Public Charity

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6B revenue, $1.5B expenses, $6.6B total assets. 667 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $111.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231352651 PHILADELPHIA, PA Graduate & Professional Schools NTEE: B50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6B
Total Expenses$1.5B
Total Assets$6.6B
Grant Records667
Funding Total$111.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY WITH PREEMINENCE IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, DESIGN, FASHION, ENGINEERING, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND TEXTILES - INFUSED WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.

Where $100 goes at Thomas Jefferson University

How Thomas Jefferson University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$95
Expenses incurred in functioning as an innovative health sciences university that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate instruction through the sidney kimmel medical college at Thomas Jefferson…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Andrew J Morrisroe
PRESIDENT JEFFERSON HEALTH Baligh R Yehiamdmppmsc
EVP, COO JEFFERSON HEALTH Brian Nester Do Mba
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE Bruce A Meyer Md Mba
SEC - EVP, CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL Cristina G Cavalieri Esq
TRUSTEE Debra L Ness

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$47,667,083 201 grants
Research & Policy
$24,317,509 191 grants
Health & Medicine
$19,216,659 89 grants
Education
$6,314,221 75 grants
International Aid & Development
$1,543,182 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6B $1.5B $6.6B
2024 $1.6B $1.7B $5.1B
2023 $1.7B $1.6B $4.7B
2022 $1.3B $1.3B $4.8B
2021 $1.4B $1.3B $3.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4B to $1.6B (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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