Nonprofit · EIN 35-2528741
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37232
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,674,383,028 | $8,258,963,378 | $415,419,650 | $7,794,199,229 | $4,834,718,062 | $2,959,481,167 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,706,035,528 | $7,435,766,434 | $270,269,094 | $6,568,033,122 | $4,106,296,844 | $2,461,736,278 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,921,172,886 | $6,812,818,433 | $108,354,453 | $5,892,952,923 | $3,779,398,252 | $2,113,554,671 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $642,858,181
- of which government grants
- $467,609,684
- Program service revenue
- $7,946,063,108
- Investment income
- $67,464,005
- Royalties
- $2,056,083
- Net rental income
- $4,720,870
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$3,940,548
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$331,531
- Net income from gaming
- $37,227
- Tax-exempt bond proceeds
- $8,374,758
- Other revenue
- $17,997,734
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $209,048,154
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $47,069,504
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,546,950,940
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,391,316,563
- Professional fundraising fees
- $567,290
- Legal fees
- $17,514,050
- Accounting fees
- $240,093
- Occupancy
- $359,374,384
- Travel
- $21,455,481
- Depreciation
- $220,521,693
- Program services (functional)
- $7,043,511,525
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,193,829,354
- Fundraising (functional)
- $21,622,499
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,568,033,122
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,794,199,229
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,834,718,062
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,959,481,167
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,268,552,435
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,700,530,342
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,540,566,278
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $418,914,889
- Gross unrelated business income
- $40,022,435
- Gross receipts
- $9,038,465,932
- Employees
- 38,678
- Volunteers
- 2,090
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey R Balser MD PHD | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $14,688,567 | $1,792,572 |
| C Wright Pinson MD MBA | Deputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer Officer | 59.1 | $5,621,867 | $1,016,048 |
| John F Manning Jr PHD MBA | COO and Corporate Chief of Staff Officer | 60 | $5,018,633 | $535,265 |
| Cecelia B Moore MHA CPA CHFP | CFO and Treasurer Officer | 60 | $3,892,160 | $474,944 |
| Michael J Regier JD | Former General Counsel and Secretary Former | 0 | $3,018,841 | $233,848 |
| Jennifer A Pietenpol PHD | Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer Key employee | 68 | $2,122,970 | $328,509 |
| Rick Wright MD | CMO and Sr VP for Clinical Affairs Key employee | 32.5 | $1,872,987 | $317,249 |
| Margaret G Rush MD MMHC | Pres & Exec Med Dir, MCJCH Key employee | 55.9 | $1,794,599 | $280,142 |
| Ginger Holt MD | Professor, Ortho-Oncology Highest-paid employee | 60 | $1,995,013 | $53,350 |
| Byron Stephens II MD MSCI | Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Highest-paid employee | 60 | $1,888,882 | $44,533 |
| Zeena M Abdulahad MPA | EVP & Chief Dev Officer Key employee | 60 | $1,622,435 | $194,158 |
| Seth J Karp MD | Professor of Surgery, Biomedical Ethics & Society, and Anesthesiology Highest-paid employee | 60 | $1,745,130 | $52,027 |
| Amir Abtahi MD | Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Highest-paid employee | 60 | $1,695,468 | $65,948 |
| Amy Schoeny PHD | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 55 | $1,541,038 | $209,231 |
| Ashish S Shah MD FACS | Professor, Cardiac Highest-paid employee | 60 | $1,658,970 | $70,539 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Ann Liska MBA | Pres & Chief Oper Off at VUH Key employee | 60 | $1,380,360 | $305,772 |
| Donald Brady MD | Exec Vice Dean - Aca Affairs & Exec VP - Ed Affairs Key employee | 50 | $1,213,205 | $231,725 |
| Wendy Monaci MBA | EVP Adult Ambulatory Key employee | 59 | $1,104,937 | $222,407 |
| Shon Dwyer MBA RN | Former President, Vanderbilt Adult Hospital Former | 0 | $1,230,612 | $0 |
| Cecelia Theobald MD MPH | Chief of Clinical Staff Key employee | 60 | $876,166 | $168,280 |
| David R Posch | Former EVP for Population Health Former | 59.1 | $831,571 | $52,484 |
| Travis Capers FACHE | President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals Key employee | 60 | $806,653 | $27,058 |
| C J Stimson MD JD | EVP for Population Health (Beginning 1/1/24) Key employee | 50 | $726,509 | $16,575 |
| Doug Mefford JD | General Counsel and Secretary (Beginning 7/1/24) Officer | 54 | $508,415 | $153,366 |
| David Russell | EVP Org Transformation & Chief Strategic Bus Dev Officer (Beginning 9/1/24) Key employee | 60 | $582,909 | $76,886 |
| Thomas S Nantais MBA | Former EVP Adult Ambulatory Former | 0 | $468,625 | $0 |
| DAVID S RAIFORD MD | Former Chief of Clinical Staff Former | 60 | $336,679 | $0 |
| WILLIAM W STEAD MD | FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (ROLE ENDED DECEMBER 2020) Former | 60 | $136,602 | $27,995 |
| Alexander C Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Colin V Reed | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Diermeier PHD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Edith Scott Carell Johnson JD | Director, Chair of Board of Dirs & Exec Comm Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Carr Williams JD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John F Stein MBA | Director, Vice Chair of Board of Dirs & Chair of Audit & Compl Comm Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| John R Ingram MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucinda M Baier CPA | Director, Chair of Quality & Safety Com Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Makeba Boatwright Williams MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara J Finley JD | Director, Chair of Mgmt Dev & Comp Comm Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey R Balser MD PHD | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $7,614,754 | $1,528,353 |
| C Wright Pinson MD MBA | Deputy CEO & Chief Health System Officer Officer | 49.1 | $3,843,576 | $914,759 |
| Cecelia B Moore MHA CPA CHFP | CFO and Treasurer Officer | 50 | $2,676,760 | $445,506 |
| John F Manning Jr PHD MBA | COO and Corporate Chief of Staff Officer | 50 | $2,281,128 | $585,147 |
| Shon Dwyer MBA RN | President, Vanderbilt Adult Hospital (Role Ended 6/30/23) Key employee | 50 | $2,115,760 | $163,537 |
| Michael J Regier JD | General Counsel and Secretary Officer | 50 | $1,623,578 | $433,961 |
| Rick Wright MD | CMO and Sr VP for Clinical Affairs (Beginning 7/1/23) Key employee | 49 | $1,761,975 | $189,499 |
| Byron Stephens II MD MSCI | Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,901,976 | $42,128 |
| Amir Abtahi MD | Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,646,337 | $61,882 |
| Seth J Karp MD | Professor of Surgery, Biomedical Ethics & Society, and Anesthesiology Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,603,707 | $48,970 |
| Margaret G Rush MD MMHC | Pres & Exec Med Dir, MCJCH Key employee | 48.9 | $1,388,378 | $262,832 |
| Ashish S Shah MD FACS | Professor, Cardiac Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,512,748 | $65,474 |
| Paul Sternberg Jr MD | CMO & VP Clinical Affairs Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,469,781 | $52,927 |
| Jennifer A Pietenpol PHD | Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,285,365 | $221,788 |
| Zeena M Abdulahad MPA | EVP and Chief Development Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,280,713 | $181,130 |
| DAVID S RAIFORD MD | Chief of Clinical Staff (Role Ended June 30, 2023) Key employee | 50 | $1,264,678 | $124,637 |
| Amy Schoeny PHD | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,178,483 | $193,294 |
| David R Posch | EVP for Population Health Key employee | 49.1 | $1,275,224 | $52,060 |
| Donald Brady MD | Exec Vice Dean - Aca Affairs & Exec VP - Ed Affairs (Beginning 1/1/23) Key employee | 50 | $858,445 | $152,641 |
| Thomas S Nantais MBA | EVP Adult Ambulatory (Role Ended May 1, 2023) Key employee | 50 | $808,361 | $28,953 |
| Travis Capers FACHE | President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals Key employee | 50 | $770,423 | $18,595 |
| Wendy Monaci MBA | EVP Adult Ambulatory (Beginning 5/1/23) Key employee | 49 | $624,369 | $104,751 |
| Lee Ann Liska MBA | Pres & Chief Oper Off at VUH (Beginning 7/1/23) Key employee | 50 | $630,432 | $47,628 |
| Cecelia Theobald MD MPH | Chief of Clinical Staff (Beginning 7/1/23) Key employee | 50 | $556,096 | $47,103 |
| WILLIAM W STEAD MD | FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (ROLE ENDED DECEMBER 2020) Former | 50 | $132,375 | $25,778 |
| Alexander C Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Colin V Reed | Director (Beginning 7/1/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Diermeier PHD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edith Scott Carell Johnson JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gail Carr Williams JD | Director (Beginning 7/1/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John F Stein MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John R Ingram MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucinda M Baier CPA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Makeba Boatwright Williams MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara J Finley JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey R Balser MD PHD | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $5,488,022 | $1,439,525 |
| C Wright Pinson MD MBA | Deputy CEO and Chief Health System Officer Officer | 49.2 | $3,383,341 | $757,224 |
| Cecelia B Moore MHA CPA CHFP | CFO and Treasurer Officer | 50 | $1,947,456 | $417,863 |
| John F Manning Jr PHD MBA | COO and Corporate Chief of Staff Officer | 50 | $1,728,565 | $537,730 |
| Michael J Regier JD | General Counsel and Secretary Officer | 50 | $1,253,724 | $418,326 |
| Shon Dwyer MBA RN | President, Vanderbilt Adult Hospital Key employee | 50 | $1,189,442 | $247,683 |
| Thomas S Nantais MBA | EVP Adult Ambulatory Key employee | 50 | $1,342,162 | $91,842 |
| Gregory G Polkowski II MD MSCR | Assoc Professor, Ortho-Joints Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,326,555 | $58,561 |
| Douglas R Weikert MD | Assoc Professor, Ortho-Hand Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,321,689 | $58,054 |
| DAVID S RAIFORD MD | Chief of Clinical Staff Key employee | 50 | $1,153,677 | $218,961 |
| Jennifer A Pietenpol PHD | Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,157,047 | $210,978 |
| Paul Sternberg Jr MD | CMO & VP Clinical Affairs Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,317,628 | $48,364 |
| Ashish S Shah MD FACS | Professor, Cardiac Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,307,446 | $58,269 |
| David P Bichell MD | Professor, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Highest-paid employee | 50 | $1,280,738 | $44,799 |
| Zeena M Abdulahad MPA | EVP and Chief Development Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,072,323 | $168,788 |
| David R Posch | EVP for Population Health Key employee | 49.6 | $1,144,958 | $46,589 |
| Amy Schoeny PHD | Chief HR Officer Key employee | 50 | $1,005,165 | $181,012 |
| Margaret G Rush MD MMHC | President and Executive Medical Director, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Key employee | 48.9 | $975,177 | $203,074 |
| Travis Capers FACHE | President of Vanderbilt Regional Community Hospitals Key employee | 50 | $303,763 | $7,212 |
| WILLIAM W STEAD MD | FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER (ROLE ENDED DECEMBER 2020) Former | 50 | $128,573 | $23,100 |
| Alexander C Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Diermeier PHD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Edith Scott Carell Johnson JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John F Stein MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John R Ingram MBA | Director (Beginning July 1, 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lucinda M Baier CPA | Director (Beginning July 1, 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Makeba Boatwright Williams MD FACOG NCMP | Director (Beginning July 1, 2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael M E Johns MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel E Lynch DMD DMSC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara J Finley JD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1161 21ST AVE S D3300, NASHVILLE, TN 37232-0011
- In care of
- % SCOTT PHILLIPS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 1161 21st Ave South Ste D3300 MCN, Nashville TN 37232
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jeffrey R Balser MD PhD, 1161 21st Ave S Suite D3300 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Scott Phillips, 3319 West End Ave Ste 700, Nashville TN 37203
- Signed the 990
- Cecelia Moore, CFO & Treasurer
- Phone
- (615) 322-2381
- Website
- www.vumc.org
- Return prepared by
- ERNST & YOUNG US LLP
Mission
See Schedule O Form 990, Part III, Line 1
Program accomplishments
- Patient Services - See Schedule O Form 990, Part III, Line 4aExpenses $5,749,397,477 · grants $47,060,105 · revenue $7,444,087,059
- Academic and Scientific Research - See Schedule O Form 990, Part III, Line 4bExpenses $1,093,579,928 · grants $161,988,049 · revenue $268,824,808
- 4d. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - Other program services include public health service, academic support, institutional support, and other auxiliary services. Vanderbilt University Medical Center engages in a variety of public service projects, including, but not limited to formulating new approaches to increase health, safety, quality and outcomes, while decreasing total costs; and many other sponsored community health and educational programs. To read more about VUMC's role in the community, visit https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/main/38766Expenses $200,534,120 · revenue $244,666,326
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
- 35-2528741
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Hospital or medical research organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,794,199,229
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,038,465,932
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,674,383,028 | $8,258,963,378 | $7,794,199,229 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,706,035,528 | $7,435,766,434 | $6,568,033,122 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,921,172,886 | $6,812,818,433 | $5,892,952,923 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,413,300,115 | $6,199,085,905 | $5,527,589,693 | 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 2014 Officer: Scott Phillips | June 30, 2015 | ≤ $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 35-2528741).
Questions about VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
- What is the EIN of VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER is 35-2528741.
- Is VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 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 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 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 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 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 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jeffrey R Balser MD PhD.
- Who are the officers and directors of VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 28 received compensation from the organization, the highest $14,688,567 (Jeffrey R Balser MD PHD, President and CEO).
- How much revenue does VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,674,383,028, expenses of $8,258,963,378 and total assets of $7,794,199,229 at year end.
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