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American University

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on May 14, 2021.

Co Controllers Office No 357
615
Washington, District of Columbia 20016

American University (EIN: 53-0196549) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, American University, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 17 out of 9,281 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $525,132. The highest compensated employee at American University is Sylvia M Burwell with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $1,213,981.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$862,369,744

Expenses

$794,127,433

Employee compensation

$361,846,412
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Sylvia M Burwell
President
$1,213,981
$1,034,904 No related comp$179,077
Douglas Kudravetz
CFO, Vice President and Treasurer
$652,035
$600,539 No related comp$51,496
Daniel J Myers
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
$598,507
$547,106 No related comp$51,401
Scott A Bass
PROF and Provost Emeritus
$584,394
$541,355 No related comp$43,039
Billie Jo Kaufman
Retired LAW Librarian
$577,854
$558,171 No related comp$19,683
Herman Schwartz
Retired Professor
$533,962
$512,310 No related comp$21,652
John Delaney
Dean
$527,792
$470,182 No related comp$57,610
Cornelius M Kerwin
PROF and President Emeritus
$526,181
$481,466 No related comp$44,715
Camille Nelson
DEAN and Professor
$496,303
$449,580 No related comp$46,723
Courtney Surls
Vice President Development and Alumni REL
$487,822
$419,338 No related comp$68,484
David G Swartz
Vice President and CIO THRU 2/23/20
$463,297
$414,816 No related comp$48,481
Traevena Byrd
Vice President, UNI Counsel and BOT SEC
$454,477
$360,588 No related comp$93,889

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan L Meltzer
Trustee
Arthur J Rothkopf
Trustee
Betsy A Mangone
Trustee
Charles H Lydecker
Trustee
David Trone
Trustee
Fernando Lewis Navarro
Trustee
Gary M Abramson
Trustee
Gaurdie Banister Jr
Trustee
Gerald Bruce Lee
Trustee
Gina F Adams
Vice Chair
Hani Ms Farsi
Trustee
Jack C Cassell
Trustee

Contractors

Whiting-Turner Contracting CO
Construction
$34,487,830
Aramark
Cleaning
$17,187,469
2U Inc.
Online Education
$16,424,152
Compass Group USA Inc.
Food
$14,814,116
The Fulcrum Group
Construction
$13,817,644

Mission Statement

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, BUILD COMMUNITY, AND EMPOWER LIVES OF PURPOSE, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP.

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New York, New York
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Oakland, California
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Tempe, Arizona
Lebanese American University
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
American University IN Bulgaria
Houston, Texas

Revisions to this organization profile

May 13, 2025:
2024 American University 990 filed
May 9, 2024:
2023 American University 990 filed
May 12, 2023:
2022 American University 990 filed

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