Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA · EIN 95-1644037 · Education · Rank 909 by total revenue
Pepperdine university is a christian university (continued schedule o).
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $755,116,691
- Total expenses
- $666,452,572
- Total assets
- $2,732,551,710
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $202,619,241
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $260,303,276
- Employees
- 5,155
- Salary base per employee
- $39,305
"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 (46)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Gash | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $1,323,005 |
| Jay Brewster | PROVOST & CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $855,535 |
| Phil Phillips | EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $716,982 |
| Sara Young Jackson | CHANCELLOR | Officer | 40 | $560,065 |
| Sara Cosentino | VP FOR ADV & CHIEF DEV OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $480,989 |
| Greg Ramirez | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $464,238 |
| Nicolle Taylor | SENIOR VP, COO | Officer | 40 | $461,094 |
| Damon Sean Burnett | SVP, INTEGRATED MARKETING & CMO | Officer | 40 | $460,011 |
| Daniel Dewalt | VP & CHIEF OF STAFF | Officer | 40 | $458,169 |
| Larry Perrin | SVP STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION | Officer | 40 | $454,275 |
| Timothy Spivey | VP SPIRITUAL LIFE | Officer | 40 | $412,278 |
| Connie Horton | VP STUDENT AFFAIRS, VC RISE | Officer | 40 | $366,774 |
| Sharon Beard | INTERIM VP STUDENT AFFAIRS FROM 7/25 | Officer | 40 | $331,387 |
| Jeri-Elayne Goosby Smith | VP COMM BELONGING & CDO | Officer | 40 | $330,495 |
| Michael Thomas | VP, INTEGRATED MARKETING | Officer | 40 | $308,543 |
| Ben Veenendaal | VP PLANNING, OPS & CONSTRUCTION | Officer | 40 | $302,423 |
| Dee Anna Smith | CHAIR, REGENT | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Frederick Ricker | VICE CHAIR, REGENT | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jay Welker | SECRETARY, REGENT | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| John Lewis | ASSISTANT SECRETARY, REGENT | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey Rohde | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $524,413 |
| Deborah Crown | DEAN OF PGBS | Key employee | 40 | $465,831 |
| Lee Kats | DEAN, SEAVER FROM 3/25 | Key employee | 40 | $452,376 |
| Farzin Madjidi | DEAN, GSEP | Key employee | 40 | $423,988 |
| Michael Nicks | DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS | Key employee | 40 | $325,740 |
| Jonathan See | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $323,911 |
| Lila McDowell Carlsen | VICE PROVOST FROM 3/25 & PROFESSOR | Key employee | 40 | $310,962 |
| Faye Holton | DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS | Key employee | 35 | $293,230 |
| Katelyn Crowe | CONTROLLER THRU 6/25 | Key employee | 40 | $251,242 |
| Alan Beard | REGENT THRU 5/25 | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anna Mergele | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christopher Rudd | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dale Brown | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dennis Lewis | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eric Wolford | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeremy Johnson | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John Plueger | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kasey Pipes | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kimberly Lindley | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Okabayashi | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Peter Johnson Jr | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| R Charles Walker Jr | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Seth Haye | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Shelle Ensio | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stephen Stewart | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Virginia Milstead | REGENT | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $6,631,408, which is 3.3% of the $202,619,241 salary base shared by 5,155 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Gash | PRESIDENT & CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $917,815 | $0 | $405,190 | $1,323,005 |
| Jay Brewster | PROVOST & CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $473,194 | $0 | $382,341 | $855,535 |
| Phil Phillips | EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $440,255 | $0 | $276,727 | $716,982 |
| Edmund Schilling | HEAD COACH, BASKETBALL | Highly paid employee | 40 | $558,269 | $0 | $21,022 | $579,291 |
| Paul Caron | DEAN, CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW | Former | 40 | $353,109 | $0 | $221,378 | $574,487 |
| Sara Young Jackson | CHANCELLOR | Officer | 40 | $498,205 | $0 | $61,860 | $560,065 |
| Kiron Skinner | PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY | Highly paid employee | 40 | $478,467 | $0 | $48,896 | $527,363 |
| Jeffrey Rohde | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $447,528 | $0 | $76,885 | $524,413 |
| Michael Feltner | DEAN OF COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $405,249 | $0 | $84,029 | $489,278 |
| Sara Cosentino | VP FOR ADV & CHIEF DEV OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $399,210 | $0 | $81,779 | $480,989 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611539349301221 (Form 990, period ending 2025-07-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-1644037
- Organization website (as filed): www.pepperdine.edu