American University
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196549 · Education · Rank 711 by total revenue
To advance knowledge, foster intellectual curiosity, build community, and empower lives of purpose, service, and leadership.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $929,602,491
- Total expenses
- $942,997,702
- Total assets
- $2,593,159,529
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $327,724,915
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $434,078,424
- Employees
- 8,559
- Salary base per employee
- $38,290
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (41)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronte Burleigh-Jones | CFO, VP & TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $716,305 |
| Vicky Wilkins | PROF./CAO AS OF 5/25 INT. THRU 4/25 | Officer | 50 | $661,222 |
| Traevena L Byrd | VP, UNI. COUNSEL & BOT SEC | Officer | 50 | $643,351 |
| Matthew Bennett | VP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS | Officer | 50 | $611,794 |
| Jonathan R Alger | PRESIDENT AS OF 7/24 | Officer | 50 | $569,942 |
| Evelyn Thimba | VP, UG ENROLL. MGMT | Officer | 50 | $546,854 |
| Steve Munson | VP & CIO | Officer | 50 | $490,311 |
| Raymond Lu Ming Ou | VP, STUDENT AFFAIRS | Officer | 50 | $443,618 |
| Sarah Baldassaro | CHIEF OF STAFF | Officer | 50 | $418,824 |
| Daniel Luperchio | INT.VP, UNI ADV AS OF 7/24 THRU 6/25 | Officer | 50 | $361,932 |
| Nkenge Friday | VP INCLUSIVE EXCEL. | Officer | 50 | $318,799 |
| Matthew Eynon | VP, UNI ADV AS OF 6/25 | Officer | 50 | None reported |
| Heather Hughes | INT. DEAN WCL AS OF 7/24 | Key employee | 50 | $380,494 |
| Charles H Lydecker | CHAIR AS OF 5/25 V. CHAIR THRU 5/25 | Board | 10 | None reported |
| Gaurdie Banister Jr | VICE CHAIR AS OF 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Janice M Abraham | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gina F Adams | CHAIR & TRUSTEE THRU 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sally Amoruso | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stephanie M Bennett-Smith | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Wesley G Bush | TRUSTEE THRU 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jack C Cassell | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Debra K Decker | TRUSTEE AS OF 2/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Pamela M Deese | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Marc N Duber | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Reverend Latrelle Easterling | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Hani Ms Farsi | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Roland Fernandes | TRUSTEE AS OF 7/24 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Victoria C Harker | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mehdi Heravi | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Robert W Johnson | TRUSTEE AS OF 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael W Kempner | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Amy V Kothari | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Margery Kraus | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gerald Bruce Lee | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Betsy A Mangone | TRUSTEE THRU 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Alan L Meltzer | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Fernando Lewis Navarro | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Matthew S Pittinsky | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Steven G Poskanzer | TRUSTEE AS OF 5/25 | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jeffrey A Sine | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Korey Neal Sr | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $7,102,130, which is 2.2% of the $327,724,915 salary base shared by 8,559 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia M Burwell | DIST. FELLOW & FORMER PRESIDENT | Former | 50 | $1,538,403 | $0 | $31,818 | $1,570,221 |
| Bronte Burleigh-Jones | CFO, VP & TREASURER | Officer | 50 | $598,385 | $0 | $117,920 | $716,305 |
| Seth Grossman | LECTURER & FORMER VP, PPL & EXT. AFFAIRS | Former | 50 | $521,437 | $0 | $165,791 | $687,228 |
| Vicky Wilkins | PROF./CAO AS OF 5/25 INT. THRU 4/25 | Officer | 50 | $626,797 | $0 | $34,425 | $661,222 |
| Traevena L Byrd | VP, UNI. COUNSEL & BOT SEC | Officer | 50 | $598,929 | $0 | $44,422 | $643,351 |
| Matthew Bennett | VP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS | Officer | 50 | $558,126 | $0 | $53,668 | $611,794 |
| Jonathan R Alger | PRESIDENT AS OF 7/24 | Officer | 50 | $515,258 | $0 | $54,684 | $569,942 |
| David Marchick | DEAN & PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 50 | $545,016 | $0 | $11,146 | $556,162 |
| Evelyn Thimba | VP, UG ENROLL. MGMT | Officer | 50 | $443,302 | $0 | $103,552 | $546,854 |
| Claudio Grossman | PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 50 | $502,661 | $0 | $36,390 | $539,051 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641339349303109 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 53-0196549
- Organization website (as filed): www.american.edu