THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

EIN 53-0196584 · Education (B430)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (GW) is to EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS IN LIBERAL ARTS, LANGUAGES, SCIENCES, LEARNED PROFESSIONS, and OTHER COURSES and SUBJECTS of STUDY, and to CONDUCT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH and PUBLISH THE FINDINGS of SUCH RESEARCH.

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Of every $100 spent, about $90.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders41 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

90.55%of revenue went to mission work90.9% of expenses · Program services

1.25%of revenue went to fundraising1.3% of expenses

$99.57spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.78%of revenue went to management and office costs7.8% of expenses

$2.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

4.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$2,041,697,367

Mission workProgram services$1,848,656,67790.55% of revenue90.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$158,781,8957.78% of revenue7.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$25,505,1231.25% of revenue1.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$8,753,6720.43% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,032,943,69599.57% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 90.9% mission · 7.8% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.57% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.0% mission · 7.8% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.86% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 8.3% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.01% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.4% mission · 8.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.24% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.5% mission · 8.4% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 7.5% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.86% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 7.4% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.81% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 7.3% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.17% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,041,697,367

Expenses$2,032,943,695

Annual surplus $8,753,672 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,848,656,677 · 90.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$158,781,895 · 7.8% of expenses

Fundraising$25,505,123 · 1.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,041,697,367

Expenses$2,032,943,695

Assets$5,460,399,051

Income$2,466,829,753

Contributions$81,279,446

Mission work (program services)$1,848,656,677

Fundraising$25,505,123

Grants given$560,616,144

Average grant$342,256

Management and general$158,781,895

Stocks and bonds$272,328,241

Accounting fees$472,784

Investing fees$6,219,753

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ELLEN GRANBERGPRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO · 50 hrs/week $1,907,439Base $1,649,216 · Other $258,223

SHAHRAM SARKANIDIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR OF EMSE · 50 hrs/week $1,565,458Base $1,501,865 · Other $63,593

BARBARA LEE BASSVP FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF SMHS · 50 hrs/week $1,501,840Base $1,346,972 · Other $154,868

CHRISTOPHER BRACEYPROVOST AND EVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 50 hrs/week $1,078,297Base $946,134 · Other $132,163

BRUNO FERNANDESEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $1,068,130Base $981,778 · Other $86,352

JULIE BAUMANGW CANCER CENTER · 50 hrs/week $1,027,218Base $885,389 · Other $141,829

CHRISTIAN CAPUTOMENS BASKETBALL COACH · 50 hrs/week $997,424Base $902,154 · Other $95,270

SHARON L REICH PAULSENFORMER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $897,310Base $883,009 · Other $14,301

THOMAS A MAZZUCHICHAIR, DEPT. OF ENGINEERING · 50 hrs/week $877,041Base $820,770 · Other $56,271

DONNA ARBIDEVP FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS · 50 hrs/week $828,706Base $774,597 · Other $54,109

CHARLES BARBERVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL · 50 hrs/week $823,344Base $767,348 · Other $55,996

LYNN GOLDMANDEAN, MILKEN INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 50 hrs/week $688,022Base $652,430 · Other $35,592

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (41)

ELLEN GRANBERGPRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO

SHAHRAM SARKANIDIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR OF EMSE

BARBARA LEE BASSVP FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF SMHS

CHRISTOPHER BRACEYPROVOST AND EVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

BRUNO FERNANDESEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

JULIE BAUMANGW CANCER CENTER

CHRISTIAN CAPUTOMENS BASKETBALL COACH

SHARON L REICH PAULSENFORMER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

THOMAS A MAZZUCHICHAIR, DEPT. OF ENGINEERING

DONNA ARBIDEVP FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

CHARLES BARBERVP AND GENERAL COUNSEL

LYNN GOLDMANDEAN, MILKEN INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

PAUL J WAHLBECKDEAN, CCAS

JEFFREY S AKMANFORMER VP FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF SMHS

SCOTT MORYSENIOR VP & CHIEF OF STAFF

FORREST MALTZMANFORMER PROVOST AND EVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

JONATHAN POSTVICE PRESIDENT FOR BOARD RELATIONS AND SECRETARY O

MARK DIAZFORMER EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO

REGINA JAMESTRUSTEE

RAYMOND J BRIMBLETRUSTEE (AS OF 01/25)

RICHARD A JONESTRUSTEE

STACIE R LISSETTETRUSTEE (AS OF 06/25)

PAMELA LAWRENCETRUSTEE

TED SEGALTRUSTEE (AS OF 06/25)

MICHELLE RUBINTRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

TODD KLEINTRUSTEE

JONATHAN PERLINTRUSTEE (AS OF 06/25)

MARK H CHICHESTERVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD/COMM CHAIR

LUIS OTERO-BRAVOTRUSTEE

JUDITH LANE ROGERSTRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

AARON BATESTRUSTEE

JENNIFER PARK STOUTTRUSTEE

JEFFREY FLAKSTRUSTEE

GRACE E SPEIGHTSBOARD CHAIR/COMM CHAIR

DONNA HILL STATONTRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

CHRISTINE PIORKOWSKI BARTHTRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

CHARLES R BENDITTRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

CAMILA TAPIASTRUSTEE

AVRAM TUCKERSECRETARY OF THE BOARD/COMM CHAIR

ALI H KOLAGHASSITRUSTEE

ADAM CONNERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1934
Location: c/o TAX DEPT 44983 KNOLL SQUARE 203, ASHBURN, VA 201474198
County: Loudoun
In care of: Neena Ali
Primary officer: Neena Ali, AVP & University Controller

How to reach them

Phone(571) 553-8317 Officer phone(571) 553-3601

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization: Yes