Wgu Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT · EIN 84-1383926 · Education · Rank 1,903 by total revenue
To support wgu institutions of higher learning.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $345,446,693
- Total expenses
- $360,918,269
- Total assets
- $1,169,597,295
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $165,167,329
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $204,429,899
- Employees
- 1,461
- Salary base per employee
- $113,051
"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 (21)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pulsipher | TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $2,131,084 |
| David Grow | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $1,029,671 |
| Nadeem Syed | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $850,850 |
| Courtney Hills McBeth | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER & PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $692,739 |
| Robert Hunt | SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $554,087 |
| Joe Fuller | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Lenny Mendonca | VICE-CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| David Morales | SR VP, TECHNOLOGY & CIO | Key employee | 40 | $716,737 |
| Bonnie Pattee | SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT | Key employee | 40 | $642,053 |
| Chris Lee | PRESIDENT, WGU ACADEMY | Key employee | 40 | $558,255 |
| April Chou | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cole Clark | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Simmons | TRUSTEE (EMERITUS AS OF 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Harold Lee Martin Sr | TRUSTEE (AS OF 4/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Ruth Watkins | TRUSTEE (AS OF 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dwana Franklin-Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eloy Ortiz Oakley | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jessie Wooley-Wilson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John W Bluford III | TRUSTEE (THRU 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kerry Healy | TRUSTEE (THRU 01/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Talia Milgrom-Elcott | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $8,247,457, which is 5.0% of the $165,167,329 salary base shared by 1,461 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pulsipher | TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 40 | $2,064,774 | $0 | $66,310 | $2,131,084 |
| David Grow | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $954,642 | $0 | $75,029 | $1,029,671 |
| Nadeem Syed | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $796,190 | $0 | $54,660 | $850,850 |
| David Morales | SR VP, TECHNOLOGY & CIO | Key employee | 40 | $679,554 | $0 | $37,183 | $716,737 |
| Courtney Hills McBeth | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER & PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $640,469 | $0 | $52,270 | $692,739 |
| Bonnie Pattee | SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT | Key employee | 40 | $583,953 | $0 | $58,100 | $642,053 |
| Jason Levin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LABS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $512,095 | $0 | $58,960 | $571,055 |
| Chris Lee | PRESIDENT, WGU ACADEMY | Key employee | 40 | $491,995 | $0 | $66,260 | $558,255 |
| Robert Hunt | SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $463,777 | $0 | $90,310 | $554,087 |
| Patricia Moore | VP, ENGINEERING | Highly paid employee | 40 | $457,943 | $0 | $42,983 | $500,926 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641349349312809 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-1383926
- Organization website (as filed): www.wgu.edu