From public IRS filings

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

PHILADELPHIA, PA · Education

EIN (Tax ID): 23-1352630Latest Form 990: 2025IRS ruling year: 1927Find their 990 filing →

Mission

DREXEL UNIVERSITY FULFILLS ITS FOUNDER'S VISION OF PREPARING EACH NEW GENERATION OF STUDENTS FOR PRODUCTIVE PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC LIVES WHILE ALSO FOCUSING ITS COLLECTIVE EXPERTISE ON SOLVING SOCIETY'S GREATEST PROBLEMS. DREXEL IS AN ACADEMICALLY COMPREHENSIVE AND GLOBALLY ENGAGED URBAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIETY AND TO PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A VALUABLE, RIGOROUS, EXPERIENTIAL, TECHNOLOGY-INFUSED EDUCATION, ENRICHED BY THE NATION'S PREMIER CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Financials (IRS Form 990)

Total revenue
$1.4B
Total expenses
$1.5B
Total assets
$2.9B

Source: IRS Form 990, tax year 2025.

Who funds DREXEL UNIVERSITY

$89.4M in foundation grants on record from 349 funders — from IRS 990 grant line items.

FunderTotal givenGrants
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education$4.7M4
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$4.3M2
National Philanthropic Trust$2.2M4
Thomas Jefferson University$1.9M4
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia$1.9M3
Donor Advised Charitable Giving$1.8M4
Philadelphia Works$1.7M5
Johns Hopkins University$1.7M4
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia$1.7M4
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey$1.6M4

Leadership

HELEN BOWMAN (Principal officer)

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