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Pepperdine University

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % LAURA PONDER CONTROLLER
Other · MALIBU, CA · EIN 95-1644037

About

Organization's mission: the university enrolls approximately 9,500 students in its five colleges and schools. Seaver college, the university's undergraduate liberal arts college, the caruso school of law, and the school of public policy are headquartered on 830 acres in the santa monica mountains overlooking the pacific ocean in malibu, california. The graduate school of education and psychology and the pepperdine graziadio business school are headquartered at the university's WEST LOS angeles, california graduate campus.

In care of Laura Ponder Controller

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
5,165
Volunteers
22

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-07-31
Revenue
$705.5M
Expenses
$664.7M
Assets
$2.6B
Liabilities
$756.6M

Financial history

$719.1M$359.5M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $705.5M · Peak FY2022: $719.1M · Avg: $588.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$316.0M
Foreign employees226
Foreign offices5
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)
SOUTH AMERICA
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)
SOUTH AMERICA
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$35K
Grants Given
$162.7M
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
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Address

24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-399

Governance

Voting board members20
Independent members18
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

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

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %56.1%
Permanent endowment %33.0%
Endowment held by related orgYes

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Retained by contractors$460K
Public records
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