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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room W92-280
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel: (617) 253-8270
TTY: (617) 258-9344

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advancing knowledge and educating students in science and technology

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (62.87)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 78.7%    
Administrative Expenses 20.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 0.8%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (32.87)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 9.0%    
Program Expenses Growth 11.0%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 3.71    
Capacity Rating    
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2006)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $2,040,848,000
Other Revenue $896,434,000
Total Revenue $2,937,282,000
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $1,847,349,000
Administrative Expenses $479,496,000
Fundraising Expenses $20,339,000
Total Functional Expenses $2,347,184,000
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $590,098,000
   
Net Assets $10,093,517,000

Contact Information

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Room W92-280
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel: (617) 253-8270
TTY: (617) 258-9344

Contact Email
Visit Web Site

Leadership      (FYE 06/2006)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Susan Hockfield 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.) $583,550 0.02%
Other Salaries of Note
Allan S. Bufferd Treasurer (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.) $784,635 0.03%
Gabriel Britan Deputy Dean (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.) $615,856 0.02%
Dana Mead Chairman, MIT Corporation (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.) $226,680 0.00%

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Mission

Admitting its first students in 1865, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) works to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. MIT is dedicated to providing its students with an education that combines rigorous academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus community. The Institute has 1,008 faculty members, and 10,220 undergraduate and graduate students.

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