UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA DARDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA DARDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION

EIN 54-6046419 · Single Organization Support (B11)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FOUNDATION MANAGES ENDOWMENT FUNDS for THE BENEFIT of THE DARDEN SCHOOL, OPERATES TOP-RANKED EXECUTIVE EDUCATION and LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMS, MANAGES HOSPITALITY SERVICES AT THE FORUM HOTEL and AT THE SCHOOLS GOODWIN FAMILY GROUNDS and SANDS FAMILY GROUNDS LOCATIONS, and PROMOTES PHILANTHROPIC LIFE-LONG SUPPORT of THE SCHOOL BY ALUMNI, FRIENDS and CORPORATIONS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $89.10 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 leaders64 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.54%of revenue went to mission work89.1% of expenses · Program services

2.60%of revenue went to fundraising3.8% of expenses

$67.95spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.81%of revenue went to management and office costs7.1% of expenses

$7.76in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

46.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $789,164 for ASHLEY M WILLIAMS (CEO/CLO, EELL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$158,114,680

Mission workProgram services$95,727,36660.54% of revenue89.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$7,604,5354.81% of revenue7.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$4,107,5982.60% of revenue3.8% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$50,675,18132.05% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$107,439,49967.95% 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: 89.1% mission · 7.1% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.95% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 9.6% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.43% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 7.9% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.10% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 7.3% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 6.3% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.23% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 5.7% management · 9.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 5.6% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.61% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 4.7% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.06% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$158,114,680

Expenses$107,439,499

Annual surplus $50,675,181 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)$95,727,366 · 89.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$7,604,535 · 7.1% of expenses

Fundraising$4,107,598 · 3.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$158,114,680

Expenses$107,439,499

Assets$834,090,344

Income$259,994,313

Contributions$74,205,798

Mission work (program services)$95,727,366

Fundraising$4,107,598

Grants given$284,935,407

Average grant$13,568,353

Management and general$7,604,535

Stocks and bonds$101,076,544

Accounting fees$71,237

Investing fees$1,051,116

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

ASHLEY M WILLIAMSCEO/CLO, EELL · 50 hrs/week $789,164Base $652,566 · Other $136,598

ROBERT W WEILERPRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $638,785Base $571,306 · Other $67,479

HEATHER L ENOS THRU 0125CFO, TREASURER AND SVP · 50 hrs/week $367,270Base $323,617 · Other $43,653

ANNE M TRUMBORECHIEF DIGITAL LEARNING OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $366,948Base $318,595 · Other $48,353

DEVIN W BIGONESSCHIEF CLIENT OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $359,091Base $318,679 · Other $40,412

LISA H CANNELLMANAGING DIRECTOR, EELL · 50 hrs/week $311,214Base $265,023 · Other $46,191

SAMANTHA G HARTOGSR ASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT · 50 hrs/week $305,187Base $266,657 · Other $38,530

TY A SCHIEBERMANAGING DIRECTOR, EELL · 50 hrs/week $261,653Base $220,530 · Other $41,123

WILLIAM S ROBINSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PLE · 50 hrs/week $256,697Base $225,932 · Other $30,765

SHAELE N CULBREATH - SECRETARYSR ASSOCIATE VP FOR ENGAGEMENT · 50 hrs/week $231,248Base $193,685 · Other $37,563

YAEL GRUSHKA-COCKAYNEEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE · 1 hrs/week $201,562

MEGAN B WINTER BEG 0125TREAS., SR ASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE · 50 hrs/week $193,921Base $141,810 · Other $52,111

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 (64)

ASHLEY M WILLIAMSCEO/CLO, EELL

ROBERT W WEILERPRESIDENT

HEATHER L ENOS THRU 0125CFO, TREASURER AND SVP

ANNE M TRUMBORECHIEF DIGITAL LEARNING OFFICER

DEVIN W BIGONESSCHIEF CLIENT OFFICER

LISA H CANNELLMANAGING DIRECTOR, EELL

SAMANTHA G HARTOGSR ASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT

TY A SCHIEBERMANAGING DIRECTOR, EELL

WILLIAM S ROBINSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PLE

SHAELE N CULBREATH - SECRETARYSR ASSOCIATE VP FOR ENGAGEMENT

YAEL GRUSHKA-COCKAYNEEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

MEGAN B WINTER BEG 0125TREAS., SR ASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE

RICHARD B EVANSEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

NICOLE M LINDSAYTRUSTEE

KIRSTI W GOODWINTRUSTEE

LOWELL S UKROPTRUSTEE

MARIETTA EDMUNDS ZAKASTRUSTEE

MARK J KINGTONTRUSTEE

MARK J STYSLINGERTRUSTEE

MARTINA T HUND-MEJEANIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

MATTHEW J REINTJESTRUSTEE

WILLIAM H PAYNE IITRUSTEE (THRU 12/24)

MICHAEL SABELTRUSTEE

MICHELLE B HORNEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (THRU 02/25)

SCOTT C BEARDSLEYEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

OWEN D GRIFFIN JRTRUSTEE

PAUL G MAHONEYEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

PETER M GRANT IITRUSTEE

RICHARD A MAYOTRUSTEE

ROBERT G DOUMAR JRTRUSTEE

ROBERT J HUGINTRUSTEE

SUSAN N SOBBOTTTRUSTEE

ROBERT W SMITHTRUSTEE

STEVEN C VOORHEESTRUSTEE

SHANNON G SMITHTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS R LEBDATRUSTEE

AMANDA LOZANOTRUSTEE

ANAND E STANLEYTRUSTEE

ARNOLD B EVANSTRUSTEE

BEVERLY B LADLEYTRUSTEE

BRUCE R THOMPSONTRUSTEE

CARL E PEOPLESTRUSTEE

CATHERINE J FRIEDMANTRUSTEE

CHARLES E POSTON JREX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

CONSTANCE J HALLQUISTTRUSTEE

CYNTHIA K SOLEDADEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

DAVID M LACROSSTRUSTEE

DEBRA D DRAUGHANTRUSTEE

DIEM HD NGUYENTRUSTEE

DONALD E MOREL JR PHDTRUSTEE

LEMUEL E LEWISTRUSTEE

EDWARD W VALENTINETRUSTEE

ERIK A SLINGERLAND PHDTRUSTEE

FRANK M SANDSCHAIR

FRANKLIN S EDMONDS JRTRUSTEE

G RUFFNER PAGE JRTRUSTEE

GUILLAUME M CUVELIERTRUSTEE

H WILLIAM COOGAN JRTRUSTEE

JAMES A COOPERTRUSTEE

JAMES E RYANEX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

JOHN D FOWLER JRVICE CHAIR

JOHN P BOLDUCTRUSTEE

KIMBERLY B MORRISHTRUSTEE

ADAIR NEWHALLTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: PO BOX 7263, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22906-7263
County: Charlottesville (city)
In care of: % HEATHER L ENOS
Primary officer: MEGAN B WINTER, TREASURER, SR ASSOC VP FINANCE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(434) 924-4841

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