Public Charity

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, of LEXINGTON, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $284.8M in revenue, $297.0M in expenses, $2.6B in total assets. 444 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $151.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 540505977 LEXINGTON, VA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$284.8M
Total Expenses$297.0M
Total Assets$2.6B
Grant Records444
Funding Total$151.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OMISSION STATEMENT OF WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY: WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION THAT DEVELOPS STUDENTS' CAPACITY TO THINK FREELY, CRITICALLY, AND HUMANELY AND TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH HONOR, INTEGRITY, AND CIVILITY. GRADUATES WILL BE PREPARED FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING, PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT, RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, SERVICE TO OTHERS, AND ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP IN A GLOBAL AND DIVERSE SOCIETY.

Sample Grants Received

2025
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY
$26,800
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,428,650
2024
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
$1,200,000

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Officers & Directors

PROFESSOR Brian C Murchison
TRUSTEE Brodie Gregory Riordan
TRUSTEE Charles H Prioleau
DEAN Chawne Kimber
TRUSTEE Christopher C Dyson
TRUSTEE Christopher H Williams

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Top Grant Purposes

General support
$108,836,117 6 grants
EDUCATION
$9,505,336 60 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$9,168,239 9 grants
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID
$2,380,000 6 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,316,068 46 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $284.8M $297.0M $2.6B
2023 $276.6M $276.8M $2.5B
2022 $248.8M $254.9M $2.5B
2021 $258.5M $239.1M $2.6B
2020 $186.2M $241.2M $2.1B

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $186.2M to $284.8M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6B.

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