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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$52,108,039
Total expenses
$44,314,204
Contributions and grants received
$20,852,792
Grants paid
$33,404,873
Program service revenue
$337,847
Investment income
$30,909,211
Other revenue
$8,189
Total assets, end of year
$772,404,038
Total liabilities, end of year
$330,400
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$772,073,638
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,493,560
Management and general expenses
$4,639,617
Fundraising expenses
$4,181,027
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,493,560

Program services were 80.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $20,852,792

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,106,129

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER AUXILARY REVENUE

    total $278,901 · related or exempt $278,901

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACTIVITIES

    total $58,946 · related or exempt $58,946

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,740,275 · excluded $3,740,275

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,189

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $8,189

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $8,189 · excluded $8,189

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $116,738,115 · other assets $113,674

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $89,566,057 · other assets $116,796

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $27,172,058 · other assets -$3,122

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $27,168,936 · excluded $27,168,936

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $31,845,543 · program services $31,845,543

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,559,330 · program services $1,559,330

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,131,925 · program services $23,142 · management and general $1,023,532 · fundraising $1,085,251

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,582,417 · program services $416,921 · management and general $443,808 · fundraising $1,721,688

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $360,541 · program services $46,520 · management and general $70,815 · fundraising $243,206

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $338,841 · program services $70,966 · management and general $60,532 · fundraising $207,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $262,977 · program services $31,127 · management and general $69,839 · fundraising $162,011

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,427 · management and general $30,780 · fundraising $6,647

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $84,173 · management and general $84,173

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,448,050 · management and general $2,448,050

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,905 · program services $920 · management and general $2,468 · fundraising $4,517

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $202,663 · program services $17,933 · management and general $45,535 · fundraising $139,195

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $202,127 · program services $14,582 · management and general $75,934 · fundraising $111,611

  • 17 · Travel

    total $282,693 · program services $25,838 · management and general $2,825 · fundraising $254,030

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,613,684 · program services $1,428,594 · management and general $99,038 · fundraising $86,052

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $27,834 · program services $21 · management and general $10,169 · fundraising $17,644

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $69,872 · management and general $68,424 · fundraising $1,448

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $245,652 · program services $12,123 · management and general $93,145 · fundraising $140,384

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $6,133 · management and general $6,133

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES & LICENSES

    total $4,417 · management and general $4,417

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,000 · end of year $245,139

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,098,979 · end of year $14,293,035

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,481,565 · end of year $6,894,356

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $94,887 · end of year $204,670

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $99,227 · end of year $216,540

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,537,428

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $615,651

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $783,198 · end of year $921,777

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $91,093,020 · end of year $72,912,442

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $582,954,248 · end of year $638,765,918

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $38,533,967 · end of year $37,950,161

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $446,716 · end of year $330,400

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,539,657 · end of year $98,108,659

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $641,154,718 · end of year $673,964,979

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO RECEIVE, MANAGE AND EXPEND FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO RECEIVE, MANAGE AND EXPEND FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE UVA LAW SCHOOL.

  • EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE FOUNDATION ARE STRATEGICALLY DIRECTED TO AREAS THAT SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S SCHOOL OF LAW. THESE EXPENDITURES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PROFESSORSHIPS AND FACULTY RESEARCH, WHICH ENABLE THE LAW SCHOOL TO ATTRACT, SUPPORT, AND RETAIN WORLD-CLASS SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS WHO ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SCHOOL'S MISSION AND REPUTATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PRIORITIZES FUNDING FOR STUDENT AID, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOAN FORGIVENESS. THIS STUDENT AID FUNDING IS CRUCIAL TO THE UVA SCHOOL OF LAW'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT TALENTED AND DIVERSE STUDENTS, REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ENTERING THE LEGAL PROFESSION, AND SUPPORT CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ENSURING A TOP-QUALITY EDUCATION REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTS VARIOUS FUNDING FOR ENRICHING ACADEMIC RESOURCES, SUCH AS STUDENT-RUN JOURNALS, AND SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT ENHANCE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OTHER ESSENTIAL FUNDING INCLUDES SUPPORT OF THE GRADUATE PROGRAM, THE LAW LIBRARY, FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS, AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE UVA SCHOOL OF LAW AND WITHIN ITS CHARTER. THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS IN DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THESE VITAL INVESTMENTS AND ENSURE THAT DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS CREATE A MEANINGFUL AND LASTING IMPACT FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THE BROADER UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $35,493,560 · Grants $33,404,873 · Revenue $337,847

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Luis Alvarez Jr

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,129,191
    From this org
    $1,064,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,173
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $601,250
    Bonus
    $153,773
    Other
    $308,995
    Deferred
    $41,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,923
    Filer's total
    $1,129,191
  • Helen M Snyder

    COO & DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $437,984
    From this org
    $383,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,247
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $317,420
    Bonus
    $53,670
    Other
    $12,647
    Deferred
    $32,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,307
    Filer's total
    $437,984
  • Jason Trujillo -Executive Vp

    & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $387,678
    From this org
    $329,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,596
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $283,036
    Bonus
    $38,728
    Other
    $7,318
    Deferred
    $34,673
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,923
    Filer's total
    $387,678
  • Jennie A James

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $317,230
    From this org
    $260,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,729
    Bonus
    $33,718
    Other
    $1,186
    Deferred
    $32,965
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,632
    Filer's total
    $317,230
  • Jennifer Sulzberger

    DIRECTOR OF REUNION GIVING

    Total calculated
    $242,296
    From this org
    $196,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,880
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,545
    Bonus
    $18,637
    Other
    $2,234
    Deferred
    $24,892
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,988
    Filer's total
    $242,296
  • Joseph Ryan

    SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $207,338
    From this org
    $162,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,662
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,211
    Bonus
    $16,146
    Other
    $319
    Deferred
    $21,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,425
    Filer's total
    $207,338
  • Zoltan Povazsay

    SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,845
    From this org
    $141,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,084
    Bonus
    $10,655
    Other
    $238
    Deferred
    $17,582
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,286
    Filer's total
    $161,845
  • Kathryn Boase

    SENIOR ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $179,738
    From this org
    $141,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,472
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,891
    Bonus
    $13,673
    Other
    $1,702
    Deferred
    $17,803
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,669
    Filer's total
    $179,738
  • Lisa Bugg

    DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $156,184
    From this org
    $120,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,762
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,432
    Bonus
    $7,691
    Other
    $1,299
    Deferred
    $15,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,582
    Filer's total
    $156,184
  • J Warren Gorrell Jr

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Goodwin Bland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Robinson Borders

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlos Montreal Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David C Burke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony P Della Pietra Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas R Denison

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas E Eckert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon S Goodwyn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Murphy Keating

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine A Lawton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore A Mathas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael S Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Schwitzer Nolan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon M Owlett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim R Palmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cecil D Quillen III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher D Ray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arthur David Robinson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashante L Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dasha Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · 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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A FULL GYM MEMBERSHIP FEE SUBSIDY FOR MEMBERSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA INTRAMURAL-RECREATION SPORTS CENTER WHICH ALLOWS HOLDERS TO USE CERTAIN UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITIES.
PART I, LINE 4B
LINE 4B, LUIS ALVAREZ JR. = $249,119

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

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.

  • BOLLINGWOOD PROPERTIES LLC

    FACULTY HOUSING · VA · income $8,189 · assets $751,022

    Directly controlled by UVA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (64)

    INVESTMENTS · VA

    Directly controlled by UVA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349302620

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