THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

EIN 94-1156365 · Education (B430)

What they do

STANFORD UNIVERSITY is ONE of A SELECT GROUP of AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED EMINENCE IN BOTH UNDERGRADUATE and GRADUATE EDUCATION and RESEARCH - CONTD SCH O.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.60 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.

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They name their leaders57 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

84.55%of revenue went to mission work88.6% of expenses · Program services

1.53%of revenue went to fundraising1.6% of expenses

$95.41spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

9.32%of revenue went to management and office costs9.8% of expenses

$7.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

21.2%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 $6,311,502 for ROBERT F WALLACE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SMC). 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$10,152,608,690

Mission workProgram services$8,584,256,52584.55% of revenue88.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$946,578,3189.32% of revenue9.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$155,295,8901.53% of revenue1.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$466,477,9574.59% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,686,130,73395.41% 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: 88.6% mission · 9.8% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.41% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.6% mission · 9.8% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.62% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 9.5% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.98% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 9.3% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.74% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.8% mission · 10.7% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.30% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 10.4% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.15% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 10.4% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.54% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 9.7% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.68% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,152,608,690

Expenses$9,686,130,733

Annual surplus $466,477,957 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)$8,584,256,525 · 88.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$946,578,318 · 9.8% of expenses

Fundraising$155,295,890 · 1.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$10,152,608,690

Expenses$9,686,130,733

Assets$68,719,825,443

Income$27,821,097,634

Contributions$2,147,483,647

Mission work (program services)$8,584,256,525

Fundraising$155,295,890

Grants given$415,991,324

Average grant$395,805

Management and general$946,578,318

Stocks and bonds$9,373,200,501

Accounting fees$2,505,703

Investing fees$2,716,380

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

ROBERT F WALLACECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SMC · 50 hrs/week $6,311,502Base $5,407,651 · Other $903,851

FRANK HANLEYCHIEF, PED CARDIOTHORACIC · 50 hrs/week $5,327,982Base $5,260,818 · Other $67,164

PHILIP A PIZZOFORMER DEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 50 hrs/week $4,156,115

JAY KANGSR. MD, SMC, THRU 12/19/2024 · 50 hrs/week $3,942,456Base $3,849,978 · Other $92,478

LLOYD B MINORVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS · 48 hrs/week $3,727,284Base $2,987,124 · Other $740,160

TROY SCOTT TAYLORDIR. OF FOOTBALL, THRU 3/25/25 · 50 hrs/week $3,588,542Base $3,510,344 · Other $78,198

BERNARD MUIRATHLETICS DIR, THRU 8/31/2025 · 50 hrs/week $3,481,224Base $3,226,875 · Other $254,349

ROBERT C REIDYVP LAND, BUILDINGS, REAL EST · 50 hrs/week $2,345,549Base $1,999,075 · Other $346,474

RICHARD P SALLERFORMER PRESIDENT · 50 hrs/week $2,040,289Base $1,898,915 · Other $141,374

JENNY MARTINEZPROVOST · 50 hrs/week $1,702,520Base $1,269,773 · Other $432,747

MARTIN SHELLVP & CHIEF ERO, INTERIM VP DEV · 50 hrs/week $1,633,324Base $1,438,380 · Other $194,944

JONATHAN D LEVINPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE · 50 hrs/week $1,564,885Base $1,306,218 · Other $258,667

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (57)

ROBERT F WALLACECHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SMC

FRANK HANLEYCHIEF, PED CARDIOTHORACIC

PHILIP A PIZZOFORMER DEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

JAY KANGSR. MD, SMC, THRU 12/19/2024

LLOYD B MINORVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS

TROY SCOTT TAYLORDIR. OF FOOTBALL, THRU 3/25/25

BERNARD MUIRATHLETICS DIR, THRU 8/31/2025

ROBERT C REIDYVP LAND, BUILDINGS, REAL EST

RICHARD P SALLERFORMER PRESIDENT

JENNY MARTINEZPROVOST

MARTIN SHELLVP & CHIEF ERO, INTERIM VP DEV

JONATHAN D LEVINPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE

MARC TESSIER-LAVIGNEFORMER PRESIDENT

PERSIS DRELLFORMER PROVOST

RANDALL LIVINGSTONVP BUS AFF/CFO, THRU 8/31/2025

DEBRA ZUMWALTVP GENERAL COUNSEL

JON DENNEYVP DEVELOPMENT, THRU 6/6/2025

MEGAN PIERSONVP UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

ELIZABETH ZACHARIASVP HUMAN RESOURCES

HOWARD WOLFVP ALUM AFFAIR,PRES ALUM ASSOC

KATHRYN ANN MOLERVP OF SLAC, APPT 9/23/2024

RYAN M ADESNIKVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

FARNAZ KHADEMVP COMMUNICATION

DEBORAH CULLINANVP ARTS

KATHERINE B DUHAMELTRUSTEE

RICHARD N BARTONTRUSTEE

PETER SALOVEYTRUSTEE, APPOINTED 12/1/2024

ROBERTA B DENNINGTRUSTEE

ROELOF F BOTHATRUSTEE, APPOINTED 12/1/2024

NADIA N RAWLINSONTRUSTEE

MICHAEL C CAMUNEZTRUSTEE

MAURICE C WERDEGARTRUSTEE

SAKURAKO D FISHERTRUSTEE

SARAH H KETTERERTRUSTEE

STACY BROWN-PHILPOTTRUSTEE, APPOINT 2/1/2025

MARISA D BRUTOCOTRUSTEE

HENRY A FERNANDEZTRUSTEE

AMY M BROOKSTRUSTEE

ANEEL BHUSRITRUSTEE

ANGELA S FILOTRUSTEE, THROUGH 3/31/2025

CARRIE W PENNERTRUSTEE

CHARLES D YOUNGTRUSTEE

CLARA WU TSAITRUSTEE

DEANGELA J BURNS-WALLACETRUSTEE

ELIZABETH H WEATHERMANTRUSTEE

FELIX J BAKERTRUSTEE

GIUSEPPE P ZOCCOTRUSTEE

MARC S LIPSCHULTZTRUSTEE

JAMES G COULTERTRUSTEE

JANE A LAUDERTRUSTEE, APPOINTED 2/1/2025

JERRY YANGTRUSTEE

JOHN B KLEINHEINZTRUSTEE

JOSE E FELICIANOTRUSTEE

AMIT SINHATRUSTEE

KENNETH E OLIVIERTRUSTEE, THROUGH 11/30/2024

LILY SARAFANTRUSTEE

MARC E JONESTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1996
Location: 450 JANE STANFORD WAY, STANFORD, CA 94305-2004
County: San Mateo
In care of: % SUPRIYA S PAI
Primary officer: ANNE SWEENEY-HOY, TAX DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(650) 498-6259 Officer phone(650) 725-3276

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PWC US TAX LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization: Yes