NonprofitsGeorge Mason University Foundation Inc

Education

George Mason University Foundation Inc

FAIRFAX, VA

Total revenue

$145.7M

Total expenses

$136.4M

Net assets

$407.7M

Grants received

$179.0M

754 grants

EIN

541603842

Tax year

2023

Mission

To advance and further the aims and purposes of george mason university. (see schedule o)the george mason university foundation, inc. Was established in 1966 to receive, manage, invest, and administer private gifts for the benefit of the university, including endowment and real property.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$82.9M
Program service revenue$5.2M
Investment income$55.8M
Other revenue$1.9M
Total revenue$145.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$112.7M
Salaries & benefits$2.3M
Fundraising$625K
Other expenses$21.4M
Total expenses$136.4M
Total assets$498.7M
Net assets$407.7M

People

45 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ELIZABETH CANTRELL

VICE PRESIDENT & CFO

Board

$246K

40 hrs/wk

TRISHANA E BOWDEN

PRESIDENT

Board

$109K

8 hrs/wk

HORACE BLACKMAN

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SANAM BOROUMAND

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JULIE BOWEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER BURKHART LONDON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIM CANNON

TRUSTEE (THRU 02/2024)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANIRBAN CHAKRABARTI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRIAN C DRUMMOND

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER R DURLAK

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRISTINE HALBERSTADT

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

COLIN R HART

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DEEPAK HATHIRAMANI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JENNY E HERRERA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

GREGORY HOFFMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHN M JACQUEMIN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARGARET M JONES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBERT J MAKHEJA

TRUSTEE (AS OF 10/2023)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TREVOR J MONTANO

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARK D MONSON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARGARET E MYERS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TAMARA L NALL

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DELBERT PARKS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID T PETERSEN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY B PETERSON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHN PLEASANTS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KENNETH D REID

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HEATHER S ROMAGNOLI

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PALLABI SABOO

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANIL SHARMA

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

FRED D THOMPSON JR

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PAULINE THOMPSON

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBIN VALENTINE

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LOURDES V VENES

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

VIJAY VENKATESWARAN

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA L WILLIAMS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RUTH WILLIAMS-BRINKLEY

TRUSTEE (THRU 10/2023)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

GREGORY WASHINGTON

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL E STIEVATER

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SUMEET SHRIVASTAVA

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

NADEEM BUTLER

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

NELSON C GARCIA

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

CARRIE J ROSE

CONTROLLER

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

TRACY WHITE

DIR. OF REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS

Staff

$168K

20 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH KREIN

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER

Staff

$143K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

THE TILT GROUP LLC

MARKETING/EVENT PRODUCTION

$796K

THE WESTIN ARLINGTON GATEWAY

CONFERENCE/HOTEL VENUE

$387K

IDFIVE LLC

CONSULTING

$239K

MCGUIREWOODS LLP

LEGAL SERVICES

$220K

HENDERSON BEACH RESORT HOTEL LLC

CONFERENCE/HOTEL VENUE

$206K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 754

FromAmountPurposeYear
$23.7M
General operating support
2024
$3.8M
for the Law & Economics Center
2024
$1.4M
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2024
$1M
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
2024
$750K
LAW & ECONOMICS CENTER
2024
$550K
ANTONIN SCALIA LAW SCHOOL NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE
2024
$500K
For YYK Endowed Professor
2024
$472K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$400K
QUALITY EDUCATION
2024
$375K
TO SUPPORT THE ORG'S EFFORTS RELATED TO CLEAN ENERGY AND POLLUTION MITIGATION
2024
$322K
For nursing and allied health scholarships.
2024
$300K
for general operations
2024
$300K
FOR SUPPORT OF EDPOLICYFORWARD AND CAHMP
2024
$300K
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE - ABU SULAYMAN CENTER FOR GLOBAL ISLAMIC STUDIES
2024
$250K
To support the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State
2024
$250K
for the Rouse Chair in Law and Economics
2024
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS.
2024
$226K
RENOVATION FUNDS
2024
$225K
RESEARCH
2024
$215K
General Support
2024
$200K
JOURNALISM
2024
$200K
FILM AND NEW MEDIA
2024
$200K
Grant to support the educational activies of GMU's Law School.
2024
$175K
THE C. BOYDEN GRAY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
2024
$160K
General support
2024
$150K
Program support
2024
$150K
EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS AND PRESERVING AMERICAN TECH INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP
2024
$100K
HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: SUPPORT AND SKILLS FOR EVERYONE
2024
$100K
Education
2024
$80K
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC CHOICE
2024
$75K
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
2024
$75K
for the National Security Institute
2024
$60K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$55K
CLIMATE AND HEALTH EQUITY FELLOWSHIP
2024
$55K
TO SUPPORT THE 2024-2025 SHINNYO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE CARTER SCHOOL FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
2024
$50K
Republic/EN.org Fund
2024
$50K
To support the Adam Smith Program and student fellowships
2024
$50K
To support the Law and Economics Center's Judicial and Attorneys General Education Programs
2024
$50K
DOMINION ENERGY PROMESA SCHOLARS: EARLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2024
$42K
RESEARCH FUNDS FOR THE MARY HOCH CENTER FOR RECONCILIATION
2024
$35K
EIP PROGRAM DONATION PER GRANT AGREEMENT
2024
$35K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS.
2024
$25K
GRANT - PER GRANT CONTRACT (MASON AND PARTNERS CLINIC) #4
2024
$25K
for the Law School's Supreme Court and Administrative Law Clinics
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
for the Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
STRENGTHENING CAPACITY
2024
$25K
To support the 2024-2025 Bradley Graduate and Post-Graduate Fellowship Program
2024
$25K
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR IMMIGRATION RESEARCH
2024
$23K
GRANT FOR MASON AND PARTNERS, BUISNESS FOR BETTER WORLD CENTER, EARLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2024
$20K
Scholarship
2024
$20K
Sponsorship of various events
2024
$20K
CHARITABLE DONATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY
2024
$15K
EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY
2024
$13K
GRADUATE COURSE FOR GWTI ALUMNI
2024
$10K
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
MERCATUS CENTER
2024
$8K
ENUMERATIVE AND EXTREMAL GRAPH THEORY
2024
$8K
EXTREMAL PROBLEMS ON GRAPHS, HYPERGRAPHS, AND POSETS
2024
$8K
GEOMETRY AND DYNAMICS OF HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL CONTINUED FRACTIONS
2024
$8K
NEW TOPICS IN EMPIRICAL LIKELIHOOD METHODS
2024
$8K
CHARITABLE GRANT
2024
$7K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$6K
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
2024
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$3K
SUPPORT THE MERCATUS CENTER
2024
$3K
To support the George Mason University Center for Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy
2024
$3K
GENERAL
2024
$2K
MERCATUS CENTER
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS.
2024
$1K
TO SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE MERCATUS CENTER PROGRAMS.
2024
$1K
SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$250
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200
FIDELITY MATCHING GIFTS TO EDUCATION
2024
$200
MERCATUS CENTER
2024
$100
UNRESTRICTED USE
2024
$100
OPERATIONS
2024
$100
FIDELITY MATCHING GIFTS TO EDUCATION
2024
$50
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$17.4M
General operating support
2023
$4.9M
EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE SOFTWARE FOR INJURY DETECTION
2023
$4.0M
for general operations
2023
$3.0M
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$750K
LAW & ECONOMICS CENTER
2023
$700K
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
2023
$603K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$550K
ANTONIN SCALIA LAW SCHOOL NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE
2023
$500K
for the Law School's Bork Professorship of Law
2023
$472K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$409K
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
2023
$400K
for the C. Boyden Gray Center
2023
$322K
For nursing scholarships.
2023
$300K
LITIGATION
2023
$300K
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE - ABU SULAYMAN CENTER FOR GLOBAL ISLAMIC STUDIES
2023
$300K
FOR SUPPORT OF EDPOLICYFORWARD AND CAHMP
2023
$300K
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
2023
$275K
RESEARCH
2023
$250K
To support the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT RECIPIENTS WORK EDUCATING POLICY MAKERS AND PRESERVING AMERICAN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP.
2023
$250K
LITIGATION
2023
$231K
RENOVATION FUNDS
2023
$225K
THE C. BOYDEN GRAY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
2023
$200K
FOR THE RE-ENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM.
2023
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANTS & MATCHING GIFTS.
2023
$200K
COLLEGE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM (CEP) AWARD
2023
$190K
General Support
2023
$150K
Support operations
2023
$150K
FOR SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE
2023
$150K
TO SUPPORT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY.
2023
$150K
TO PROMOTE PRG & STUDY IN
2023
$146K
GRANT FOR MASON AND PARTNERS, BUISNESS FOR BETTER WORLD CENTER, EARLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2023
$130K
CHARLES E. SCHEIDT MASTER'S FELLOWSHIP FOR GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY PREVENTION
2023
$126K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$117K
2nd Amendment Protection
2023
$107K
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR IMMIGRATION RESEARCH
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE EARLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2023
$100K
LAW & ECONOMICS CTR JUDICIAL ED PROG
2023
$100K
FINAL OPERATING SUP-LAW &ECON CTR
2023
$86K
DC CAP SCHOLARS
2023
$80K
Research and Education Grants
2023
$80K
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC CHOICE
2023
$80K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$80K
Supporting Communities
2023
$69K
RESEARCH FUNDS FOR THE MARY HOCH CENTER FOR RECONCILIATION
2023
$66K
GENERAL SUPPORT, ANNUAL FUND, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS BUILDING FUND
2023
$55K
REPUBLICEN.ORG - MOBILIZE SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
2023
$55K
CLIMATE AND HEALTH EQUITY FELLOWSHIP
2023
$53K
EDUCATION
2023
$53K
TO SUPPORT THE ORG'S EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS RELATED TO CLIMATE-CHANGE MITIGATION
2023
$50K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$50K
To support the Law and Economics Center's Judicial and Attorneys General Education Programs
2023
$50K
To support the 2023-2024 Bradley Graduate and Post-Graduate Fellowship Program
2023
$50K
Center for Climate Change Communication - RepublicEN.org - Energy & Enterprise Initiative
2023
$50K
For YYK Graduate Fellowship
2023
$50K
DOMINION ENERGY PROMESA SCHOLARS: EARLY IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
2023
$50K
HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: SUPPORT AND SKILLS FOR EVERYONE
2023
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE 2023-2024 SHINNYO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE CARTER SCHOOL FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
2023
$43K
DC CAP SCHOLARS
2023
$41K
POINT OF VIEW #2 SPONSORSHIP & POV 3 MEETING
2023
$40K
Program support
2023
$35K
To support the Adam Smith Program and student fellowships
2023
$34K
FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$30K
This grant provides free legal representation to veterans, active duty members, and their dependent family members.
2023
$25K
TO ASSIST THE TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$25K
CHARITBLE CONTRIBUTION - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
TO ADVANCE & FURTHER THE AIMS & PURPOSES OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
2023
$20K
RAI INSTITUTIONAL STIPE
2023
$20K
In support of the Raphael Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program Fund
2023
$20K
SUPPORT FOR STUDENT TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT
2023
$20K
ENVIRONMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE.
2023
$19K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$18K
SUBAWARD
2023
$15K
SUPPORT RESEARCH FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
TO ASSIST 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
2023
$15K
Writer-in-residence program
2023
$15K
EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY
2023
$13K
MISC. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
2023
$13K
GRADUATE COURSE FOR GWTI ALUMNI
2023
$12K
Grant to support organization whose mission it is to drive diversity into the field of national security.
2023
$10K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$10K
SURVEYING EDUCATION AWARD
2023
$10K
MERCATUS CENTER
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$10K
Fair fund / Broadcom Coding with Commitment / community outreach
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR DAILY OPERATION
2023
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE 2023 MEDICAL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH'S ANNUAL MEETING ON MARCH 19-20, 2023 VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON IN ARLINGTON, VA.
2023
$10K
FELLOWSHIPS
2023
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$9K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023

Funded by

$179.0M from 281 funders · 754 grants · 2017–2024

Charles Koch Foundation

$60.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$23.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Donors Trust Inc

$20.1M · 28 grants · 2020–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$7.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Searle Freedom Trust

$6.3M · 17 grants · 2020–2024

Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated

$5.8M · 15 grants · 2020–2024

Sergey Brin Family Foundation

$4.9M · 1 grant · 2023

The Peterson Family Foundation Ii Inc

$4.6M · 2 grants · 2018–2020

Details

EIN541603842
NTEE codeB11
Subsection03
Ruling date1992-05
Formed1991
Employees0
Volunteers40
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