Education : Private Liberal Arts Colleges

Bowdoin College

An independent, nonsectarian, coeducational liberal arts institution

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (62.22)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 87.9%    
Administrative Expenses 7.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 4.3%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.11    
Efficiency Rating    
      (36.29)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 13.9%    
Program Expenses Growth 5.9%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 2.60    
Capacity Rating    
      (25.92)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $127,091,000
Other Revenue $28,536,000
Total Revenue $155,627,000
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $111,425,000
Administrative Expenses $9,726,000
Fundraising Expenses $5,477,000
Total Functional Expenses $126,628,000
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $28,999,000
   
Net Assets $1,051,704,000

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Contact Information

Bowdoin College
4100 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011
tel: (888) 385-2254
fax: (207) 725-3127
EIN: 01-0215213

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Barry Mills President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $351,210 0.27%
Other Salaries of Note
Paula Volent Senior Vice President of Investments (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $602,853 0.47%

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Mission

Bowdoin is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of 21,000 on the Maine coast. Study at Bowdoin leads to a bachelor of arts degree in one of over 40 departmental and interdisciplinary majors. Bowdoin enrolls approximately 1,710 students from across the country and around the world. Bowdoin faculty members are leading scholars, performers, researchers, and artists who live what they teach. They are here because they truly enjoy the give-and-take of teaching undergraduates.

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