Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College Inc

EIN 04-2105894 · South Hadley, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College uplifts Mount Holyoke alums and builds community that fosters lifelong learning and empowers impactful connections amongst alums and with the College.

Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$2.4 million
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
58.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 74%
Employees
0
Volunteers
1,213
Highest pay
$195,699, executive dir.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 58.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 9% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $1.9 million spent. In January 2025 the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College adopted a new DBA (Doing Business As) name, Alum Association of Mount Holyoke College, to best reflect our full alum community. This was a key priority for Alum Associations second year of its ten-year strategic plan to Build Belonging, Enrich Lives and Broaden Opportunities for all alums. Delivering on its mission to uplift Mount Holyoke alums and build community that fosters lifelong learning and empowers impactful connections, in FYE 6/30/25 the Association piloted new initiatives, making strong progress on 3-year performance indicators set to help realize our vision to be a community of alums supporting each other and committed to the future of Mount Holyoke College. Reunions: The annual highlight of alum programming is two weekends of Reunions, drawing over 1,300 alums and 400 guests back to campus from 16 classes, spanning 9 decades, to participate in some 125 event offerings. Reunion attendance once again surpassed expectations with this year's classes up 15% over their last on-campus reunion. Participation at highest levels since the 1980s and '90s.Alum Magazine: The Associations official publication and highly popular signature offering, the Mount Holyoke College Alum Magazine was redesigned this year. It was published three times in fiscal year 2025, with the launch issue of the new design published in summer 2025. Each issue brought news and stories from the College and across the alum community to a 38,000-strong worldwide readership of alums, families of current students and friends of the College, via both print distribution and online. Engagement & Lifelong Learning Programs: The Associations strategic focus on broadening engagement continues to yield growing experiential participation, including over 3,600 unique alum participants. Alums took part in expanded digital engagement opportunities, including a pilot mentorship program in support of the Career Readiness priorities of the MHC Forward strategic plan, engaging over 100 alum mentors over the course of the year. Online offerings and regional visits introduced the MHC Forward strategy to alums through discussions with Mount Holyoke College President, Danielle R. Holley, as well as other senior leaders and faculty. The annual Vespers concert was hosted this year by the Mount Holyoke Club of New York; and the Association continued to support Careers in Public Service and Lynk on the Road events connecting students with alums for career networking. Each of these over 80 offerings was produced in partnership with Mount Holyoke departments and/or alum clubs and groups to continue to inspire and honor alum voices in support of the Association and the College.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1979.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.