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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$933,862,010
Total expenses
$912,489,179
Contributions and grants received
$57,284,971
Grants paid
$205,006,105
Program service revenue
$793,262,985
Investment income
$83,318,648
Other revenue
-$4,594
Total assets, end of year
$2,414,730,149
Total liabilities, end of year
$879,924,283
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,534,805,866
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$841,293,953
Management and general expenses
$53,160,305
Fundraising expenses
$18,034,921
Program service expenses (Part III)
$841,293,953

Program services were 92.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $10,444,860

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $3,084

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,248,142

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $36,588,885

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,180,369

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION & FEES

    total $641,521,319 · related or exempt $641,521,319

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $82,630,668 · related or exempt $82,630,668

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RESEARCH/TRAINING

    total $41,703,903 · related or exempt $41,703,903

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLIC RADIO STATION

    total $15,041,738 · related or exempt $15,041,738

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

    total $8,847,768 · related or exempt $8,847,768

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $3,517,589 · related or exempt $3,046,812 · unrelated business $470,777

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $50,093,408 · unrelated business $249,709 · excluded $49,843,699

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $940,415,129

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

    securities $907,189,889

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $33,225,240

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $33,225,240 · excluded $33,225,240

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $3,084

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $4,594

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,594 · excluded -$4,594

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,249,051 · program services $4,249,051

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $200,442,507 · program services $200,442,507

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $314,547 · program services $314,547

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $9,516,453 · program services $8,725,248 · management and general $522,498 · fundraising $268,707

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $1,040,164 · program services $953,684 · management and general $57,110 · fundraising $29,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $310,229,565 · program services $284,436,841 · management and general $17,033,059 · fundraising $8,759,665

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,147,859 · program services $18,472,751 · management and general $1,106,212 · fundraising $568,896

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,947,914 · program services $21,372,446 · management and general $5,799,598 · fundraising $2,775,870

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,232,089 · program services $20,383,696 · management and general $1,220,646 · fundraising $627,747

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,610,675 · management and general $7,610,675

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $809,622 · management and general $809,622

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,125 · program services $937 · management and general $102 · fundraising $86

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $418,651 · fundraising $418,651

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,162,270 · management and general $13,162,270

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $116,831,019 · program services $112,703,654 · management and general $2,438,593 · fundraising $1,688,772

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,169,948 · program services $6,018,383 · management and general $53,590 · fundraising $97,975

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,336,801 · program services $12,632,362 · management and general $1,001,499 · fundraising $1,702,940

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,796,893 · program services $17,703,783 · management and general $58,613 · fundraising $34,497

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,112,386 · program services $34,187,931 · management and general $1,921,521 · fundraising $2,934

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,350,437 · program services $8,861,048 · management and general $82,672 · fundraising $406,717

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,439,813 · program services $27,439,813

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,253,835 · program services $39,253,835

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,070,256 · program services $14,070,256

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $5,439,289 · program services $5,414,289 · management and general $25,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $4,169,917 · program services $3,337,329 · management and general $257,025 · fundraising $575,563

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $396,093 · program services $319,562 · management and general $0 · fundraising $76,531

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,666 · end of year $1,416

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $124,556,166 · end of year $138,546,576

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,405,967 · end of year $27,724,012

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $33,405,569 · end of year $34,497,581

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $26,416 · end of year $23,507

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,919,532 · end of year $33,040,738

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

    $1,511,453,375

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

    $676,250,930

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $855,048,293 · end of year $835,202,445

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $807,846,939 · end of year $851,345,753

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $445,508,416 · end of year $456,212,858

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $5,480,547 · end of year $678,298

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $39,489,617 · end of year $37,456,965

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,818,036 · end of year $83,672,522

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $37,007,995 · end of year $37,919,072

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $749,069,192 · end of year $748,759,349

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,751,865 · end of year $9,573,340

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,180,160,857 · end of year $1,205,951,630

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $299,881,183 · end of year $328,854,236

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWER LIVES OF PURPOSE, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP.

  • INSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS CARRIED OUT BY ALMOST 956 FULL-TIME TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACULTY IN SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS OFFERING 81 BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS, 99 MASTER'S PROGRAMS, 24 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS, J.D., S.J.D, M.L.S. AND L.L.M. PROGRAMS. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM ARE OFFERED AS WELL. STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO = 11:1. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE = 20.8 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $234,056,402 · Revenue $650,369,087

  • SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AWARDS FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. ONCE A STUDENT IS ADMITTED, THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE WILL DETERMINE NEED AND DEVELOP A FINANCIAL AID AWARD THAT INCLUDES FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE STUDENT QUALIFIES. TO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR FINANCIAL AID, A STUDENT MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR ELIGIBLE NON-CITIZEN IN A DEGREE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $200,442,507 · Grants $200,442,507

  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES, CONSISTING OF ELEVEN RESIDENCE HALLS, PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR ALMOST 4,120 STUDENTS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, DINING SERVICES, PARKING, AND OTHER SELF-SUPPORTING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT SERVICES.

    Expenses $94,599,511 · Revenue $82,630,668

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT - THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, ACADEMIC COMPUTER SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS. STUDENT SERVICES - HEALTH AND COUNSELING, CAREER CENTER, UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR, FINANCIAL AID AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES, SPORTS AND RECREATION. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SPACE MANAGEMENT, SECURITY, MAIL AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. RESEARCH- RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND PRIVATE AGENCIES. PUBLIC SERVICE - THE OPERATION OF WAMU 88.5 FM, A 24-HOUR, 50,000 WATT PUBLIC RADIO STATION LICENSED TO THE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1961. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PLAN IN JANUARY 2019, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNVEILED A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, CHANGEMAKERS FOR A CHANGING WORLD. THE PLAN REPRESENTS AU'S COMMITMENT TO ITS MISSION "TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWER LIVES OF PURPOSE, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP." AS COVID-19 HAS ACCELERATED THE IMPORTANCE OF MANY ELEMENTS OF OUR STRATEGY AND TAKING A HOLISTIC VIEW OF WHAT WE STILL SEEK TO ACHIEVE UNDER THE CHANGEMAKERS FRAMEWORK, THE STRATEGY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS. OUR NEW DECEMBER 2025 COMPLETION DATE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON OUR FOUNDATIONAL WORK AND LESSONS LEARNED. THE UNIVERSITY'S SEVEN-YEAR PLAN BUILDS ON OUR LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, AND SERVICE AND FOCUSES ON THE CHALLENGES FACING OUR COMMUNITY AND HIGHER EDUCATION, AS IT BOLDLY EMBRACES OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER IMPACT. OUR PLAN IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE STRATEGIC THEMES - SCHOLARSHIP, LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY - WITH KEY IMPERATIVES TO GUIDE OUR FOCUSED EFFORTS. SCHOLARSHIP: SCHOLARSHIP IS CENTRAL TO AU'S FUTURE. WE WILL DEVELOP AREAS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS THAT DRAW ON FIELDS WHERE AU ALREADY EXCELS, WHERE OUR EXPERTISE CROSSES SCHOOLS AND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, AND THAT HOLD PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE. WE WILL ESTABLISH NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FACULTY ACROSS A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES. LEARNING: LEARNING IS AT THE CORE OF AU. AS WE PREPARE FOR TOMORROW'S OPPORTUNITIES, WE CONTINUE TO EMBRACE THE HIGHEST-QUALITY TEACHING, WHILE EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS OF LEARNING AND SCHOLARSHIP. WE WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE, PERSONALIZED, AND ACCESSIBLE. COMMUNITY: AU IS AN INSTITUTION DEEPLY ROOTED IN COMMUNITY - LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY - AND WHEN OUR COMMUNITY GROWS STRONGER, SO DO WE. OVER THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, OUR STRATEGIC EFFORTS WILL EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN OUR TIES TO COMMUNITIES, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: PARTNER IN OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICE MANY OF AU'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS EXEMPLIFY THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE. AU VIEWS ITSELF AS A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY WITH A PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY. THE UNIVERSITY WORKS WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTICIPATES IN A MYRIAD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING: COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING AND RESEARCH, DC READS, ONE-DAY SERVICE EVENTS, AND EAGLE ENDOWMENT. WORKING WITH DC SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AU'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION PREPARES EDUCATION STUDENTS TO BECOME EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, BILINGUAL, SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL WORK IN AREA SCHOOLS. EACH YEAR, A GROUP OF EDUCATION MAJORS EACH YEAR ARE PLACED AS STUDENT TEACHERS TO TEACH ALL ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM FROM THE ARTS TO THE SCIENCES AND IN THE AREAS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SPECIAL EDUCATION. WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW (WCL), LOCATED ONE BLOCK FROM THE AU-TENLEYTOWN METRO, CONSISTENTLY PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME AND OTHERWISE UNDERREPRESENTED AREA RESIDENTS THROUGH ITS HIGHLY-RANKED CLINICAL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, A SELECTED GROUP OF WCL STUDENTS EACH YEAR REPRESENTS LOW-INCOME CLIENTS FACING EVICTION IN DC LANDLORD AND TENANT COURT, AS PARTICIPANTS IN THE DC LAW STUDENTS IN COURT PROGRAM, AN INDEPENDENT LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE DISTRICT. AN OPEN DOOR POLICY AU MAINTAINS A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY BY WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS, LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS IN THE CAMPUS AREA. LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS, THE UNIVERSITY'S OUTREACH EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE MAINTAINING ONGOING CONTACT WITH SEVERAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICES AND AGENCIES. ON A MORE INFORMAL LEVEL, REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ALSO MEET AND INTERACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. CONTINUED EDUCATION DC RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME AT AU'S BENDER LIBRARY TO STUDY AND ACCESS PRINT MATERIALS, LIBRARY CATALOG, AND DATABASES. THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) OFFERS CLASSES IN THE FALL AND SPRING FOR INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS "SEASONED LEARNERS" WITH A GENUINE INTEREST IN CONTINUING THEIR LEARNING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE. THE ARTS THE KATZEN ARTS CENTER AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT VENUE FOR THE DC ARTS COMMUNITY. IT HOSTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING FROM STUDENT PERFORMANCES TO LECTURES ON ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES AND FILM SCREENINGS. DC RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OPEN REHEARSALS OR TAKE TOURS OF THE GALLERIES. MANY OF THE EXHIBITS SHOWN AT THE MUSEUM HAVE EARNED REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES. DISTRICT CHILDREN ARE THE FOCUS OF KIDS AT THE KATZEN, WHICH PRESENTS CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS.

    Expenses $312,195,533 · Grants $4,563,598 · Revenue $59,792,453

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARC N DUBER

    CHAIR - THRU 5/23, TRUSTEE 5/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • GINA F ADAMS

    VICE CHAIR THRU 5/23, CHAIR 5/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • CHARLES H LYDECKER

    TRUSTEE - THRU 5/23, VICE CHAIR 5/23 - PRESENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JANICE M ABRAHAM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SALLY AMORUSO

    TRUSTEE, AS OF 5/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MICHAEL BALMUTH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • GAURDIE BANISTER JR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • STEPHANIE M BENNETT-SMITH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • GREG BERGQUIST

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • WESLEY G BUSH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • PAMELA M DEESE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JACK C CASSELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LATRELLE EASTERLING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • HANI MS FARSI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MEHDI HERAVI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MICHAEL W KEMPNER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARGERY KRAUS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • GERALD BRUCE LEE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • FERNANDO LEWIS NAVARRO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARIL GAGEN MACDONALD

    TRUSTEE, THRU 5/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BETSY A MANGONE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ALAN L MELTZER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KOREY NEAL SR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MARIA OTERO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MATTHEW S PITTINSKY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • JEFFREY A SINE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • DAVID TRONE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SYLVIA M BURWELL

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $2,136,599
    From this org
    $1,986,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $150,018
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $980,297
    Bonus
    $243,750
    Other
    $762,534
    Deferred
    $30,446
    Nontaxable benefits
    $119,572
    Filer's total
    $2,136,599
  • BRONTE BURLEIGH-JONES

    CFO, VP & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $599,169
    From this org
    $496,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $102,597
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $461,747
    Bonus
    $34,238
    Other
    $587
    Deferred
    $90,006
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,591
    Filer's total
    $599,169
  • COURTNEY SURLS

    VP DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI REL

    Total calculated
    $779,558
    From this org
    $740,432
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,126
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $417,734
    Bonus
    $41,103
    Other
    $281,595
    Deferred
    $36,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,476
    Filer's total
    $779,558
  • PETER STARR

    PROVOST & CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $632,109
    From this org
    $589,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,530
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $526,109
    Bonus
    $51,800
    Other
    $11,670
    Deferred
    $39,130
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,400
    Filer's total
    $632,109
  • TRAEVENA BYRD

    VP, UNI. COUNSEL & BOT SEC.

    Total calculated
    $588,638
    From this org
    $471,407
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $117,231
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $421,304
    Bonus
    $42,845
    Other
    $7,258
    Deferred
    $79,835
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,396
    Filer's total
    $588,638
  • SETH GROSSMAN

    VP OF PEOPLE & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $488,858
    From this org
    $416,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,062
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $382,533
    Bonus
    $33,825
    Other
    $438
    Deferred
    $69,386
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,676
    Filer's total
    $488,858
  • ANDREA FELDER

    INT. VP, UG ENROLLMENT, AS OF 3/23

    Total calculated
    $179,700
    From this org
    $160,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,493
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,071
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $136
    Deferred
    $12,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,293
    Filer's total
    $179,700
  • FANTA AW

    VP UG ENROLLMENT THRU 3/23

    Total calculated
    $597,661
    From this org
    $547,553
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,108
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $372,519
    Bonus
    $37,100
    Other
    $137,934
    Deferred
    $34,543
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,565
    Filer's total
    $597,661
  • STEVE MUNSON

    VP & CIO

    Total calculated
    $451,376
    From this org
    $352,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $98,694
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,510
    Bonus
    $31,775
    Other
    $397
    Deferred
    $65,163
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,531
    Filer's total
    $451,376
  • MATTHEW BENNETT

    VP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $413,350
    From this org
    $319,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $94,044
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $290,148
    Bonus
    $28,803
    Other
    $355
    Deferred
    $59,254
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,790
    Filer's total
    $413,350
  • SARAH BALDASSARO

    INT. VP, SA & IE, AS OF 3/23

    Total calculated
    $364,597
    From this org
    $294,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,837
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,085
    Bonus
    $19,333
    Other
    $342
    Deferred
    $29,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,257
    Filer's total
    $364,597
  • ROGER A FAIRFAX JR

    DEAN & PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $526,622
    From this org
    $487,374
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,248
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $486,755
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $619
    Deferred
    $36,837
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,411
    Filer's total
    $526,622
  • PARTHIBAN DAVID

    SR ASSOCIATE DEAN, KSB

    Total calculated
    $405,538
    From this org
    $380,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,369
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $379,910
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $259
    Deferred
    $23,836
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,533
    Filer's total
    $405,538
  • HENG XU

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $429,278
    From this org
    $382,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,591
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $382,404
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $283
    Deferred
    $25,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,088
    Filer's total
    $429,278
  • CLAUDIO GROSSMAN

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $521,859
    From this org
    $469,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,317
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $462,847
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,695
    Deferred
    $36,717
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,600
    Filer's total
    $521,859
  • CHERYL HOLCOMB-MCCOY

    DEAN, SOE

    Total calculated
    $447,041
    From this org
    $378,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,627
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $342,986
    Bonus
    $35,000
    Other
    $428
    Deferred
    $35,583
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,044
    Filer's total
    $447,041
  • WENDY BOLAND

    DEAN GRAD & PROFESS. STUDIES

    Total calculated
    $449,410
    From this org
    $380,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,662
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $380,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $429
    Deferred
    $35,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,045
    Filer's total
    $449,410
  • SCOTT A BASS

    PROF. & FORMER PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $344,779
    From this org
    $292,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,930
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $349
    Deferred
    $30,032
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,898
    Filer's total
    $344,779
  • DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ

    FORMER CFO, VP & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $189,580
    From this org
    $189,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $189,580
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $189,580
  • CORNELIUS M KERWIN

    PROF & PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $327,217
    From this org
    $268,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,174
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,724
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $319
    Deferred
    $27,972
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,202
    Filer's total
    $327,217
  • ROBERT DINERSTEIN

    PROFESSOR & FORMER DEAN

    Total calculated
    $340,333
    From this org
    $285,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,104
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,897
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $332
    Deferred
    $28,835
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,269
    Filer's total
    $340,333

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 · 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
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
HOUSING ALLOWANCES OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES HOUSING FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HER FAMILY AS A CONDITION OF HER EMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE RESIDENCE IS USED FOR UNIVERSITY-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. PER THE PRESIDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR SERVICES RELATED TO HER, OR HER FAMILY'S SOLELY PRIVATE USE OF THE PROPERTY. HEALTH CLUB AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES MEMBERSHIPS TO VARIOUS BUSINESS CLUBS IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. THE USE OF THE CLUBS IS LIMITED TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PURPOSES AND THE EXPENSES ARE REVIEWED ACCORDING TO EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES OF THE UNIVERSITY.
PART I, LINE 4B
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN THE FOLLOWING PERSONS PARTICIPATE IN SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION TOTALS ABOVE: MATTHEW BENNETT - $28,803 BRONTE BURLEIGH-JONES - $51,356 TRAEVENA BYRD - $42,845 SETH GROSSMAN - $33,825 STEVE MUNSON - $31,775 INCLUDED IN OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION TOTALS ARE PAYMENTS OF VESTED AMOUNTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS FOLLOWS: FANTA AW $136,360 SYLIVA BURWELL $709,432 DOUGLAS KUDRAVETZ, $189,580 COURTNEY SURLS $275,780
PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATE IN A BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES AN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN. THE ANNUAL AMOUNT IS CAPPED AT A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY. THE PLAN IS BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE OFFICERS' UNITS AND THE UNIVERSITY. THE GOALS ARE NON-REVENUE RELATED GOALS. THE PLAN IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ANNUAL REWARDS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVED ON THE AGREED-UPON GOALS.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • THE AIRLIE FOUNDATION

    C · CONFERENCE FACILITY · VA · 100% owned · share of income $9,804,057 · share of assets $17,080,897 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411309349300921

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