American Association of

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1945674 Website

AAC&U ADVANCES THE DEMOCRATIC PURPOSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY PROMOTING EQUITY, INNOVATION, AND EXCELLENCE IN LIBERAL EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$23.0M

+6.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$639K

+110.2% YoY

Grant Count

35

+600.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

-70.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$18M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$23,032,485$21,674,851$22,290,827
Revenue$15,845,906$15,054,199$16,552,261
Expenses$15,977,635$14,849,607$12,436,130
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$582,614$306,960$180,753
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$198K$396K$594K$792K20 grants20200 grants202130 grants20225 grants202335 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GPRA STRATEGIC MANAGEMEN…$231KWOMEN IN ENGINEERING PRO…$50KCUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLE…$20KST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY$20KUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT …$15KWHITTIER COLLEGE$13KAGNES SCOTT COLLEGE$10KBALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY$10KBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MIC…$10KCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERS…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

81<$50K5$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LYNN PASQUERELLAPRESIDENT$748KKELLY MACKVP, UNDERGRAD STEM EDUCATION$226KTIA MCNAIRVP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ST…$225KMELVINA NORRIED-THOMASVP, HUMAN RESOURCES, ADMINIS…$220KDAWN WHITEHEADVP, GLOBAL CITIZEN FOR CAMPUS$187KASHLEY FINLEYVP, RESEARCH AND SENIOR ADVI…$181KKATHRYNE MCCONELLVP, CURRICULAR AND PEDAGOGIC…$175K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LYNN PASQUERELLAPRESIDENT35$747,772
MARY ANN VILLARREALPAST CHAIR (THROUGH 1/2024)5
TIMOTHY EATMANCHAIR5
JOHNATHAN ALGERVICE CHAIR5
DAVID WILSONTREASURER5
MARY DANA HINTONPAST CHAIR (UNTIL 01/2024)5
ADAM BUSHDIRECTOR2
ANDREA CHAPDELAINEDIRECTOR2
ANDREW REHFELDDIRECTOR2
BRANDON BUSTEEDPAST DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2024)2
CHARLES M ROESSELDIRECTOR2
CHRISTINA CUTLIPDIRECTOR2
DANA N BRYNEDIRECTOR2
EDUARDO OCHOADIRECTOR2
ELIZABETH HOWE BRADLEYPAST DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2024)2
FREDERICK LAWRENCEDIRECTOR2
JESSICA RIDDELLDIRECTOR2
LANISA KITCHINERDIRECTOR2
MARCO BARKERDIRECTOR2
MIKE FLORESDIRECTOR2
NANCY CABLEPAST DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2024)2
PAMELA EDDINGERDIRECTOR2
PATRICIA A MARSHALLDIRECTOR2
RANA SOBHDIRECTOR2
RANDY WILLIAMSDIRECTOR2
ROSLYN CLARK ARTISDIRECTOR2
SANTA ONODIRECTOR2
SUZANNE JOHNSONDIRECTOR2
SUZANNE M RIVERADIRECTOR2
YVES SOLOMON-FERNANDEZDIRECTOR2
MELVINA NORRIED-THOMASVP, HUMAN RESOURCES, ADMINISTRATION35$220,443
TIA MCNAIRVP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND STUDENT SU35$225,118
KELLY MACKVP, UNDERGRAD STEM EDUCATION35$226,199
KATHRYNE MCCONELLVP, CURRICULAR AND PEDAGOGICAL INNOV35$174,834
DAWN WHITEHEADVP, GLOBAL CITIZEN FOR CAMPUS35$186,622
ASHLEY FINLEYVP, RESEARCH AND SENIOR ADVISOR35$181,487

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+19 more states

Cities

AllianceAnnandaleArlingtonAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBaysideBedfordBereaCanandaiguaCharlestonCharlotteChattanoogaChicagoCincinnatiClevelandDallasDecaturDekalbEast Lansing

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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