Established in 1789 in the spirit of the new republic, the University was founded on the principle that serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths, cultures and beliefs promotes intellectual, ethical and spiritual understanding. We embody this principle in the diversity of our students, faculty and staff, our commitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness and our international character. An academic community dedicated to creating and communicating knowledge, Georgetown provides excellent undergraduate, graduate and professional education in the jesuit tradition for the glory of god and the well-being of humankind. Georgetown educates women and men to be reflective lifelong learners, to be responsible and active participants in civic life and to live generously in service to others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$14.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127.1M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14.9M
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.36B in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
39
named funders · $3.6M
Looks good: 39 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3B
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
37
of 40 voting members
Looks good: 37 of 40 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9B
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9B
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.4B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9B
FY2023▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7B
FY2021$1.7B
FY2022$2.0B
FY2023$1.9B
FY2024$2.1B
FY2025$2.3B
Expenses
$1.9B
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6B
FY2021$1.5B
FY2022$1.8B
FY2023$1.9B
FY2024$2.1B
FY2025$2.1B
Net assets
$2.4B
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6B
FY2021$2.4B
FY2022$2.3B
FY2023$2.4B
FY2024$2.7B
FY2025$3.1B

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1973.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.7B Management & general 10% · $192.5M Fundraising 2% · $31.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

51 people listed on the 990; $14.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Men's Basketball Coach
$4,038,583Pt VII · Sec A
President & Board Member
$1,613,979Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Investment Officer
$1,607,191Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Public Investments
$1,294,381Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President of Medical Center
$1,022,960Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer & Interim Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
$1,006,737Pt VII · Sec A
$899,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President of Law Center
$817,759Pt VII · Sec A

Edward a Cooley’s $5.1M as Men's Basketball Coach is at the 97th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick a Ewing—$12,549,824$4,038,583$4,109,630$3,770,448—
Edward a Cooley$5,105,290—————
Ed Cooley—$3,963,610————
Patrick Ewing—————$3,366,461
Michael K Barry$1,709,493$1,780,603$1,607,191$1,172,998$962,313$819,512
John J Degioia PHD C'79 G'95$1,686,078$1,610,813————
John J Degioia PHD (c'79 G'95)——$1,613,979$1,279,433$919,044—
John J Degioia PHD—————$1,344,880

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.

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides world-class undergraduate and graduate education while conducting extensive scientific, clinical, and academic research as the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university.

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3 programs · $1.5B · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Instruction

The university consists of the college of arts & sciences, the edmund a. Walsh school of foreign service, georgetown law center, the graduate school of arts & sciences, the mccourt school of public policy, the robert e.

$858.2Mprogram expense
02

Academic Support

This includes activities that support the university's primary educational and research missions. These activities include academic administration, academic computing support, academic personnel development, course and curriculum development, departmental administration, educational media services, and libraries.

$371.2Mprogram expense
03

Research

One of the primary objectives of the university is the development of knowledge through basic science, clinical research and other research. During the year ended june 30, 2023, faculty and students participated in over 2,400 research projects in science and other areas.

$312.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 1,105 grants · $1.7B · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$214,393,882
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,007,108
Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,806,432
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,598,515
The Howard UniversityDC · FY2024$1,222,938
Innovations for Poverty ActionNY · FY2024$1,193,370
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$697,139
Hackensack Meridian Health INCNJ · FY2024$621,492
Pennsylvania State UniversityFY2024$582,007
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$526,094
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCA · FY2024$445,438
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2B
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$96.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.9B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7B
Managementcol C$192.5M
Fundraisingcol D$31.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3B
PeoplePt VI, VII
51
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b37
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$505.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$190.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2B
Investment incomeLn 3$96.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$95.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$50.1M
Total revenueLn 12$1.9B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$294.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.36B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.48B
Other assetsLn 15$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3B
Net assetsLn 32$2.4B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516,024
VolunteersI 613,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211.0M$294.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.23B$3.36B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.40B$1.48B
Total assetsLn 16$5.35B$5.66B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.03B$3.27B
Net assetsLn 32$2.32B$2.38B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25.2M$25.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$268.2M$268.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9.7M$9.7M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6.3M$853K$4.3M$1.2M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$723.9M$635.5M$66.8M$21.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47.4M$41.6M$4.4M$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72.0M$63.2M$6.6M$2.1M
Payroll taxesLn 10$43.8M$38.5M$4.0M$1.3M
Management feesLn 11a$2.4M$2.4M$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4.9M$4.2M$714K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1.4M$1.2M$202K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$200K$200K$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$939K$939K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4.5M$0$4.5M$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$189.4M$161.4M$27.7M$304K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13.0M$11.1M$1.9M$21K
Office expensesLn 13$60.3M$51.4M$8.8M$97K
Information technologyLn 14$25.4M$21.6M$3.7M$41K
RoyaltiesLn 15$15K$15K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$78.0M$74.4M$3.4M$248K
TravelLn 17$41.5M$36.4M$4.0M$1.0M
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$2K$2K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24.7M$16.0M$8.5M$241K
InterestLn 20$100.4M$93.0M$6.2M$1.2M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$73.4M$46.5M$26.6M$197K
InsuranceLn 23$34.8M$24.8M$10.0M$36
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.6M$13.5M$90K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$42.2M$42.2M$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.91B$1.68B$192.5M$31.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3B$2.1B$184.6M$3.1B 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1B$2.1B$32.1M$2.7B 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.9B$1.9B$15.3M$2.4B 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0B$1.8B$235.6M$2.3B 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7B$1.5B$201.6M$2.4B 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7B$1.6B$93.3M$1.6B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,922,844,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $534,877,226$505,766,382
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,191,475,925$1,225,229,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $199,262,974$96,494,098
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,950,354$95,354,510
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,988,566,479$1,922,844,840
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $288,586,817$303,128,080
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $823,790,197$893,441,989
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $766,973$939,178
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $639,817,867$710,015,731
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,752,961,854$1,907,524,978
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $235,604,625$15,319,862
Part VI · Governance 37 of 40 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members37
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,922,844,840 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,265,912
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$190,298,799
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,201,671
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,943,237
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$505,766,382
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,221,671,626 · Unrelated business $208,974 · Excluded from tax $3,349,250$1,225,229,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $17,097,093 · Excluded from tax $29,263,708$46,360,801
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,698,974$2,698,974
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $700 · Excluded from tax $4,420,931$4,421,631
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,133,297$50,133,297
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,182,511−$4,182,511
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $40,197,154 · Unrelated business $2,300,825 · Excluded from tax $49,918,437$92,416,416
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,261,868,780 · Unrelated business $19,607,592 · Excluded from tax $135,602,086$1,922,844,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,907,524,978 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,241,161$25,241,161
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $268,162,701$268,162,701
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,724,218$9,724,218
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $852,687 · Management $4,324,900 · Fundraising $1,162,341$6,339,928
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $635,539,636 · Management $66,809,325 · Fundraising $21,538,074$723,887,035
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,573,677 · Management $4,370,316 · Fundraising $1,408,908$47,352,901
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,225,152 · Management $6,646,367 · Fundraising $2,142,664$72,014,183
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,496,483 · Management $4,046,835 · Fundraising $1,304,624$43,847,942
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,351,469 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,351,469
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,160,361 · Management $713,649 · Fundraising $7,846$4,881,856
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,179,311 · Management $202,293 · Fundraising $2,224$1,383,828
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $200,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $939,178$939,178
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,527,065 · Fundraising $0$4,527,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,392,200 · Management $27,684,451 · Fundraising $304,380$189,381,031
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,092,091 · Management $1,902,685 · Fundraising $20,919$13,015,695
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,424,818 · Management $8,821,169 · Fundraising $96,986$60,342,973
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,619,827 · Management $3,708,562 · Fundraising $40,774$25,369,163
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $14,821 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,415,278 · Management $3,372,181 · Fundraising $247,634$78,035,093
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,419,432 · Management $4,043,875 · Fundraising $1,012,517$41,475,824
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $1,844 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,844
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,988,121 · Management $8,467,823 · Fundraising $240,979$24,696,923
IX-20 InterestPrograms $93,035,891 · Management $6,189,388 · Fundraising $1,222,494$100,447,773
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,533,476 · Management $26,640,773 · Fundraising $196,684$73,370,933
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,827,793 · Management $9,963,738 · Fundraising $36$34,791,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,469,250 · Management $90,435 · Fundraising $0$13,559,685
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,168,188 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,168,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,683,109,886 · Management $192,525,830 · Fundraising $31,889,262$1,907,524,978
Part X · Balance sheet $5,656,709,556 assets, 23 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $16,153,567; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,391$47,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $210,994,288$294,331,766
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $220,029,013$219,274,088
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,711,607$114,391,333
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,862,614$2,130,235
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,605,606$58,950,502
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,399,353,024$1,477,648,124
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $868,516,887$907,755,615
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,359,195,069$2,449,518,429
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $113,738,703$108,510,357
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,934,347$7,998,019
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,349,711,745$5,656,709,556
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $204,580,884$228,083,959
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $72,170,281$90,497,153
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,796,878$116,762,102
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $412,086,150$300,005,049
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,128,103,010$1,369,216,034
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,108,470,553$1,168,278,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,033,207,756$3,272,843,005
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$103,628,669−$115,948,081
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,420,132,658$2,499,814,632
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,316,503,989$2,383,866,551
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,349,711,745$5,656,709,556
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,383,866,551 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,922,844,840
XI-2 Total expenses$1,907,524,978
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,319,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,316,503,989
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$69,823,680
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$17,780,980
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,383,866,551

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