GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 54-1603842 · Single Organization Support (B11)

What they do

to ADVANCE and FURTHER THE AIMS and PURPOSES of GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. (SEE SCHEDULE O)THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1966 to RECEIVE, MANAGE, INVEST, and ADMINISTER PRIVATE GIFTS for THE BENEFIT of THE UNIVERSITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $93.60 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 leaders43 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.38%of revenue went to mission work93.6% of expenses · Program services

0.60%of revenue went to fundraising0.8% of expenses

$77.29spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.31%of revenue went to management and office costs5.6% of expenses

$6.16in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

84.4%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$116,356,966

Mission workProgram services$84,218,53272.38% of revenue93.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,017,9104.31% of revenue5.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$693,6790.60% of revenue0.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$26,426,84522.71% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$89,930,12177.29% 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: 93.6% mission · 5.6% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.29% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 96.4% mission · 3.1% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.61% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.1% mission · 4.2% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.65% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.8% mission · 4.6% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.50% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 4.8% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.53% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.4% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.80% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 96.4% mission · 2.6% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.98% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.4% mission · 3.3% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.44% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$116,356,966

Expenses$89,930,121

Annual surplus $26,426,845 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)$84,218,532 · 93.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,017,910 · 5.6% of expenses

Fundraising$693,679 · 0.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$116,356,966

Expenses$89,930,121

Assets$554,268,261

Income$233,916,744

Contributions$98,172,251

Mission work (program services)$84,218,532

Fundraising$693,679

Grants given$665,736,849

Average grant$8,218,973

Management and general$5,017,910

Executive compensation (total)$233,810

Stocks and bonds$124,490,467

Accounting fees$224,064

Investing fees$1,497,238

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

ELIZABETH CANTRELLVICE PRESIDENT & CFO · 40 hrs/week $333,621Base $267,379 · Other $66,242

CARRIE J ROSECONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $247,008Base $196,138 · Other $50,870

ELIZABETH KREINASSISTANT CONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $206,631Base $151,873 · Other $54,758

TRACY WHITEDIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS · 20 hrs/week $167,688

TRISHANA E BOWDENPRESIDENT · 8 hrs/week $131,559Base $116,549 · Other $15,010

MICHELLE M DOLANSKYASSOCIATE DIR., ACCOUNTS PAYABLE · 40 hrs/week $130,549Base $104,005 · Other $26,544

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 (43)

ELIZABETH CANTRELLVICE PRESIDENT & CFO

CARRIE J ROSECONTROLLER

ELIZABETH KREINASSISTANT CONTROLLER

TRACY WHITEDIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS

TRISHANA E BOWDENPRESIDENT

MICHELLE M DOLANSKYASSOCIATE DIR., ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

ROBERT J MAKHEJATRUSTEE (THRU 12/2024)

LOURDES V VENESTRUSTEE

MARGARET E MYERSTRUSTEE

MARK D MONSONTRUSTEE

MICHAEL GALLAGHERTRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)

NADEEM BUTLERTREASURER

NELSON C GARCIASECRETARY (THRU 09/2024)

PALLABI SABOOTRUSTEE

PAULINE THOMPSONTRUSTEE

JOHN PLEASANTSTRUSTEE

ROBIN VALENTINETRUSTEE

SANAM BOROUMANDTRUSTEE

SUMEET SHRIVASTAVACHAIR

TAMARA L NALLTRUSTEE

TIMOTHY B PETERSONTRUSTEE

TREVOR J MONTANOTRUSTEE

VIJAY VENKATESWARANTRUSTEE

DEEPAK HATHIRAMANITRUSTEE

ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTITRUSTEE

BRIAN C DRUMMONDSECRETARY

CHARLES STIMSONEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)

CHRISTINA L WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE HALBERSTADTTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER R DURLAKTRUSTEE

COLIN R HARTTRUSTEE

CRAIG HAVENNERTRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024)

DAVID T PETERSENTRUSTEE

JULIE BOWENTRUSTEE (THRU 07/2024)

DELBERT PARKSTRUSTEE

FRED D THOMPSON JRTRUSTEE

GREGORY HOFFMANTRUSTEE

GREGORY WASHINGTONEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

HEATHER S ROMAGNOLITRUSTEE

JENNIFER BURKHART LONDONTRUSTEE

JENNY E HERRERAVICE CHAIR

ANIL SHARMATRUSTEE

JOHN M JACQUEMINTRUSTEE (THRU 09/2024)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1992
Location: 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MSN 1A3, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-4444
County: Fairfax (city)
In care of: % MARY SUSAN VAN LEUNEN
Primary officer: ELIZABETH CANTRELL, VP & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(703) 993-8850

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (B11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support
Grant-giving organization: Yes