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George Washington University

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % TAX DEPT
Other · ASHBURN, VA · EIN 53-0196584

About

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.

In care of TAX DEPT

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
14,756
Volunteers
2,700

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$1.8B
Expenses
$1.7B
Assets
$5.0B
Liabilities
$2.3B

Financial history

$1.8B$901.5M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $1.8B · Avg: $1.6B

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$527.6M
Foreign employees151
Foreign offices4
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean——
East Asia and the Pacific——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
Middle East and North Africa——
North America (Canada & Mexico only)——
Russia and Neighboring States——
South America——
South Asia——
Sub-Saharan Africa——
Central America and the Caribbean——
East Asia and the Pacific——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
Middle East and North Africa——
North America (Canada & Mexico only)——
South America——
South Asia——
Sub-Saharan Africa——
Central America and the Caribbean——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
East Asia and the Pacific——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
Middle East and North Africa——
North America (Canada & Mexico only)——
South Asia——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$933
Grants Given
$396.2M
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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Address

44983 Knoll SQ
Ashburn, VA, 20147-269

Governance

Voting board members22
Independent members20
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %68.8%
Permanent endowment %31.2%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$817K
Net to org$527K
Retained by contractors$290K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
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