EMERSON COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: EMERSON COLLEGE (EIN 04-1286950)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-05-15
IRS object ID: 201731359349303048
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-15T10:29:47-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GRANT THORNTON LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 STATE STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	041286950	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EMERSON COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% JONATHAN PEARSALL	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	EMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6178248500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 BOYLSTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	021164624	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MAUREEN MURPHY	PersonNm
Person Title	VP Admin & Finance	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6178248426	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Robert J Butler Jr	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00037953	PTIN
Phone	6177237900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-10	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Lee Pelton	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 BOYLSTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	021164624	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$226,673,785	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.emerson.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1880	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN COMMUNICATION AND THE ARTS AND TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK THAT BRINGS INNOVATION, DEPTH AND DIVERSITY TO THESE DISCIPLINES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	30	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	28	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3312	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,195,738	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$3,313,555	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,321,951	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,592,129	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$197,803,112	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$203,986,252	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,076,386	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,198,792	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,002,189	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,750,610	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$216,203,638	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$220,527,783	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$35,200,507	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$37,730,936	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$83,253,575	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$85,458,803	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,343,902	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$89,522,556	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$84,557,458	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$207,976,638	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$207,747,197	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,227,000	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$12,780,586	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$765,608,286	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$772,424,484	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$355,912,243	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$356,717,006	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$409,696,043	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$415,707,478	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Emerson College is the only four year college in the United States devoted exclusively to communication and performing arts. (Continued in Schedule O)	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$133,238,830	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$37,730,936	GrantAmt
Revenue	$169,221,963	RevenueAmt
Desc	EMERSON COLLEGE PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS CHALLENGING STUDENTS TO THINK AND COMMUNICATE WITH CLARITY, SUBSTANCE AND INSIGHT. THE CURRICULUM INTEGRATES COMMUNICATION WITH LIBERAL ARTS AND EMPHASIZES A GLOBAL OUTLOOK AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TO HELP DEVELOP THE INHERENT CAPACITIES OF EACH STUDENT. THE COLLEGE EDUCATES APPROXIMATELY 3,791 UNDERGRADUATE AND 642 GRADUATE STUDENTS ANNUALLY - FROM 49 U.S. STATES AND 53 COUNTRIES. THE COLLEGE HAS MORE THAN 450 FULL AND PART-TIME FACULTY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$45,851,114	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$36,569,622	RevenueAmt
Desc	AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY SUPPORTED. THE SERVICES INCLUDE ROOM, BOARD AND THE BOOKSTORE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$179,089,944	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (true)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5355	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3312	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	NL	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	30	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	28	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JONATHAN PEARSALL	PersonNm
Phone	6178248426	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	120 BOYLSTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	021164624	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jeffrey D Greenhawt
Chairman	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Vincent J Di Bona
Vice Chairman	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Albert M Jaffe
Vice Chairman	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Samuels
Vice Chairman	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Janssen
Treasurer	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michael MacWade
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marillyn Zacharis
Secretary	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Alexander
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dan Black
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bobbi Brown
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brian Carty
Board Member (THRU 12/15)	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dan Cohen
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Friend
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda Gersh
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ira Goldstone
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gary Grossman
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Doug Herzog
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Leo Hindery Jr
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Douglas Holloway
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judy Huretas
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Leary
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Miller
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrea Montoni
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Max Mutchnick
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michelle Perkins
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Patricia Peyton
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Reinganum
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda Schwartz
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Raj Sharma
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Namm Spencer
Board Member	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
M Lee Pelton
President/Trustee	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$720,903	$0	$148,378
Michaela Whelan
Provost & VP for Academic Aff.	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$255,853	$0	$31,515
Christine Hughes
VP & Gen. Counsel and Clerk	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$212,213	$0	$31,537
Maureen Murphy
VP for Admin. and Finance	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$310,080	$0	$51,197
Ruthanne Madsen
VP for Enrollment Management	40.0	0.0			$195,300	$0	$17,781	Yes (X)
William Gilligan
VP for Information Technology	40.0	0.0			$245,340	$0	$42,369		Yes (X)
Donna Heiland thru 216
VP & Special Ass. to President	40.0	0.0			$210,746	$0	$27,971		Yes (X)
Jeffrey Schoenherr thru 215
VP of Devel. & Alumni Relation	40.0	0.0			$208,334	$0	$7,510		Yes (X)
Sylvia Spears
VP for Diversity and Inclusion	40.0	0.0			$218,131	$0	$41,333		Yes (X)
Andrew Tiedemann
VP for Comm. and Marketing	40.0	0.0			$201,531	$0	$44,041		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,778,431	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$443,632	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	94	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ELKUS MANFREDI ARCHITECTS
25 Drydock Avenue	BOSTON	MA	02110	ARCHITECTURAL SERV	$3,398,705
PROSPECT BUILDING SERVICES
360 Pearl Street	MALDEN	MA	02148	CLEANING SERVICES	$378,408
BENNETT COMMUNICATIONS INC
ONE Bennett Lane	QUINCY	MA	02169	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$239,842
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
100 Northern Avenue	BOSTON	MA	02210	LEGAL SERVICES	$201,509
LOIS L LINDAUER SEARCHES
420 Boylston Street Suite 604	BOSTON	MA	02116	EXECUTIVE SEARCHES	$136,297

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$314,862	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$4,039,728	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,237,539	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$469,095	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,592,129	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUTION & FEES	611710	$169,221,963	$169,221,963
ROOM & BOARD	611710	$34,310,175	$34,310,175
BOOKSTORE COMMISSION	611710	$135,544	$135,544
AUXILIARY - OTHER	611710	$318,570	$318,570

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$203,986,252	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,580,619	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,211,619	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,521,332	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,521,332	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,210,141	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,898,971	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$688,830	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$688,830	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$688,830	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,681,958	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$4,063,785	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$618,173	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$618,173	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$618,173	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$197,241	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$314,862	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$183,246	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,995	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,995	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
THEATER REVENUE	531390	$1,805,333	$1,805,333
SUMMER CONFERENCE	531390	$390,405	$390,405
MISCELLANEOUS	611710	$1,708,375		$1,708,375

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,904,113	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$220,527,783	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$205,694,627	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,195,738	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,676,289	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,940,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,940,373	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$790,563	TotalAmt
Program Services	$790,563	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,168,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,695,922	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$277,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$195,000	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,711	TotalAmt
Management And General	$33,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,353,596	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,090,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,016,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,246,450	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,442,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,681,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$602,563	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$158,292	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,822,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,170,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,009,805	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$642,465	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,637,945	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,843,644	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$629,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$165,251	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$852,091	TotalAmt
Management And General	$852,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,328	TotalAmt
Management And General	$108,328	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$184,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$184,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,985,036	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,333,387	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$545,542	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$106,107	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,179,760	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,002,102	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$164,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,654	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,882,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,231,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$528,856	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$122,530	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,923,891	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,595,048	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$261,045	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,798	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,615,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,600,132	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$916,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,423	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,895,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,132,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$512,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$250,094	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$142,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,260	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,451,393	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,122,127	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,329,266	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,259,990	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,551,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,708,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,818,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,281,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$537,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER SERVICES	$9,196,982	$7,702,023	$1,260,511	$234,448
OTHER FOOD SERVICES	$8,824,127	$7,583,081	$1,241,046	$0
MISCELLENEOUS	$7,011,747	$5,996,269	$981,348	$34,130
RENOVATIONS/CONTRACTS MAINT	$3,122,215	$2,683,099	$439,116

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,070,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$919,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$150,473	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$207,747,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$179,089,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,313,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,343,902	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,519,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,090,405	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,439,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,470,492	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,470,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$741,498	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,478,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,581,458	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,121,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,822,110	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$727,158,438	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$219,574,456	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,154,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$507,583,982	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$136,823,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,138,719	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,211,503	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,573,784	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,823	BOYAmt
EOY	$422,036	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$765,608,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$772,424,484	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,036,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,372,273	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,975,246	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,387,162	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,921,855	BOYAmt
EOY	$311,979,365	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,978,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,978,206	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$355,912,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$356,717,006	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$377,924,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$384,919,487	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,089,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,376,492	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,683,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,411,499	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$409,696,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$415,707,478	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$765,608,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$772,424,484	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$12,780,586	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$6,713,075	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$56,076	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,789,333	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,805,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,278,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,321,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,592,129	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,786,840	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,789,333	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,805,007	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,278,420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,321,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,592,129	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,786,840	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,248,153	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$29,538,687	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,590,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,516,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,284,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,627,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,312,092	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,330,669	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$72,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$58,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$137,033	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,286	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$197,241	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$508,345	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$61,625,854	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$924,818,974	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.47932	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.49812	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$149,219,391	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,548,023	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,660,131	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,912,756	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$144,194,527	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$146,174,009	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,028,768	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$175,992	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,807,394	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$149,219,391	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$127,945,924	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,217,617	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$19,228,787	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,218,319	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$146,174,009	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$117,064,905	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,397,951	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,298,021	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$2,814,953	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$127,945,924	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$118,988,122	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,522,529	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$853,654	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$2,592,092	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$117,064,905	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.80780	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.15780	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03440	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,709,055	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$64,709,055	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$552,210,149	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$160,040,497	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$392,169,652	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,701,912	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,195,520	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,506,392	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$64,918,456	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,338,439	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,580,017	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$42,618,866	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$42,618,866	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$507,583,982	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
FUNDS HELD BY BOND TRUSTEE	$54,908,692	F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS	$10,665,092	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$65,573,784	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$2,748,579
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES GOVT GRANT	$1,229,627

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,978,206	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$177,925,413	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$6,713,076	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$2,026,142	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$4,686,934	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$182,612,347	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$184,500	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$37,730,936	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$37,915,436	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$220,527,783	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$171,913,979	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$2,082,218	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$2,082,218	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$169,831,761	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$184,500	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$37,730,936	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$37,915,436	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$207,747,197	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The Colleges endowment consists of approximately 150 individual funds established for a variety of purposes including both donor-restricted endowment funds and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments. THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLEGE'S ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE COLLEGE BY PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE USE THROUGH QUARTERLY DRAWDOWNS. THE ENDOWMENT IS USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM SERVICES. Under the Colleges current long-term investment spending policy, which is within the guidelines specified under state law, the College generally spends up to 3% of the average market value of the qualifying endowment investment pool at the end of the previous five calendar years. The Board of Trustees may authorize higher amounts for certain endowments and can increase the spending rate up to 5%.
ASC 740 Income Tax Footnote	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The College generally does not provide for income taxes since it is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ASC 740, Income Taxes, permits an entity to recognize the benefit and requires accrual of an uncertain tax position only when the position is "more likely than not" to be sustained in the event of examination by tax authorities. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold, the College must presume that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. ASC 740 also provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest or penalties. Tax positions deemed to meet the "more likely than not" threshold are recorded as a tax expense in the current year. The College analyzed all open tax years, as defined by the statutes of limitations. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by taxing authorities. Major jurisdictions for the College include Federal and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The College believes it has no significant uncertain tax positions.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2D	Rental Expenses $1,898,971 Fundraising Expenses $183,247 Change in Value of Charitable Remainder Trust ($56,076) ------------ Total $2,026,142 ============ Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2D Rental Expenses $1,898,971 Fundraising Expenses $183,247 ------------ Total $2,082,218 ============
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4B and Part XII, Line 4B	Scholarships $37,730,936

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 THE COLLEGE'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE COLLEGE'S ADMISSION CATALOG AND THE COLLEGE'S WEBSITE. EMERSON COLLEGE ADMITS QUALIFIED STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTIY, AGE, OR DISABILITY TO ALL OF THE RIGHTS, PRIVLEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES GENERALLY ACCORDED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT THE COLLEGE. EMERSON COLLEGE DOES NOT UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AGE, DISABILITY, OR ANY OTHER CATEGORY PROTECTED BY LAW IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN PROGRAMS, ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, OR OTHER COLLEGE-ADMINISTRATED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES.

FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE

Schedule E, Part I, Line 6a THE COLLEGE PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL PROGRAMS FOR ITS STUDENTS WHO HAVE FILED A FAFSA AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	36	Program Services	SEMESTER ABROAD CLASS	$2,387,715
Central America and the Caribbean			Investments	INVESTMENTS	$26,095,049
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)			Investments	INVESTMENTS	$2,899,875

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	36	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	36	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$31,382,639	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$31,382,639	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Assistance	Scholarships	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Region	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RegionTxt
Recipient	100	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$790,563	CashGrantAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (true)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE U.S.

SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 EMERSON COLLEGE AWARDS INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. COLLEGE MONITORING OF THE FUNDS INCLUDES DIRECTLY CREDITING AWARDS TO STUDENT ACCOUNTS WHICH ASSURES THAT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE EDUCATION PURPOSE INTENDED. ALL AID RECIPIENTS MUST MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS AS OUTLINED IN THE EMERSON COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK. STUDENTS RECEIVING FEDERAL AID MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF A "C" (2.0) GRADE POINT AVERAGE BY TH END OF THEIR SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR. FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS MAY NOT BE IN DEFAULT ON ANY EDUCATION LOANS, OWE A REFUND ON ANY GRANT, OR DEMONSTRATE ANY UNWILLINGNESS TO REPAY AN EDUCATIONAL LOAN. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN (F) GRANTMAKING EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE REPORTED IN COLUMN (F) AT THEIR BOOK VALUE. AMOUNTS SHOWN IN COLUMN (F) FOR INVESTMENTS ARE REPORTED AT THEIR FAIR MARKET VALUE. EXPENDITURES FOR THE SEMESTER ABROAD CLASSES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.

FOREIGN FILING REQUIREMENTS

SCHEDULE F, PART IV The College has certain alternative investments that may make transfers to or generate ownership interests in foreign corporations or partnerships. As such, Schedule F Part IV reflects these transfers and interests. The College has reviewed these investments for any transfers or interests that are required to be further reported on Forms 926, 5471, 8621, or 8865.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GOLF TOURNAMENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$71,975	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$46,475	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$25,500	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$400	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$1,994	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$19,649	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$36	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$10,642	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	ALUMNI REUNION	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$440,128	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$268,387	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$171,741	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$1,119	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$8,100	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$64,860	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$6,140	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$70,306	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$512,103	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$314,862	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$197,241	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$400	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$3,113	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$27,749	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$64,896	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$6,140	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$80,948	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$183,246	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$13,995	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Emerson College Funded Scholarships	2440	$36,512,476	FMV
State Scholarships	243	$427,897	FMV

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	MONITOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 EMERSON COLLEGE AWARDS INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. COLLEGE MONITORING OF THE FUNDS INCLUDES DIRECTLY CREDITING AWARDS TO THE STUDENT ACCOUNTS WHICH ASSURES THAT FUNDS ARE USED FOR THE EDUCATION PURPOSE INTENDED. ALL AID RECIPIENTS MUST MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS AS OUTLINED IN THE EMERSON COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK. STUDENTS RECEIVING FEDERAL AID MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF A "C" (2.0) GRADE POINT AVERAGE BY THE END OF THEIR SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR. FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS MAY NOT BE IN DEFAULT ON ANY EDUCATION LOANS, OWE A REFUND ON ANY GRANT, OR DEMONSTRATE ANY UNWILLINGNESS TO REPAY AN EDUCATIONAL LOAN.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Personal Services	Yes (X)	PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
M Lee Pelton
President/Trustee	$645,177	$0	$0	$0	$75,726	$0	$23,850	$0	$124,528	$0	$869,281	$0	$0	$0
Michaela Whelan
Provost & VP for Academic Aff.	$254,575	$0	$0	$0	$1,278	$0	$23,153	$0	$8,362	$0	$287,368	$0	$0	$0
Christine Hughes
VP & Gen. Counsel and Clerk	$210,273	$0	$0	$0	$1,940	$0	$19,215	$0	$12,322	$0	$243,750	$0	$0	$0
Maureen Murphy
VP for Admin. and Finance	$305,534	$0	$0	$0	$4,546	$0	$23,850	$0	$27,347	$0	$361,277	$0	$0	$0
Ruthanne Madsen
VP for Enrollment Management	$194,895	$0	$0	$0	$405	$0	$17,781	$0	$0	$0	$213,081	$0	$0	$0
William Gilligan
VP for Information Technology	$238,731	$0	$0	$0	$6,609	$0	$29,050	$0	$13,319		$287,709	$0	$0	$0
Donna Heiland thru 216
VP & Special Ass. to President	$208,825	$0	$0	$0	$1,921	$0	$19,009	$0	$8,962		$238,717	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Schoenherr thru 215
VP of Devel. & Alumni Relation	$40,441	$0	$0	$0	$167,893	$0	$3,703	$0	$3,807		$215,844	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia Spears
VP for Diversity and Inclusion	$216,095	$0	$0	$0	$2,036	$0	$20,051	$0	$21,282		$259,464	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Tiedemann
VP for Comm. and Marketing	$199,640	$0	$0	$0	$1,891	$0	$18,761	$0	$25,280		$245,572	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a

FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL THE COLLEGE'S POLICY OUTLINES THAT THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS MAY TAKE FIRST CLASS TRAVEL ON COLLEGE-RELATED BUSINESS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH COLLEGE POLICY, THE PRESIDENT OCCASIONALLY TAKES FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. PERMISSION FOR FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS IS GIVEN TO ALLOW THEM TO BEST REPRESENT THE INSTITUTION AFTER TRAVEL AND THEREFORE IS NOT INCLUDED IN COMPENSATION. Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a HOUSING FOR PERSONAL USE AND PERSONAL SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH COLLEGE POLICY AND INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 119, THE COLLEGE REQUIRES THE PRESIDENT TO LIVE IN A RESIDENCE OWNED BY THE COLLEGE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT DURING HIS TENURE. THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE AND EXTENSIVELY USED FOR BUSINESS OF THE COLLEGE. HOUSEKEEPING IS PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN THE APPEARANCE OF THE RESIDENCE FOR COLLEGE FUNCTIONS. THE VALUE OF THE PERSONAL USE OF THE HOME IS INCLUDED IN NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J PART II COLUMN (D). THE VALUE OF THE HOME WAS BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT MARKET APPRAISAL. schedule j, part i, line 1a tax indemnification and gross-up payments THE COLLEGE PROVIDED CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J PART II THAT WERE GROSSED UP FOR TAX PURPOSES. THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J PART II COLUMN (B)(III).

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a

Severance Agreements The President's employment contract includes a severance provision that provides for the lesser of two years of salary or salary for the remainder of his term. No amounts were paid under this provision during calendar year 2015.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MDFA-SERIES 2010 A
A	043431814	57583RY74	2010-06-24	$124,760,655	DORMS/CLASSROOMS/OFFICE/THEATER	false	false	false
CMFA SERIES 2011
B	201563466	13048tmz3	2011-12-08	$55,463,072	LOS ANGELES BUILDING	false	false	false
MDFA Series 2015
C	043431814	57583u7J1	2015-05-14	$143,055,842	Construction of Dormitory & renova	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$8,455,000	$0	$124,760,655	$0	$0	$0	$941,526	$0	$0	$109,067,272	$14,751,857	$0	2012	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$0	$0	$55,463,072	$0	$4,837,952	$0	$621,432	$0	$0	$50,003,688	$5,459,384	$0	2014	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$0	$0	$143,055,842	$0	$7,468,507	$0	$892,053	$0	$0	$26,154,494	$64,692,256	$43,848,532		false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	false	0.00080	0.00080	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	false	0		false	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false	false	0		false	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
A	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
B	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
C	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule K, Part IV, Line 2c	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR BOND ISSUE A (SERIES 2010), THE REBATE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED as of December 31, 2014. FOR BOND ISSUE B (SERIES 2013), THE REBATE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED as of JUNE 30, 2016. FOR BOND ISSUE C (SERIES 2015), THE REBATE CALCULATION WAS PERFORMED as of AUGUST 14, 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$38,304	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	SCHOLARSHIP	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	MERIT	AssistancePurposeTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part III, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grants benefitting interested persons The college granted a merit scholarship to one student who is the child of a current member of the board of trustees. The college ensured the SCHOLARSHIP was awarded based on merit to the eligible student who met the required academic standing. The trustee does not have any influence in the decision making process for awarding scholarships.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	8	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$469,095	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B)	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
VOLUNTEERS	Form 990, Part I, Line 6 the college identified the areas and departments that use volunteers during the tax year. these departments were asked to estimate the number of volunteers used for the various programs. the types of services provided by these volunteers include phone-a-thons, orientation, campus tour guides, and information sessions. the number does not include employees. Mission Form 990, Part III, Line 1 The College is organized into two schools, each of which offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs: the School of the Arts and the School of Communication. In addition to its Boston, Massachusetts location, the College maintains campuses in Los Angeles, California and Kasteel Well, The Netherlands. Business relationships Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016, TRUSTEES VINCENT J. DI BONA AND GARY GROSSMAN HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. Changes to the Organization's Bylaws Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The college's bylaws were amended March, 2016 to grant the Chief Financial Officer the right to serve as Assistant Treasurer to the Board for the purposes of executing real estate documents pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 155s8.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS	PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. A DRAFT FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW. DURING THIS REVIEW, QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT FORM 990 ARE ANSWERED BY MANAGEMENT. CHANGES ARE MADE IF APPROPRIATE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BY WAY OF A SECURE, PASSWORD PROTECTED WEBSITE ON WHICH THE ENTIRE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. ALL TRUSTEES ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE FILING AND FORWARD ANY COMMENTS TO MANAGEMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION IF NECESSARY WITH THE INDEPENDENT TAX RETURN PREPARER. AT THE END OF THE REVIEW PERIOD, THE FINAL RETURN, AS IT WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS, IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTAIN A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF, AND FAMILIARITY WITH, THE POLICY. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSES A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR WHEN A POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED, IT IS REFERRED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CHAIR REVIEWS THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND, IF WARRANTED, SELECTS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COLLEGE PREPARE A MEMORANDUM DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT IS SENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE. THE MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE MEET AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO PERMIT THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. If the trustee has a conflict, they must recuse themselves from any committees tasked with making a decision on the topic where they have a conflict.
COMPENSATION REVIEW	PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B EVERY YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS COMPENSATION PAID TO ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT SAID EMPLOYEES ARE COMPENSATED REASONABLY. ADDITIONALLY, EVERY OTHER YEAR, THE COLLEGE PERFORMS AN IN-DEPTH COMPENSATION REVIEW OF ITS OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. IN EITHER CASE, IF NECESSARY, THE COLLEGE REVISES THE COMPENSATION PAID. AS PART OF THE VICE PRESIDENT COMPENSATION REVIEW, INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CONSIDER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH POSITION, THE COLLEGE'S NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EACH POSITION, THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF EACH VICE PRESIDENT, THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE COLLEGE, AND COMPREHENSIVE COMPARABLE DATA. WITH THIS INFORMATION, INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION WHICH IS THEN SHARED WITH THE PRESIDENT FOR APPROVAL, AND FINALLY WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL. THE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS. IN DETERMINING THE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION, AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT CONSIDERS COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION, THE COLLEGE'S NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITION, AND THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE COLLEGE. WITH THIS INFORMATION, THE INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT MAKES A RECOMMENDATION WHICH IS FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE ABOVE PROCESS, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION, IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, RESPECTIVELY. THESE MINUTES ARE THEN APPROVED AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE RESPECTIVE GROUPS. AS DESCRIBED, THE COMPENSATION PROCEDURES OF THE COLLEGE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION.
PUBLIC INSPECTION	PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 EMERSON COLLEGE MAKES AVAILABLE FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE, AND FORM 990-T UPON REQUEST. DURING THE YEAR, THE COLLEGE RECEIVES REGULAR REQUESTS FOR THE TAX DOCUMENTS AND THESE REQUESTS ARE NORMALLY FULFILLED WITHIN A DAY. THE COLLEGE MAKES AVAILABLE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (BY-LAWS) ON THE COLLEGE'S WEBSITE. THE COLLEGE MAKES AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS INCLUDE THE CHANGE IN PRESENT VALUE OF A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST IN THE AMOUNT OF ($56,076).