Saint Michael's College

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Colchester, VT501(c)(3)Since 1913Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 03-0179403

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IT is the mission of Saint Michael's College to contribute through higher education to the enhancement of the human person and to the advancement of human culture in the light of the catholic faith.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,051 volunteers and 1,172 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.7M a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65.8M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94.5M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$109.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$113.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$94.5M
FY2024▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$107.0M
FY2021$111.4M
FY2022$109.4M
FY2023$95.7M
FY2024$98.4M
FY2024$94.5M
Expenses
$109.6M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$107.8M
FY2021$104.2M
FY2022$108.1M
FY2023$106.9M
FY2024$108.4M
FY2024$109.6M
Net assets
$113.6M
FY2024▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123.0M
FY2021$153.1M
FY2022$143.3M
FY2023$131.7M
FY2024$128.0M
FY2024$113.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1973.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $96.8M Management & general 9% · $10.3M Fundraising 2% · $2.5M

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

36 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Trustee
$383,500Pt VII · Sec A
VP Academic Affairs
$189,902Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Student Affairs
$189,844Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance/Treasurer
$188,169Pt VII · Sec A
Professor of Religious Studies
$159,007Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Political Science
$158,428Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Psychology
$150,166Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Mathematics
$141,140Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Plumb’s $384K as President/Trustee is at the 78th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John J Neuhauser————$498,944—
Dr Lorraine Sterritt PHD—$488,129$418,606$426,035$381,632—
Dr Lorraine Sterritt PHD—————$403,962
Richard Plumb$383,500—————
John J Neuhauser—————$279,703
Lewis Thayne—$200,000————
Kristen McAndrew——$195,240$191,098$180,668—
Gretchen Galbraith$189,902—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes human development and culture through Catholic higher education.

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3 program services account for $96.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Academic program and financial aid, see SCH o

$65.0Mprogram expense
02

Student services, see SCH o

$16.6Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary enterprises, see SCH o

$15.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 37 grants · $241.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,673,626
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,578,750
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,559,732
Unitemized GrantFY2024$358,973
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,290
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,981,488
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,486,346
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,223,317
Unitemized GrantFY2023$279,208
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,711
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,637,334
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,174,499
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,499,153
Unitemized GrantFY2022$405,336
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,053
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,835,025
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,135,107
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Money outPt IX
$109.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$96.8M
Managementcol C$10.3M
Fundraisingcol D$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$113.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$179.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$532K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.4M
Total revenueLn 12$94.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71.8M
Other assetsLn 15$156K
Total assetsLn 16$179.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65.8M
Net assetsLn 32$113.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,172
VolunteersI 61,051
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M$7.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$105.7M$94.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75.3M$71.8M
Total assetsLn 16$196.6M$179.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68.6M$65.8M
Net assetsLn 32$128.0M$113.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$39.2M$39.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$226K$226K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.9M$936K$431K$523K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26.5M$22.0M$3.5M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$595K$491K$70K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6.9M$5.7M$953K$253K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.6M$272K$109K
Legal feesLn 11b$155K$155K
Accounting feesLn 11c$261K$261K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$419K$419K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$271K$180K$85K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4.0M$3.5M$286K$184K
Information technologyLn 14$1.9M$964K$902K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$4.5M$4.4M$123K
TravelLn 17$2.1M$2.0M$94K$54K
InterestLn 20$3.1M$3.0M$56K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6.2M$5.7M$528K
InsuranceLn 23$807K$734K$73K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.7M$6.3M$2.2M$207K
Total functional expensesLn 25$109.6M$96.8M$10.3M$2.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $98.4M$108.4M−$9.9M$128.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $95.7M$106.9M−$11.2M$131.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $109.4M$108.1M$1.3M$143.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $111.4M$104.2M$7.2M$153.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $107.0M$107.8M−$798K$123.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,490,565 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $350,398 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,091,019
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,516,340
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$531,939
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,607,359
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,102,933 · Unrelated business $24,842 · Excluded from tax $1,932,616$77,060,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $21,316 · Excluded from tax $3,066,842$3,088,158
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $345,969$345,969
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $109,166 · Excluded from tax $5,256,534$5,365,700
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $672,590$672,590
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,453,331 · Unrelated business $155,324 · Excluded from tax $11,274,551$94,490,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,601,960 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,200$6,200
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $39,206,371$39,206,371
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $225,915$225,915
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $935,562 · Management $431,186 · Fundraising $522,940$1,889,688
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,979,804 · Management $3,451,090 · Fundraising $1,087,478$26,518,372
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $490,984 · Management $69,950 · Fundraising $33,999$594,933
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,674,906 · Management $952,635 · Fundraising $253,395$6,880,936
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,620,302 · Management $271,767 · Fundraising $108,785$2,000,854
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $154,677$154,677
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $260,703$260,703
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $1,617$1,617
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $419,010$419,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $179,985 · Management $84,686 · Fundraising $5,900$270,571
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,494,942 · Management $286,481 · Fundraising $184,372$3,965,795
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $964,394 · Management $902,347 · Fundraising $9,930$1,876,671
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,356,052 · Management $123,009$4,479,061
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,954,919 · Management $94,209 · Fundraising $54,362$2,103,490
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,997,438 · Management $56,319$3,053,757
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,702,496 · Management $528,269$6,230,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $733,879 · Management $73,181$807,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,292,990 · Management $2,155,438 · Fundraising $207,086$8,655,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,817,139 · Management $10,316,574 · Fundraising $2,468,247$109,601,960
Part X · Balance sheet $179,408,557 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $905,869; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,091,545$7,269,949
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,782,875$1,262,316
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,116,896$819,948
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $386,375$353,151
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,556,555$2,220,565
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $75,280,196$71,784,554
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $53,151,572$47,304,722
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $52,560,911$47,331,918
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $283,680$155,565
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,624,631$179,408,557
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,484,038$4,939,126
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,576,678$2,107,418
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $56,408,859$50,973,633
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,127,074$2,818,832
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,596,649$65,839,009
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,773,601$40,961,616
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,254,381$72,607,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,027,982$113,569,548
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,624,631$179,408,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,569,548 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,490,565
XI-2 Total expenses$109,601,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,111,395
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,027,982
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$370,466
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$282,495
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,569,548

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