EIN 52-0643528

Washington Adventist University (WAU)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
536
Year formed
1904
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Washington Adventist University is a private university with a liberal arts tradition, offering a dynamic blend of professional and liberal arts undergraduate and graduate programs.
Related structure
WAU is child organization, under the parent exemption from General Conference of Seventh Day Adventist / Parent Organization.
Total revenues
$29,533,078
2023
Total expenses
$35,976,468
2023
Total assets
$42,392,094
2023
Num. employees
536
2023

Program areas at WAU

Our primary function is to present 4 year liberal arts formal instruction by maintaining a regular faculty and curriculum to a group of regularly enrolled students in accredited programs leading to useful certificates, degrees and/or diplomas in areas that fill critical needs in society such as nursing, accounting and education. Our student body this year consisted of 582 undergraduate and 89 graduate unduplicated headcount.

Who funds Washington Adventist University (WAU)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Herbert N Gundersheimer FoundationTo Promote Education for Disavantaged Students.$100,000
Winifred Stevens FoundationA Partnership To Solve the Seventh-Day Adventist Teacher Crisis$50,000
Educational Credit Management CorporationProject Success Emergency Aid & Food Pantry$45,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at WAU

NameTitleCompensation
Patrick FarleyExecutive Vice President of Finance$175,314
Ricardo FloresExecutive Director$101,702
Ron SomervellController
Weymouth SpenceUniversity P / University P / University P / University P / University P / University P / University P / University President / Secretary / President - College and Secreta$181,564
Cheryl KisunzuSecretary and Provost / Provost / Secretary$155,769
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for WAU

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$14,560,660
Program services$16,112,741
Investment income and dividends$489,947
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$59,722
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-1,651,665
Net income from fundraising events$-38,327
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$29,533,078

Form 990s for WAU

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-15990View PDF
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-07-11990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062021-01-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

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Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL$67,340,745
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC$29,832,627
Midland UniversityFremont, NE$58,517,118
Welch CollegeGallatin, TN$7,976,509
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA$71,964,000
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA$117,759,596
Data update history
August 13, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
August 7, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 13, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Winifred Stevens Foundation
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $45,000 from Educational Credit Management Corporation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $23,000 from Mr and MRS Leo W Friedenwald Memorial Fund
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsHigher ed institutionsChapter / child organizationsChurches
Issues
EducationReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
7600 Flower Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Montgomery County, MD
Website URL
wau.edu/ 
Phone
(800) 835-4212
Facebook page
WashingtonAdventistUniversity 
Twitter profile
@thisiswau 
IRS details
EIN
52-0643528
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1904
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B42: Undergraduate College (4-year)
NAICS code, primary
611310: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Parent/child status
Child within group exemption
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