Washington University
Washington University is a public charity based in an individual recipient, Missouri. Founded in 1853, it is a co-educational, nondenominational university with a long history of teaching and research. Its 2025 filing reports 359 grants totaling $120,719,599, with the largest listed awards designated for research.
Washington University at a glance
In short: Washington University gave $120.7M across 359 grants in 2025 (avg $336K), top state Massachusetts. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,719,599
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 359
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $336,266
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $77,080
- Total assets
- $22,330,732,000
- +9.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (71 of 354, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (12% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Washington University
- Contact
Mailing address: 7425 Forsyth Blvd Msc 1299-414-355, Saint Louis, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 935-8283
Website: https://washu.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Washington University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Regents of the University of Minnesota ($6.2M). Together the top 10 received $38.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,628 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 739 grants of 1,628 (45%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states. The largest state shares were Massachusetts and California at 12% each, Texas at 10%, and Pennsylvania and Missouri at 8% each. These figures describe the locations of reported grant recipients and do not establish a stated geographic restriction.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 359 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Washington University open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 71 of 354 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $85K; repeat grants $405K. How we count
Medians: $22K first-time, $111K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61.8M (2019) to $120.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 359 grants totaling $120.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | Research | $6,230,006 |
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Research | $5,953,482 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dallas, TX | Research | $4,548,609 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC | Research | $4,139,042 |
| General Hospital Corporation DBA MGH Boston, MA | Research | $3,430,392 |
| Columbia University New York, NY | Research | $3,393,693 |
| Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA | Research | $2,619,743 |
| Regents of the University of Californi Lajolla, CA | Research | $2,578,997 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Research | $2,403,565 |
| Broad Institute Inc Cambridge, MA | Research | $2,216,740 |
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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 | $22,330,732,000 | $5,899,375,814 | $5,466,387,066 | $120,719,599 | 359 | $691,588,476 |
| 2024 | $20,486,807,000 | $5,204,380,540 | $5,558,765,254 | $100,029,730 | 359 | $190,154,651 |
| 2023 | $19,792,327,000 | $5,086,312,965 | $5,011,674,219 | $91,444,230 | 341 | $539,885,674 |
| 2022 | $20,436,866,000 | $5,567,524,594 | $4,492,247,424 | $73,204,794 | 302 | $1,214,389,114 |
| 2021 | $21,212,747,000 | $4,891,410,261 | $4,080,045,645 | $63,378,842 | 267 | $1,054,182,543 |
| 2020 | $15,103,569,000 | $5,068,168,252 | $3,937,259,184 | $63,538,349 | 319 | $1,325,814,711 |
| 2019 | $14,144,232,000 | $4,096,488,220 | $3,691,900,120 | $61,847,955 | 333 | $528,594,841 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The university describes its mission as that of a co-educational, nondenominational university with a long and distinguished history of teaching and research; the mission statement continues beyond the text provided. Its reported program areas include instruction, research, and auxiliary and student support services.
The 2025 grants show support for research at universities, medical centers, and research institutes. For example, the University of Pittsburgh describes itself as a public research university serving its region, state, and nation through education, research, and community partnership. The Broad Institute says its work aims to advance biomedicine through research on disease and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. BIOSTL describes its mission as advancing St. Louis’s prosperity by cultivating the bioscience sector.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Washington University reported 359 grants totaling $120,719,599. Grant amounts ranged from $5,100 to $6,230,006, with a median of $77,080. The listed largest grants were designated for research.
Among the largest reported awards were $6,230,006 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, $5,953,482 to the University of Pittsburgh, $4,548,609 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, $4,139,042 to the University of North Carolina, and $3,430,392 to General Hospital Corporation, doing business as MGH.
Separately, the university’s website describes three internal research seed grant programs for WashU faculty: Spark Funding, Ignite Interdisciplinary, and Transcend Initiative. They support interdisciplinary research at different stages, from early development to university-wide initiatives. The website says FY 2027 calls for proposals will be available August 1; that date has passed, and the provided information does not establish whether applications are currently open.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Scott Wilson as chief investment officer, Andrew Choquette as deputy chief investment officer, David Perlmutter as executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, and Andrew Martin as chancellor. It also lists Jennifer Voelker as COO of investment management; Todd Margolis as department head and ophthalmology professor; John Clohisy and Ryan Nunley as orthopedic surgery faculty; Paul Scheel Jr. as vice chancellor for clinical affairs; and Amy Kweskin as executive vice chancellor for finance and CFO until August 2024.
Washington University is led by Andrew M. Bursky, Trustee - Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 38 of 80 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew M. Bursky
Trustee - Chair
Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2022
Trustee - Vice Chair → Trustee - Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
3.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric B. Upin
Trustee
Trustee → Former Chief Investment Officer, 2021
Former Chief Investment Officer → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
1.1 hrs/week
$330K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Steven Cash Nickerson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$2K (2021) → $25K (2025)
Lori Coulter
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
$12K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Nicholas Zeppos
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.3 hrs/week
$50K (2025)
Arnold W. Donald
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Schaps Thomas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corinna Cotsen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry D. Warshaw
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James M. McKelvey Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerald L. Kent
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph F. Wayland
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence E. Thomas
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louis G. Hutt Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Danforth Stillman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas E. Somers
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard J. Liekweg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Skandalaris
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan B. McCollum
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Hillman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alicia McDonnell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gaurav Garg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard N. Cayne
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicki Match Suna
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Penelope Pennington
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alaina Macia
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Avram A. Glazer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blackford F. Brauer
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Ulevitch
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey L. Fox
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey L. Hightower
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Hanaway
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John J. Hamilton III
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Riney
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Davisson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Ryan
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Boerner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Summers
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy B. Kweskin
Executive Vc Finance & CFO
Vc for Finance CFO → Vc Finance & CFO, 2021
Vc Finance & CFO → Executive Vc Finance & CFO, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$351K (2019) → $668K (2025)
Andrew D. Martin
Chancellor
Chancellor-Elect → Chancellor, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$270K (2019) → $1.9M (2025)
Andrew R. Choquette
Dep Chief Investment Officer
Managing Director & Investments → Dep. Chief Investment Officer, 2021
Dep. Chief Investment Officer → Dep Chief Investment Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.4M (2019) → $4.4M (2025)
David H. Perlmutter
Executive Vc Medical Affairs
Executive Vc for Medical Affairs → Executive Vc Medical Affairs, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.5M (2019) → $2.1M (2025)
John C. Clohisy
Prof of Ortho Surg
Db Viehmann Dist Prof of Ortho Surgery → Dist Prof of Ortho Surgery, 2022
Dist Prof of Ortho Surgery → Prof of Ortho Surg, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$1.5M (2019) → $1.9M (2025)
Kurt T. Dirks
Former Vc Int'l Affairs
Vc International Affairs → Interim Provost, 2023
Interim Provost → Former Vc Int'l Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$489K (2019) → $217K (2025)
Monica J. Allen
Vc & General Counsel
Vc General Counsel → Vc & General Counsel, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$369K (2019) → $751K (2025)
Pamela Sue Lokken
Former Vc Govt & Com Rel
Vc Gov't & Community Relations → Vc Govt & Com Rel, 2023
Vc Govt & Com Rel → Former Vc Govt & Com Rel, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$303K (2019) → $113K (2025)
Pamella A. Henson
Executive Vc University Advancement
Vc for Ad Programs → Executive Vc for Ad Programs, 2020
Executive Vc for Ad Programs → Executive Vc University Advancement, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$383K (2019) → $525K (2025)
Scott L. Wilson
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$2.3M (2019) → $12M (2025)
William S. Stoll
Senior Vc University Advancement
Vc for Development → Vc for University Advancement, 2020
Vc for University Advancement → Senior Vc University Advancement, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$374K (2019) → $486K (2025)
Julie A. Flory
Vc Marketing & Communications
Interim Vc for Public Affairs → Vc Marketing & Communications, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$184K (2020) → $392K (2025)
Marion Crain
Former Provost & Executive Vc Acad.
Interim Provost Executive Vc for Academic Affairs → Former Provost & Executive Vc Acad., 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$514K (2020) → $306K (2025)
Robert Wild
Former Vc Students
Interim Vc for Student Affairs → Interim Vc Students, 2021
Interim Vc Students → Former Vc Students, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$223K (2020) → $264K (2025)
Rebecca Brown
Vc Strategic Initiatives & Governor
Vc Secretary to Board & Chief of Staff → Vc Strategic Initiatives & Governor, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$405K (2021) → $573K (2025)
Anna Gonzalez
Vc Student Affairs
Vc Student Aff. → Vc Student Affairs, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$379K (2022) → $540K (2025)
Beverly Wendland
Provost & Executive Vc Acad Affairs
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$806K (2022) → $1M (2025)
Eva Aagaard
Vc Medical Education
Vc Medical Executive Director → Vc Medical Education, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$436K (2022) → $558K (2025)
Mark Lowe
Vc Research
Inter Vc Research → Vc Research, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$449K (2022) → $580K (2025)
Paul Scheel Jr.
Vc Clinical Affairs
Vc Clinical Aff. → Vc Clinical Affairs, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1M (2022) → $1.2M (2025)
Richard Stanton
Vc Medical Finance & Administrator
Vc Medi Finance & Administrator → Vc Medical Finance & Administrator, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$709K (2022) → $836K (2025)
Amye Kim
Associate Vc for Finance & Treasurer
Associate Vc Finance & Treasurer → Associate Vc for Finance & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$299K (2023) → $304K (2025)
Greg Barrett
Vc Bio Med S & M
Vc Bio Med Sty & Mkg → Vc Bio Med Strategy & Mktg, 2024
Vc Bio Med Strategy & Mktg → Vc Bio Med S & M, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$588K (2023) → $600K (2025)
Jd Burton
Vc Govt Affairs & Com Rel
Vc Govt & Com Rel → Vc Govt Affairs & Com Rel, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$361K (2024) → $408K (2025)
Jennifer Voelker
COO - Investment Management
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$2M (2023) → $1.6M (2025)
Jessie Minton
Vc & Chief Info Officer
Vc & CIO → Vc & Chief Info Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$577K (2023) → $681K (2025)
Scot Bemis
Vc Human Resources
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$265K (2023) → $460K (2025)
Nichol Luoma
Executive Vc Administrator & CAO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$861K (2025)
Ryan Nunley
Associate Prof of Ortho Surg
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$1.8M (2024) → $1.8M (2025)
William Arvin
Vc Med Advancement
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$264K (2024) → $365K (2025)
Apryle Gladney
Vc & Chief Hr Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$272K (2025)
Brian Fiedler
Vc Philan Strat
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$339K (2025)
James Dwyer
Vc Univ Bus Svcs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$185K (2025)
Philip Payne
Vc Bio Info & Data
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$798K (2025)
Russ Austin
Vc Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$361K (2025)
Todd Margolis
Dept Head & Ophthalmology Prof
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$2M (2025)
Andrew E. Newman
Trustee - Vice Chair
Trustee - Vice Chair → Trustee - Chair, 2020
Trustee - Chair → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig D. Schnuck
Trustee - Vice Chair
Trustee - Chair → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David W. Kemper
Trustee - Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Gray
Executive Vc Finance & CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Frantz
Vc Innov & CCO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (84)
- Former: David L. Steward (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dedric A. Carter (2019–2024) — Vc Innov & CCO
- Former: Donald A. Jubel (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jack E. Thomas (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jon H. Feltheimer (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Mark S. Wrighton (2019–2024) — Former Chancellor
- Former: Lynda Heaney (2020–2024) — Vc Med Advisor · Filing note: Effective 22820
- Former: Adam Kurkiewicz (2022–2024) — Managing Director of Investments
- Former: Shantay Bolton (2022–2024) — Executive Vc Administrator
- Former: Lisa Rosenkranz (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Dore (2023–2024) — Managing Director of Investments
- Former: Rose Windmiller (2023–2024) — Fmr Interim Vc Govt & Com Rel
- Former: David Thomas Blasingame (2019–2023) — Former Executive Vc Alumni & Development · Filing note: Until 112019
- Former: Henry Steven Webber (2019–2023) — Former Executive Vc Administration
- Former: James V. O'Donnell (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: James Wertsch (2019–2023) — Former Vc Intl Affairs
- Former: Jay Jacobs (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer K. Lodge (2019–2023) — Former Vc Research
- Former: Lee Fixel (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Legail Poole Chandler (2019–2023) — Former Vc Human Resources
- Former: Gregory L. Hyslop (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Arp (2022–2023) — COO - Invt Management
- Former: Stephanie Reel (2022–2023) — Former Vc & CIO
- Former: Susan O. Warshaw (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Albert Yeuk Keung Ip (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Anna Manning (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Eugene S. Kahn (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ida H. Early (2019–2022) — Secretary to Board of Trustees
- Former: Mark Amiri (2019–2022) — Aso Vc Finance & Treasurer
- Former: Michael Powell (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Priscilla L. Hill-Ardoin (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Richard S. Ritholz (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Todd M. Bluedorn (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: William B. Pollard III (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Stohler (2021–2022) — Managing Director of Investments
- Former: Vincent Belusko (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea J. Grant (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew C. Taylor (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Diane M. Sullivan (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Edward D. Welker (2019–2021) — Former Interim Vc & CIO · Filing note: Until 2242019
- Former: Jill Diane Friedman (2019–2021) — Former Vc Public Affairs · Filing note: Until 11/2020
- Former: Lori S. White (2019–2021) — Former Vc Students · Filing note: Until 5312020
- Former: Michael R. Cannon (2019–2021) — Former Executive Vc & General Counsel
- Former: Rakesh Sachdev (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald L. Thompson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Scott W. Fancher (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen F. Brauer (2019–2021) — Trustee - Vice Chair
- Former: Timothy J. Eberlein (2019–2021) — Ch. of Surgery & Director Siteman
- Former: David P. Conner (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kelli P. Washington (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mahendra R. Gupta (2020–2021) — Professor - Olin School of Bus
- Former: Beverly Wendland - Joined (2021) — Provost & Executive Vc Acad Affairs
- Former: Charles Goldfarb (2021) — Vice Ch. Orthopaedic Surgery
- Former: Chris Kielt - Departed (2021) — Vc & Chief Information Officer
- Former: Ida Early - Departed (2021) — Secretary to Board of Trustees
- Former: Lynda Heaney - Joined (2021) — Vc Medical Advancement
- Former: Stephanie Reel - Joined (2021) — Interim Vc & CIO
- Former: Alan Swimmer (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Rubenstein Tisch (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: F. Gilbert Bickel III (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gary E. Wendlandt (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: George W. Couch III (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew B. Dobbs (2019–2020) — Dr Asa C Mrs Dorothy W Jones Prof Ortho Surgery
- Former: Maxine Clark (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ralph G. Dacey Jr. (2019–2020) — Dept Head Neurosurgery
- Former: Chris Kielt (2020) — Vc Chief Information Officer
- Former: Herbert Holden Thorp Jr. (2020) — Provost Executive Vc for Academic Affairs · Filing note: Until 715
- Former: CHRIS KIELT - eff (2019) — Vc Chief Information Officer
- Former: Evan D. Kharasch (2019) — Former Vc for Research
- Former: Gary M. Sumers (2019) — Trustee
- Former: George Paz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Guarav Garg (2019) — Trustee
- Former: H. Holden Thorp Jr. (2019) — Provost & Executive Vc for Acad Affairs
- Former: Harry J. Seigle (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Hugh Grant (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John D. Beuerlein (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John F. McDonnell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John L. Gohsman Jr. (2019) — Former Vc CIO
- Former: Kimberly G. Walker (2019) — Former Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Neil M. Yaris (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sam Fox (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sanford C. Loewentheil (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Rudolph (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William H. Danforth (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 $12.0M, to Scott Wilson (Chief Investment Officer). 38 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Washington University
How much does Washington University give each year?
Washington University gave $120.7M across 359 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100.0M across 359 grants.
What is Washington University's typical grant size?
Washington University's median grant in 2025 was $77,080, and its average grant was $336,266, across 359 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Washington University that year got $85K on average.
Where does Washington University give grants?
Washington University's top state is Massachusetts, with 12% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (12%) and Texas (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (68 grants), Boston, MA (16 grants), Chicago, IL (16 grants) and New York, NY (10 grants).
Does Washington University give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 359 grants with a stated purpose on Washington University's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (282 grants), "Sponsorship" (63 grants) and "Award" (12 grants).
Who are Washington University's largest grantees?
Washington University's largest 2025 grantees include Regents of the University of Minnesota ($6,230,006), University of Pittsburgh ($5,953,482) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($4,548,609), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Washington University?
Washington University reported $22.3B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9B.
What does Washington University fund?
The university describes its mission as that of a co-educational, nondenominational university with a long and distinguished history of teaching and research; the mission statement continues beyond the text provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Washington University?
Washington University has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check washu.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Washington University's EIN?
Washington University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0653611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
Live grants for the work Washington University funds
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- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Washington University funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/washington-university-morg_01d41868288b466fb201c44a67c74502
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