AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B43

Classification

2000

Street

4400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

• INSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS CARRIED OUT BY ALMOST 960 FULL-TIME TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACULTY IN SIX ACADEMIC DIVISIONS OFFERING 79 BACHELOR'S PROGRAMS, 95 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 = 10:1. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE = 20.4 STUDENTS.

  Expenses $234,816,439 · Revenue $644,754,343

• 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 $203,842,459 · Grants $203,842,459

• AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES, CONSISTING OF ELEVEN RESIDENCE HALLS, PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR ALMOST 4,141 STUDENTS. ALSO PROVIDED ARE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, DINING SERVICES, PARKING, AND OTHER SELF-SUPPORTING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT SERVICES.

  Expenses $103,426,995 · Revenue $89,611,148

• 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 PLANTHE 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.CHANGE CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGNAMERICAN UNIVERSITY UNDERTOOK THE CHANGE CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN THROUGH A PUBLIC LAUNCH IN 2021. THE CAMPAIGN HAD A BOLD CALL TO REDEFINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE EAGLE COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, AU CHANGEMAKERS TURNED AMBITION INTO ACTION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CHANGE CAN'T WAIT CAMPAIGN IN JUNE 2024, THE AU COMMUNITY HAS GIVEN OVER $500 MILLION DOLLARS, MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE LARGEST FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN IN THE UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY. AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, OVER 180 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE CREATED OR EXPANDED, 9 FACULTY POSITIONS WERE ENDOWED, 4 CENTERS/INSTITUTES WERE CREATED OR NAMED, AND $34 MILLION WAS RAISED FOR STRATEGIC CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE NEW STUDENT THRIVING COMPLEX.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 SERVICEMANY 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 STUDENTSAU'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 LAWWASHINGTON 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 POLICYAU 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 EDUCATIONDC 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 ARTSTHE 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 $303,465,359 · Grants $6,208,118 · Revenue $64,380,321

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $937,058,878

  Expenses

  $918,431,551

  Contributions

  $48,292,971

  Grants paid

  $210,050,577

• 2022

  Revenue

  $933,862,010

  Expenses

  $912,489,179

  Contributions

  $57,284,971

  Grants paid

  $205,006,105

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $997,808,443

  Expenses

  $864,229,056

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,349,689,128

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $777,986,841

  Expenses

  $729,092,455

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,420,807,502

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $862,369,744

  Expenses

  $794,127,433

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,059,436,434

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $953,033,100

  Expenses

  $783,072,578

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,052,830,523

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $815,033,830

  Expenses

  $733,930,689

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,000,480,593

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  $491,122

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY THE

  $400,995

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

  $358,395

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

  $213,071

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE

  $201,456

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

  $159,514

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• IEARN INC

  $159,258

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• NOVA SOUTHERN UNIVERSIY

  $157,490

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS

  $148,339

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART

  $122,927

  2022 · SUBAWARD

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $4,089,018

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $1,917,446

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $1,686,159

  2024 · RCSG

• T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC

  $1,632,350

  2025 · MULTIPLE

• JOHN SHERMAN & ALVINA RECKMAN MYERS FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL EDUCATION

  $1,594,924

  2023 · FUND LAW SCHOOL CHAIR AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS ATTENDING THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW.

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $1,554,406

  2023 · RCSG

• CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  $1,477,069

  2022 · RCSG

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $1,448,979

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $1,173,435

  2024 · EDUCATION

• JOHN SHERMAN & ALVINA RECKMAN MYERS FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL EDUCATION

  $1,009,944

  2024 · FUND LAW SCHOOL CHAIR AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS ATTENDING THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW.

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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