Public Charity

The George Washington University

The George Washington University is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ASHBURN, VA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.0B, expenses of $2.0B, total assets of $5.5B. Imperigo tracks 958 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $239.8M.

EIN: 530196584 ASHBURN, VA Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0B
Total Expenses$2.0B
Total Assets$5.5B
Grant Records958
Funding Total$239.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (GW) IS TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS IN LIBERAL ARTS, LANGUAGES, SCIENCES, LEARNED PROFESSIONS, AND OTHER COURSES AND SUBJECTS OF STUDY, AND TO CONDUCT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND PUBLISH THE FINDINGS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Where $100 goes at The George Washington University

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

$91 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $91 for programs

$68
Education
75% of program spending
$15
Research and research support
16% of program spending
$8
Auxiliary enterprises - students and community
9% of 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 Aaron Bates
Trustee Adam Conner
Trustee Ali H Kolaghassi
Secretary of the Board/Comm Chair Avram Tucker
VP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS Barbara Lee Bass
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Bruno Fernandes

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$91,238,956 319 grants
Research & Policy
$53,068,462 202 grants
Education
$42,418,020 207 grants
Health & Medicine
$17,065,462 70 grants
Arts & Culture
$10,586,281 19 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0B $2.0B $5.5B
2024 $1.9B $1.9B $5.1B
2023 $1.8B $1.7B $5.0B
2022 $1.7B $1.7B $4.9B
2021 $1.6B $1.5B $5.1B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6B to $2.0B (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.5B.

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