EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY IS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. ITS MISSION IS THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BY ALL THROUGH RELEVANT, EFFECTIVE AND CONVENIENT EDUCATION AND SERVICE TO HUMANKIND WITH A GLOBAL, MULTI-CULTURAL AND FUTURE-ORIENTED PERSPECTIVE. DIVERSITY IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS COME FROM MANY RACES AND FROM MANY LANDS, TEACHING, WORKING, AND STUDYING ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS BORN IN INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOODS OF CHICAGO. THE UNIVERSITY HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF AS A KEY PLAYER IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. SINCE 1983, MORE THAN 2,000 GRADUATES HAVE COME OUT FROM EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY'S VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITH ASSOCIATE AND BACHELOR'S DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES GRANTED TO THEM.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Vp/chancelor officer (unspecified) | $211k | — | — | — | $211k $233k |
Treasurer/provost | $186k | — | — | — | $186k $206k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 19 unpaid individuals.
Up 2%
from 2022
From $206k in 2022 to $211k in 2023.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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