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Filing year 2023

VASSAR COLLEGE

Poughkeepsie, New York·EIN 14-1338587·3
Total revenue
$327.5M
Total assets
$1.9B
Total expenses
$321.6M
Reported officers
44
Mission

The mission of Vassar College is to make accessible "the means of a thorough, well-proportioned and liberal education" that inspires each individual to lead a purposeful life. The College makes possible an education that promotes analytical, informed, and independent thinking and sound judgment; encourages articulate expression; and nurtures intellectual curiosity, creativity, respectful debate and engaged citizenship. Vassar supports a high standard of engagement in teaching and learning, scholarship and artistic endeavor; a broad and deep curriculum; and a residential campus that fosters a learning community. Founded in 1861 to provide women an education equal to that once available only to men, Vassar is now open to all and strives to pursue diversity, inclusion, and equity as essential components of a rich intellectual and cultural environment in which all members, including those from underrepresented and marginalized groups, are valued and empowered to thrive.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 18 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

President and Trustee
board member
$820k
$920k
Base
$668k
Bonus
Other
$6k
Benefits
$107k
VP for Alumnae Affairs and Dev
vice president
$509k
$571k
Base
$364k
Bonus
Other
$1k
Benefits
$105k
VP for Fin and Admin
vice president
$410k
$461k
Base
$314k
Bonus
Other
$23k
Benefits
$34k
Dean of Faculty
officer (unspecified)
$353k
$396k
Base
$283k
Bonus
Other
$6k
Benefits
$27k
VP for Tech and Hr; Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$342k
$384k
Base
$275k
Bonus
Other
$3k
Benefits
$30k
Dean of College
officer (unspecified)
$333k
$374k
Base
$277k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$20k
Professor of History
highest compensated employee
$310k
$348k
Base
$218k
Bonus
Other
$29k
Benefits
$33k
Professor of English
highest compensated employee
$289k
$325k
Base
$227k
Bonus
Other
$4k
Benefits
$30k
Dean of Str Plan and Acad Res
officer (unspecified)
$285k
$320k
Base
$235k
Bonus
Other
$6k
Benefits
$16k
Professor of Hispanic Studies
highest compensated employee
$280k
$314k
Base
$207k
Bonus
Other
$29k
Benefits
$14k
Dean of Admissions and Student Fin Services
officer (unspecified)
$278k
$313k
Base
$224k
Bonus
Other
$13k
Benefits
$13k
Professor of Economics
highest compensated employee
$265k
$298k
Base
$208k
Bonus
Other
$4k
Benefits
$27k
Assistant VP for Facilities Operations
vice president
$262k
$294k
Base
$202k
Bonus
Other
$180
Benefits
$34k
Controller
officer (unspecified)
$252k
$283k
Base
$160k
Bonus
Other
$225
Benefits
$71k
General Counsel
officer (unspecified)
$244k
$273k
Base
$212k
Bonus
Other
$138
Benefits
$8k
Interim VP for Communications
vice president
$210k
$236k
Base
$152k
Bonus
Other
$2k
Benefits
$36k
Secretary of the Board
board secretary
$199k
$223k
Base
$173k
Bonus
Other
$121
Benefits
$13k
VP for Communications
vice president
$137k
$154k
Base
$119k
Bonus
Other
$4k
Benefits
$457

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 26 unpaid individuals.

Up 5%
from 2022

From $780k in 2022 to $820k in 2023.

$780k
2022
$820k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 1% in real terms$909k to $920k

Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

VASSAR COLLEGE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$284.4M
$305.4M
2022
$327.5M
$321.6M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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