Nonprofit · EIN 54-1603842
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · FAIRFAX, VA 22030
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $116,356,966 | $89,930,121 | $26,426,845 | $554,268,261 | $85,619,685 | $468,648,576 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $145,737,283 | $136,423,033 | $9,314,250 | $498,740,925 | $90,991,435 | $407,749,490 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $123,198,993 | $82,116,603 | $41,082,390 | $512,621,046 | $147,103,315 | $365,517,731 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $98,172,251
- Program service revenue
- $4,570,553
- Investment income
- $12,555,304
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,707,576
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$18,152
- Other revenue
- $1,058,858
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $62,461,524
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $535,274
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,188,503
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,626,258
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $323,525
- Accounting fees
- $224,064
- Occupancy
- $295,598
- Travel
- $3,414,793
- Depreciation
- $221,540
- Program services (functional)
- $84,218,532
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,017,910
- Fundraising (functional)
- $693,679
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $498,740,925
- Total assets, end of year
- $554,268,261
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $85,619,685
- Net assets, end of year
- $468,648,576
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,991,754
- Publicly traded securities
- $124,490,467
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $49,211,061
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $419,437,515
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$322,996
- Gross receipts
- $233,916,744
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH CANTRELL | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $267,379 | $66,242 |
| CARRIE J ROSE | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,138 | $50,870 |
| ELIZABETH KREIN | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,873 | $54,758 |
| TRACY WHITE | DIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $167,688 | $0 |
| TRISHANA E BOWDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $116,549 | $15,010 |
| MICHELLE M DOLANSKY | ASSOCIATE DIR., ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,005 | $26,544 |
| SUMEET SHRIVASTAVA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY E HERRERA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADEEM BUTLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN C DRUMMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON C GARCIA | SECRETARY (THRU 09/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANAM BOROUMAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BOWEN | TRUSTEE (THRU 07/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BURKHART LONDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
28 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER R DURLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GALLAGHER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HALBERSTADT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| COLIN R HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEEPAK HATHIRAMANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CRAIG HAVENNER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GREGORY HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN M JACQUEMIN | TRUSTEE (THRU 09/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MAKHEJA | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARK D MONSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TREVOR J MONTANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARGARET E MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAMARA L NALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DELBERT PARKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID T PETERSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY B PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN PLEASANTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER S ROMAGNOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PALLABI SABOO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANIL SHARMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES STIMSON | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (AS OF 07/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRED D THOMPSON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAULINE THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBIN VALENTINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LOURDES V VENES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VIJAY VENKATESWARAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA L WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 45 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH CANTRELL | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $245,970 | $60,689 |
| CARRIE J ROSE | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $185,919 | $48,298 |
| ELIZABETH KREIN | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,164 | $46,826 |
| TRACY WHITE | DIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $167,847 | $0 |
| TRISHANA E BOWDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $108,501 | $14,348 |
| MICHAEL E STIEVATER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMEET SHRIVASTAVA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADEEM BUTLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON C GARCIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE BLACKMAN | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANAM BOROUMAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BOWEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BURKHART LONDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM CANNON | TRUSTEE (THRU 02/2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN C DRUMMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER R DURLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE HALBERSTADT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN R HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEPAK HATHIRAMANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY E HERRERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M JACQUEMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET M JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT J MAKHEJA | TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR J MONTANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D MONSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET E MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA L NALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DELBERT PARKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID T PETERSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY B PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PLEASANTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH D REID | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER S ROMAGNOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PALLABI SABOO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIL SHARMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED D THOMPSON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN VALENTINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LOURDES V VENES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIJAY VENKATESWARAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA L WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH WILLIAMS-BRINKLEY | TRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH CANTRELL | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO (AS OF 10/2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $169,353 | $52,352 |
| MARY SUSAN VAN LEUNEN | VICE PRESIDENT & CFO (THRU 09/2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $157,804 | $21,304 |
| ELIZABETH KREIN | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,715 | $48,131 |
| TRACY WHITE | DIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $165,566 | $0 |
| TRISHANA E BOWDEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $100,930 | $12,979 |
| MICHAEL E STIEVATER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUMEET SHRIVASTAVA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADEEM BUTLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON C GARCIA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON P APRICENA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HORACE BLACKMAN | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANAM BOROUMAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE BOWEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BURKHART LONDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM CANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J CONSAGRA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN C DRUMMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER R DURLAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN R HART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEEPAK HATHIRAMANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN J HAYS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY E HERRERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD R HOUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M JACQUEMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET M JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK K MAJOR | TRUSTEE (THRU 04/2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR J MONTANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET E MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA L NALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DELBERT PARKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID T PETERSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY B PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH D REID | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER S ROMAGNOLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADEL E ANTOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA J STONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED D THOMPSON JR | TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2022) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINE THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN VALENTINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LOURDES V VENES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIJAY VENKATESWARAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE D WARDINSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY WASHINGTON | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA L WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W NOONAN | TRUSTEE (THRU 10/2022) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH WILLIAMS-BRINKLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE A GELLER | TRUSTEE (THRU 01/2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MSN 1A3, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-4444
- In care of
- % MARY SUSAN VAN LEUNEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TRISHANA E BOWDEN, 4400 UNIVERSITY DRIVE MSN 1A3, FAIRFAX, VA 220304444
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH CANTRELL, VP & CFO
- Phone
- (703) 993-8850
- Website
- HTTPS://GMUF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1966 TO RECEIVE, MANAGE, INVEST, AND ADMINISTER PRIVATE GIFTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION'S MAJOR PROGRAM ACTIVITY IS TO DISBURSE DESIGNATED FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS.Expenses $84,218,532 · grants $62,461,524 · revenue $4,570,553
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1603842
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Organization supporting a government college or university
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $554,268,261
- Income (IRS master file)
- $233,916,744
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $116,356,966 | $89,930,121 | $554,268,261 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $145,737,283 | $136,423,033 | $498,740,925 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $123,198,993 | $82,116,603 | $512,621,046 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $138,463,091 | $87,919,132 | $466,812,553 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 54-1603842).
Questions about GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC is 54-1603842.
- Is GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC 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 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TRISHANA E BOWDEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 43 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $267,379 (ELIZABETH CANTRELL, VICE PRESIDENT & CFO).
- How much revenue does GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $116,356,966, expenses of $89,930,121 and total assets of $554,268,261 at year end.
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