Mission
THE MISSION OF MIT IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE NATION AND THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
Public Charity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of Cambridge, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.7B in revenue, $5.5B in expenses, $45.3B in total assets. 1,458 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7B, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 042103594
Cambridge, MA
Universities
NTEE: B43
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.7B
Total Expenses$5.5B
Total Assets$45.3B
Grant Records1,458
Funding Total$1.7B
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How Massachusetts Institute of Technology divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$19
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$36
Sponsored research
$33
Instruction, unsponsored research, and other
$11
Undergraduate scholarships and graduate tuition support
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,350,000
GRANT, SUPPORTING THE MASSACHUSETTS PRISON EDUCATION CONSORTIUM TRAVEL GRANT - HORIZONS 2025 TRAVEL GRANT - ASCENDIUM STATEWIDE HEP COLLABORATION CONVENING
$330,700
PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
$299,693
BAC: INVESTIGATING LIPIDOMIC PERTURBATIONS IN THE CSF WITH AGE AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PROGRESSION: TOWARD MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS AND ACCESSIBLE LIPID BIOMARKERS
$287,477
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
$231,000
Showing up to 5 of 1,458 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP for Communications
Alfred Ironside
Provost
Cynthia Barnhart
Executive Committee Member
David M Siegel
Professor (Former Director of Lincoln Laboratory)
Eric Evans
Executive Committee Member
Fariborz Maseeh
Executive VP and Treasurer
Glen Shor
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.7B | $5.5B | $45.3B |
| 2024 | $5.9B | $5.2B | $39.9B |
| 2023 | $5.0B | $4.9B | $38.6B |
| 2022 | $6.4B | $4.5B | $39.8B |
| 2021 | $5.7B | $4.3B | $42.5B |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.7B to $6.7B (+18%), with total assets most recently reported at $45.3B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.