Public Charity

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WINSTONSALEM, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $843.2M, expenses of $786.3M, total assets of $3.0B. Imperigo tracks 644 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $484.4M.

EIN: 560532138 WINSTONSALEM, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$843.2M
Total Expenses$786.3M
Total Assets$3.0B
Grant Records644
Funding Total$484.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake Forest College; the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the School of Law; the School of Medicine; the School of Business; the School of Divinity; and the School of Professional Studies. It seeks to honor the ideals of liberal learning, which entail commitment to transmission of cultural heritages; teaching the modes of learning in the basic disciplines of human knowledge; developing critical appreciation of moral, aesthetic and religious values; advancing the frontiers of knowledge through in-depth study and research; and applying knowledge in the service of humanity.

Sample Grants Received

$113,500
2025
PROTECTING PEOPLE AND FORESTS: SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AGAINST MERCURY AND ILLICIT GOLD MINING
$25,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$31,082,214
$2,253,066

Showing up to 5 of 644 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Committee Chair A Dale Jenkins
Trustee Alexander Acquavella
Trustee Anil Rai Gupta
Dean, School of Business Annette Ranft Phd
Senior Associate Dean, Wake Forest College Anthony P Marsh Phd
Trustee Aubrey L Martin

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Top Grant Purposes

ALLOCATION OF GENERAL SUPPORT
$278,151,547 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$85,955,493 9 grants
EDUCATION
$29,088,639 57 grants
THE DEACON CLUB
$10,245,000 1 grant
Research
$7,662,248 18 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $843.2M $786.3M $3.0B
2024 $764.4M $705.7M $2.8B
2023 $686.9M $654.8M $2.7B
2022 $715.4M $628.0M $2.6B
2021 $681.7M $585.2M $2.6B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $681.7M to $843.2M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0B.

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