Simmons University

Organization Overview

Simmons University is located in Boston, MA. The organization was established in 1938. According to its NTEE Classification (B43) the organization is classified as: Universities, under the broad grouping of Education and related organizations. As of 06/2020, Simmons University employed 3,090 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations.

For the year ending 06/2020, Simmons University generated $235.0m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 5 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $239.4m during the year ending 06/2020. While expenses have increased by 3.7% per year over the past 5 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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SIMMONS UNIVERSITY 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. SIMMONS' ENDURING COMMITMENT IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE THAT DISTINCTLY INTEGRATES THEORY AND PRACTICE; ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES COMBINED WITH RIGOROUS PREOFESSIONAL TRAINING. SIMMONS' HISTORY IS ROOTED IN VISIONARY THINKING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; OUR MANDATE IS 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.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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INSTRUCTION - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: SIMMONS IS A PRIVATE, NONSECTARIAN INSTITUTION LOCATED IN BOSTON'S FENWAY AREA, AND CURRENTLY SERVES 1,744 UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN. DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 512 BACCALAUREATE DEGREES. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY TO STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. APPROXIMATELY 99% OF UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY.


INSTRUCTION - GRADUATE PROGRAMS: SIMMONS CURRENTLY SERVES 1,718 MEN AND WOMEN IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE MASTER AND DOCTORAL LEVELS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE HOUSED IN THE COLLEGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND BUSINESS), COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, POLICY, AND PRACTICE (SOCIAL WORK AND PUBLIC POLICY), THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES (BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, NURSING, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL THERAPY) AND IN THE GWEN IFILL COLLEGE OF MEDIA, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, GENDER AND SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY). DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 662 GRADUATE DEGREES. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AID.


INSTRUCTION ONLINE PROGRAMS: DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR SIMMONS UNIVERSITY OFFERED ONLINE PROGRAMS IN NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE 2,902 MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA.DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 1,079 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES.


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 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WHICH HOUSES OVER 164,700 PRINT VOLUMES, SUBSCRIBES TO AND/OR PROVIDES ACCESS TO 126,300 E-JOURNALS, 43,100 E-BOOKS, AND 123 ELECTRONIC DATABASES FOR ARTICLES, REFERENCE CONTENT, STATISTICS AND BEYOND. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, STUDENTS CHECKED OUT 10,500 BOOKS AND COURSE RESERVE ITEMS WITH DIGITAL CIRCULATION OF 83,000 TITLES. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY IS THE UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH CENTER WHOSE STAFF HANDLED 3,663 STUDENT/PATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THIS CATEGORY IS THE CAREER EDUCATION CENTER WHICH HAD 1,539 STUDENT CONTACTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS.


INSTRUCTION - UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: SIMMONS IS A PRIVATE, NONSECTARIAN INSTITUTION LOCATED IN BOSTON'S FENWAY AREA, AND CURRENTLY SERVES 1,744 UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN. DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 512 BACCALAUREATE DEGREES. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AID PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY TO STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. APPROXIMATELY 99% OF UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY.


INSTRUCTION - GRADUATE PROGRAMS: SIMMONS CURRENTLY SERVES 1,718 MEN AND WOMEN IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT THE MASTER AND DOCTORAL LEVELS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE HOUSED IN THE COLLEGE OF ORGANIZATIONAL, COMPUTATIONAL, AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND BUSINESS), COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, POLICY, AND PRACTICE (SOCIAL WORK AND PUBLIC POLICY), THE COLLEGE OF NATURAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH SCIENCES (BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, NURSING, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL THERAPY) AND IN THE GWEN IFILL COLLEGE OF MEDIA, ARTS AND HUMANITIES (CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, GENDER AND SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY). DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 662 GRADUATE DEGREES. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AID.


INSTRUCTION ONLINE PROGRAMS: DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR SIMMONS UNIVERSITY OFFERED ONLINE PROGRAMS IN NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE 2,902 MEN AND WOMEN ACROSS FIFTY STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA.DURING THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY CONFERRED 1,079 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES.


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 UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WHICH HOUSES OVER 164,700 PRINT VOLUMES, SUBSCRIBES TO AND/OR PROVIDES ACCESS TO 126,300 E-JOURNALS, 43,100 E-BOOKS, AND 123 ELECTRONIC DATABASES FOR ARTICLES, REFERENCE CONTENT, STATISTICS AND BEYOND. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, STUDENTS CHECKED OUT 10,500 BOOKS AND COURSE RESERVE ITEMS WITH DIGITAL CIRCULATION OF 83,000 TITLES. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY IS THE UNIVERSITY'S HEALTH CENTER WHOSE STAFF HANDLED 3,663 STUDENT/PATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THIS CATEGORY IS THE CAREER EDUCATION CENTER WHICH HAD 1,539 STUDENT CONTACTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 THROUGH MULTIPLE CHANNELS.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
C&w Facility Services Inc
Facilities Mgmt.services
$3,033,491
Alchemy
Software Consulting
$1,271,688
2u Inc
Online Program Partner
$48,044,746
Aramark Services Inc
Food Services
$4,735,738
C&w Facility Services Inc
Facilities Mgmt.services
$3,033,491
Elkus Manfredi Architects Ltd
Architecture Services
$1,189,365
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $4,746,669
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$8,130,510
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $612,542
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$12,877,179
Total Program Service Revenue$211,863,217
Investment income $3,887,888
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $3,178,713
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $3,149,192
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $234,956,189

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Simmons University has awarded $306,250 in support to 4 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Portland, OR

PURPOSE: GENERAL

$134,660

CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC

Org PageRecipient Profile

Portland, OR

PURPOSE: GENERAL

$134,660

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT DBA INTERNET2

Org PageRecipient Profile

Ann Arbor, MI

PURPOSE: GENERAL

$18,465

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT DBA INTERNET2

Org PageRecipient Profile

Ann Arbor, MI

PURPOSE: GENERAL

$18,465
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 23 grants that Simmons University has recieved totaling $93,812.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Mann Family Foundation

Providence, RI

PURPOSE: CHARITABLE

$20,000
Mann Family Foundation

Providence, RI

PURPOSE: CHARITABLE

$20,000
Community Foundation Of Western Massachusetts

Springfield, MA

PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIPS

$13,500
Greene-Milstein Family Foundation

Ithaca, NY

PURPOSE: $5,000 EVA & MYER GREENE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND $5,000 CLASS GIFT

$10,000
American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Newark, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$6,412
Carl And Toby Sloane Fam Foundation

Wilmington, DE

PURPOSE: THE ONE SIMMONS PROJECT

$5,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$195,674,424
Earnings$4,023,547
Net Contributions$1,797,413
Other Expense$7,327,755
Grants$3,742,274
Ending Balance$190,425,355

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Bronx, NY
$936,054,028
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Rochester, NY
$849,584,640
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$810,687,746
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Troy, NY
$653,047,178
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New York, NY
$558,997,855
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Hempstead, NY
$592,927,157
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New York, NY
$455,447,251
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New York, NY
$608,300,843
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Waltham, MA
$457,392,877
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$499,698,237
Johnson & Wales University
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$403,272,641
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$425,246,385

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