UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EIN 95-1642394 · Education (B430)

What they do

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Of every $100 spent, about $81.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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

They explain their jobThe explanation is very short. Ask what work they really do.

They name their leaders70 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

76.77%of revenue went to mission work81.5% of expenses · Program services

1.81%of revenue went to fundraising1.9% of expenses

$94.24spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.66%of revenue went to management and office costs16.6% of expenses

$3.04in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

23.3%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 $11,802,958 for LINCOLN RILEY (HEAD FOOTBALL COACH). 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$5,927,980,342

Mission workProgram services$4,550,764,49676.77% of revenue81.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$928,341,42515.66% of revenue16.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$107,253,5421.81% of revenue1.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$341,620,8795.76% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,586,359,46394.24% 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: 81.5% mission · 16.6% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.24% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 13.1% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.33% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 12.2% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.16% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 10.7% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.70% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 17.8% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.86% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 9.0% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.17% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 10.5% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.39% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 11.1% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,927,980,342

Expenses$5,586,359,463

Annual surplus $341,620,879 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)$4,550,764,496 · 81.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$928,341,425 · 16.6% of expenses

Fundraising$107,253,542 · 1.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,927,980,342

Expenses$5,586,359,463

Assets$16,956,079,936

Income$5,931,307,965

Contributions$1,378,553,356

Mission work (program services)$4,550,764,496

Fundraising$107,253,542

Grants given$434,353,701

Average grant$500,985

Management and general$928,341,425

Stocks and bonds$2,323,782,112

Accounting fees$2,505,487

Investing fees$16,138,218

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

LINCOLN RILEYHEAD FOOTBALL COACH · 50 hrs/week $11,802,958Base $11,590,497 · Other $212,461

ERIC MUSSELMANSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE · 50 hrs/week $6,104,853Base $5,809,939 · Other $294,914

CAROL L FOLTPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE · 48 hrs/week $4,301,294Base $4,077,317 · Other $223,977

LOUIS VANDERMOLEN MDPROFESSOR OF CLINICAL MEDICINE · 50 hrs/week $4,050,566Base $3,880,456 · Other $170,110

VAUGHN STARNES MDCHAIR & DIST PROG SURGERY · 48 hrs/week $3,959,981Base $3,829,971 · Other $130,010

STEVEN D SHAPIRO MDSVP, HEALTH AFFAIRS · 38 hrs/week $3,285,046Base $2,914,082 · Other $370,964

INDERBIR GILL MDSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE · 48 hrs/week $3,141,326Base $3,026,895 · Other $114,431

ROD HANNERSCEO KECK MEDICINE OF USC · 36 hrs/week $2,498,697Base $2,352,451 · Other $146,246

AMY DIAMONDCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $2,300,862Base $1,957,949 · Other $342,913

CAROLYN MELTZER MDDEAN, KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 46 hrs/week $1,717,711Base $1,640,435 · Other $77,276

BEONG-SOO KIMSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL · 42 hrs/week $1,592,344Base $1,337,795 · Other $254,549

ERIK BRINKSVP FINANCE & CFO · 40 hrs/week $1,513,880Base $1,261,153 · Other $252,727

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 (70)

LINCOLN RILEYHEAD FOOTBALL COACH

ERIC MUSSELMANSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

CAROL L FOLTPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE

LOUIS VANDERMOLEN MDPROFESSOR OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

VAUGHN STARNES MDCHAIR & DIST PROG SURGERY

STEVEN D SHAPIRO MDSVP, HEALTH AFFAIRS

INDERBIR GILL MDSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

ROD HANNERSCEO KECK MEDICINE OF USC

AMY DIAMONDCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

CAROLYN MELTZER MDDEAN, KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

BEONG-SOO KIMSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

ERIK BRINKSVP FINANCE & CFO

FELICIA A WASHINGTONSVP HR (UNTIL 8/31/24)

GEOFFREY GARRETTDEAN, MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUS.

ANDREW T GUZMANPROVOST & SVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SCOTT RABENOLDSVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

ISHWAR K PURISVP, RESEARCH & INNOVATION

JOEL CURRANSVP & CHIEF COMMS OFFICER

DAVID W WRIGHTSVP, ADMINISTRATION

TRACEY VRANICHSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

SAMUEL GARRISONSVP, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

LAURA MOSQUEDA MDSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

YANNIS C YORTSOSDEAN, VITERBI SCHOOL OF ENG.

STACY READE ROBERTSSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

CAROLYN DOMEN-BROSHEARSSECRETARY OF THE UNIVERSITY

AMBER MILLERSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

ELIZABETH GRADDYSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

MOHAMMED EL-NAGGARSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

GLENN OSAKISEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

NARSING RAO MDSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

CHARLES F ZUKOSKISEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

JOHN M IINOSEE SCHEDULE O FOR TITLE

STEPHEN M KECKTRUSTEE

ROBERT D BEYERTRUSTEE

ROD Y NAKAMOTOTRUSTEE

RONALD D SUGARTRUSTEE

CARMEN NAVATRUSTEE

SHELLY L NEMIROVSKYTRUSTEE

STAYCE D HARRISTRUSTEE

STEPHANIE A ARGYROSTRUSTEE

OSCAR MUNOZTRUSTEE

BRET W JOHNSENTRUSTEE (AS OF 6/4/25)

SUZANNE NORA JOHNSONTRUSTEE, CHAIR

AMY A ROSS PHDTRUSTEE

TRACY M SYKESTRUSTEE

WENXUE WANGTRUSTEE

WILBUR H SMITHTRUSTEE (AS OF 6/4/25)

WILLIAM E B SIARTTRUSTEE

ALIA S TUTORTRUSTEE

DAVID C BOHNETTTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR

HELIANE M STEDENTRUSTEE

FREDERICK J RYAN JRTRUSTEE

JAIME L LEETRUSTEE

JEFFREY H SMULYANTRUSTEE

JOHN MORKTRUSTEE

JOSEPH B UCUZOGLUTRUSTEE

KATHY LEVENTHALTRUSTEE

KENNETH R KLEINTRUSTEE

DOMINIC NGTRUSTEE

LEONARD D SCHAEFFERTRUSTEE

ROBERT A BRADWAYTRUSTEE

DANIEL M TSAITRUSTEE

MARC R BENIOFFTRUSTEE

MARK A STEVENSTRUSTEE

MICHAEL A FELIXTRUSTEE

MICHELE DEDEAUX ENGEMANNTRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/4/25)

NADINE WATTTRUSTEE

GLENN A SONNENBERGTRUSTEE (AS OF 6/4/25)

PATRICIA REON ROSKITRUSTEE

RICK J CARUSOTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1934
Location: UNIVERSITY PARK, LOS ANGELES, CA 90089-0001
County: Los Angeles
In care of: % CASANDRA PORTER COMPTROLLER
Primary officer: ERIK BRINK, SVP FINANCE & CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(213) 821-1900

Filing and classification

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