Nonprofit · EIN 82-1825330
NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC
Tax-exempt · WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,483,762 | $4,214,451 | $1,269,311 | $12,901,712 | $1,947,620 | $10,954,092 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,575,719 | $3,982,671 | $1,593,048 | $11,580,588 | $1,626,053 | $9,954,535 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,237,987 | $3,726,772 | $1,511,215 | $9,879,185 | $1,862,778 | $8,016,407 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $149,210
- Program service revenue
- $5,049,212
- Investment income
- $282,694
- Other revenue
- $2,646
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $103,270
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,558,216
- Other salaries and wages
- $693,731
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,623,331
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,071
- Accounting fees
- $95,699
- Occupancy
- $148,806
- Travel
- $35,410
- Depreciation
- $49,044
- Program services (functional)
- $3,015,809
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,198,642
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,580,588
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,901,712
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,947,620
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,954,092
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $565,341
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,079,546
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,954,092
- Gross receipts
- $5,483,762
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 350
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Schall | President Officer | 35 | $447,506 | $52,572 |
| Paula Harbecke | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $252,376 | $29,177 |
| Carol Anderson | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $240,089 | $31,280 |
| Laura Gambino | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $226,769 | $27,936 |
| Aaron K Perkus | Assistant Vice President Highest-paid employee | 35 | $202,674 | $20,267 |
| Mark Nicholas | Vice President Officer | 35 | $85,074 | $21,079 |
| Michaele Whelan | Commissioner- Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey McMahan | Commissioner - Clerk Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paula Amato | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelli Armstrong | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lloyd Blanchard | COMMISSIONER - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Coan | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Flynn | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Greene | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Judith Hain | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farshid Hajir | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Herbert | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ijiri | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joyce Judy | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Leach | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Luis Pedraja | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sebastian Royo | commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Shennan | commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Siegel | Commissioner - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kristin Carvalho | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Noemi Custodia-Lora | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Donahue | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Harry Dumay | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Low | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan-Francisco Perellon | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Latham | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dwayne Smith | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Rubinstein | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne Pantalena | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Donovan | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Schall | President Officer | 35 | $467,506 | $52,572 |
| Paula Harbecke | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $262,376 | $29,177 |
| Carol Anderson | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $250,089 | $31,280 |
| Laura Gambino | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $236,769 | $27,936 |
| Aaron Perkus | Vice President Key employee | 35 | $207,674 | $20,267 |
| Michaele Whelan | Commissioner- Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey McMahan | Commissioner - Clerk Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paula Amato | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelli Armstrong | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lloyd Blanchard | COMMISSIONER - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Coan | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Flynn | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Fudge | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Greene | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Judith Hain | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Farshid Hajir | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Herbert | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Ijiri | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joyce Judy | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Leach | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Juline Mills | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Newell | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Pedraja | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sebastian Royo | commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Shennan | commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Siegel | Commissioner - Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melinda Treadwell | commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristin Carvalho | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Art Chang | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Noemi Custodia-Lora | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Donahue | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Harry Dumay | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam Gross | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Low | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Juan Perellon | Commissioner Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE SCHALL | PRESIDENT Officer | 35 | $470,322 | $41,079 |
| PATRICIA O'BRIEN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 35 | $289,527 | $32,728 |
| PAULA HARBECKE | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 35 | $234,134 | $27,189 |
| CAROL ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 35 | $227,812 | $29,675 |
| LAURA GAMBINO | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 35 | $208,575 | $24,783 |
| AARON PERKUS | VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 35 | $207,306 | $20,231 |
| RUSSELL CAREY | COMMISSIONER- CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAELE WHELAN | COMMISSIONER-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SWEENEY | COMMISSIONER - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY MCMAHAN | COMMISSIONER - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA AMATO | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI ARMSTRONG | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD BLANCHARD | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN COAN | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER EBB | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FLYNN | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN FUDGE | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH GREENE | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH HAIN | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARSHID HAJIR | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HERBERT | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA IJIRI | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE JUDY | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN KENNEDY | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LEACH | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULINE MILLS | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET NEWELL | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS PEDRAJA | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEBASTIAN ROYO | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SHENNAN | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SIEGEL | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA TREADWELL | COMMISSIONER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 301 EDGEWATER PLACE, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880-1293
- In care of
- % LAWRENCE M SCHALL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Burlington MA 01803
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAWRENCE M SCHALL, 301 EDGEWATER PLACE 210, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Barbara Brittingham, 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Burlington MA 01803
- Signed the 990
- Paula Harbecke, Vice President
- Phone
- (781) 425-7747
- Website
- WWW.NECHE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC
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.
Program accomplishments
- THE NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITS MEMBER (203) AND CANDIDATE (9) INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. THIS WORK IS CARRIED OUT BY VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF ITS DECISION-MAKING BODY, THE COMMISSION (29), AND ON ITS EVALUATION TEAMS. DUES ARE RECEIVED FROM MEMBER AND CANDIDATE INSTITUTIONS.Expenses $2,337,977 · grants $103,270 · revenue $3,977,239
- THE COMMISSION CONDUCTS PERIODIC EVALUTIONS OF MEMBER AND CANDIDATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSED, AND SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REVIEWS.Expenses $306,891 · revenue $485,340
- THE COMMISSION RUNS WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST MEMBER AND CANDIDATE INSTITUTIONS WITH REPORT PREPARATION, PROVIDES ORIENTATIONS FOR KEY INSTITUTIONAL STAFF, AND OTHER WORKSHOPS.Expenses $370,941 · revenue $586,633
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-1825330
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,901,712
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,483,762
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $5,483,762 | $4,214,451 | $12,901,712 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $5,575,719 | $3,982,671 | $11,580,588 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,237,987 | $3,726,772 | $9,879,185 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $5,018,304 | $4,294,508 | $6,813,376 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Barbara Brittingham | September 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 82-1825330).
Questions about NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC
- What is the EIN of NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC is 82-1825330.
- Is NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LAWRENCE M SCHALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $447,506 (Lawrence Schall, President).
- How much revenue does NEW ENGLAND COMMISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,483,762, expenses of $4,214,451 and total assets of $12,901,712 at year end.
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