Unity Environmental University FY2022 filing

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New Gloucester, ME501(c)(3)Since 1965Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 01-0275130

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$519K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.4M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$519K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $93K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16.7M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$42.1M
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$36.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$44.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$42.1M
FY2022▲ +51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31.4M
FY2021$27.9M
FY2022$42.1M
FY2023$59.1M
FY2024$78.8M
FY2025$86.7M
Expenses
$36.5M
FY2022▲ +62%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.8M
FY2021$22.6M
FY2022$36.5M
FY2023$53.5M
FY2024$66.4M
FY2025$82.6M
Net assets
$44.1M
FY2022▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33.2M
FY2021$40.8M
FY2022$44.1M
FY2023$50.4M
FY2024$64.2M
FY2025$70.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1966.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $32.6M Management & general 11% · $3.8M Fundraising 0% · $95K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990-T; $519K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$340,329Pt VII · Sec A
President of the Enterprise
$142,590Pt VII · Sec A
Director of the Business Office
$36,489Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Melik Khoury’s $578K as President & CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Melik Khoury$578,476$503,857$397,451$340,329$309,611$277,218
Dr Erika Latty$271,619—————
Erika Latty—$213,989$177,518$142,590$116,098$108,685
Denise Young$165,748$137,097————
Gabrielle Funk$142,185—$101,615———
Dr Jennifer Cartier$133,897$107,874————
Dr Heidi Wilkes$130,616$119,014————
Amardeep Kahlon——$121,139———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides higher education in environmental science fields, offering associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees to students globally.

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1 program service account for $32.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Unity Environmental University is an independent, not-for-profit, university headquartered in Southern Maine with multiple locations across the State of Maine. Unity offers associates, baccalaureate and master's degrees in environmental science fields and serves over 5,000 students from around the United States and world.

$32.6Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$93K
Grants paid · 32 grants · $64.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,875,106
Unitemized GrantFY2024$240,383
Unitemized GrantFY2024$195,728
Unitemized GrantFY2024$69,960
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,246
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,645
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,098,653
Unitemized GrantFY2023$177,831
Unitemized GrantFY2023$133,005
Unitemized GrantFY2023$39,256
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,541
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,480
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,326,672
Unitemized GrantFY2022$195,691
Unitemized GrantFY2022$154,329
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,300
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,711
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,852,423
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$42.1M
Fees for services$36.1M
Gifts and grants$5.0M
Investment income$889K
Money out
$36.5M
Programs$32.6M
Management$3.8M
Fundraising$95K
Owns and owes
$44.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$9.0M
Total assets$60.8M
Liabilities$16.7M
People
15
listed
Paid3
Voting board13
Independent12
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$5.0M
Government grants$4.2M
Fees for services$36.1M
Investment income$889K
Other income$19K
Total revenue$42.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$9.0M
Total assets$60.8M
Liabilities$16.7M
Net assets$44.1M
Operations
Employees728
Volunteers13
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $86.7M$82.6M$4.1M$70.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $78.8M$66.4M$12.4M$64.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $59.1M$53.5M$5.6M$50.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $42.1M$36.5M$5.5M$44.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $27.9M$22.6M$5.3M$40.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $31.4M$31.8M−$350K$33.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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