Public Charity

New England Commission of Higher Education Inc

Based in Wakefield, MA, New England Commission of Higher Education Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.5M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $12.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025.

EIN: 821825330 Wakefield, MA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: B03 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.5M

Total Expenses$4.2M

Total Assets$12.9M

Grant Records0

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COMMISSION EXERCISES THE DUAL ROLES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ENCOURAGING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION nationally AND, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH A PROCESS OF PEER REVIEW, THE COMMISSION ASSURES THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC THAT ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED OBJECTIVES, CONSISTENT WITH STANDARD OF ACCREDITATION ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THAT THEY HAVE THE ORGANIZATION, STAFFING AND RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH AND SUSTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES.

Where $100 goes at New England Commission of Higher Education Inc

How New England Commission of Higher Education Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$66 Programs the work itself

$34 Management running the organization

$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $66 for programs

$51

The New England Commission of Higher Education accredits member (203) and candidate (9) institutions in the u.S

78% of program spending

The commission runs workshops to assist member and candidate institutions with report preparation, provides orientations for key institutional staff, and other workshops

12% of program spending

The commission conducts periodic evalutions of member and candidate colleges and universities

10% of program spending

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.

Officers & Directors

Assistant Vice President Aaron K Perkus

Commissioner Amy Donahue

commissioner Andrew Shennan

Vice President Carol Anderson

Commissioner - Vice Chair Christine Siegel

Commissioner Dwayne Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.5M	$4.2M	$12.9M
2024	$5.6M	$4.0M	$11.6M
2023	$5.2M	$3.7M	$9.9M
2022	$5.0M	$4.3M	$6.8M
2021	$4.5M	$3.5M	$6.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.5M to $5.5M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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