University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois established in 1890. It holds top-ten positions in numerous national and international rankings.

At-A-Glance

Location: Chicago, IL View on map
Tax ID: 36-2177139
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $15,809,478,980 Revenue: $5,617,072,703 Expenses: $5,563,252,626

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois established in 1890. It holds top-ten positions in numerous national and international rankings.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $15,809,478,980 $5,617,072,703 $5,563,252,626 View
2023 $14,662,331,676 $4,659,559,211 $4,828,941,301 View
2022 $14,408,247,538 $4,613,831,972 $4,424,487,118 View
2021 $15,615,348,444 $4,208,313,004 $3,761,982,970 View
2020 $12,940,284,083 $3,705,144,407 $4,101,909,518 View
2019 $12,698,965,590 $4,490,577,850 $3,819,615,625 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 29117

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Mark AndersonEXEC. VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS$3,295,016
Andrew WardVP AND CHIEF INVEST. OFFICER$2,759,396
Valluvan JeevanandamPROFESSOR OF SURGERY$2,250,873
Ivan SamsteinENTERPRISE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$2,189,928
A Paul AlivisatosPRESIDENT$2,082,741
Luca VricellaPROFESSOR OF SURGERY$1,816,183
Christopher SalernoPROFESSOR$1,808,224
Husam BalkhyPROFESSOR OF SURGERY$1,628,354
Mohamed FarhatPROFESSOR$1,565,785
Madhav RajanDEAN BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS$1,165,432
Katherine BaickerPROVOST$1,150,932
Armin AfsahiVP FOR ALUMNI RELATIONS AND DEV.$989,447
James NondorfVP ENROLL. & STUDENT ADV.$986,426
Ka Yee Christina LeeINTERIM DEAN$928,371
Nadya MasonINTERIM VP FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS$876,631
Juan Jose De PabloVP FOR NATIONAL LABORATORIES (UNTIL 10/1/2024)$778,109
Paul RandVP COMMUNICATIONS (UNTIL 8/15/25)$740,717
Lori BerkoVP & SECRETARY$704,264
Christian MitchellVP CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (UNTIL 7/18/2025)$682,540
Kimberly TaylorVP & GENERAL COUNSEL (UNTIL 8/2/2024)$663,001
Erin LaneVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF$621,180
Michele RasmussenDEAN OF STUDENTS (UNTIL 9/2/2024)$582,685
Michael DelorenzoVP FOR OPERATIONS (EFF. 9/15/24)$294,491

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,807,503,911
  • Number of Grants: 13,294
  • Number of Funders: 2,143

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$41,084,4802022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,626,7682022 National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION
$14,784,7182023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$13,803,0282023 Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities
$13,029,0842023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$12,000,0002024 Accelerate – the National Collaborative for Accelerated LearRESEARCH
$11,894,3032024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.EDUCATION
$11,864,7342021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,569,7642022 The Neubauer Family FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT
$11,381,2802021 Neubauer Family Charitable TrustEDUCATION
$11,182,6012020 Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities
$10,767,6282021 Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities
$10,235,5822022 Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities
$9,967,8502023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncEDUCATION
$9,928,7952020 National Institutes of HealthNrg oncology – statistical and data management center
$8,651,0002022 America Achieves IncProgram Support
$8,566,9232024 Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities
$8,503,9112024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncEDUCATION
$8,000,0002022 Pritzker FoundationGeneral Operating Support
$7,500,0002021 The Duchossois Family FoundationDUCHOSSOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE 8 OF 10
$7,166,5242024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$7,083,7502022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncEDUCATION
$6,298,8992021 Robert Wood Johnson FoundationTo renew and enhance the Advancing Health Equity: Leading Care, Payment, and Systems Transformation program.
$6,200,0002022 The Duchossois Family FoundationUOFC DUCHOSSOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
$6,188,3092022 Neubauer Family Charitable TrustEDUCATION

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $394,255,007
  • Number of Grants: 1,425
  • Number of Recipients: 452

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$6,800,3672022 American College of RadiologySubaward
$6,585,4392022 University of PittsburghSubaward
$6,574,2492021 American College of RadiologySubaward
$6,423,3012021 University of PittsburghSubaward
$5,329,9902023 University of Pittsburgh Community Engagement CenterSubaward
$5,208,6352023 American College of RadiologySubaward
$4,584,4692020 University of PittsburghSubaward
$4,289,3762023 The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisSubaward
$4,021,8202021 Roswell Park Cancer Research CorporationSubaward
$3,873,5142022 University of Illinois at ChicagoSubaward
$3,646,7552023 Health Research, Inc.Subaward
$3,404,1732022 Northwestern UniversitySubaward
$3,372,9892023 Rush University Medical CenterSubaward
$3,239,4902021 Rush University Medical CenterSubaward
$3,021,7392022 Multiple EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RecipientsSubaward
$2,977,4092021 Northwestern UniversitySubaward
$2,894,6012021 University of Illinois at ChicagoSubaward
$2,877,2582020 Health Research Inc Postretirement Health Benefit TrustSubaward
$2,748,4602023 J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTESubaward
$2,716,2502022 Rush University Medical CenterSubaward
$2,620,5292023 Northwestern UniversitySubaward
$2,445,9882021 J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTESubaward
$2,389,1512020 Northwestern UniversitySubaward
$2,295,7642022 Johns Hopkins UniversitySubaward
$2,239,2292020 University Bible FellowshipSubaward