Molloy University, an independent catholic University, rooted in the dominican tradition of study, spirituality, service, and community, is committed to academic excellence with respect for each person. Through transformative education, Molloy promotes a lifelong search for truth and the development of ethical leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2,192 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $75.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121.6M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$181.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$177.9M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$138.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$181.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161.1M
FY2021$158.4M
FY2022$165.0M
FY2023$159.2M
FY2024$178.1M
FY2025$181.4M
Expenses
$177.9M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154.5M
FY2021$151.4M
FY2022$164.1M
FY2023$166.1M
FY2024$170.9M
FY2025$177.9M
Net assets
$138.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$118.9M
FY2021$132.4M
FY2022$125.8M
FY2023$123.4M
FY2024$130.0M
FY2025$138.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $150.6M Management & general 14% · $25.6M Fundraising 1% · $1.7M

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

40 people listed on the 990; $3.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$595,122Pt VII · Sec A
Finance & Treasurer (thru 08/2024)
$326,766Pt VII · Sec A
Provost & VP Academic Affairs
$292,124Pt VII · Sec A
Enrollment Mgmt. (thru 08/2024)
$281,640Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Office of Advancement
$270,555Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Business
$244,096Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Nursing
$237,729Pt VII · Sec A
Professor Emeritus (thru 08/2024)
$223,595Pt VII · Sec A

James P Lentini’s $595K as President is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $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
Drew Bogner———$442,289$794,738$972,025
James P Lentini$595,122$525,078$544,501$533,368$266,245—
Susan D Williams - VP$326,766—————
Ann Branchini———$170,670$292,384$281,285
Cheryl Michelle Piskulich$292,124$290,462$286,110———
Linda Albanese - VP$281,640—————
Susan D Williams—$279,789$272,419$269,396$279,159—
Barbara T Schmidt - Associate—$275,911$212,215$220,342——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates students in the Catholic Dominican tradition of study.

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1 program · $150.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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See schedule omolloy is a private regional comprehensive university grounded in the catholic ideals of truth and respect for the dignity and worth of every individual. The founders, the dominican sisters of amityville, believed that conferring professional degrees with a strong liberal arts core would allow students to serve in their…

$150.6Mprogram expense

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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$24K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $227.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,293,692
Unitemized GrantFY2024$68,595
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,038
St Thomas Aquinas CollegeNY · FY2024$30,053
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNY · FY2024$21,650
Manhattan UniversityNY · FY2024$17,454
St Johns University New YorkNY · FY2024$10,491
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,454,024
Unitemized GrantFY2023$363,965
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,079
The University of TennesseeFY2023$15,404
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,461,685
Unitemized GrantFY2022$383,834
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,023
Unitemized GrantFY2021$38,209,033
Unitemized GrantFY2021$437,495
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,512
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,016,376
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$181.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.0M
Money outPt IX
$177.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$150.6M
Managementcol C$25.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$138.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34.8M
Total assetsLn 16$260.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$594K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$688K
Total revenueLn 12$181.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.7M
SavingsLn 2$28.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119.7M
Other assetsLn 15$20.5M
Total assetsLn 16$260.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121.6M
Net assetsLn 32$138.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,192
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44.1M$34.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58.0M$75.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122.5M$119.7M
Total assetsLn 16$255.9M$260.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$125.9M$121.6M
Net assetsLn 32$130.0M$138.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$97K$97K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$45.0M$45.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.3M$2.1M$208K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62.1M$55.5M$5.6M$969K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.1M$2.8M$283K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14.2M$12.7M$1.3M$221K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.1M$4.6M$458K$79K
Legal feesLn 11b$412K$412K
Accounting feesLn 11c$183K$183K
Investment management feesLn 11f$419K$419K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9.9M$6.1M$3.8M$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.0M$309K$1.7M$11K
Office expensesLn 13$1.8M$1.4M$406K$67K
Information technologyLn 14$3.5M$991K$2.6M$199
OccupancyLn 16$4.8M$3.4M$1.4M$2K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.1M$66K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.6M$2.2M$306K$38K
InterestLn 20$3.7M$2.6M$1.1M$90
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8.1M$5.7M$2.4M
InsuranceLn 23$2.0M$6K$2.0M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$3.1M$698K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.5M$1.0M$308K$189K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177.9M$150.6M$25.6M$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $181.4M$177.9M$3.6M$138.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $178.1M$170.9M$7.2M$130.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $159.2M$166.1M−$6.9M$123.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $165.0M$164.1M$832K$125.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $158.4M$151.4M$6.9M$132.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $161.1M$154.5M$6.6M$118.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $181,436,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,230,322$8,474,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $159,688,661$167,666,263
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,797,221$4,001,969
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,363,744$1,293,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $178,079,948$181,436,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,877,581$45,106,616
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,273,651$86,776,879
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,737,611$45,981,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,888,843$177,864,692
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,191,105$3,571,420
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $181,436,112 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $726,980 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$593,922
VIII-1e Government grants$3,177,931
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,702,227
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,214
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,474,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $167,666,263$167,666,263
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,561 · Excluded from tax $3,312,701$3,314,262
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $5,387$5,387
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $148,571 · Excluded from tax $134,904$283,475
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $687,707$687,707
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$285,067−$285,067
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $118,130 · Unrelated business $444,895$563,025
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $167,784,393 · Unrelated business $595,027 · Excluded from tax $4,582,612$181,436,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,864,692 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $97,291$97,291
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $45,009,325$45,009,325
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,065,599 · Management $207,928 · Fundraising $36,055$2,309,582
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,499,661 · Management $5,586,736 · Fundraising $968,734$62,055,131
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,811,766 · Management $283,040 · Fundraising $49,079$3,143,885
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,682,439 · Management $1,276,646 · Fundraising $221,369$14,180,454
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,550,352 · Management $458,050 · Fundraising $79,425$5,087,827
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $412,162$412,162
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $182,553$182,553
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $418,769$418,769
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,108,162 · Management $3,800,398 · Fundraising $10,255$9,918,815
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $308,740 · Management $1,680,807 · Fundraising $10,636$2,000,183
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,362,179 · Management $406,120 · Fundraising $66,733$1,835,032
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $991,236 · Management $2,556,510 · Fundraising $199$3,547,945
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,376,693 · Management $1,448,551 · Fundraising $1,670$4,826,914
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,141,457 · Management $66,319 · Fundraising $11,431$1,219,207
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,221,082 · Management $305,571 · Fundraising $37,971$2,564,624
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,568,888 · Management $1,105,873 · Fundraising $90$3,674,851
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,663,509 · Management $2,400,113$8,063,622
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,557 · Management $1,998,518$2,004,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,094,650 · Management $698,238 · Fundraising $2,327$3,795,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,020,483 · Management $307,654 · Fundraising $189,093$1,517,230
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,579,069 · Management $25,600,556 · Fundraising $1,685,067$177,864,692
Part X · Balance sheet $260,047,296 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,272,029; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,402,871$6,650,369
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,666,141$28,172,099
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,010,759$2,178,435
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,332,443$3,445,543
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,718,065$2,794,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,451,942$119,660,707
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $54,331,624$72,847,582
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,628,725$2,570,610
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $26,250$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,917,492$20,455,672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $255,940,839$260,047,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,935,066$11,434,135
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,536,467$1,364,284
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,787,335$3,749,797
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $80,037,094$77,082,042
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,246,072$24,402,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,919,103$121,582,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,614,665$122,239,440
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,407,071$16,225,659
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $130,021,736$138,465,099
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $255,940,839$260,047,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $138,465,099 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,436,112
XI-2 Total expenses$177,864,692
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,571,420
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$130,021,736
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,269,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,397,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$138,465,099

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