Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University at a glance
In short: Washington and Lee University gave $1.0M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,021,621
- +33.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $113,513
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,120
- Total assets
- $2,891,880,291
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Washington and Lee University
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Washington and Lee University
Dallas Honor Scholarship Grant
Washington and Lee University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
J. Edward Lewis Scholarship Trust
Washington and Lee University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Joseph Merrick Jones Jr. ’57 Family Honor Scholarship Grant
Washington and Lee University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Washington and Lee University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Lexington VA ($644K). Together the top 9 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 29 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Washington and Lee University gives
- Giving grew 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $586K (2019) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lexington VA Lexington, VA | PMT in Lieu of Taxes/Program Service | $643,608 |
| Main Street Lexington Lexington, VA | Program Service | $250,000 |
| Montessori Center for Children Inc Lexington, VA | Program Service | $30,000 |
| Rockbridge Area Free Clinic Lexington, VA | Program Service | $26,300 |
| Ndponics Lexington, VA | Program Service | $24,120 |
| Yellow Brick Road Early Learning Center Inc Lexington, VA | Program Service | $19,375 |
| Rockbridge NAACP Lexington, VA | Program Service | $12,500 |
| Omicron Delta Kappa Society Inc Lexington, VA | Program Service | $10,000 |
| Rockbridge Regional Library Lexington, VA | Program Service | $5,718 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,891,880,291 | $436,455,053 | $313,000,417 | $1,021,621 | 9 | $63,641,637 |
| 2024 | $2,606,326,104 | $284,783,302 | $296,996,460 | $767,196 | 7 | $51,603,567 |
| 2023 | $2,535,613,259 | $276,609,869 | $276,840,316 | $819,729 | 5 | $51,601,498 |
| 2022 | $2,488,364,359 | $248,819,904 | $254,894,072 | $632,397 | 5 | $51,389,063 |
| 2021 | $2,582,500,341 | $258,505,782 | $239,141,002 | $607,397 | 3 | $79,553,422 |
| 2020 | $2,101,751,936 | $186,199,453 | $241,164,102 | $639,942 | 5 | $1,299,732 |
| 2019 | $2,161,435,497 | $283,158,640 | $235,220,510 | $586,374 | 3 | $116,698,175 |
About Washington and Lee University
Based on IRS filings
Washington and Lee University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lexington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $63.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Washington and Lee University is led by William C. Dudley, President & Trustee on every filing since 2019; 14 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William C. Dudley
President & Trustee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$532K (2019) → $651K (2025)
Brodie G. Riordan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher H. Williams
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clifford K. Holekamp
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Lehman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George D. Johnson III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen H. Sanders
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James L. Baldwin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James R. Small
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John P. Case III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott B. Boyd
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William G. Payne
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William M. Toles
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher C. Dyson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John W. Robinson III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth B. Pakenas
Trustee
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan M. Wortham
Trustee
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee M. Hollis
Trustee
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha M. McLemore
Trustee
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia T. Cheatham
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
L. James Lawson III
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan K. Urquhart
Trustee
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles H. Prioleau
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy D. Hauser
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackson R. Sharman III
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael H. Spencer
Trustee
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney C. Enloe
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason W. Aiken
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joelle N. Phillips
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John C. Huffard Jr.
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josephine S. Covington
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian C. Murchison
Professor
Law Professor → Professor, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$291K (2019) → $317K (2025)
Elizabeth G. Oliver
Professor
Associate Dean → Interim Provost, 2021
Interim Provost → Professor, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$255K (2019) → $286K (2025)
Mark A. Drumbl
Professor
Law Professor → Professor, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$268K (2019) → $303K (2025)
Robert D. Straughan
Dean
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$262K (2019) → $312K (2025)
Steven G. McAllister
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$333K (2019) → $406K (2025)
Scott Hoover
Professor
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$252K (2020) → $284K (2025)
Lena Hill
Provost
Dean → Provost, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$248K (2021) → $359K (2025)
Thomas Jennings
Vice President - Former
Vice President → Vice President - Former, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$167K (2021) → $475K (2025)
Jessica L. Willett
Secretary
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$215K (2022) → $258K (2025)
Chawne Kimber
Dean
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$251K (2023) → $275K (2025)
Maria Feeley
Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
Cheif Legal Officer → Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$289K (2023) → $311K (2025)
Melanie Wilson
Dean
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $394K (2025)
Susan Wood
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$296K (2025)
Wangdali C. Bacdayan
Rector
Trustee → Rector, 2024
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Dana J. Bolden (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Laurie A. Rachford (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lizanne Thomas (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael R. McAlevey (2019–2024) — Rector
- Former: Todd L. Sutherland (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly B. Golub (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: B. Craig Owens (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: J. Lawrence Connolly (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rowan Gp Taylor (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kristie Ford (2023) — Associate Provost
- Former: Brant J. Hellwig (2019–2022) — Professor
- Former: James D. Farrar Jr. (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: James E. Dunn Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph W. Luter IV (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mary C. Choksi (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rogers L. Crain (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Drumbl (2022) — Interim Law Dean
- Former: Andrea K. Wahlquist (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Dennis W. Cross (2019–2021) — Former Vice President
- Former: Ellen F. Rogowski (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: James E. Moliterno (2019–2021) — Law Professor
- Former: Marc C. Conner (2019–2021) — Former Provost
- Former: Aliaa Bassiouny (2021) — Professor
- Former: Blair H. Davis (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Clay T. Jackson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: J. Donald Childress (2019–2020) — Rector
- Former: Nora Demleitner (2020) — Law Professor
- Former: C. Christopher Dyson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Dwight H. Emanuelson Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Johanna E. Bond (2019) — Dean
- Former: Leanne M. Shank (2019) — Former General Counsel · Filing note: Ended 6302018
- Former: Marshall B. Miller Jr. (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $651K, to William C Dudley (President and Trustee). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Washington and Lee University
How much does Washington and Lee University give each year?
Washington and Lee University gave $1.0M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $767K across 7 grants.
What is Washington and Lee University's typical grant size?
Washington and Lee University's median grant in 2025 was $24,120, and its average grant was $113,513, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Washington and Lee University give grants?
Washington and Lee University gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lexington, VA (9 grants).
Does Washington and Lee University give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Washington and Lee University's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Service" (8 grants).
Who are Washington and Lee University's largest grantees?
Washington and Lee University's largest 2025 grantees include City of Lexington VA ($643,608), Main Street Lexington ($250,000) and Montessori Center for Children Inc ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 90% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Washington and Lee University?
Washington and Lee University reported $2.9B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $436.5M.
What is Washington and Lee University?
Washington and Lee University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lexington, VA. It holds $2.9B in total assets as of 2025.
What is Washington and Lee University's EIN?
Washington and Lee University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0505977. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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