Frequently Used Facts
The following information serves as a “ready reference” of institutional data often requested by funders.
Legal Corporate Name
Hampshire College Trustees
Type of Organization
Private institution of higher education, non-profit
Legal Address
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3359
Year the College Was Established
1970
Length of an Academic Semester
Minimum of 15 weeks
Accreditation Body
New England Associations of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Congressional District
Second of Massachusetts
Cognizant Audit Agency
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Division of Cost Allocation
26 Federal Plaza
Room 41-22
New York, NY 10278
Phone: 212.264.2069
Point of Contact: Ryan McCarthy
Date of Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement with DHHS
September 01, 2011 (see effective dates below)
Current Indirect Cost Rates (effective 07/01/2011–06/30/2014)
51.0% for on-campus projects
30.0% for off-campus projects
Current Fringe Benefit Rates (effective 07/01/2011–06/30/2014)
For Federally-funded Projects:
Faculty: 24.5%
Full-time staff: 24.5%
Part-time faculty and employees: 24.5%
Undergraduate students in the summer: 7.65%
Undergraduate students during the year: 0%
For Non-Federally-funded Projects*:
Faculty: 24.5%
Full-time staff: 24.5%
Part-time faculty and employees: 24.5%
Undergraduate students in the summer: 7.65%
Undergraduate students during the year: 0%
*Unless otherwise stated in the funder’s Request for Proposals (RFP)
Course Release
12.5% of faculty member’s annual salary
Federal EIN or Tax ID #
04-6130872
NSF Institutional Code
00-46-615-000
DUNS Number
06-698-1226
NASA Cage Code
1SSL4
Authorized Institutional Representative
(also called Sponsored Research Officer (SRO))
Yaniris M. Fernandez, Associate Dean of Faculty
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3359
Administrative Contact
Marjorie Hutter, Director of Foundation and Government Relations
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3359
Fiscal Contact
Michael Ford, Assistant Controller
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3359