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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352651

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107

Financials

$1.6B$1.5B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,581,285,779$1,535,765,761$45,520,018$6,568,663,239$5,435,142,273$1,133,520,966
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$208,616,937
of which government grants
$1,000,000
Program service revenue
$1,273,380,833
Investment income
$99,631,394
Net rental income
-$343,385
Net gain from sales of assets
$92,628,065
Other revenue
-$343,385

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$20,044,479
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$22,676,869
Other salaries and wages
$630,495,690
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$852,033,296
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$8,496,697
Accounting fees
$2,839,749
Occupancy
$33,828,949
Travel
$8,348,335
Depreciation
$24,306,412
Program services (functional)
$1,478,547,677
Management and general (functional)
$56,408,197
Fundraising (functional)
$809,887

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,080,196,016
Total assets, end of year
$6,568,663,239
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,435,142,273
Net assets, end of year
$1,133,520,966
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,348,240,023
Net assets without donor restrictions
$483,367,432
Net assets with donor restrictions
$650,153,534
Gross unrelated business income
$2,389,587
Gross receipts
$1,584,285,511
Employees
7,579
Volunteers
2,681
Year formed
1824
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACCTRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH
Trustee or director, Officer
60$6,932,295$0$78,467
Baligh R YehiaMDMPPMScPRESIDENT JEFFERSON HEALTH
Key employee
55$3,159,075$0$561,274
JOHN P MORDACHTREAS. - EVP/CFO (TERM 2/2025)
Officer
60$2,830,350$0$75,267
SRINIVAS PRASAD MD MSPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$60,806$2,611,051$51,907
JACK JALLO MD PHDPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$299,663$2,112,137$99,067
BRUCE A MEYER MD MBAFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE
Former
0$2,485,436$0$0
JAMES S HARROP MDPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$227,979$2,142,320$107,394
CRISTINA G CAVALIERI ESQSEC - EVP, CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL
Officer
60$2,357,110$0$66,319
JOSHUA HELLER MD MBAPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$66,284$2,027,340$65,373
ROBERT H ROSENWASSER MDPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN
Highest-paid employee
55$1,635,285$363,731$100,731
SUSAN C ALDRIDGE PHDPRESIDENT TJU
Key employee
55$1,967,148$0$54,037
MARK M WHALENEVP, CSO & CAO
Officer
55$1,680,901$0$291,273
STEPHEN T SMITHEVP, CAO
Key employee
55$1,129,594$0$201,086
LISA SATTESON SHRM-SCPEVP, CHIEF HR OFFicer
Key employee
55$1,090,689$0$201,984
MARK L TYKOCINSKI MDFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE
Former
0$1,178,506$0$70,731
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LAURENCE M MERLISFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE
Former
0$1,220,360$0$19,885
STEPHEN K KLASKO MD MBAFORMER OFFICER
Former
0$1,085,673$0$4,314
KATHLEEN GALLAGHERFORMER OFFICER
Former
0$718,982$0$19,954
MICHAEL B WALSHFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE
Former
0$0$644,013$0
PATRICIA D WELLENBACHCHAIR - TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
LESLIE J MCNAMARAVICE CHAIR - TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
MICHAEL E SNEEDVICE CHAIR - TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
MARY S AUSTENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MIMI DRAKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
STEVEN R FOLLETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN J FUNG MD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LEA D KNIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MATTHEW S LEVITTIESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
JOHN F MALLOY PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
ANDREW J MORRISROETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
DEBRA L NESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
KATHY O'BRIENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
TIM O'ROURKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
MELANIE M PENNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RAMONA ROGERS-WINDSORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
TRISTA M WALKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
LAWRENCE S REICHLINTRUSTEE (TERM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
RICHARD C SHEERRTRUSTEE (TERM 10/2024)
Trustee or director
5$0$0$0
THOMAS J MARCHOZZI MBA CPATREAS.- EVP & CFO (EFF 2/2025)
Officer
55$0$0$0
BRIAN NESTER DO MBAEVP, COO JEFFERSON HEALTH
Officer
55$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1101 MARKET ST 29TH FL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107-2934
In care of
% RONALD C KELLER CPA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOSEPH G CACCHIONE MDFACC, 1101 MARKET ST STE 2004, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
Signed the 990
MICHAEL HARRINGTON, EVP/CFO
Phone
(215) 503-8344
Return prepared by
WithumSmithBrown PC

Mission

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY WITH PREEMINENCE IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, DESIGN, FASHION, ENGINEERING, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND TEXTILES - INFUSED WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EXPENSES INCURRED IN FUNCTIONING AS AN INNOVATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS, THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, REHABILITATION SCIENCES AND LIFE SCIENCES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $1,478,547,677 · grants $20,044,479 · revenue $1,273,380,833

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1352651
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1996
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$6,568,663,239
Income (IRS master file)
$1,584,285,511

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$1,666,137,809$1,649,493,276$4,738,692,430IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$1,341,009,086$1,330,229,702$4,773,850,575IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY is 23-1352651.
Is THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
Are donations to THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH G CACCHIONE MDFACC.
Who are the officers and directors of THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,932,295 (JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC, TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH).
How much revenue does THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,581,285,779, expenses of $1,535,765,761 and total assets of $6,568,663,239 at year end.

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