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← GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,041,697,367
Total expenses
$2,032,943,695
Contributions and grants received
$81,279,446
Grants paid
$519,847,432
Program service revenue
not reported
Investment income
not reported
Other revenue
not reported
Total assets, end of year
not reported
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
not reported
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,848,656,677
Management and general expenses
$158,781,895
Fundraising expenses
$25,505,123
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,848,656,677

Program services were 90.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ellen Granberg

    President - Ex Officio

    Total calculated
    $1,907,439
    From this org
    $1,649,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $258,223
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,400,059
    Bonus
    $210,000
    Other
    $39,157
    Deferred
    $143,150
    Nontaxable benefits
    $115,073
    Filer's total
    $1,907,439

  • Aaron Bates

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Conner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ali H Kolaghassi

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Avram Tucker

    Secretary of the Board/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Camila Tapias

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles R Bendit

    Trustee/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Christine Piorkowski Barth

    Trustee/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Donna Hill Staton

    Trustee/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Grace E Speights

    Board Chair/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Flaks

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Park Stout

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Perlin

    Trustee (as of 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Judith Lane Rogers

    Trustee/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Luis Otero-Bravo

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark H Chichester

    Vice Chair of the Board/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related

  • Michelle Rubin

    Trustee/Comm Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Pamela Lawrence

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Raymond J Brimble

    Trustee (as of 01/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Regina James

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard A Jones

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacie R Lissette

    Trustee (as of 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ted Segal

    Trustee (as of 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Todd Klein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruno Fernandes

    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $1,068,130
    From this org
    $981,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,352
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $802,536
    Bonus
    $155,000
    Other
    $24,242
    Deferred
    $57,794
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,558
    Filer's total
    $1,068,130

  • Charles Barber

    VP and General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $823,344
    From this org
    $767,348
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,996
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $683,023
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $54,325
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,496
    Filer's total
    $823,344

  • Christopher Bracey

    Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $1,078,297
    From this org
    $946,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $132,163
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $784,398
    Bonus
    $115,041
    Other
    $46,695
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $97,663
    Filer's total
    $1,078,297

  • Jonathan Post

    Vice President for Board Relations and Secretary of the University

    Total calculated
    $363,005
    From this org
    $328,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,845
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $310,940
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,220
    Deferred
    $33,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,095
    Filer's total
    $363,005

  • Scott Mory

    Senior VP & Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $505,672
    From this org
    $472,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,896
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $311,776
    Bonus
    $150,000
    Other
    $11,000
    Deferred
    $27,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,271
    Filer's total
    $505,672

  • Barbara Lee Bass

    VP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS

    Total calculated
    $1,501,840
    From this org
    $1,346,972
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $154,868
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,292,262
    Bonus
    $24,665
    Other
    $30,045
    Deferred
    $132,712
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,156
    Filer's total
    $1,501,840

  • Lynn Goldman

    Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health

    Total calculated
    $688,022
    From this org
    $652,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,592
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $594,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $57,630
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,092
    Filer's total
    $688,022

  • Paul J Wahlbeck

    Dean, CCAS

    Total calculated
    $603,814
    From this org
    $538,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,521
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $492,743
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $45,550
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,021
    Filer's total
    $603,814

  • Christian Caputo

    Mens' Basketball Coach

    Total calculated
    $997,424
    From this org
    $902,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $95,270
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $851,042
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $45,112
    Deferred
    $64,167
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,103
    Filer's total
    $997,424

  • Donna Arbide

    VP for Development and Alumni Relations

    Total calculated
    $828,706
    From this org
    $774,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,109
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $683,704
    Bonus
    $52,445
    Other
    $38,448
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,609
    Filer's total
    $828,706

  • Julie Bauman

    GW Cancer Center

    Total calculated
    $1,027,218
    From this org
    $885,389
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $141,829
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $860,067
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $25,322
    Deferred
    $64,449
    Nontaxable benefits
    $77,380
    Filer's total
    $1,027,218

  • Shahram Sarkani

    Director and Professor of EMSE

    Total calculated
    $1,565,458
    From this org
    $1,501,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,593
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,366,011
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $135,854
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,093
    Filer's total
    $1,565,458

  • Thomas A Mazzuchi

    Chair, Dept. of Engineering

    Total calculated
    $877,041
    From this org
    $820,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,271
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $747,570
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $73,200
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,771
    Filer's total
    $877,041

  • Forrest Maltzman

    Former Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $425,444
    From this org
    $380,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,605
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $351,553
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $29,286
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,105
    Filer's total
    $425,444

  • Jeffrey S Akman

    Former VP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS

    Total calculated
    $530,934
    From this org
    $485,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,753
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $442,993
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $42,188
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,253
    Filer's total
    $530,934

  • Mark Diaz

    Former Executive VP and CFO

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $125,000

  • Sharon L Reich Paulsen

    Former Executive vice president

    Total calculated
    $897,310
    From this org
    $883,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,301
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,735
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $748,274
    Deferred
    $13,496
    Nontaxable benefits
    $805
    Filer's total
    $897,310

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL: FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL WAS PROVIDED TO ONE OFFICER AND ONE KEY EMPLOYEE. UPON EVALUATION OF THE BUSINESS PURPOSES AND UNIVERSITY POLICY, THE BENEFIT WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: THE UNIVERSITY REIMBURSES REASONABLE AND NECESSARY BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR COMPANIONS OF ONE OFFICER AND ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE. THE BENEFITS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE WAS PROVIDED GROSS-UP FOR COMPANION TRAVEL TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE: THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE RESIDENCE IS USED FOR UNIVERSITY-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ON A REASONABLE AND CONTINUAL BASIS. THE BENEFIT WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
HEALTH OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES OR INITIATION FEES: CLUB DUES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF ONE OFFICER AND ONE KEY EMPLOYEE. THE MEMBERSHIPS WERE USED FOR UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE BENEFIT WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
SHARON REICH PAULSEN RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS OF $746,750.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
IN RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT THE UNIVERSITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE TO ITS QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN ('401(A) PLAN') ARE LIMITED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE'S CAP ON AN EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION ($345,000 FOR 2024) AND THE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS, THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ALL EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE 401(A) PLAN AND WHO EARN COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE CAP WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ('457(F) RESTORATION PLAN') EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BENEFIT THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE RECEIVED UNDER THE 401(A) PLAN IF NO COMPENSATION OR CONTRIBUTION LIMITS APPLIED AND THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY ACCRUED UNDER THE 401(A) PLAN; LESS ANY EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THIS SECTION ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II. Ellen Granberg $108,650 Shahram Sarkani $105,996 Barbara Lee Bass $98,212 Christopher Bracey $22,453 Bruno Fernandes $23,294 Julie Bauman $29,949 Christian Caputo $29,667 Thomas Mazzuchi $43,342 Donna Arbide $11,884 Charles Barber $20,201 Lynn Goldman $27,585 Paul J. Wahlbeck $18,986 Jeffrey S. Akman $12,741 Forrest Maltzman $3,665
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS: GW OFFERED AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICIALS. THE ANNUAL AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE OF ESTABLISHED UNIVERSITY-WIDE PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR AND IS CAPPED AT A PERCENTAGE OF SALARY. ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS GOAL ATTAINMENT AND COMPARABLE MARKET DATA PRIOR TO THE PAYOUT.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • George Washington Worldwide LLC

    International education · DC · assets $116,238

    Directly controlled by GW

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Charitable remainder trusts (27)

    Trust · Charitable Giving · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NA

  • Qiaohua Mgmt Consulting (Suzhou) Co Ltd Consulting Service

    C Corporation · Consulting service · CH · 1% owned · share of income $50,000 · share of assets $102,042 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by GWWW LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202621259349302557

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