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Wharton Graduate Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Philadelphia, PA EIN: 23-2731689 Website

The purpose of the wga is to be an advocate for the student voice and facilitate student endeavors, all under the auspices of improving wharton school. It is the purpose of wga to: (1) contribute to the improvement and development of the wharton school; (2) assist wharton mba students in reaching their academic and professional goals; (3) generate student input into policies and procedures which affect the student community; (4) represent the interest of and advocate for the wharton mbas; (5) build and support a cohesive mba community; (6) build connections and promote communication among current students, alumni, faculty, administration, university of Pennsylvania community, and the leaders of business and government.

Wharton Graduate Association at a glance

In short: Wharton Graduate Association gave $114K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$114,024
-35.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$114,024
-35.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$114,024
Total assets
$3,298,010
+10.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Wharton Graduate Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Boys and Girls Club of Phila: $114KBoys and Girls Club of Phila$114K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of Phila ($114K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PhiladelphiaPhialdelphiaArdmoreAtlantaLaurelNew YorkPflugervilleSan Fran

How Wharton Graduate Association gives

  • Giving fell 34% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K5 grants2019 2 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 6 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2021) to $176K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $114K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Phila Philadelphia, PAOperating Support$114,024
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,298,010$5,048,713$5,085,057$114,0241$51,319
2024$2,994,000$5,261,400$5,154,853$175,5881$198,009
2023$3,662,918$5,198,025$5,649,807$110,0006$2
2022$3,814,886$5,667,035$6,105,092$173,0001$52,472
2021$4,377,996$2,210,004$1,652,666$17,820Total only$145,775
2020$3,214,832$3,490,470$3,203,087$52,5712$-9,748
2019$2,709,122$4,616,689$4,270,146$118,0295$136,331

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Wharton Graduate Association

Based on IRS filings

Wharton Graduate Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $114K. Net investment income was $51K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wharton Graduate Association is led by Tyler Jackson, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tyler Jackson

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allie Dipietro

    Executive Vice President Leadersh

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Hartanto

    CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Dao

    Executive Vice President Student

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (174)
  • Former: Alison Lee (2023–2024) — Executive Vice President Leadersh
  • Former: Cristian Navarro (2023–2024) — Executive Vice President Student
  • Former: Loyd Bradley (2023–2024) — CFO
  • Former: Rebekah Davis (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Abdulla Aldhahari (2022–2023) — Vice President Student Life
  • Former: Anmol Verma (2022–2023) — Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Arelyss Ebilohoue (2022–2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Aria Zielinska (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Arianna Chang (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Cara Kennedy-Cuomo (2022–2023) — Vice President Social Impact
  • Former: Carlee Crocker (2022–2023) — Vice President Academics
  • Former: Charu Mahedhwari (2022–2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Danielle Serrano (2022–2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Daruth Acharya (2022–2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Deeya Bajaj (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President & Leadership
  • Former: Devang Toshniwal (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs, Conferences & Finance
  • Former: Dillon Patel (2022–2023) — Vice President Student Life
  • Former: Ellen Paik (2022–2023) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Harmony Xu (2022–2023) — Vice President Technology
  • Former: Huimin Liu (2022–2023) — Vice President Careers - Mature
  • Former: Joseph Rau (2022–2023) — Vice President Careers - Enterprise
  • Former: Kyle Rodriguez (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President & Student Affairs
  • Former: Lesli Montag (2022–2023) — Vice President Leadership
  • Former: Mark Werner (2022–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Marlyam Siddique (2022–2023) — Vice President Inclusion & Diversity
  • Former: Mary Joseph (2022–2023) — Vice President Alumni Affairsm
  • Former: Meghana Pannala (2022–2023) — Vice President Marketing & Comms
  • Former: Mike Akolly (2022–2023) — Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Mila Sudarkova (2022–2023) — Vice President Social
  • Former: Nathalie Weiss (2022–2023) — Vice President Social
  • Former: Nikki Bourassa (2022–2023) — Vice President Academics
  • Former: Olaotan Awoyomi (2022–2023) — Vice President Wellness
  • Former: Rana Madkour (2022–2023) — Ssf Liaison
  • Former: Raveena Kaur (2022–2023) — Vice President Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Rhea Grover (2022–2023) — Ssf Liaison
  • Former: Rohan Chandra (2022–2023) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Ruth Perez (2022–2023) — Vice President Outreach
  • Former: Sathvik Shetty (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Sheetal Sharma (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs, Conferences & Finance
  • Former: Sindura Ravichandran (2022–2023) — Vice President Student Life
  • Former: Snigdha Bhandari (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Vaibhav Grover (2022–2023) — Pub Liaison
  • Former: William Meyer (2022–2023) — Vice President Clubs, Conferences & Finance
  • Former: Yongmei Hu (2022–2023) — Vice President Social
  • Former: Zoddy Imoisili (2022–2023) — Vice President Inclusion & Diversity
  • Former: Anita Sheares (2023) — Vice President Social
  • Former: Ankit Agarwal (2023) — Vice President Careers - Mature
  • Former: Anushrut Gupta (2023) — Ssf Liaison
  • Former: Ashish Erasani (2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Benjamin Nadolsky (2023) — Vice President Social Impact
  • Former: Camille Choe (2023) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Carina Lee (2023) — Vice President Wellness
  • Former: Chelsea Perry (2023) — Vice President Inclusion & Diversity
  • Former: Chhavi Gupta (2023) — Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Crystal Liu (2023) — Ssf Liaison
  • Former: Dan Wang (2023) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Divya Achtani (2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Emily Goodman (2023) — Vice President Careers - Enterprise
  • Former: Gedalia Gillis (2023) — Vice President Social
  • Former: Graham Anderson (2023) — Vice President Marketing & Comms
  • Former: Hallie Huffaker (2023) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Isaiah Matthews (2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Jameson Osmond (2023) — Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Joshua Rosen (2023) — Vice President Academics
  • Former: Kevin Jin Young Lee (2023) — Vice President International
  • Former: Kingsley Nguyen (2023) — Vice President Inclusion & Diversity
  • Former: Luke Geoghegan (2023) — Pub Liaison
  • Former: Maryam Alausa (2023) — Vice President Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Mas Mohammadkhani (2023) — Exchange Liaison
  • Former: Max Kneis (2023) — Pub Liaison
  • Former: Mrinalini Samanta (2023) — Vice President Wellness
  • Former: Nadine Abdullat (2023) — Vice President Clubs, Conferences & Finance
  • Former: Prabhas Kumar (2023) — Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Ram Sriram (2023) — Vice President Student Life
  • Former: Ratan Guha (2023) — Vice President International
  • Former: Rene Alvarado (2023) — Vice President Clubs, Conferences & Finance
  • Former: Rhea Datta (2023) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Rodolfo Fumero (2023) — Exchange Liaison
  • Former: Russell Matambo (2023) — Vice President Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Sagar Joshi (2023) — Vice President Academics
  • Former: Shirali Nigam (2023) — Vice President Leadership
  • Former: Tooba Ali (2023) — Vice President Student Life
  • Former: Yingxi Isis Wang (2023) — Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Zhaocheng Yi (2023) — Vice President Technology
  • Former: Jin Young Lee (2022) — Vice President of International
  • Former: Aadit Patel (2021) — Vice President of Technology
  • Former: Alyssa Kosti (2021) — Vice President of Social Impact
  • Former: Andrea Madu (2021) — Vice President of Diversity
  • Former: Andrew Hosbein (2021) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Annie Heinrich (2021) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Anthony Strong (2021) — Vice President of Careers
  • Former: Ayanna Warrington (2021) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: Bonita Chen (2021) — Vice President of International
  • Former: Brendan Duebner (2021) — Gapsa Liaison
  • Former: Cagatay Berilgen (2021) — Vice President of Social
  • Former: Eric Kielinski (2021) — Vice President of Clubs & Conference
  • Former: Eric Revich (2021) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences Finance
  • Former: Frankie Lam (2021) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Gautam Chokhani (2021) — Vice President of Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Gloria Zhang (2021) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: Hillary Le (2021) — Vice President of Leadership
  • Former: Isabella Espinel (2021) — Executive Vice President Leadership & Engagement
  • Former: Jodie Ha (2021) — Semester-In-San Francisco Liaison
  • Former: Joe Shan (2021) — Vice President of Academics
  • Former: Michelle Arifin (2021) — Executive Vice President Student Affairs
  • Former: Ming Chen (2021) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Moira Moynihan (2021) — Hks Liaison
  • Former: Nevin Kulangara (2021) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: Oliva Evans (2021) — Vice President of Marketing & Technology
  • Former: Phillip Ross (2021) — President
  • Former: Priya Krishnan (2021) — Vice President of Wellness
  • Former: Robert Harrison (2021) — Vice President of Social
  • Former: Rukmini Mahurkar (2021) — Vice President of Careers
  • Former: Shankar Mundluru (2021) — Semester-In-San Francisco Liaison
  • Former: Sonia Robiner (2021) — Vice President of Social
  • Former: Sushmitha Radhakrishnan (2021) — Vice President of Pub
  • Former: Tianjiao Gao (2021) — Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Adam Libertini (2020) — Vice President of Social
  • Former: Alina Jennings (2020) — Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Anthony Maggio (2020) — Vice President of Pub, Vice President of Clubs & Conferences - Qa
  • Former: Benjamin Huntley (2020) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: Bridget O'Carroll (2020) — Vice President of Wellness
  • Former: Brittney Govan (2020) — Vice President of Diversity
  • Former: Caroline Simon (2020) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences - Operations
  • Former: Dan De Leon (2020) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences Finance
  • Former: Danielle Finnerty (2020) — Vice President of Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Irene Manousiouthakis (2020) — Vice President of Social Impact
  • Former: Jessica Lawson (2020) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: John Sonsalla (2020) — Vice President of Alumni Affairs
  • Former: Kamna Kathuria (2020) — President
  • Former: Kristen Grant (2020) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: May Li (2020) — Vice President of International
  • Former: Michael Lei (2020) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Mimi Dang (2020) — Vice President of Student Life
  • Former: Nicholas Tobin (2020) — Vice President of Careers
  • Former: Progga Rashid (2020) — Vice President of Social
  • Former: Puja Thakker (2020) — Vice President of Marketing & Technology
  • Former: Simran Chhabra (2020) — Vice President of Academics
  • Former: Sonia Shah (2020) — Vice President of Careers
  • Former: Sumegh Sodani (2020) — Vice President of Clubs & Conferences Finance
  • Former: Takashi Minoura (2020) — Vice President of Leadership
  • Former: Tyler Schenk (2020) — Executive Vice President Student Affairs
  • Former: Winters Sloane (2020) — Executive Vice President Leadership & Engagement
  • Former: Akshit Kawatra (2019) — Vice President & Conference Operations
  • Former: Altug Simsek (2019) — Vice President & Pub Liaison
  • Former: Ana Adams (2019) — Vice President & Small Group Engagement
  • Former: Anna Li (2019) — Vice President & Diversity
  • Former: Anthony Gokianluy (2019) — Vice President, Social Impact & International
  • Former: Ben Onukwube (2019) — Executive Vice President Clubs & Conferences
  • Former: Ceyhun Urek (2019) — Vice President & Financial Transparency
  • Former: Clifford Cohn (2019) — Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Former: Diana Jiang (2019) — Vice President & Alumni Relations
  • Former: George Adesanya (2019) — Vice President & Gapsa
  • Former: Greta O'Brien (2019) — Vice President & Social
  • Former: Gunveen Guhman (2019) — Vice President, Technology & Communications
  • Former: Hans Christensen (2019) — Vice President & Social
  • Former: Hinal Shah (2019) — Vice President & Wga West
  • Former: Ike Enwere (2019) — Vice President & Wga West
  • Former: Ishani Shrestha (2019) — Vice President & Alumni Relations
  • Former: Jamie Joseph (2019) — Vice President, Clubs & Conference Finance
  • Former: Katie Suarez (2019) — Vice President & Hks Liaison
  • Former: Kristy Bond (2019) — Vice President & Student Life
  • Former: Lexi Kellison (2019) — Vice President, Clubs & Conference Finance
  • Former: Macie Whatley (2019) — Executive Vice President Administration
  • Former: Monica Choudhury (2019) — Vice President & Student Life
  • Former: Morgan Doyle (2019) — Vice President & Academics
  • Former: Mustafa Cicek (2019) — Vice President & Club Operations
  • Former: Nan Hu (2019) — Vice President & Social
  • Former: Natalie Decker (2019) — Vice President & Careers
  • Former: Peter Siderovski (2019) — Vice President & Wga West
  • Former: Ronnie Thompston (2019) — Vice President & Careers
  • Former: Sergio Giralt (2019) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Shilpa Chandran (2019) — President
  • Former: Yinka Taiwo-Peters (2019) — Vice President & Gapsa

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.

Frequently asked questions about Wharton Graduate Association

How much does Wharton Graduate Association give each year?

Wharton Graduate Association gave $114K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $176K across 1 grant.

How large is Wharton Graduate Association?

Wharton Graduate Association reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.

What is Wharton Graduate Association?

Wharton Graduate Association is a public charity focused on Education, based in Philadelphia, PA. It holds $3.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Wharton Graduate Association operate?

Wharton Graduate Association has awarded grants in California, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas.

What is Wharton Graduate Association's EIN?

Wharton Graduate Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2731689. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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