UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION

EIN 54-0838566 · Education (B110)

What they do

THE UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS PRIMARY PURPOSE is to RECEIVE, MANAGE and EXPEND FUNDS for THE BENEFIT of THE UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA SCHOOL of LAW.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.30 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.

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They name their leaders30 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

62.54%of revenue went to mission work79.3% of expenses · Program services

8.04%of revenue went to fundraising10.2% of expenses

$78.89spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.32%of revenue went to management and office costs10.5% of expenses

$18.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

39.2%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$59,356,086

Mission workProgram services$37,118,40662.54% of revenue79.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,935,4598.32% of revenue10.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$4,774,0268.04% of revenue10.2% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$12,528,19521.11% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$46,827,89178.89% 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: 79.3% mission · 10.5% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.89% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 10.5% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.04% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.2% mission · 10.8% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.54% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.4% mission · 12.5% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 71.63% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 11.3% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.15% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 74.0% mission · 16.0% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.43% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 70.3% mission · 18.8% management · 10.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.45% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 71.3% mission · 18.3% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.45% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$59,356,086

Expenses$46,827,891

Annual surplus $12,528,195 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)$37,118,406 · 79.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,935,459 · 10.5% of expenses

Fundraising$4,774,026 · 10.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$59,356,086

Expenses$46,827,891

Assets$846,392,669

Income$129,737,015

Contributions$23,255,131

Mission work (program services)$37,118,406

Fundraising$4,774,026

Grants given$191,134,965

Average grant$4,155,108

Management and general$4,935,459

Stocks and bonds$77,733,358

Accounting fees$76,359

Investing fees$2,556,331

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

LUIS ALVAREZ JRPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $933,912Base $862,462 · Other $71,450

HELEN M SNYDERCOO & DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING · 40 hrs/week $474,686Base $406,485 · Other $68,201

JASON TRUJILLO -EXECUTIVE VP& CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICE · 40 hrs/week $427,985Base $357,629 · Other $70,356

JENNIE A JAMESCFO & TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $356,019Base $291,199 · Other $64,820

JENNIFER SULZBERGERDIRECTOR OF REUNION GIVING · 40 hrs/week $261,079Base $209,145 · Other $51,934

JOSEPH RYANSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $222,982Base $172,512 · Other $50,470

KATHRYN BOASESENIOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $192,129Base $148,370 · Other $43,759

ZOLTAN POVAZSAYSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $176,393Base $155,090 · Other $21,303

REBECCA MROZASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING · 40 hrs/week $172,300Base $129,241 · Other $43,059

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (30)

LUIS ALVAREZ JRPRESIDENT & CEO

HELEN M SNYDERCOO & DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING

JASON TRUJILLO -EXECUTIVE VP& CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

JENNIE A JAMESCFO & TREASURER

JENNIFER SULZBERGERDIRECTOR OF REUNION GIVING

JOSEPH RYANSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

KATHRYN BOASESENIOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

ZOLTAN POVAZSAYSENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

REBECCA MROZASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING

ASHANTE L SMITHTRUSTEE

ANTHONY P DELLA PIETRA JRTRUSTEE

TIM R PALMERTRUSTEE

THOMAS R DENISONTRUSTEE

THEODORE A MATHASTRUSTEE

SHARON S GOODWYN TRUSTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR

SARAH ROBINSON BORDERSTRUSTEE

MICHAEL S MILLERTRUSTEE

MICHAEL R MCALEVEYTRUSTEE

ARTHUR DAVID ROBINSONTRUSTEE

DEBORAH PLATT MAJORASTRUSTEE

CARLOS MONTREAL BROWNTRUSTEE

CATHERINE MURPHY KEATINGTRUSTEE

CECIL D QUILLEN IIITRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER D RAYTRUSTEE

JANET SCHWITZER NOLANTRUSTEE

J WARREN GORRELL JRTRUSTEE & BOARD CHAIR

J GOODWIN BLANDTRUSTEE

DASHA SMITHTRUSTEE

HARRY J HICKS IIITRUSTEE

DOUGLAS E ECKERTTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1968
Location: 580 MASSIE RD, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22903-1738
County: Charlottesville (city)
In care of: JAMES HEETDERKS
Primary officer: JAMES HEETDERKS, TREASURER & CFO

How to reach them

Phone(434) 924-3466

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HANTZMON WIEBEL LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B110)
Grant-giving organization: Yes