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← GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,912,174,697
Total expenses
$1,871,220,964
Contributions and grants received
$74,002,652
Grants paid
$475,082,812
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,703,313,632
Management and general expenses
$145,432,896
Fundraising expenses
$22,474,436
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,703,313,632

Program services were 91.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • ELLEN M GRANBERG

    PRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $815,103
    From this org
    $716,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $98,612
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $684,746
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $31,745
    Deferred
    $45,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $53,112
    Filer's total
    $815,103

  • A MICHAEL HOFFMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • 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 (AS OF 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES BENDIT

    TRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • CHRISTINE PIORKOWSKI BARTH

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • 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 (AS OF 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JUDITH LANE ROGERS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LUIS OTERO-BRAVO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MADELEINE S JACOBS

    TRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • 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

  • MOLLIE BOWMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • PAMELA LAWRENCE

    TRUSTEE/COMM CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • REGINA JAMES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REID LIFFMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD A JONES

    TRUSTEE (AS OF 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROSLYN M BROCK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TODD KLEIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER BRACEY

    PROVOST AND EVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $1,031,534
    From this org
    $981,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,858
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $798,197
    Bonus
    $134,000
    Other
    $49,479
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,858
    Filer's total
    $1,031,534

  • SHARON L REICH PAULSEN

    EVP AND CAO (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $823,445
    From this org
    $771,518
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,927
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $732,160
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $29,358
    Deferred
    $51,088
    Nontaxable benefits
    $839
    Filer's total
    $823,445

  • CHARLES BARBER

    VP & GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $751,321
    From this org
    $704,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,078
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $644,702
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $47,541
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,078
    Filer's total
    $751,321

  • BRUNO FERNANDES

    EVP, CFO AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $660,869
    From this org
    $602,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,556
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $579,731
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $7,582
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,556
    Filer's total
    $660,869

  • JONATHAN E POST - VP FOR BOARD

    RELATIONS & SECRETARY (AS OF 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $284,088
    From this org
    $257,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,449
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,132
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $13,007
    Deferred
    $25,463
    Nontaxable benefits
    $986
    Filer's total
    $284,088

  • BARBARA LEE BASS

    VP FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS & DEAN OF SMHS

    Total calculated
    $1,777,614
    From this org
    $1,635,739
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $141,875
    Hours/week
    35 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,257,641
    Bonus
    $344,174
    Other
    $33,924
    Deferred
    $129,157
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,718
    Filer's total
    $1,777,614

  • LYNN GOLDMAN - DEAN

    MILKEN INST. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

    Total calculated
    $638,558
    From this org
    $604,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,092
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $550,422
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54,044
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,092
    Filer's total
    $638,558

  • PAUL J WAHLBECK

    DEAN, CCAS

    Total calculated
    $656,063
    From this org
    $511,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $144,255
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $467,893
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $43,915
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $111,255
    Filer's total
    $656,063

  • SHAHRAM SARKANI

    DIRECTOR AND PROFESSOR OF EMSE

    Total calculated
    $1,413,120
    From this org
    $1,350,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,243
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,219,218
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $131,659
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,243
    Filer's total
    $1,413,120

  • MEI QIU

    FORMER DEAN OF SON

    Total calculated
    $966,308
    From this org
    $949,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,826
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,109
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $724,373
    Deferred
    $16,232
    Nontaxable benefits
    $594
    Filer's total
    $966,308

  • JULIE BAUMAN

    GW CANCER CENTER

    Total calculated
    $976,308
    From this org
    $872,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $104,271
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $844,225
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $27,812
    Deferred
    $63,265
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,006
    Filer's total
    $976,308

  • STEPHEN SALTZBURG

    PROFESSOR OF LAW

    Total calculated
    $920,803
    From this org
    $875,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,330
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $864,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,927
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,330
    Filer's total
    $920,803

  • CHRISTIAN CAPUTO

    MENS' BASKETBALL COACH

    Total calculated
    $906,236
    From this org
    $830,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,687
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $795,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $34,560
    Deferred
    $59,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,687
    Filer's total
    $906,236

  • MARK S WRIGHTON

    FORMER PRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $654,488
    From this org
    $612,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,400
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $605,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,088
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,400
    Filer's total
    $654,488

  • FORREST MALTZMAN - FORMER

    PROVOST & EVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $415,518
    From this org
    $374,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,915
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,121
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $29,482
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,915
    Filer's total
    $415,518

  • ARISTIDE J COLLINS JR - FMR

    VP & CHIEF OF STAFF, SEC. OF UNIV.

    Total calculated
    $339,671
    From this org
    $305,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,249
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,757
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $3,665
    Deferred
    $29,292
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,957
    Filer's total
    $339,671

  • THOMAS J LEBLANC

    FORMER PRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $309,133
    From this org
    $273,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,741
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,332
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,060
    Deferred
    $27,230
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,511
    Filer's total
    $309,133

  • JEFFREY S AKMAN - FMR VP

    FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS & DEAN OF SMHS

    Total calculated
    $496,309
    From this org
    $455,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,593
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $415,476
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $40,240
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,593
    Filer's total
    $496,309

  • MARK DIAZ

    FORMER EXECUTIVE VP & CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,366,440
    From this org
    $1,366,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $390,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $976,440
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $1,366,440

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 · 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)

PART I, LINE 1A
FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL: FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL WAS PROVIDED TO TWO KEY EMPLOYEES. UPON EVALUATION OF THE BUSINESS PURPOSES AND UNIVERSITY POLICY, THE BENEFIT WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: THE UNIVERSITY REIMBURSES REASONABLE AND NECESSARY BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR THE SPOUSE OF ONE OFFICER AND ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE. THE BENEFITS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION WHERE APPROPRIATE. TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: ONE FORMER OFFICER/HCE WAS PROVIDED A TAX INDEMNIFICATION FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES. HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE: THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF HIS 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. ADDITIONALLY, ONE FORMER OFFICER AND A CURRENT OFFICER WERE PROVIDED TAXABLE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BENEFITS. 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.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
SEVERANCE OR CHANGE-OF-CONTROL PAYMENT: MEI QIU AND MARK DIAZ RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS OF $708,333 AND $976,440 RESPECTIVELY. 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 ($330,000 FOR 2023) 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. CHRISTOPHER A. BRACEY $25,737 CHARLES BARBER $18,183 LYNN GOLDMAN $24,499 PAUL J. WAHLBECK $17,851 SHAHRAM SARKANI $92,626 FORREST MALTZMAN $4,411 ARISTIDE J. COLLINS JR. $2,940 JEFFREY S. AKMAN $11,712 ELLEN GRANBERG $14,800 SHARON L REICH PAULSEN $18,088 BARBARA LEE BASS $96,157 JULIE BAUMAN $30,265 CHRISTIAN CAPUTO $26,000
PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS: GW OFFERED AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICIALS. THE ANNUAL AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS CAPPED AT A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY. THE PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMMATIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THEIR SCHOOL OR UNIT GOALS. THE PLAN IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE"). PRIOR TO THE PAYOUT, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS BASED ON THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND AWARDS THE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS BASED ON COMPARABLE MARKET DATA.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531199349300743

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