2011-05-16T10:47:02-05:00 2010-06-30 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 125 High Street Boston MA 02110 990 2009-07-01 042103629 Simmons College SIMM 6175212016 300 The Fenway Boston MA 02115 Patricia Fallon 2011-05-16 6175305000 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Helen Drinan 300 The Fenway Boston MA 02115 142919040 false X www.simmons.edu X 1899 MA SEE SCHEDULE O. 37 36 3195 1689 532691 -192395 11979155 11337523 117358607 124267486 1057122 4627414 922976 2686617 131317860 142919040 21660437 21789942 0 0 69830658 70424024 80603 12491 2533000 46650362 49420613 138222060 141647070 -6904200 1271970 385045322 393182956 212616285 215067469 172429037 178115487 SEE SCHEDULE O. false false 45422090 18328901 57022452 Instruction - Undergraduate Programs: Simmons is a private, nonsectarian institution located in Boston's Fenway Area, and currently serves 1,969 undergraduate women. The undergraduate curriculum offers 40 majors and programs. During the 2010 academic year, the College conferred 490 baccalaureate degrees. Instruction includes expenditures for the undergraduate program as well as financial aid provided by the College to students in the form of scholarships and grants. Approximately 84% of undergraduates received financial aid in the form of scholarships or grants from the College. 27198499 3461041 49959714 Instruction - Graduate Programs: Simmons currently serves 3,034 men and women in five graduate programs at the master and doctoral levels. These programs are housed in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the School of Social Work, the School of Management, the School of Nursing and Health Science and in the College of Arts and Sciences. During the 2010 academic year, the College conferred 1,116 graduate degrees. Instruction includes expenditures for the graduate programs as well as financial aid. Approximately 20% of graduate students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships or grants from the College. 18476687 See Schedule O. 19418576 17285320 110515852 true true false true false false true true true true true false true false true false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false true 195 0 true 3195 true true true false false false false false false false false 37 36 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X PATRICIA C FALLON ASST VP 6175212018 FOR FINANCE 300 THE FENWAY Boston MA 02115 Carmen Aponte Baez 1.0 X 0 0 0 Robert E Branson 1.0 X 0 0 0 Lauren J Brisky 10.0 X 0 0 0 Deborah C Brittain 4.0 X 0 0 0 Joyce L Elden 4.0 X 0 0 0 Atsuko Toko Fish 1.0 X 0 0 0 Eileen M Friars 4.0 X 0 0 0 Helen K Gee 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jill Greenthal 1.0 X 0 0 0 Hope Hirsch 1.0 X 0 0 0 Anne C Hodsdon 1.0 X 0 0 0 John W Humphrey 1.0 X 0 0 0 Pamela H Jackson 1.0 X 0 0 0 Stephen P Jonas 4.0 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Morrisey LaPoint 1.0 X 0 0 0 Ngina Lythcott 4.0 X 0 0 0 Judith S Mann 4.0 X 0 0 0 Stephen P McCandless 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline C Morby 1.0 X 0 0 0 Regina M Pisa 4.0 X 0 0 0 Carol Waller Pope 1.0 X 0 0 0 Emily Scott Pottruck 4.0 X 0 0 0 Lucia Luce Quinn 1.0 X 0 0 0 Faith M Richardson 4.0 X 0 0 0 JoAnn Robotti 4.0 X 0 0 0 Carole Seigel 1.0 X 0 0 0 Toby Sloane 1.0 X 0 0 0 Helen Drinan 40.0 X X 434730 0 18225 Douglas Smith-Petersen 1.0 X 0 0 0 Paula A Sneed 1.0 X 0 0 0 Janet Trafton Tobin 1.0 X 0 0 0 Andrea K Waldstein 1.0 X 0 0 0 Amy White 4.0 X 0 0 0 Dwight B Crane 1.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer A Kelly Choi 1.0 X 0 0 0 Susan A Ollila 1.0 X 0 0 0 Roslyn M Watson 1.0 X 0 0 0 Michele Cloonan 40.0 X 214560 0 15166 Stefano Falconi 40.0 X 300038 0 46024 Cheryl E Howard 40.0 X 230031 0 15277 Gerald P Koocher 40.0 X 166092 0 31034 Stefan Krug 40.0 X 160457 0 34155 Deborah M Merrill-Sands 40.0 X 197658 0 39056 Diane Raymond 40.0 X 209145 0 19457 Kathleen B Rogers 40.0 X 179363 0 48116 Kristina G Schaefer 40.0 X 238685 0 40862 Charlena Seymour 40.0 X 138976 0 13715 Patricia C Fallon 40.0 X 170672 0 18945 Leonard J Soltzberg 40.0 X 163208 0 24917 Deborah G Taft 40.0 X 191285 0 20488 Josephine V Atinaja-Faller 40.0 X 153128 0 41221 Teresa E Nelson 40.0 X 147452 0 27764 Adele M Langevin 0.0 X 124124 0 3912 Sheila J Murphy 0.0 X 156563 0 5998 Lisa G Chapnick 0.0 X 117000 0 0 Joseph M Regan 0.0 X 105008 0 24012 Susan C Scrimshaw 0.0 X 312000 0 0 4110175 0 488344 69 true true false Lee Kennedy 122 Quincy Shore Drive S 1 NORTH QUINCY MA 021712906 general contractor 5149844 Aramark 1101 Market Street PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 food service 2464017 Securitas Security Services PO Box 403412 ATLANTA GA 303843412 security services 612383 Deloitte Consulting LLP PO BOX 7247-6447 PHILADELPHIA PA 191706447 CONSULTING 1762489 Unicco service company 4002 SOLUTIONS CENTER CHICAGO IL 606774000 facilities mgmt 2453210 21 2580710 8756813 557622 11337523 TUITION AND FEES 900099 106982166 106982166 AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 900099 14379856 14379856 OTHER SOURCES 900099 2905464 2257189 648275 124267486 1011118 -115584 1126702 0 0 2686617 2686617 2686617 2686617 2223843 1392453 2223843 1392453 3616296 3616296 0 0 0 0 142919040 123619211 532691 7429615 0 0 21789942 21789942 0 0 3045363 1124446 1636378 284539 0 51915709 41217746 9262787 1435176 4225770 3255547 838000 132223 7603649 5857876 1440764 305009 3633533 2799286 720555 113692 0 262315 7429 254886 352036 352036 0 12491 12491 269251 41934 227317 3239775 779228 2458297 2250 676200 243835 429613 2752 859383 715755 137087 6541 2073622 813962 1205076 54584 0 4530308 3512344 1017964 1405924 1127766 217856 60302 0 215920 159019 49205 7696 8005542 5754452 2251090 0 12433120 10725589 1707531 539484 6483 533001 CONTRACTED SERVICES 7017830 5409061 1592407 16362 FOOD SERVICE EXPENSE 3327333 2828226 493985 5122 LIBRARY EXPENSES 484418 454503 23056 6859 PRINTING & PUBLICATION 558954 31534 478926 48494 ANNUITIES 176893 176893 2992305 1682996 1270401 38908 141647070 110515852 28598218 2533000 14889763 31847913 6107323 5179514 5524636 5153822 281059598 75489845 214269873 205569753 135092046 135716986 9161681 9714968 385045322 393182956 8618288 14235270 2527574 2323316 189762668 187045928 865440 776796 10842315 10686159 212616285 215067469 X 61921976 65667647 57351819 55732826 53155242 56715014 172429037 178115487 385045322 393182956 X false true true X true true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 1 1 false false Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1I Simmons College is a member of various educational associations which may engage in lobbying activities on their members' behalf. Simmons college is not aware of the actual amount of member fees associated with such lobbying efforts. 21300 X X X false false true 140053294 3007951 7117233 1321357 7345967 141511154 183407381 3089720 -37983035 1669530 6791242 140053294 0.31000 0.69000 0.00000 false false 815000 815000 237542616 53862786 183679830 42701982 21627059 21074923 205569753 0 CURRENT PORTION OF LOAN PAYABLE 222222 LOAN PAYABLE 1407407 U.S. GOVERNMENT LOAN ADVANCES 3404969 OTHER LIABILITIES 4729878 DEPOSIT PAYABLE 921683 10686159 142919040 141647070 1271970 4414480 4414480 5686450 125543578 4414480 -21789942 -17375462 142919040 142919040 119857128 119857128 21789942 21789942 141647070 Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 The Simmons College art collection is comprised of paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and photography which is used to support the college's curriculum. Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b The College maintains agency accounts and acts as a fiscal agent for the funds. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The Simmons Endowment Fund is used to support the educational mission of the college. It is intended to provide an intergenerational source of funding for student scholarships, research, instructional programs, and general operations of the College. Schedule D, Part X - Fin 48 Simmons College does not have a FIN 48 footnote as any uncertain tax positions were deemed immaterial for the year ended June 30, 2010. Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Student Aid ($21,789,942) Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b Student Aid $21,789,942 true true true A DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLEGE'S NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN ALL OF ITS PRIMARY ADMISSION AND RECRUITING PUBLICATIONS AND IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. IT IS ALSO POSTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE COLLEGE'S WEBSITE UNDER "POLICIES," THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, AND HUMAN RESOURCES. true true true true false false false false false false false false true false SIMMONS COLLEGE RECEIVES FUNDING FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION. true Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services study abroad East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services study abroad Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services study abroad Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program Services study abroad South America 0 0 Program Services study abroad South Asia 0 0 Program Services study abroad Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services study abroad Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services conferences North America 0 0 Program Services study abroad Central America and the Caribbean Investments Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Investments 0 0 Form 990, Part I, Column (F) The organization does not currently track foreign expenditures for each program separately. Therefore, pursuant to IRS guidance, disclosure in this column is not required in the current year. true Student Financial Aid 2323 21789942 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Academic excellence and demonstrated financial need are used to determine each student's financial aid. The financial aid consists of any combination of grants and loans and are reviewed each year based on a student's academic record and/or demonstrated need. The free application for federal student aid, which helps to establish a student's financial need, serves as the application for tuition scholarships. Schedule I, Part III Cash grants are credits to student accounts. X X X false true X X X X X true true false false false false false false true true Michele Cloonan 201027 0 0 0 13533 0 12540 0 2626 0 229726 0 0 0 Helen Drinan 346004 0 0 0 88726 0 13125 0 5100 0 452955 0 0 0 Stefano Falconi 297897 0 0 0 2141 0 18600 0 27424 0 346062 0 0 0 Cheryl E Howard 227700 0 0 0 2331 0 13770 0 1507 0 245308 0 0 0 Gerald P Koocher 147287 0 0 0 18805 0 10470 0 20564 0 197126 0 0 0 Stefan Krug 156136 0 0 0 4321 0 10080 0 24075 0 194612 0 0 0 Adele M Langevin 56075 0 0 0 68049 0 2831 0 1081 0 128036 0 0 0 Deborah M Merrill-Sands 196368 0 0 0 1290 0 12000 0 27056 0 236714 0 0 0 Sheila J Murphy 77675 0 0 0 78888 0 2450 0 3548 0 162561 0 0 0 Diane Raymond 206179 0 0 0 2966 0 12600 0 6857 0 228602 0 0 0 Kathleen B Rogers 178050 0 0 0 1313 0 11250 0 36866 0 227479 0 0 0 Kristina G Schaefer 220738 0 0 0 17947 0 14640 0 26222 0 279547 0 0 0 Patricia C Fallon 168968 0 0 0 1704 0 10380 0 8565 0 189617 0 0 0 Leonard J Soltzberg 161059 0 0 0 2149 0 8946 0 15971 0 188125 0 0 0 Deborah G Taft 185718 0 0 0 5567 0 11400 0 9088 0 211773 0 0 0 Lisa G Chapnick 0 0 0 0 117000 0 0 0 0 0 117000 0 0 0 Joseph M Regan 99697 0 0 0 5311 0 6642 0 17370 0 129020 0 0 0 Susan C Scrimshaw 0 0 0 0 312000 0 0 0 0 0 312000 0 0 0 Charlena Seymour 137130 0 0 0 1846 0 12375 0 1340 0 152691 0 0 0 Josephine V Atinaja-Faller 153053 0 0 0 75 0 3660 0 37561 0 194349 0 0 0 Teresa E Nelson 146587 0 0 0 865 0 8481 0 19283 0 175216 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Spousal travel was provided for Helen Drinan, president. A housing allowance was provided to Helen Drinan, president, and was considered taxable. Legal fees were reimbursed to Helen Drinan, president. Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b The College has a written policy regarding spousal travel. On occasion, other benefits listed in question 1a of schedule J may be provided, but only pursuant to a vote of approval by the Board of Trustees. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Lisa G. Chapnick, former senior vice president for administration and planning, received $117,000 of severance (which was reported on Prior Years' Forms 990). This payment was consistent with the terms of Ms. Chapnick's contract, which provided for salary continuation for 12 months (6 months in 2009). Sheila J. Murphy, former dean, received $68,042 of severance. This payment was consistent with the terms of Ms. Murphy's contract, which provided for salary continuation for 12 months (6 months in 2009). Susan Scrimshaw, former President, received $312,000 of severance (which was reported on a prior year's form 990). This payment was consistent with the terms of Ms. Scrimshaw's contract which provided for salary continuation for 18 months (12 months in 2009). Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Simmons College established a 457(f) long term savings plan to provide certain key employees of the college with additional retirement benefits. Plan amounts are subject to forfeiture and/or payment only if certain conditions are met, including a length of service requirement as designated in the participant agreement. Schedule J, Part I, Line 8 The president's contract is a three year contract, effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Deborah M. Merrill-Sands', dean, contract is a four year contract, effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011. Stefano Falconi's, senior vice president for finance/administration and treasurer, letter of appointment is effective June 23, 2008 and is at will. Charlena Seymour's, Provost, letter of appointment is effective July 1, 2009 and is at will. Schedule J, Part II Joseph M. Regan is compensated exclusively for his current role as a faculty member. Schedule J, Part II, Column (F) The IRS' FAQ on compensation certified that the reporting organization may disclose compensation reported in prior years' forms 990 in column (f). Simmons College has chosen not to disclose compensation reported from its prior forms 990. Due to software constraints "0" has been put in all of the blank fields. SIMMONS COLLEGE MHEFA REVENUE BONDS SERIES F 042456011 57585K2U1 2003-04-23 38115744 Renovations & improvements to acad false false SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BONDS SERIES G 043431814 57583REX9 2006-01-12 49610000 New academic bldg, garage, and oth false false SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BONDS SERIES H 043431814 57583RJG1 2007-01-04 45343798 Refinance Series C, D, F Bonds false false SIMMONS COLLEGE MHEFA REVENUE BONDS SERIES I 042456011 57586EEL1 2009-01-22 59998380 Refin E Bond, Construct, Swap Term false false 4522879 0 0 0 421188 1847000 35881125 2006 false false true true 49610000 563922 2480500 46020234 2009 false false true true 44201316 575599 false true 60116733 5976742 2676264 1199968 2466655 15889388 2009 true false false true false true false false true 0.02450 0.00000 0.02450 true false false true false true 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 true false true false false true 0.01980 0.00000 0.01980 true false false true false true 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 true false false false true MBIA INC 2.3 true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Blue Cross Blue Shield President is director 5337271 Medical Insurance Coverage false X 1 21300 fair market value X 41 393879 fair market value X Lab Equipment 1 142443 fair market value 1 false true false Schedule M, Part I, Column (B) The amounts listed in column (b) represent total number of contributions received, not individual items. Form 990, Part I, Line 1, and Part III, Line 1 Mission Statement Simmons College exists to educate, empower and transform the lives of its students, preparing them for leadership in the professions, in their communities, and in the world. Simmon's enduring commitment is to provide an exceptional higher education experience that distinctively integrates theory and practice; academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences combined with rigorous professional training. Simmon's history is rooted in visionary thinking and social responsibility; our mandate to prepare undergraduate women for professional success and meaningful lives remains at the core of our mission. Our graduate schools serve women and men who are passionate about learning, leading, and making a difference in their professions. Simmons students graduate intellectually equipped, professionally skilled and technologically proficient for cutting-edge careers that address our global society's greatest challenges and unmet needs, today and in the future. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Academic Support and Student Services: Includes expenditures for activities that support and enhance the student's education, as well as contribute to their emotional and physical well being. Included in this category is the College library which houses over 224,019 bound books and periodicals, 49,000 full text e-journals, 161 electronic databases, and over 1,200 print periodical subscriptions. During fiscal year 2010, book circulations provided to students from the Simmons library totaled 46,371 while circulations of e-Reserves totaled 38,105. Also included in this category is the College's health center whose staff handled over 5,879 student/patient visits during fiscal year 2010. Another component of this category is the Office of Career Educational Services which had 3,612 student contacts during fiscal year 2010 through multiple channels such as career coaching, in-class workshops, recruitment activities and career fairs. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Other Program Services are comprised of sponsored research and work study, auxiliary operations, and miscellaneous program service expenses. Form 990, Part VI, Lines 6 & 7a Simmons currently has 57 Corporators (The Corporation): 37 members of the Board of Trustees plus 20 additional members serving as a consultative body to the President and Board of Trustees, and as non-voting members of five Board Committees. The Corporation's primary duties are to elect annually the Trustee membership and amend the Simmons College By-Laws. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 The Form 990 is prepared and signed by PricewaterhouseCoopers as paid preparer. The Form 990 is reviewed with the audit committee, and the compensation sections of the Form 990 are reviewed with the compensation committee. The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Trustees prior to the Form's filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c In its conflict of interest disclosure form the College asks all trustees and officers to declare any conflict of interest. Completed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements are reviewed by the General Counsel and Secretary to the Board. The General Counsel prepares a written report for the Audit Committee which sets forth all disclosure or comments made by respondents concerning potential or actual conflicts and that report is presented to the Audit Committee, President and Board Chair for discussion and necessary follow-up each year. At a minimum, those with conflicts are instructed to refrain from voting on matters where there are or may be perceived to be a conflict and to recuse themselves during any discussion of the issue. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 The Executive Development and Compensation Committee is governed by a detailed Charter which grants it jurisdiction over compensation matters for all Simmons officers. The President makes salary recommendations for the officers each year to the Compensation Committee and the Committee reviews the performance metrics of the officers against salary data prepared by external compensation experts. The Committee then makes recommendations for officer salaries to the Board of Trustees for review and approval. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Simmons College financial statement are available upon request and are posted on the college's website. The college's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. Schedule L, Part IV President Drinan is a member of the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Schedule K, Part II, Line 1 Column (d) $37,116,742 of the MHEFA Revenue Bonds Series I proceeds were used to refund Series E bonds. Schedule K, Part II, Line 8 Column (c) The year of substantial completion for the MDFA Revenue Bonds Series H has been left blank because this issue was entirely for an advance refunding.