Provides student life services like housing, dining, health, and counseling to enhance the out-of-classroom experience.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $496.9M in revenue, $548.9M in expenses, and $1.5B in net assets.Pt I
Financial scale & money flow · FY2024
Total revenue
$496.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$52.0M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
87%
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Operating surplus
-10%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
46%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Program spending
87%
of expenses reach program services▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$496.9M
FY2024▼ -1%
$502.5M$251.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$548.9M
FY2024▲ +1%
$548.9M$274.4M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$2.0B
FY2024▲ +12%
$2.0B$985.2M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$446.6M
FY2024▲ +37%
$446.6M$223.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$496.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$52.0M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0B
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 345
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 443
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $477.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Instructional and Academic Support
Brandeis university is a rare combination of a liberal arts college and a global research university. Our student body numbers 4,900, including undergraduates and graduate students. We have a graduate school of arts and sciences and two professional schools, the heller school for social policy and management and the international…
$367.3Mprogram expense
02
Sponsored programs include various research and instructional programs funded by external parties, including the federal government, foreign and state governments and private foundations and corporations. Brandeis research is at the heart of many societal, artistic, intellectual and scientific advances.
$66.6Mprogram expense
03
Auxiliary Enterprises
Brandeis university serves the needs and interests of students and has broad responsibility for the services and activities that enhance the quality of student life outside the classroom. These services and activities include but are not limited to community living, dining services, health center, psychological counseling center, and…
Ronald Liebowitz’s $1.3M as President (thru 11/1/24)
is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
Individual Ronald Liebowitz · Reported title PRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24) · Highest reported compensation $1.3M · Total expenses $548.9M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $252.3M · Total expenses $548.9M
46%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
87%
—
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Overhead ratio
11%
—
—
Fundraising cost ratio
12%
—
—
Revenue growth
-1%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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