Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1941.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
57 people listed on the 990; $36.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
See Schedule O
$5,747,977Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$4,779,501Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$4,302,829Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$3,020,799Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$2,600,247Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,742,426Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,680,346Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,406,800Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,301,396Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,223,845Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$1,137,840Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$929,921Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$809,365Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$796,737Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$768,143Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$754,023Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$735,475Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$680,466Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$588,179Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$525,209Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$524,512Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$479,834Pt VII · Sec A
See Schedule O
$223,542Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Anders W Hall’s $5.7M as See Schedule O 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders W Hall | $5,747,977 | $6,001,511 | $4,755,711 | $2,873,269 | $2,373,080 | $1,358,605 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | $4,779,501 | $4,187,650 | $3,771,194 | $3,056,059 | $2,997,211 | $2,168,358 |
| Clark Lea | $4,302,829 | $3,663,116 | $3,144,922 | $3,011,618 | — | — |
| Derek Mason | — | $2,166,660 | $2,166,660 | $2,166,660 | $3,046,542 | $4,159,704 |
| Bryce Drew | — | — | — | — | — | $3,184,066 |
| Nicholas S Zeppos | $223,542 | $218,072 | $2,280,172 | $961,716 | $1,539,843 | $3,152,157 |
| Daniel Diermeier | $3,020,799 | $2,427,798 | $2,086,789 | $1,911,404 | $924,409 | — |
| Mark Byington | $2,600,247 | — | — | — | — | — |
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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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Conducts academic and scientific research and provides higher education.
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2 programs · $1.9B · in their own filed words · FY2024
01
See Schedule O
Education
$1.4Bprogram expense
02
See Schedule O
Academic and Scientific Research
$485.7Mprogram expense
Funders
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
United Way of Middle Tennessee INCFY2025$140K
Alexs Lemonade Stand FoundationFY2025$126K
Swim Across America INCFY2025$90K
Hispanic Scholarship FundFY2025$67K
Mattei-Rothschild Foundation INCFY2025$62K
The Annexstad Family FoundationFY2025$56K
Total grants receivedfrom 34 funders$969K
Grants paid · 1,041 grants · $2.8B · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$474,486,535
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN · FY2024$54,301,809
The Scripps Research InstituteCA · FY2024$2,519,368
The Learning Agency LLCFY2024$1,583,879
Yale UniversityCT · FY2024$1,442,586
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$1,098,504
University of Texas at AustinFY2024$1,092,668
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2024$1,010,744
Leidos INCFY2024$943,580
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaVA · FY2024$928,097
University of UtahUT · FY2024$855,779
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$830,945
University of California San FranciscoCA · FY2024$742,095
George Mason UniversityFY2024$644,023
University of South AlabamaAL · FY2024$641,275
Fisk UniversityTN · FY2024$617,297
University of South FloridaFY2024$609,917
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$562,779
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8B
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5B
Investment incomeLn 3$751.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494.7M
Money outPt IX
$2.4B
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9B
Managementcol C$452.9M
Fundraisingcol D$54.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$11.2B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1B
Total assetsLn 16$14.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6B
PeoplePt VI, VII
57
listed · VII A
PaidVII A23
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$494.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$232.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$74.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5B
Investment incomeLn 3$751.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$42.9M
Gains on assetsLn 7$556.7M
Total revenueLn 12$2.8B
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.05B
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1B
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.92B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.37B
Other assetsLn 15$25.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6B
Net assetsLn 32$11.2B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514,639
VolunteersI 65,500
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $794.0M | $1.14B |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10.56B | $10.92B |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.08B | $2.37B |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $13.77B | $14.82B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.47B | $3.64B |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.30B | $11.18B |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $91.4M | $91.4M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $474.5M | $474.5M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $3.4M | $3.4M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $18.6M | $4.4M | $10.6M | $3.6M |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $124K | $124K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $775.3M | $664.0M | $86.0M | $25.3M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $47.0M | $40.3M | $5.2M | $1.5M |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $88.1M | $56.1M | $24.5M | $7.5M |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $48.5M | $41.6M | $5.4M | $1.6M |
| Management feesLn 11a | $1.8M | $196K | $1.6M | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10.7M | $10.7M | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $838K | $838K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $464K | $464K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $632K | $632K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $77.7M | $77.7M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $117.0M | $84.2M | $32.5M | $299K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $8.1M | $6.0M | $1.7M | $376K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $99.0M | $81.1M | $14.9M | $3.0M |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $32.4M | $27.7M | $3.5M | $1.2M |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $9.7M | $9.7M | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $119.2M | $95.2M | $21.5M | $2.5M |
| TravelLn 17 | $37.5M | $32.0M | $3.3M | $2.1M |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7.2M | $6.5M | $561K | $96K |
| InterestLn 20 | $29.6M | $26.8M | $2.8M | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $116.4M | $89.3M | $24.5M | $2.6M |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $17.8M | $11.5M | $6.3M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $140.8M | $24.8M | $116.0M | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $26.3M | $21.7M | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.40B | $1.89B | $452.9M | $54.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $2.8B | $2.4B | $418.5M | $11.2B | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $2.6B | $2.3B | $270.5M | $10.3B | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.3B | $2.0B | $240.5M | $9.7B | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.3B | $2.0B | $1.3B | $10.0B | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $2.8B | $1.9B | $921.6M | $10.5B | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $1.6B | $85.4M | $6.5B | 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,818,556,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,990,272$494,671,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,407,920,814$1,529,734,239
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $739,166,968$751,299,590
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,571,984$42,851,341
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,567,650,038$2,818,556,976
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $518,007,111$569,225,782
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $927,138,977$977,629,939
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,486$631,533
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $851,988,198$852,538,607
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,297,164,772$2,400,025,861
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $270,485,266$418,531,115
Part VI · Governance 34 of 35 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members34
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,818,556,976 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33,139,357 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,393
VIII-1d Related organizations$21,154
VIII-1e Government grants$232,889,433
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,627,826
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$74,662,262
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,671,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,504,274,267 · Unrelated business $581,550$1,504,855,817
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $63,375,654 · Excluded from tax $122,956,110$186,331,764
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $2,084,767 · Excluded from tax $19,539,347$21,624,114
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $11,552 · Excluded from tax $4,791,368$4,802,920
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $16,726,386 · Excluded from tax $539,980,505$556,706,891
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$61,327−$61,327
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $376,560 · Unrelated business $16,109,074$16,485,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,529,529,249 · Unrelated business $98,888,983 · Excluded from tax $695,466,938$2,818,556,976
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,400,025,861 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $91,376,810$91,376,810
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $474,486,535$474,486,535
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $3,362,437$3,362,437
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,396,241 · Management $10,568,024 · Fundraising $3,627,147$18,591,412
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $123,614$123,614
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $664,014,693 · Management $85,994,533 · Fundraising $25,257,802$775,267,028
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,273,779 · Management $5,215,735 · Fundraising $1,531,935$47,021,449
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,138,079 · Management $24,485,045 · Fundraising $7,456,700$88,079,824
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,580,078 · Management $5,384,910 · Fundraising $1,581,624$48,546,612
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $196,251 · Management $1,628,231$1,824,482
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,667,264$10,667,264
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $838,194$838,194
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $464,200$464,200
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $631,533$631,533
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $77,740,607$77,740,607
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,225,589 · Management $32,510,867 · Fundraising $298,685$117,035,141
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,040,182 · Management $1,651,509 · Fundraising $376,313$8,068,004
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,137,923 · Management $14,881,902 · Fundraising $2,994,848$99,014,673
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,682,256 · Management $3,540,516 · Fundraising $1,225,816$32,448,588
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $9,651,407$9,651,407
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,197,634 · Management $21,542,380 · Fundraising $2,475,343$119,215,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,007,548 · Management $3,348,488 · Fundraising $2,145,295$37,501,331
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,529,355 · Management $560,923 · Fundraising $96,024$7,186,302
IX-20 InterestPrograms $26,808,081 · Management $2,778,122$29,586,203
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $89,310,109 · Management $24,507,796 · Fundraising $2,576,901$116,394,806
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,516,713 · Management $6,273,190$17,789,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,762,192 · Management $116,013,752$140,775,944
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,707,809 · Management $2,298,555 · Fundraising $2,329,837$26,336,201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,892,525,315 · Management $452,894,743 · Fundraising $54,605,803$2,400,025,861
Part X · Balance sheet $14,819,492,400 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,351,603; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,018,848$94,285,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $710,973,206$1,047,412,566
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $201,970,187$245,250,880
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,541,476$99,040,032
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $276,057$232,686
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,424,806$18,840,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,075,602,068$2,367,972,437
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,038,553,479$4,877,631,113
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,506,867,494$6,024,224,827
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $15,595,496$14,652,382
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,568,439$25,598,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,766,694,412$14,819,492,400
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $362,162,771$330,747,665
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,799,145,564$1,749,172,064
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $100,000,000$344,665,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $619,198,353$586,105,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,469,355,057$3,639,041,938
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,799,710,392$6,330,941,530
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,497,628,963$4,849,508,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,297,339,355$11,180,450,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,766,694,412$14,819,492,400
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,180,450,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,818,556,976
XI-2 Total expenses$2,400,025,861
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$418,531,115
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,297,339,355
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$464,575,954
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,038
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,180,450,462
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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