Nonprofit · EIN 04-2103547
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,513,830,353 | $3,419,039,088 | $94,791,265 | $9,263,866,015 | $2,912,386,744 | $6,351,479,271 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,257,563,350 | $3,195,959,811 | $61,603,539 | $8,486,418,500 | $2,530,552,719 | $5,955,865,781 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,310,909,056 | $3,006,440,897 | $304,468,159 | $8,318,947,751 | $2,667,349,409 | $5,651,598,342 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $783,991,107
- of which government grants
- $510,560,836
- Program service revenue
- $2,489,134,642
- Investment income
- $198,978,438
- Royalties
- $6,719,668
- Net rental income
- $4,164,181
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $122,501,341
- Net income from fundraising events
- $405,056
- Other revenue
- $41,726,166
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $938,613,847
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $9,769,309
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,228,581,264
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,627,719,708
- Professional fundraising fees
- $495,480
- Legal fees
- $4,145,368
- Accounting fees
- $1,064,195
- Occupancy
- $246,590,037
- Travel
- $38,456,340
- Depreciation
- $161,824,458
- Program services (functional)
- $3,108,387,027
- Management and general (functional)
- $267,583,316
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,068,745
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,486,418,500
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,263,866,015
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,912,386,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,351,479,271
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,116,172,244
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,874,054,322
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,864,830,271
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,486,649,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $36,347,685
- Gross receipts
- $5,742,941,162
- Employees
- 29,156
- Volunteers
- 204
- Year formed
- 1869
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA L GILLIAM | PRESIDENT (AS OF 7/1/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $1,350,089 | $0 | $354,211 |
| PUSHKAR MEHRA | PROFESSOR & ORAL SURGEON Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,517,272 | $0 | $74,483 |
| CLARISSA C HUNNEWELL | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,521,326 | $0 | $63,013 |
| CHADI TANNOURY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,376,064 | $61,326 |
| XINNING LI | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,330,643 | $68,242 |
| WILLIAM CREEVY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,226,917 | $71,605 |
| KENNETH W FREEMAN | FMR INT PRES (8/1/23-6/30/24) & PROF Former | 55 | $1,094,978 | $0 | $85,502 |
| KAREN H ANTMAN MD | MED. CAMPUS PROVOST (UNTIL 6/30/25) Key employee | 55 | $1,097,104 | $0 | $54,996 |
| ROBERT A BROWN | FMR PRESIDENT (UNTIL 7/31/23) & PROF Former | 55 | $1,007,277 | $0 | $65,679 |
| JEAN MORRISON | FMR UNI PROV (UNTIL 6/30/23) & PROF Former | 55 | $850,827 | $0 | $69,991 |
| KENNETH R LUTCHEN | INT UNI PROV (7/1/23-6/30/24) & PROF Key employee | 55 | $792,361 | $0 | $80,830 |
| ERIKA GEETTER | SR VP, GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY Officer | 55 | $798,491 | $0 | $42,915 |
| GARY W NICKSA FMR SR VP CFO | TREAS (UNTIL 12/31/23)& CONS TO PRESIDENT Former | 55 | $751,045 | $0 | $70,656 |
| GLORIA WATERS | UNIVERSITY PROVOST (AS OF 7/1/24) Key employee | 55 | $714,823 | $0 | $42,082 |
| DEREK HOWE | SR VP OPS, ASSISTANT TREASURER Key employee | 55 | $619,475 | $0 | $64,364 |
37 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE K TIRELLA | SR VP, CFO, & TREASURER Officer | 55 | $507,871 | $62,664 |
| KEVIN E SMITH | TRUSTEE & PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 55 | $231,946 | $37,973 |
| MAUREEN ALPHONSE-CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J BICKERTON | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA M CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA R COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN D COURIS | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMIM A DAHOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL DALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMASS L FAKAHANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE R FERRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA A FRAZIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D FRICKLAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN K ROTH GALLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD C GODFREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO G GOMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HESSLER-RADELET | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 8/20/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJEN A KILACHAND | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RANCH C KIMBALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE R LEATHERBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH LIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LOSCALZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MERIDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH A MOORMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA C MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC D MULLER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA NORLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PRIESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SD SHIBULAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGO X SHONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH Z SLATER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MALEK SUKKAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA C TASSLER | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH C THORS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA WENDT | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L WEXLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M ZIDE | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/26/24) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT A BROWN | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 7/31/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $3,081,898 | $0 | $210,394 |
| PUSHKAR MEHRA | PROFESSOR & ORAL SURGEON Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,796,153 | $0 | $68,061 |
| JEAN MORRISON | UNIVERSITY PROVOST (UNTIL 6/30/23) Key employee | 55 | $1,670,350 | $0 | $146,919 |
| DAVID COLEMAN | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,652,000 | $0 |
| TONY TANNOURY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,416,607 | $124,629 |
| CLARISSA C HUNNEWELL | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,412,646 | $0 | $60,122 |
| CHADI TANNOURY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,305,924 | $58,555 |
| KAREN H ANTMAN MD | MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVOST Key employee | 55 | $1,057,855 | $0 | $38,767 |
| KENNETH W FREEMAN | INTERIM PRES (8/1/23 - 6/30/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $971,647 | $0 | $59,621 |
| GARY W NICKSA | SR VP, CFO, TREAS (UNTIL 12/31/23) Officer | 55 | $735,715 | $0 | $68,750 |
| KENNETH R LUTCHEN | INTERIM UNI PROVOST (7/1/23-6/30/24) Key employee | 55 | $729,185 | $0 | $75,245 |
| ERIKA GEETTER | SR VP, GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY Officer | 55 | $746,329 | $0 | $41,161 |
| DEREK HOWE | SR VP OPS, ASSISTANT TREASURER Key employee | 55 | $562,659 | $0 | $61,027 |
| NICOLE TIRELLA | SR VP, CFO, & TREAS (AS OF 1/1/24) Officer | 55 | $282,582 | $0 | $54,722 |
| KEVIN E SMITH | TRUSTEE (AS OF 6/1/24) & PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 55 | $224,070 | $0 | $36,562 |
| KIMBERLY AS HOWARD | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/31/24) & PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 55 | $159,931 | $0 | $19,000 |
| MAUREEN ALPHONSE-CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA M CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA R COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMIM A DAHOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL DALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMASS L FAKAHANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE R FERRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA A FRAZIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D FRICKLAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN K ROTH GALLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD C GODFREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO G GOMES | TRUSTEE (AS OF 12/7/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HESSLER-RADELET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJEN A KILACHAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANCH C KIMBALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE R LEATHERBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH LIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LOSCALZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MERIDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH A MOORMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA C MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA NORLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PRIESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D REIDY | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/14/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON G RYAN | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/14/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SD SHIBULAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGO X SHONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH Z SLATER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MALEK SUKKAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA C TASSLER | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/14/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH C THORS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L WEXLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M ZIDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 53 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT A BROWN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $2,075,207 | $0 | $543,610 |
| TONY TANNOURY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,806,821 | $144,411 |
| XINNING LI | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,426,956 | $55,084 |
| PUSHKAR MEHRA | PROFESSOR & ORAL SURGEON Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,347,173 | $0 | $63,720 |
| JEAN MORRISON | UNIVERSITY PROVOST Key employee | 55 | $1,054,028 | $0 | $328,676 |
| CLARISSA C HUNNEWELL | CIO, ASSISTANT TREASURER Highest-paid employee | 55 | $1,295,975 | $0 | $44,488 |
| WILLIAM CREEVY | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,158,958 | $64,195 |
| KAREN H ANTMAN MD | MEDICAL CAMPUS PROVOST Key employee | 55 | $1,011,766 | $0 | $35,869 |
| GARY W NICKSA | SR VP, CFO, TREASURER Officer | 55 | $709,561 | $0 | $64,654 |
| ERIKA GEETTER | SR VP, GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY Officer | 55 | $695,538 | $0 | $38,020 |
| DEREK HOWE | SR VP OPS, ASSISTANT TREASURER Key employee | 55 | $534,372 | $0 | $55,758 |
| KIMBERLY AS HOWARD | TRUSTEE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 55 | $154,069 | $0 | $18,164 |
| EILEEN O'KEEFE | FORMER TRUSTEE, PROFESSOR Former | 55 | $127,324 | $0 | $35,946 |
| MAUREEN ALPHONSE-CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM D BLOOM | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 1/1/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA M CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA R COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMIM A DAHOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHANIEL DALTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUDARSHANA DEVADHAR | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 12/31/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMASS L FAKAHANY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH J FELD | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE R FERR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA A FRAZIER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D FRICKLAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN K ROTH GALLO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD C GODFREY | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN HESSLER-RADELET | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN R KARP | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJEN A KILACHAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANCH C KIMBALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A KNOX | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE R LEATHERBERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH LIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LOSCALZO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MERIDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE P MONCREIFF | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 3/22/23) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH A MOORMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA C MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA NORLANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| M LEE PELTON | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 11/25/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CA LANCE PICCOLO | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PRIESTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D REIDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON G RYAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SD SHIBULAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGO X SHONG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH Z SLATER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MALEK SUKKAR | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/29/22) Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA C TASSLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH C THORS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER L WEXLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M ZIDE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 881 COMMONWEALTH AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215-1390
- In care of
- % NICOLE TIRELLA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2024)
- 330 S Campus Avenue, Oxford OH 45056
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA L GILLIAM, ONE SILBER WAY, BOSTON, MA 02215
- Signed the 990
- NICOLE TIRELLA, SVP, CFO,& TREASURER
- Phone
- (617) 353-2290
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.BU.EDU
- Return prepared by
- KPMG LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OExpenses $2,032,098,482 · grants $785,453,162 · revenue $2,075,071,922
- RESEARCH - WHAT SETS BOSTON UNIVERSITY APART AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IS THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF ITS RESEARCH AND THE UNIQUELY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF ITS FACULTY. RESEARCHERS AT BU ARE NOT AFRAID TO CROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, AS CAN BE SEEN BY STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN NEUROSCIENCE, RELIGION AND WORLD AFFAIRS, INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY, CLEAN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, AND GLOBAL HEALTH, TO NAME A FEW. IN EACH CASE, THE EMPHASIS IS NOT ON INTERDISCIPLINARITY FOR ITS OWN SAKE, BUT ON USING A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO SOLVE THE IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY TODAY.Expenses $455,046,330 · grants $153,160,685 · revenue $21,307,556
- AUXILIARIES - AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. THEY ARE ENTERPRISES IN THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY SELF-SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES, RECOVERING THEIR COSTS THROUGH THE FEES OR PRICES THEY CHARGE FOR THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES. AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES ARE DESIGNED TO DELIVER SUPERIOR QUALITY SERVICES THAT ARE EXPECTED BY THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND ALUMNI.Expenses $393,000,184 · revenue $392,755,164
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSIST OF LIBRARIES, ACADEMIC SERVICES, STUDENT SERVICES, EXTERNAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS.Expenses $228,242,031
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. 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-N on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2103547
- 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
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,263,866,013
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,742,941,160
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2024 | June 30, 2025 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,513,830,353 | $3,419,039,088 | $9,263,866,015 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,257,563,350 | $3,195,959,811 | $8,486,418,500 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2022 | June 30, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,310,909,056 | $3,006,440,897 | $8,318,947,751 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,129,652,283 | $2,838,264,646 | $8,017,718,487 | 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 for 2012 Officer: International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi Gamma Chapter | June 30, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 04-2103547).
Questions about TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY is 04-2103547.
- Is TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
- Are donations to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of TRUSTEES OF BOSTON 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 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2024 for the year ended June 30, 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MELISSA L GILLIAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 52 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,350,089 (MELISSA L GILLIAM, PRESIDENT (AS OF 7/1/24)).
- How much revenue does TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,513,830,353, expenses of $3,419,039,088 and total assets of $9,263,866,015 at year end.
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