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← VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,674,383,028
Total expenses
$8,258,963,378
Contributions and grants received
$642,858,181
Grants paid
$209,048,154
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,043,511,525
Management and general expenses
$1,193,829,354
Fundraising expenses
$21,622,499
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,043,511,525

Program services were 85.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffrey R Balser MD PHD

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $16,481,139
    From this org
    $14,688,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,792,572
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $3,195,029
    Bonus
    $5,420,267
    Other
    $6,073,271
    Deferred
    $1,768,469
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,103
    Filer's total
    $16,481,139

  • Alexander C Taylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Colin V Reed

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Diermeier PHD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Edith Scott Carell Johnson JD

    Director, Chair of Board of Dirs & Exec Comm

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Gail Carr Williams JD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • John F Stein MBA

    Director, Vice Chair of Board of Dirs & Chair of Audit & Compl Comm

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John R Ingram MBA

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucinda M Baier CPA

    Director, Chair of Quality & Safety Com

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Makeba Boatwright Williams MD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sara J Finley JD

    Director, Chair of Mgmt Dev & Comp Comm

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • C Wright Pinson MD MBA

    Deputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer

    Total calculated
    $6,637,915
    From this org
    $5,621,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,016,048
    Hours/week
    59.1 + 0.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,518,198
    Bonus
    $3,064,319
    Other
    $39,350
    Deferred
    $990,311
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,737
    Filer's total
    $6,637,915

  • Cecelia B Moore MHA CPA CHFP

    CFO and Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $4,367,104
    From this org
    $3,892,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $474,944
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,429,853
    Bonus
    $2,081,525
    Other
    $380,782
    Deferred
    $450,260
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,684
    Filer's total
    $4,367,104

  • Doug Mefford JD

    General Counsel and Secretary (Beginning 7/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $661,781
    From this org
    $508,415
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $153,366
    Hours/week
    54 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $451,761
    Bonus
    $51,540
    Other
    $5,114
    Deferred
    $122,043
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,323
    Filer's total
    $661,781

  • John F Manning Jr PHD MBA

    COO and Corporate Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $5,553,898
    From this org
    $5,018,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $535,265
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,372,188
    Bonus
    $1,968,833
    Other
    $1,677,612
    Deferred
    $493,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,422
    Filer's total
    $5,553,898

  • Amy Schoeny PHD

    Chief HR Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,750,269
    From this org
    $1,541,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $209,231
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $823,841
    Bonus
    $695,183
    Other
    $22,014
    Deferred
    $185,108
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,123
    Filer's total
    $1,750,269

  • C J Stimson MD JD

    EVP for Population Health (Beginning 1/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $743,084
    From this org
    $726,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,575
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $510,908
    Bonus
    $204,567
    Other
    $11,034
    Deferred
    $15,547
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,028
    Filer's total
    $743,084

  • Cecelia Theobald MD MPH

    Chief of Clinical Staff

    Total calculated
    $1,044,446
    From this org
    $876,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $168,280
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $598,013
    Bonus
    $267,113
    Other
    $11,040
    Deferred
    $131,204
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,076
    Filer's total
    $1,044,446

  • David Russell

    EVP Org Transformation & Chief Strategic Bus Dev Officer (Beginning 9/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $659,795
    From this org
    $582,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,886
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $446,393
    Bonus
    $116,586
    Other
    $19,930
    Deferred
    $57,043
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,843
    Filer's total
    $659,795

  • Donald Brady MD

    Exec Vice Dean - Aca Affairs & Exec VP - Ed Affairs

    Total calculated
    $1,444,930
    From this org
    $1,213,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $231,725
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $719,528
    Bonus
    $478,158
    Other
    $15,519
    Deferred
    $221,591
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,134
    Filer's total
    $1,444,930

  • Jennifer A Pietenpol PHD

    Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer

    Total calculated
    $2,451,479
    From this org
    $2,122,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $328,509
    Hours/week
    68

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $918,896
    Bonus
    $984,302
    Other
    $219,772
    Deferred
    $293,289
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,220
    Filer's total
    $2,451,479

  • Lee Ann Liska MBA

    Pres & Chief Oper Off at VUH

    Total calculated
    $1,686,132
    From this org
    $1,380,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $305,772
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $802,526
    Bonus
    $551,270
    Other
    $26,564
    Deferred
    $272,043
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,729
    Filer's total
    $1,686,132

  • Margaret G Rush MD MMHC

    Pres & Exec Med Dir, MCJCH

    Total calculated
    $2,074,741
    From this org
    $1,794,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $280,142
    Hours/week
    55.9 + 1.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $818,548
    Bonus
    $859,521
    Other
    $116,530
    Deferred
    $260,371
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,771
    Filer's total
    $2,074,741

  • Rick Wright MD

    CMO and Sr VP for Clinical Affairs

    Total calculated
    $2,190,236
    From this org
    $1,872,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $317,249
    Hours/week
    32.5 + 32.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,309,023
    Bonus
    $524,459
    Other
    $39,505
    Deferred
    $282,024
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,225
    Filer's total
    $2,190,236

  • Travis Capers FACHE

    President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals

    Total calculated
    $833,711
    From this org
    $806,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,058
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $637,910
    Bonus
    $167,501
    Other
    $1,242
    Deferred
    $17,043
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,015
    Filer's total
    $833,711

  • Wendy Monaci MBA

    EVP Adult Ambulatory

    Total calculated
    $1,327,344
    From this org
    $1,104,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $222,407
    Hours/week
    59 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $758,143
    Bonus
    $343,230
    Other
    $3,564
    Deferred
    $202,543
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,864
    Filer's total
    $1,327,344

  • Zeena M Abdulahad MPA

    EVP & Chief Dev Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,816,593
    From this org
    $1,622,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $194,158
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $810,694
    Bonus
    $660,069
    Other
    $151,672
    Deferred
    $176,619
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,539
    Filer's total
    $1,816,593

  • Amir Abtahi MD

    Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Total calculated
    $1,761,416
    From this org
    $1,695,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,948
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,195,332
    Bonus
    $484,096
    Other
    $16,040
    Deferred
    $16,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,144
    Filer's total
    $1,761,416

  • Ashish S Shah MD FACS

    Professor, Cardiac

    Total calculated
    $1,729,509
    From this org
    $1,658,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,539
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,366,148
    Bonus
    $280,000
    Other
    $12,822
    Deferred
    $16,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,735
    Filer's total
    $1,729,509

  • Byron Stephens II MD MSCI

    Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Total calculated
    $1,933,415
    From this org
    $1,888,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,533
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,343,023
    Bonus
    $514,819
    Other
    $31,040
    Deferred
    $16,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,729
    Filer's total
    $1,933,415

  • Ginger Holt MD

    Professor, Ortho-Oncology

    Total calculated
    $2,048,363
    From this org
    $1,995,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,350
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,859,408
    Bonus
    $124,277
    Other
    $11,328
    Deferred
    $16,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,546
    Filer's total
    $2,048,363

  • Seth J Karp MD

    Professor of Surgery, Biomedical Ethics & Society, and Anesthesiology

    Total calculated
    $1,797,157
    From this org
    $1,745,130
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,027
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,391,342
    Bonus
    $322,966
    Other
    $30,822
    Deferred
    $16,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,223
    Filer's total
    $1,797,157

  • David R Posch

    Former EVP for Population Health

    Total calculated
    $884,055
    From this org
    $831,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,484
    Hours/week
    59.1 + 0.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $329,632
    Bonus
    $499,754
    Other
    $2,185
    Deferred
    $16,730
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,754
    Filer's total
    $884,055

  • DAVID S RAIFORD MD

    Former Chief of Clinical Staff

    Total calculated
    $336,679
    From this org
    $336,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $28,650
    Bonus
    $306,404
    Other
    $1,625
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $336,679

  • Michael J Regier JD

    Former General Counsel and Secretary

    Total calculated
    $3,252,689
    From this org
    $3,018,841
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $233,848
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $546,173
    Bonus
    $1,211,149
    Other
    $1,261,519
    Deferred
    $209,141
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,707
    Filer's total
    $3,252,689

  • Shon Dwyer MBA RN

    Former President, Vanderbilt Adult Hospital

    Total calculated
    $1,230,612
    From this org
    $1,230,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $231,658
    Other
    $998,954
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $1,230,612

  • Thomas S Nantais MBA

    Former EVP Adult Ambulatory

    Total calculated
    $468,625
    From this org
    $468,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $164,185
    Other
    $304,440
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $468,625

  • WILLIAM W STEAD MD

    FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (ROLE ENDED DECEMBER 2020)

    Total calculated
    $164,597
    From this org
    $136,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,995
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,727
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,875
    Deferred
    $6,697
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,298
    Filer's total
    $164,597

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 — 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 · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 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
Vanderbilt University Medical Center excludes the benefits from taxable income when a documented business purpose is served. 1 officer received charter travel benefits that were not included in taxable compensation One director, 2 officers and two key employees received first class travel benefits that were not included in taxable compensation
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
2 directors received travel companion benefits that were reported as taxable compensation
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
1 Officer RECEIVED TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENT BENEFITS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Personal services
One officer received security service benefits not included in taxable compensation
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment
Two former key employees, Shon Dwyer and Thomas Nantais, received severance payments totaling $997,783.80 and $304,440.00 respectively
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Certain individuals listed in Form 990, Schedule J, Part II participate in nonqualified deferred compensation plans. Amounts contributed to the plans include fixed percentages of annual bonus payments and fixed dollar amounts. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN VEST ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE FOURTH PLAN YEAR FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTION, OR UPON OCCURRENCE OF OTHER EVENTS SPECIFIED IN THE PLAN. Current year accruals of compensation associated with these plans are included in the amounts reported for each individual in Schedule J, Part II, Column (C). The payout of these amounts in future years will be included in the amounts reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(iii) for such individuals. Amounts accrued in prior years and previously reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column (C) are reported in Schedule J, Part II, Column (F). Payouts were made under these plans to 3 Officers, 3 Key Employees, and 1 Former Officer during 2024. Jeffrey R. Balser received a four-year payout totaling $6,034,70; John F. Manning, Jr. received a three-year payout totaling $1,662,769; Cecelia B. Moore received a payout totaling $337,299; Zeena M. Abdulahad received a payout totaling $149,350; Jennifer Pietenpol received a payout totaling $182,708; Margaret G. Rush received a payout totaling $101,687; and Michael Regier received a three-year payout totaling $1,232,865.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Certain individuals listed in Schedule J, Part II received variable incentive compensation based on the achievement of pre-established goals where judgment was determined by the Compensation Committee. Incentive payments are shown in Schedule J, Part II, Column B(ii).

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202621279349301822

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