Public Charity

THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY

THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.4B, expenses of $1.4B, total assets of $3.0B. Imperigo tracks 691 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $201.4M.

EIN: 530204707 WASHINGTON, DC Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4B
Total Expenses$1.4B
Total Assets$3.0B
Grant Records691
Funding Total$201.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1867. THE UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTION THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS, DEVELOPS PROFESSIONALS, CONDUCTS RESEARCH, AND SERVES PATIENTS THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER.

Where $100 goes at The Howard University

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

$74 Programs the work itself
$26 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 $74 for programs

$51
Education, general/other
69% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12,000 students
$18
A private, nonprofit institution, howard university hospital is the nation's only teaching hospital located on the campus of a historically black university
24% of program spending
$5
The university offers educational support through its auxiliary services for the benefit of its staff, faculty and students and complement the quality of the academic life
7% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
$1,352,727
2025
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
$506,500
2025
Endowment gift for Capital Artist Residency for Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
$500,000
2025
Institutional Grant
$125,000
2025
SCHOLARSHIP
$114,349

Showing up to 5 of 691 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRAUMA MEDICAL DIRECTOR Alexander Evans
VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RELATIONS Allison Bryant
DEAN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Andrea A Hayes Dixon
PROVOST AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Anthony Wutoh
PRESIDENT Ben Vinson Iii
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH Bruce Jones

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$79,694,543 200 grants
General Support
$52,540,376 273 grants
Health & Medicine
$17,444,083 24 grants
Research & Policy
$6,639,721 51 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$5,390,415 24 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4B $1.4B $3.0B
2024 $1.4B $1.4B $2.7B
2023 $1.3B $1.2B $2.6B
2022 $1.4B $1.2B $2.6B
2021 $1.3B $1.0B $2.1B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3B to $1.4B (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0B.

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