IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile

Trustees Of Boston University

Overview

Boston University is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to benefit society. We remain dedicated to our founding principles: that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world. Boston University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal...

We remain dedicated to our founding principles: that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world. Boston University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. With the support and oversight of the Board of Trustees, the University, through.

Sector
Unknown, Unclassified
Faith identity / affiliation
Unknown
Official website
HTTP://WWW.BU.EDU
Public contact
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Places of Operation

Public sources identify operations or appeals in 1 place.

United States

Official Sources and Evidence

This profile summarizes 3 official source pages and 44 evidence items alongside IRS Form 990 data.

Financials

Filing year
2023
Total revenue
$3.3B
Total expenses
$3.2B
Total assets
$8.5B
Program expenses
$2.9B
Administration
$251.8M
Fundraising
$40.7M
Program share of expenses
91%
EIN
42103547
Sector
Unknown, Unclassified
Location
Boston, MA

Leadership and Compensation

Robert A Brown - President (until 7/31/23)
$3.3M
Pushkar Mehra - Professor & Oral Surgeon
$1.9M
Jean Morrison - University Provost (until 6/30/23)
$1.8M
David Coleman - Professor & Physician
$1.7M
Tony Tannoury - Professor & Physician
$1.5M
Clarissa C Hunnewell - Chief Investment Officer
$1.5M
Chadi Tannoury - Professor & Physician
$1.4M
Karen H Antman MD - Medical Campus Provost
$1.1M
Kenneth W Freeman - Interim Pres (8/1/23 - 6/30/24)
$1.0M
Gary W Nicksa - Sr Vp, Cfo, Treas (until 12/31/23)
$804K

Officers, directors and key employees with total reported compensation, from Form 990 Part VII.

Governance

Voting board members
32
Independent members
30

Grants

Grants to U.S. organizations and individuals
$809.1M
Grants outside the U.S.
$49.2M

Foreign Activity

Reported $49.2M in grants and assistance outside the United States (Form 990 Part IX line 3; detail on Schedule F).

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