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Charles Drew University of Medicine & Science

EIN 95-6151774 · Los Angeles, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair61 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT STUDENT-CENTERED UNIVERSITY THAT IS COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING DIVERSE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LEADERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITY FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH OUTSTANDING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CLINICAL SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

Income
$192.0 million
Spending
$131.8 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
-4.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 48%
Employees
895
Volunteers
367
Highest pay
$653,093, president & ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 26% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 97% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $34.6 million spent. ACADEMIC & INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 24 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ORGANIZED INTO THREE COLLEGES: 1) THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH WHICH FEATURES MASTER'S OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, ONE ASSOCIATE AND FIVE BACHELOR'S DEGREES, AND FOUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS; 2) THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF SEVEN PROGRAMS - THE DREW/UCLA MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, FOUR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND OUR NEW CDU MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND 3) THE MERVYN M. DYMALLY COLLEGE OF NURSING WITH TWO BACHELOR'S, ONE MASTER'S OF SCIENCE DEGREE, TWO POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND A DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE PROGRAM.
  2. $29.1 million spent. AS OF FALL 2024, THE UNIVERSITY HAS 754 FACULTY MEMBERS, 96 FULL-TIME AND 658 PART-TIME. THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH (COSH) HAS 27 FULL-TIME FACULTY AND 68 PART-TIME FACULTY. COSH STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR FALL 2024 STOOD AT 344. THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (COM) HAS 53 FULL-TIME ACTIVE FACULTY AND 463 PART-TIME AND CLINICAL FACULTY MEMBERS. CURRENT COM STUDENT ENROLLMENT CONSISTS OF 215 STUDENTS AND 78 MEDICAL RESIDENTS. THE COLLEGE OF NURSING (CON) HAS 143 FACULTY MEMBERS, 16 FULL-TIME AND 127 PART-TIME. CON ENROLLMENT CONSISTS OF 270 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 105 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO ENROLLED 15 POST BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE STUDENTS.
  3. $12.3 million spent. RESEARCH FUNDING: IN 2025, CDU WAS AWARDED TEN PROJECTS TOTALING $8,986,668 AND FIVE SUBAWARDS AMOUNTING TO $2,897,880, THROUGH NIH RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $11,884,548 IN SUPPORT FOR ADVANCING OUR MISSION OF EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.THE CDU AXIS CENTER CONTINUES TO RECEIVE $4,236,648 IN NIH/NIMHD FUNDING (U54) IN 2025, PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT FOR TWENTY-NINE FACULTY MEMBERS IN ADVANCING THEIR RESEARCH INITIATIVES.CDU CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI) AIMS TO BUILD A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT FOSTER TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. CDU IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE UCLA CTSI, ALONGSIDE CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER AND THE LUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION. THE MISSION OF UCLA CTSI IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIONS THAT ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS OF LOS ANGELES AND THE NATION. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, CDU FACULTY GAINED ACCESS TO VALUABLE RESOURCES, INCLUDING PILOT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, VOUCHERS FOR UCLA CORE FACILITIES, GRANT-WRITING WORKSHOPS, AND BIOSTATISTICAL CONSULTATIONS. CDU CTSI HAS OBLIGATED TO DATE $2,454,040 WITH AN ANNUAL CDU/CTSI BUDGET OF $613,510.RESEARCH FACULTY RECRUITMENTCDU CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF SEVERAL OUTSTANDING POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS TO FACULTY POSITIONS. THEIR APPOINTMENTS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND FOSTER INNOVATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES:DR. KE WU - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF MEDICINEDR. EDWARD ADINKRAH - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF NURSINGDR. ALEXANDRA DONOVAN - ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF MEDICINETHESE ADVANCEMENTS REFLECT THEIR DEDICATION TO RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS THEY WILL BRING TO OUR RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC COMMUNITY.ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS CLINICAL RESEARCH LEADERSHIP BY RECRUITING DR. DEAN SHERZAI AS DIRECTOR OF THE CDU CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CTRC) TO INCREASE CLINICAL TRIALS.JUNIOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENTTHE UNIVERSITY REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR JUNIOR FACULTY IN EXPANDING THE RESEARCH PORTFOLIO. IN 2025, FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED FUNDING OF TWO JUNIOR FACULTY. DR. SUSANNA CAVALLERO RECEIVED AN R16 AWARD FOR FOUR YEARS FOR A TOTAL $578,000 AND A UCLA/NIH LIFT-UP SUBAWARD FOR ONE YEAR OF $40,000. DR. PRANABANANDA DUTTA RECEIVED THE UCLA/NIH/NCATS-KL2 AWARD OF TWO TO THREE YEARS FOR $451,841.
  4. $31.0 million spent. ENCOMPASSES FUNDS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S GENERAL OPERATIONS, STUDENT SERVICES, MAINTENANCE, AND AUXILIARY ENTERPRISE EXPENDITURES. ADDITIONALLY, EXPENDITURES INCLUDED IN THIS LINE RELATE TO PUBLIC SUPPORT SERVICES RANGING FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1967.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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