Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NASHVILLE, TN EIN: 35-2528741 Website

See Schedule O Form 990, Part III, Line 1

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.6B

+11.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$112.3M

+11.0% YoY

Grant Count

234

-15.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$480K

+31.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2.1B$4.2B$6.4B$8.5B201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,568,033,122$5,892,952,923$5,527,589,693
Revenue$7,706,035,528$6,921,172,886$6,413,300,115
Expenses$7,435,766,434$6,812,818,433$6,199,085,905
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$63,194,433$38,508,519$41,389,396
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$28M$56M$84M$112M0 grants2019224 grants2020231 grants2021277 grants2022277 grants2023234 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Su…$16.9MTHE BROAD INSTITUTE INC$12.0MBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS ME…$3.3MWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$3.2MMEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE$3.0MBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE…$3.0MJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$2.9MUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFI…$2.9MTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA…$2.6MWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY H…$2.3M

Grant Size Distribution

1,243 grants across all recorded years

500<$50K198$50–100K193$100–250K151$250–500K91$500K–1M101$1–5M9$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

Jeffrey R Balser MD …President and CEO$7.6MC Wright Pinson MD MBADeputy CEO & Chief Health Sy…$3.8MCecelia B Moore MHA …CFO and Treasurer$2.7MJohn F Manning Jr PH…COO and Corporate Chief of S…$2.3MShon Dwyer MBA RNPresident, Vanderbilt Adult …$2.1MByron Stephens II MD…Associate Professor, Departm…$1.9MRick Wright MDCMO and Sr VP for Clinical A…$1.8MAmir Abtahi MDAssistant Professor, Departm…$1.6MMichael J Regier JDGeneral Counsel and Secretary$1.6MSeth J Karp MDProfessor of Surgery, Biomed…$1.6MAshish S Shah MD FACSProfessor, Cardiac$1.5MPaul Sternberg Jr MDCMO & VP Clinical Affairs$1.5MMargaret G Rush MD M…Pres & Exec Med Dir, MCJCH$1.4MJennifer A Pietenpol…Chief Scientific and Strateg…$1.3MZeena M Abdulahad MPAEVP and Chief Development Of…$1.3MDavid R PoschEVP for Population Health$1.3MDAVID S RAIFORD MDChief of Clinical Staff (Rol…$1.3MAmy Schoeny PHDChief HR Officer$1.2MDonald Brady MDExec Vice Dean - Aca Affairs…$858KThomas S Nantais MBAEVP Adult Ambulatory (Role E…$808KTravis Capers FACHEPresident of Vanderbilt Regi…$770KLee Ann Liska MBAPres & Chief Oper Off at VUH…$630KWendy Monaci MBAEVP Adult Ambulatory (Beginn…$624KCecelia Theobald MD …Chief of Clinical Staff (Beg…$556KWILLIAM W STEAD MDFORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICE…$132K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Jeffrey R Balser MD PHDPresident and CEO50$7,614,754
Alexander C TaylorDirector1
Colin V ReedDirector (Beginning 7/1/23)1
Daniel Diermeier PHDDirector1
Edith Scott Carell Johnson JDDirector1
Gail Carr Williams JDDirector (Beginning 7/1/23)1
John F Stein MBADirector1
John R Ingram MBADirector1
Lucinda M Baier CPADirector1
Makeba Boatwright Williams MDDirector1
Sara J Finley JDDirector1
C Wright Pinson MD MBADeputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer49.1$3,843,576
Cecelia B Moore MHA CPA CHFPCFO and Treasurer50$2,676,760
John F Manning Jr PHD MBACOO and Corporate Chief of Staff50$2,281,128
Michael J Regier JDGeneral Counsel and Secretary50$1,623,578
Amy Schoeny PHDChief HR Officer50$1,178,483
Cecelia Theobald MD MPHChief of Clinical Staff (Beginning 7/1/23)50$556,096
David R PoschEVP for Population Health49.1$1,275,224
DAVID S RAIFORD MDChief of Clinical Staff (Role Ended June 30, 2023)50$1,264,678
Donald Brady MDExec Vice Dean - Aca Affairs & Exec VP - Ed Affairs (Beginning 1/1/23)50$858,445
Jennifer A Pietenpol PHDChief Scientific and Strategy Officer50$1,285,365
Lee Ann Liska MBAPres & Chief Oper Off at VUH (Beginning 7/1/23)50$630,432
Margaret G Rush MD MMHCPres & Exec Med Dir, MCJCH48.9$1,388,378
Rick Wright MDCMO and Sr VP for Clinical Affairs (Beginning 7/1/23)49$1,761,975
Shon Dwyer MBA RNPresident, Vanderbilt Adult Hospital (Role Ended 6/30/23)50$2,115,760
Thomas S Nantais MBAEVP Adult Ambulatory (Role Ended May 1, 2023)50$808,361
Travis Capers FACHEPresident of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals50$770,423
Wendy Monaci MBAEVP Adult Ambulatory (Beginning 5/1/23)49$624,369
Zeena M Abdulahad MPAEVP and Chief Development Officer50$1,280,713
Amir Abtahi MDAssistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery50$1,646,337
Ashish S Shah MD FACSProfessor, Cardiac50$1,512,748
Byron Stephens II MD MSCIAssociate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery50$1,901,976
Paul Sternberg Jr MDCMO & VP Clinical Affairs50$1,469,781
Seth J Karp MDProfessor of Surgery, Biomedical Ethics & Society, and Anesthesiology50$1,603,707
WILLIAM W STEAD MDFORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (ROLE ENDED DECEMBER 2020)50$132,375

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

46states
+39 more states

Cities

AikenAkronAlbanyAlbuquerqueAnn ArborAntiochArlingtonAshevilleAtlantaAuburnAugustaAuroraAustinBaltimoreBaton RougeBerkeleyBethesdaBirminghamBostonBoys Town

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

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