Vanderbilt University

EIN: 620476822 501(c)(3) Education

Nashville, TN

Total Revenue
$2,818,556,976
Total Expenses
$2,400,025,861
Total Assets
$14,819,492,400
Net Assets
$11,180,450,462
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1873
Legal Domicile
TN
Phone
6153436601
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Vanderbilt University, founded in 1873, is a large national nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $2.8B in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $2.4B left a modest 15% surplus.

Mission

Vanderbilt excludes first-class and charter travel from taxable income when a documented business purpose is served. First-class or charter travel - Travelers should fly via commercial airline and work to obtain the lowest fare possible. Business class or first class seating may only be used if the traveler's Vice Chancellor provides approval in writing in advance. This approval is only provided for limited circumstances as provided in Vanderbilt's Travel and Business Expense Policy. In cases where it is not possible to fly commercial due to scheduling commitments, and the travel is of the highest importance, travelers may request that the Chancellor approve a charter flight. After weighing the benefits of the trip against the cost of the charter, the chancellor may approve a charter flight. The Board of Trust has approved first class and charter travel for the Chancellor when necessitated by his schedule. Per Vanderbilt's athletics travel policy, the Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Athletics can approve non-student travel on team charter flights, when there are extra seats, without requiring reimbursement to the university since the charter fee is not determined by the number of actual passengers. 6 officers, 5 highest compensated employees, and 1 key employee were provided first-class or charter travel that was not included in taxable compensation.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $494,671,806
Program Service Revenue $1,529,734,239
Investment Income $751,299,590
Other Revenue $42,851,341
TOTAL REVENUE $2,818,556,976

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $569,225,782
Salaries & Benefits $977,629,939
Fundraising Expenses $54,605,803
Program Expenses $1,892,525,315
Other Expenses $852,538,607
TOTAL EXPENSES $2,400,025,861

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $2,818,556,976 $2,567,650,038 +0.1%
Expenses $2,400,025,861 $2,297,164,772 +0.0%
Net Income $418,531,115 $270,485,266 +0.5%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
35
Independent Members
34
Employees
14639
Volunteers
5500

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
12
$22,114,124
Total Directors
35
$3,416,810
Key Employees
2
$1,701,923
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Daniel Diermeier See Schedule O 50.0
Officer Director
$3,020,799 $396,011 $3,416,810
Adena Friedman Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Adolpho A Birch III Secretary 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alexander C Taylor Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Andrew Hoine Trustee 4.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Anu Pardeshi Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Bruce R Evans Chairman 6.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cindy Kent Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Conner Searcy Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Corey E Thomas Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cynthia J Warner Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
David Ingram Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
George Huber Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Greg S Allen Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ike Lawrence Epstein Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jeffrey J Rothschild Vice-Chairman 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jennifer Frist Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
John Arnold Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jon Winkelried Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Justin Ishbia Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kathleen E Justice-Moore Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kito K Huggins Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lamar Alexander Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Makeba Williams Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mark P Mays Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mark Wilf Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nina Kohler Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nora W Tyson Vice-Chariman 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Peter Marshall Trustee 1.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Robert Levy Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Sean Connolly Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Shaiza Rizavi Trustee 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Steven H Madden Sr Trustee 4.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Suzanne Perot McGee Trustee 3.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
W Douglas Parker Trustee 4.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Anders W Hall See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$5,747,977 $2,679,418 $8,427,395
Brett C Sweet See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$1,680,346 $335,193 $2,015,539
C Cybele Raver See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$1,137,840 $45,056 $1,182,896
Candice S Lee See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$1,301,396 $95,536 $1,396,932
Darren Reisberg See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$525,209 $44,914 $570,123
Eric C Kopstain See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$768,143 $106,416 $874,559
John M Lutz See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$1,223,845 $36,720 $1,260,565
Nathan Green See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$524,512 $82,460 $606,972
Ruby Shellaway See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$929,921 $62,487 $992,408
Steve Ertel See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$479,834 $100,659 $580,493
Sydney Savion See Schedule O 50.0
Officer
$754,023 $35,409 $789,432
John Kuriyan See Schedule O 50.0
Key Emp
$809,365 $52,097 $861,462
Timothy P McNamara See Schedule O 50.0
Key Emp
$796,737 $43,724 $840,461
Clark Lea See Schedule O 50.0
Highest
$4,302,829 $51,528 $4,354,357
Douglas Christiansen See Schedule O 50.0
Highest
$1,406,800 $103,228 $1,510,028
Jerry Stackhouse See Schedule O 16.7
Highest
$4,779,501 $8,884 $4,788,385
Mark Byington See Schedule O 37.5
Highest
$2,600,247 $110,082 $2,710,329
Timothy C Corbin See Schedule O 50.0
Highest
$1,742,426 $304,953 $2,047,379
Andre L Churchwell See Schedule O 50.0
$680,466 $45,350 $725,816
John Geer See Schedule O 50.0
$735,475 $51,186 $786,661
Lawrence J Marnett See Schedule O 50.0
$588,179 $44,395 $632,574
Nicholas S Zeppos See Schedule O 10.0
$223,542 $0 $223,542
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $2,818,556,976 $2,400,025,861 $14,819,492,400 $418,531,115
2024 $2,567,650,038 $2,297,164,772 $13,766,694,412 $270,485,266
2023 $2,266,404,948 $2,025,948,154 $13,149,511,362 $240,456,794
2022 $3,316,640,682 $2,029,890,292 $13,531,777,510 $1,286,750,390
2021 $2,844,246,147 $1,922,598,487 $13,854,160,867 $921,647,660
2020 $1,708,856,937 $1,623,494,065 $9,430,450,954 $85,362,872
2019 $1,792,408,679 $1,588,618,453 $9,208,203,830 $203,790,226
2018 $1,703,756,728 $1,499,090,222 $7,199,658,829 $204,666,506
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