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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

EIN 04-2103552 · Education (B430)

What they do

AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY is DEDICATED to THE ADVANCEMENT of THE HUMANITIES, ARTS and SOCIAL, NATURAL and PHYSICAL SCIENCES. AS A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE, BRANDEIS AFFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE of A BROAD and CRITICAL EDUCATION IN ENRICHING THE LIVES of STUDENTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.00 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

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders66 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

96.10%of revenue went to mission work87.0% of expenses · Program services
2.67%of revenue went to fundraising2.4% of expenses
$110.46spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
11.69%of revenue went to management and office costs10.6% of expenses
$3.59in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
22.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $51,988,429 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,371,189 for RONALD LIEBOWITZ (PRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24)). 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.

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$496,910,407
Mission workProgram services$477,535,92296.10% of revenue87.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$58,102,51111.69% of revenue10.6% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$13,260,4032.67% of revenue2.4% of expenses
Total expenses$548,898,836110.46% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 87.0% mission · 10.6% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.46% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 11.2% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.66% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 10.7% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.85% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 11.3% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.96% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 10.1% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.95% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 9.5% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.50% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 9.5% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.90% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 9.7% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.96% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$496,910,407
Expenses$548,898,836
Annual shortfall $51,988,429 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$477,535,922 · 87.0% of expenses
Management and office costs$58,102,511 · 10.6% of expenses
Fundraising$13,260,403 · 2.4% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$496,910,407
Expenses$548,898,836
Assets$1,970,333,569
Income$743,982,277
Contributions$113,660,126
Mission work (program services)$477,535,922
Fundraising$13,260,403
Grants given$34,524,893
Average grant$103,368
Management and general$58,102,511
Stocks and bonds$136,273,734
Accounting fees$391,250
Investing fees$3,567,833
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
RONALD LIEBOWITZPRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24) · 60 hrs/week $1,371,189Base $1,284,634 · Other $86,555
TAREK SAGHIRCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $773,161Base $707,896 · Other $65,265
CAROL FIERKEPROVOST, EVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 50 hrs/week $716,721Base $648,588 · Other $68,133
STEWART URETSKYEVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION · 50 hrs/week $619,865Base $585,365 · Other $34,500
KATHRYN APPLEBYDEAN · 50 hrs/week $577,564Base $507,141 · Other $70,423
SAMUEL SOLOMONCFO, TREASURER · 50 hrs/week $461,266Base $386,857 · Other $74,409
CHRIS HOFMANNDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS · 50 hrs/week $456,604Base $409,234 · Other $47,370
DEBARSHI NANDYFACULTY · 50 hrs/week $452,586Base $366,731 · Other $85,855
JAMES LA CRETACHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 50 hrs/week $437,818Base $377,566 · Other $60,252
STEVEN LOCKESVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 50 hrs/week $430,906Base $359,036 · Other $71,870
JEFFREY SHOULSONDEAN · 50 hrs/week $427,050Base $377,266 · Other $49,784
ANNA SCHERBINAFACULTY · 50 hrs/week $412,442Base $375,694 · Other $36,748

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (66)

RONALD LIEBOWITZPRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24)

TAREK SAGHIRCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

CAROL FIERKEPROVOST, EVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

STEWART URETSKYEVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

KATHRYN APPLEBYDEAN

SAMUEL SOLOMONCFO, TREASURER

CHRIS HOFMANNDIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS

DEBARSHI NANDYFACULTY

JAMES LA CRETACHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

STEVEN LOCKESVP, GENERAL COUNSEL

JEFFREY SHOULSONDEAN

ANNA SCHERBINAFACULTY

LOIS STANLEYVP CAMPUS OPERATIONS

ROBIN SWITZERVP HR

HANNAH PETERSSVP INST ADVNCMNT (THRU 6/2024)

MEREDITH AINBINDERCHIEF OF STAFF

JENNIFER WALKERVP ENROLLMENT (AS OF 12/2024)

STEVEN KARELVICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH

JULIE JETTESVP COMMUNICATIONS (THRU 7/2024)

ARTHUR LEVINEINTERIM PRESIDENT (AS OF 11/2024)

ORLA OBRIENASSISTANT SECRETARY

MARTIN R KUPFERBERGTRUSTEE

MARK A SURCHINTRUSTEE

MARJORIE HASSTRUSTEE

MERLE R CARRUSTRUSTEE

MALCOM L SHERMANTRUSTEE

TODD E SOLOWAYTRUSTEE

MINDY L SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE

LEONARD X ROSENBERGTRUSTEE

MONIQUE L NELSONTRUSTEE

STEPHEN R REINERTRUSTEE

SYLVIA M NEILTRUSTEE

NANCY A DREYERTRUSTEE

SUSAN K FEIGENBAUMTRUSTEE

STEVEN M BUNSONTRUSTEE (THRU 9/29/24)

RONALD A RATNERTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR (AS OF 7/2024)

RONALD L KAISERMANTRUSTEE

STEPHEN B KAYTRUSTEE

STEPHEN L BERGERTRUSTEE

DAVID A HARRISTRUSTEE

AMY L COHENTRUSTEE

BARBARA A DORTCH-OKARATRUSTEE

BARBARA Z SANDERTRUSTEE

BARTON J WINOKURTRUSTEE

BING-LE WUTRUSTEE

BRAM SHAPIROTRUSTEE

CAROL R SAIVETZTRUSTEE

CURTIS H TEARTETRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

CYNTHIA D SHAPIRATRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

CYNTHIA L BERENSONTRUSTEE

DANIEL H BLUMENTHALTRUSTEE

DANIEL J JICKVICE CHAIR (THRU 6/2024), TRUSTEE

DANIEL S RUEVENTRUSTEE

MADALYN E FRIEDBERGTRUSTEE

DAVID L YALETRUSTEE

DEBORAH BIALTRUSTEE

ELLEN L KAPLANTRUSTEE

GREGORY A PETSKOTRUSTEE

JAY S RUDERMANTRUSTEE

KAREN RICHARDS SACHSTRUSTEE

LAN XUETRUSTEE

ADAM RIFKINTRUSTEE

LESLIE M ARONZONTRUSTEE - SECRETARY

LEWIN C WRIGHTTRUSTEE

LEWIS H BROOKSTRUSTEE

LISA R KRANCTRUSTEE - CHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1941
Location
415 SOUTH ST, WALTHAM, MA 02453-2728
County
Middlesex
In care of
% SAMUEL SOLOMON CFO AND TREA
Primary officer
SAMUEL SOLOMON, CFO AND TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailoeo@brandeis.edu Phone(781) 736-2000 Officer phone(781) 736-8539

Filing and classification

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

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