TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

BOSTON, MA, 022151303 (617) 353-2290 Est. 1869 EIN 04-2103547
990 - Public charity return 501(c)(3)
www.bu.edu

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Giving Portfolio

Total Grants
2,136
Total Giving
$807.5M
Recipients
2,092
Years Active
2017 - 2024
Avg grant: $374,085 Median: $103,957

Yearly Trends

YearGrantsTotal Giving Avg GrantNewRepeat
2024268$109.8M $410K41226
2023263$92.0M $350K40222
2022296$106.3M $359K30235
2021270$136.9M $507K26241
2020289$141.1M $488K48235
2019275$91.1M $331K62211
2018241$76.8M $319K58183
2017234$53.6M $229K2340

Sectors Funded

Education
513
Health Care
273
Medical Research
101
Science & Technology
56
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
38
Human Services
27
Diseases & Disorders
26
Social Science
21
and 14 more sectors

Top States

Massachusetts
513
California
252
New York
133
Texas
120
Pennsylvania
112
Illinois
87
North Carolina
63
Colorado
57
and 41 more states

Grantee Size Profile

Over $50M
838
$10M - $50M
118
$1M - $5M
91
$5M - $10M
51
$500K - $1M
23
$100K - $500K
20
Under $100K
9

Top Grantees

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Integrated BioTherapeutics
MD - 6 grants
$17.8M
Pattern Bioscience Inc
TX - 3 grants
$16.7M
Day Zero Diagnostics Inc
MA - 4 grants
$15.2M
Forge Therapeutics Inc
CA - 6 grants
$14.9M
Entasis Therapeutics Inc
MA - 6 grants
$13.2M
Amicrobe Inc
CA - 6 grants
$11.7M
VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals Inc
PA - 6 grants
$11.1M
Peptilogics Inc
PA - 4 grants
$11.1M

Grants Awarded · 1396 grants

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Financials

Total Revenue
$3,513,830,353
Total Expenses
$3,419,039,088
Net Assets
$6,351,479,271
29,156 employees 204 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-06-30)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
22.3 months Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↑ 7.9%
Expenses ↑ 7.0%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 22.3% Earned revenue 70.8% Investment 5.7% Other 1.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 90.9% Management 7.8% Fundraising 1.3%

Officers & Trustees (52)

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Filing History (8 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
$3,513,830,353 ↑$3,419,039,088$6,351,479,271
2023 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
$3,257,563,350 ↓$3,195,959,811$5,955,865,781
2022 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
$3,310,909,056 ↑$3,006,440,897$5,651,598,342
2021 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
$3,129,652,283 ↑$2,838,264,646$5,237,209,862
2020 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
$2,827,583,539 ↑$2,471,119,524$5,348,808,885
2019 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
$2,615,858,845 ↓$2,505,252,148$4,197,834,069
2018 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
$2,661,508,568 ↑$2,428,902,662$4,132,408,732
2017 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
$2,503,487,956 $2,238,507,237$3,918,643,040

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EIN: 04-2103547 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data