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Hult International Business School

Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3348440 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hult International Business School reported $217.7 million in revenue and $215.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.64 went to program services, $10.36 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $406,590 (PROVOST & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT). 62 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $215M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $218M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.6%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.8%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
98.4%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$406,590$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.19%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
628
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.113.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 9100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$193M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $65M · revenue $214M

The school offers one year masters programs in business administration, finance, International Business and International marketing, as well as a bachelors program in business administration, to a broadly-based international student body. The school has campus locations in cambridge, massachusetts, and san francisco, california, and also services students in london, united kingdom and dubai, united arab emirates. During the 2025 academic year, the school had approximately 3,700 students enrolled in all programs

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PROVOST & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$398,937$0$7,653$406,590
FACULTY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$317,228$0$19,822$337,050
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$296,442$0$28,923$325,365
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$0$312,940$312,940
DEAN- POST GRAD
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$295,683$0$14,821$310,504
FACULTY
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$275,913$0$23,220$299,133
TREASURER
Officer, 2.00 hrs/week
$0$0$273,823$273,823
CLERK / VP OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$207,495$0$12,376$219,871

62 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hult International Business School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $243K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$100M$200M$300M$400MFY2020FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$218M$215M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$218M$215M89.6%$20M$406,590
FY2024 ⓘ$193M$190M90.0%$18M$429,974
FY2023 ⓘ$191M$200M90.9%$15M$462,707
FY2022 ⓘ$179M$182M88.9%$23M$392,005
FY2020 ⓘ$159M$143M90.9%$22M$375,070

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5488
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Hult International Business School totaling $21,480 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Hult International Business School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hult International Business School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hult International Business School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, Hult International Business School reported that 89.6% of its $215.1 million in expenses went to program services, 10.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hult International Business School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hult International Business School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 was $406,590, for the role of PROVOST & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hult International Business School get its money?

Of $217.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants and 98.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hult International Business School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3348440 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, object 202610509349301671 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202510779349301651 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202410749349300621 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202300259349301510 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202111269349302651 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-3348440: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.