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Bentley University

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % PAYROLL DEPT
Other · WALTHAM, MA · EIN 04-1081650

About

Organization's mission bentley university is more than just one of the nation's TOP business schools. It is a lifelong-learning community that creates successful leaders who make business a force for positive change. With a combination of business and the arts and sciences and a flexible, personalized approach to education, bentley provides students with critical thinking and practical skills that prepare them to lead successful, rewarding careers. Founded in 1917, the university enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate and PHD students and is SET on 163 acres in waltham, massachusetts, 10 miles WEST of boston. Bentley university enjoys a strong position in many major rankings and lists including princeton review, which ranks bentley no. 1 in the nation for career services; the new YORK times, which ranks bentley #4 in the nation for earnings 10 years after graduation; and u.s. News & world report, which ranks bentley the no. 1 regional university in the north. For more than a decade, 97 to 99 percent of our graduates have been employed or enrolled in graduate school within SIX months of graduation. Undergraduate and graduate business programs at bentley university are accredited by the association to advance collegiate schools of business (aacsb international). The university is also accredited by the new england commission of higher education (neche). These accreditations indicate that bentley university meets or exceeds established standards as determined by periodic aacsb PEER group reviews.

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Category
Other
Employees
2,730
Volunteers
250

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$347.7M
Expenses
$333.7M
Assets
$753.0M
Liabilities
$203.3M

Financial history

$351.9M$175.9M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $347.7M · Peak FY2022: $351.9M · Avg: $319.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$131.8M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)
SOUTH AMERICA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$23K
Grants Given
$118.1M
BENTLEY UNIVERSITY
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Address

175 Forest Stpayroll Department
Waltham, MA, 02452-000

Governance

Voting board members21
Independent members20
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %58.8%
Permanent endowment %18.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$273K
Net to org$99K
Retained by contractors$174K
ChannelsMail · Email
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