Mission
WPI TRANSFORMS LIVES, TURNS KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION TO CONFRONT GLOBAL CHALLENGES, AND REVOLUTIONIZES STEM THROUGH DISTINCTIVE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, PROJECTS AND RESEARCH. (HTTP://WWW.WPI.EDU/ABOUT/MISSION.HTML)
Public Charity
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Based in WORCESTER, MA, WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $529.4M in revenue, $539.3M in expenses, $1.4B in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 262 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $30.3M.
EIN: 042121659
WORCESTER, MA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$529.4M
Total Expenses$539.3M
Total Assets$1.4B
Grant Records262
Funding Total$30.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
How Worcester Polytechnic Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $81 for programs
$68
The university provides education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to approximately 5,500 undergraduate and 2,025 graduate students
$13
At the university, 244 faculty and post doc researchers, and 632 students are engaged in cutting-edge research across a broad range of disciplines
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
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
$85,000
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
$48,341
$45,570
SCHOLARSHIP
$28,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,683
Showing up to 5 of 262 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PROVOST (AS OF 08/2024)
Andrew Sears
INTERIM PROVOST (THRU 07/2024)
Arthur Heinricher
VP & VICE PROV. RESEARCH & INNOV.
Bogdan Vernescu
TRUSTEE
Carleen Maitland
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/2025)
Chartsiri Sophonpanich
SEC. & GEN COUNSEL (THRU 01/2025)
David Bunis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $529.4M | $539.3M | $1.4B |
| 2024 | $490.8M | $505.3M | $1.3B |
| 2023 | $462.7M | $483.0M | $1.3B |
| 2022 | $444.9M | $445.5M | $1.3B |
| 2021 | $398.2M | $398.5M | $1.3B |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $398.2M to $529.4M (+33%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.