WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

EIN 43-0653611 · Education (B430)

What they do

THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY is A CO-EDUCATIONAL, NONDENOMINATIONAL UNIVERSITY WITH A LONG and DISTINGUISHED HISTORY of TEACHING, RESEARCH and (CONTD ON SCHEDULE O)

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Of every $100 spent, about $91.90 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 leaders80 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

85.18%of revenue went to mission work91.9% of expenses · Program services

1.39%of revenue went to fundraising1.5% of expenses

$92.66spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.09%of revenue went to management and office costs6.6% of expenses

$4.09in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

27.5%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$5,899,375,814

Mission workProgram services$5,025,307,85485.18% of revenue91.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$359,131,8176.09% of revenue6.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$81,947,3951.39% of revenue1.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$432,988,7487.34% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,466,387,06692.66% 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: 91.9% mission · 6.6% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.66% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.4% mission · 6.4% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 6.3% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 6.2% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.69% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 93.1% mission · 6.2% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.41% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 6.4% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.69% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.3% mission · 5.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.12% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 5.9% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.33% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,899,375,814

Expenses$5,466,387,066

Annual surplus $432,988,748 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)$5,025,307,854 · 91.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$359,131,817 · 6.6% of expenses

Fundraising$81,947,395 · 1.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,899,375,814

Expenses$5,466,387,066

Assets$22,330,732,000

Income$11,865,893,298

Contributions$1,620,683,178

Mission work (program services)$5,025,307,854

Fundraising$81,947,395

Grants given$680,501,268

Average grant$238,438

Management and general$359,131,817

Stocks and bonds$5,157,518,625

Accounting fees$950,348

Investing fees$96,899,567

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

SCOTT WILSONCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $13,031,999Base $11,971,244 · Other $1,060,755

ANDREW CHOQUETTEDEP CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $4,973,267Base $4,398,980 · Other $574,287

DAVID PERLMUTTEREXEC VC MEDICAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $2,480,417Base $2,146,122 · Other $334,295

ANDREW MARTINCHANCELLOR · 40 hrs/week $2,382,064Base $1,898,738 · Other $483,326

JENNIFER VOELKERCOO - INVESTMENT MGMT · 40 hrs/week $2,144,285Base $1,645,460 · Other $498,825

TODD MARGOLISDEPT HEAD & OPHTHALMOLOGY PROF · 40 hrs/week $2,100,421Base $2,037,218 · Other $63,203

JOHN CLOHISYPROF OF ORTHO SURG · 40 hrs/week $1,971,799Base $1,895,297 · Other $76,502

RYAN NUNLEYASSOC PROF OF ORTHO SURG · 40 hrs/week $1,852,382Base $1,781,055 · Other $71,327

PAUL SCHEEL JRVC CLINICAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $1,259,066Base $1,218,200 · Other $40,866

AMY KWESKINEXEC VC FIN & CFO (UNTIL 8/24) · 40 hrs/week $1,163,559Base $668,225 · Other $495,334

BEVERLY WENDLANDPROVOST & EXEC VC ACAD AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $1,054,107Base $1,005,564 · Other $48,543

PAMELLA HENSONEXEC VC UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $1,020,355Base $524,864 · Other $495,491

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (80)

SCOTT WILSONCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

ANDREW CHOQUETTEDEP CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

DAVID PERLMUTTEREXEC VC MEDICAL AFFAIRS

ANDREW MARTINCHANCELLOR

JENNIFER VOELKERCOO - INVESTMENT MGMT

TODD MARGOLISDEPT HEAD & OPHTHALMOLOGY PROF

JOHN CLOHISYPROF OF ORTHO SURG

RYAN NUNLEYASSOC PROF OF ORTHO SURG

PAUL SCHEEL JRVC CLINICAL AFFAIRS

AMY KWESKINEXEC VC FIN & CFO (UNTIL 8/24)

BEVERLY WENDLANDPROVOST & EXEC VC ACAD AFFAIRS

PAMELLA HENSONEXEC VC UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

NICHOL LUOMAEXEC VC ADMIN & CAO

RICHARD STANTONVC MEDICAL FINANCE & ADMIN

PHILIP PAYNEVC BIO INFO &DATA (AS OF 5/25)

MONICA ALLENVC & GENERAL COUNSEL

JESSIE MINTONVC & CHIEF INFO OFFICER

GREG BARRETTVC BIO MED S&M (UNTIL 5/25)

REBECCA BROWNVC STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & GOV

MARK LOWEVC RESEARCH

EVA AAGAARDVC MEDICAL EDUCATION

ANNA GONZALEZVC STUDENT AFFAIRS

WILLIAM STOLLSR VC UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

SCOT BEMISVC HUMAN RESOURCES UNTIL 10/24

JULIE FLORYVC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

JD BURTONVC GOVT AFFAIRS & COM REL

WILLIAM ARVINVC MED ADVANCEMENT

RUSS AUSTINVC DEVELOPMENT (AS OF 07/24)

BRIAN FIEDLERVC PHILAN STRAT (AS OF 07/24)

MARION CRAINFORMER PROVOST & EXEC VC ACAD.

AMYE KIMASSOC VC FOR FIN & TREAS

ROBERT WILDFORMER VC STUDENTS

APRYLE GLADNEYVC & CHIEF HR OFF(AS OF 10/24)

KURT DIRKSFORMER VC INTL AFFAIRS

JAMES DWYERVC UNIV BUS SVCS (AS OF 10/24)

PAMELA LOKKENFORMER VC GOVT & COM REL

NICHOLAS ZEPPOSTRUSTEE

STEVEN CASH NICKERSONTRUSTEE

ROBERT J SKANDALARISTRUSTEE

ARNOLD DONALDTRUSTEE

PENELOPE PENNINGTONTRUSTEE

AVRAM A GLAZERTRUSTEE

ANTHONY RYANTRUSTEE

NICHOLAS E SOMERSTRUSTEE

ANDREW M BURSKYTRUSTEE - CHAIR

RICHARD J LIEKWEGTRUSTEE

MARY DANFORTH STILLMANTRUSTEE

ANDREW E NEWMANTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

STACEY L HIGHTOWERTRUSTEE

SUSAN B MCCOLLUMTRUSTEE

THOMAS J HILLMANTRUSTEE

ALICIA MCDONNELLTRUSTEE

VALERIE DAVISSONTRUSTEE

VICKI MATCH SUNATRUSTEE

ALAINA MACIATRUSTEE

JERALD L KENTTRUSTEE

DAVID A ULEVITCHTRUSTEE

DAVID W KEMPERTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

DOUG FRANTZVC INNOV & CCO (AS OF 01/25)

ERIC UPINTRUSTEE

CRAIG D SCHNUCKTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR

GAURAV GARGTRUSTEE

CORINNA COTSENTRUSTEE

HENRY D WARSHAWTRUSTEE

HOWARD N CAYNETRUSTEE UNTIL 09/24

JAMES M MCKELVEY JRTRUSTEE

JEFFREY L FOXTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER BOERNERTRUSTEE

BARBARA SCHAPS THOMASTRUSTEE

CATHERINE HANAWAYTRUSTEE

CARRIE JOHNSONTRUSTEE

JOHN J HAMILTON IIITRUSTEE

JOSEPH F WAYLANDTRUSTEE

KURT SUMMERSTRUSTEE

LAWRENCE E THOMASTRUSTEE

LORI COULTERTRUSTEE

LOUIS G HUTT JRTRUSTEE

DAVID GRAYEXEC VC FIN & CFO (AS OF 8/24)

MICHAEL RINEYTRUSTEE

BLACKFORD F BRAUERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1933
Location: 7425 FORSYTH BLV MS1000-414354, ST LOUIS, MO 63105-2151
County: St. Louis
In care of: % WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Primary officer: ANGIE LEAHY, CONTROLLER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(314) 935-8283

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

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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