors

Scott Sehon 2 contributions • $1,000 avg

$2,000

Alison Miller 2 contributions • $1,000 avg

$2,000

Henry Laurence 3 contributions • $417 avg

$1,250

Boris Raykin 2 contributions • $486 avg

$972

Jeanne Bamforth 12 contributions • $60 avg

$720

Other Individual Contributors $7,400 combined

Suzanne Lovett

Freeport, ME

$650 Total

4 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT ACTBLUE

Mark Battle

Brunswick, ME

$550 Total

3 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT HARRIS VICTORY

Krista Van Vleet

Bath, ME

$541 Total

4 Contributions

ACTBLUE HARRIS VICTORY

Page Herrlinger

Portland, ME

$500 Total

4 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT ACTBLUE

#10

Erin Beirne

Bath, ME

$500 Total

2 Contributions

VOTE SAVE AMERICA ACTBLUE

#11

Sharon Pedersen

Brunswick, ME

$500 Total

2 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT ACTBLUE

#12

Catherine Ferdinand

Brunswick, ME

$500 Total

1 Contribution

ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN

#13

James Higginbotham

Brunswick, ME

$400 Total

2 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT ACTBLUE

#14

Charlotte Daniels

Portland, ME

$400 Total

2 Contributions

ACTBLUE HARRIS VICTORY

#15

Tony R Sprague

Brunswick, ME

$350 Total

4 Contributions

ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN

#16

Mark Wethli

Brunswick, ME

$308 Total

12 Contributions

DEFEAT BY TWEET

#17

Stephen Meardon

Brunswick, ME

$300 Total

3 Contributions

RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC)

#18

David Holman

North Yarmouth, ME

$250 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS VICTORY

#19

Elizabeth Orlic

Falmouth, ME

$203 Total

2 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT HARRIS VICTORY

#20

Holly Sherburne

Manchester, ME

$200 Total

2 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#21

Whitney Hogan

Portland, ME

$175 Total

7 Contributions

HARRIS VICTORY

#22

Mary Lou Zeeman

Brunswick, ME

$150 Total

3 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#23

Christina Finneran

Durham, ME

$147 Total

3 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#24

Jill Pearlman

Brunswick, ME

$132 Total

3 Contributions

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT HARRIS VICTORY

#25

Christina Astrachan

Portland, ME

$120 Total

6 Contributions

HARRIS VICTORY

#26

Tim Ryan

Brunswick, ME

$100 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#27

Vladimir Douhovnikoff

Brunswick, ME

$100 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#28

Jeremy Tardif

Woolwich, ME

$100 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS VICTORY

#29

Dale Syphers

Brunswick, ME

$75 Total

2 Contributions

HARRIS VICTORY

#30

David Hecht

Yarmouth, ME

$50 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

#31

Catherine Payson

Brunswick, ME

$47 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS VICTORY

#32

Kimberly Wing

Freeport, ME

$47 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS VICTORY

#33

Guillermo Herrera

Brunswick, ME

$5 Total

1 Contribution

HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT

Quick Insights

🏆

Most Active Donor Jeanne Bamforth with 12 contributions

💰

Highest Avg per Contribution Scott Sehon at $1,000 each

🎯

Top Recipient ACTBLUE — $4,572

Data from Federal Election Commission • Individual contributions only

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$7.0M Grants Received

25 Organizations

Top Funders

25 total

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.1M

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$1.5M

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$447K

The Ayco Charitable Foundation

$169K

American Online Giving Foundation Inc.

$140K

Mount Desert Island Biological

$138K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.

$130K

The Chicago Community Trust

$66K

The Bessemer Giving Fund

$52K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

$43K

+15 more funders

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Silicon Valley Community Foundation Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund The Ayco Charitable Foundation American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Mount Desert Island Biological Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. The Chicago Community Trust The Bessemer Giving Fund Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc. Maine Space Grant Consortium Charities Aid Foundation America National Performance Network Inc. American Endowment Foundation The Independent Charitable Gift Fund Community Foundation Of New Jersey Christian Community Foundation Inc. American Gift Fund Advisors Charitable Gift Fund Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles Maine Community Foundation Inc Deloitte Foundation T Rowe Price Program For Charitable Liu Shiming Art Foundation

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

Federal Funding

Government awards and grants from USAspending.gov

$1.4M Total Obligated

$1.4M Total Amount

6 Awards

3 Agencies

By Agency

HHS $1.2M

NASA $247K

Education $0

Awards

Agency	Award ID	Type	Period	Amount
HHS	R15GM109397	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2015-2025	$1,062,049
HHS	G13LM014433	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2024-2025	$99,957
NASA	80NSSC23K0571	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2025-2026	$93,707
NASA	80NSSC22K1423	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2022-2024	$87,234
NASA	80NSSC23K0702	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2025-2026	$66,535
Education	P268K261533	DIRECT LOAN (E)	2025-2047	$0

Source: USAspending.gov. Amounts represent total federal obligations.

Contact

Get in touch with Bowdoin College

Phone

(207) 721-5078 (207) 725-3000

Social

Visit Website

5400 College Station Brunswick, ME 040118445

Bowdoin College

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Curriculum Design

Instruction Delivery

Assessment

Continuous Improvement

Programs and Initiatives

Academic Programs

Student Support

Research Initiatives

Team & Leadership

Paula Volent

K Niles Bryant

Clayton Rose

Page MacHlin

Jennifer Scanlon

Scott Meiklejohn

Michael Reed

Michael Cato

Elizabeth McCormack

Janet Lohmann

Scott Hood

Stephanie Frost

Elizabeth Orlic

Jeffrey Maher

Claudia Marroquin

E Whitney Soule

Christina Finneran

Michael Archibald

Patsy Dickinson

Tama Spoerri

Rebecca Corey

Milestones

Community Partnerships

Leadership Expansion

Program Innovation

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Individual Political Donors

Top Individual Donors

Other Individual Contributors $7,400 combined

Suzanne Lovett

Mark Battle

Krista Van Vleet

Page Herrlinger

Erin Beirne

Sharon Pedersen

Catherine Ferdinand

James Higginbotham

Charlotte Daniels

Tony R Sprague

Mark Wethli

Stephen Meardon

David Holman

Elizabeth Orlic

Holly Sherburne

Whitney Hogan

Mary Lou Zeeman

Christina Finneran

Jill Pearlman

Christina Astrachan

Tim Ryan

Vladimir Douhovnikoff

Jeremy Tardif

Dale Syphers

David Hecht

Catherine Payson

Kimberly Wing

Guillermo Herrera

Quick Insights

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Federal Funding

By Agency

Awards

Contact

Phone