Manhattan University is an independent catholic instituion of higher learning that embraces qualified men and women of all faiths, cultures, and traditions. The mission of Manhattan University is to provide a contemporary, person-centered educational experience that prepares graduates for lives of personal development, professional success, civic engagement and service to their fellow human beings. The University pursues this mission through programs that integrate a broad liberal education with concentration in specific disciplines in the arts and sciences or with professional preparation in business, education and engineering.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 481 volunteers and 1,747 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.2M a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.9M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $162.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$110.5M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210.1M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$213.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$317.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$210.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$214.3M
FY2021$212.9M
FY2022$221.7M
FY2023$226.8M
FY2024$206.1M
FY2025$210.1M
Expenses
$213.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210.0M
FY2021$212.0M
FY2022$213.6M
FY2023$228.9M
FY2024$227.4M
FY2025$213.0M
Net assets
$317.9M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$295.3M
FY2021$321.2M
FY2022$306.4M
FY2023$315.0M
FY2024$307.4M
FY2025$317.9M

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 Feb 1929.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $183.9M Management & general 11% · $23.7M Fundraising 3% · $5.4M

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

46 people listed on the 990; $5.9M 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
President Emeritus
$899,742Pt VII · Sec A
President (end October 2024)
$463,082Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Assistant Treasurer
$383,667Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Finance & CFO, Treasurer
$374,036Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and General Counsel
$359,398Pt VII · Sec A
EVP of Business Operations and Interim Provost (jan-June 2025)
$348,891Pt VII · Sec A
Head Coach, Men's Basketball
$345,867Pt VII · Sec A
Dean School of Business
$270,383Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Brennan O'Donnell’s $900K as President Emeritus is at the 70th 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
Dr Brennan O'Donnell$899,742$833,413$725,080$921,965$591,349$589,774
Dr Milo Riverso$463,082$231,568————
Stephen Masiello———$427,194$447,780$455,265
Matthew McManness$103,821$423,117$440,576$355,915$392,016$315,466
Stephen Masiello Head Coach——$439,979———
Thomas Mauriello$383,667$367,832$364,313$295,396$310,091$309,312
James J Perrino$374,036—————
James Ryan$359,398$352,493————

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

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Provides a contemporary, person-centered higher education and residential campus experience that prepares students of all backgrounds for professional success and service to others.

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2 programs · $183.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Manhattan university is an independent catholic institution of higher learning that offers the variety of academic programming found at a large university, but with the personalized learning experience of a small, liberal arts school.

$171.4Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary services include the cost of room and board for approximately 954 full time undergraduate students and 32 graduate students living in traditional residence hall, suite and apartment style buildings on our 22 acre campus. The university offers a four year guarantee of resident housing.

$12.5Mprogram 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 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $476.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$75,442,016
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,347,024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,815,490
Unitemized GrantFY2023$76,710,328
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,008,718
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,892,526
Unitemized GrantFY2022$74,794,305
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,361,685
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,902,169
Unitemized GrantFY2021$72,649,517
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,174,470
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,537,540
Unitemized GrantFY2020$69,982,570
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,954,421
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,087,690
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,170,345
Unitemized GrantFY2019$69,938,553
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,087,377
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M
Money outPt IX
$213.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$183.9M
Managementcol C$23.7M
Fundraisingcol D$5.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$317.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.9M
Total assetsLn 16$428.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
46
listed · VII A
PaidVII A23
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$692K
Total revenueLn 12$210.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
SavingsLn 2$14.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$162.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$428.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110.5M
Net assetsLn 32$317.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,747
VolunteersI 6481
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$15.6M$17.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$152.4M$162.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230.4M$224.3M
Total assetsLn 16$424.6M$428.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117.2M$110.5M
Net assetsLn 32$307.4M$317.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$80.6M$80.6M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4.9M$899K$3.3M$659K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$794K$0$794K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48.9M$40.6M$5.8M$2.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.7M$2.4M$159K$173K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.2M$2.6M$512K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9.7M$7.1M$2.0M$621K
Legal feesLn 11b$964K$0$964K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$270K$0$264K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$6K$0$6K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$72K$0$72K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.2M$3.9M$2.3M$54K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.0M$230K$516K$286K
Office expensesLn 13$2.9M$2.0M$739K$215K
Information technologyLn 14$3.1M$1.9M$1.1M$135K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$12.1M$11.2M$718K$222K
TravelLn 17$2.7M$2.6M$47K$97K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$180K$151K$29K$395
InterestLn 20$3.3M$3.1M$192K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12.4M$11.5M$875K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2.1M$420K$1.6M$78K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.9M$11.4M$1.4M$155K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.8M$1.4M$304K$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213.0M$183.9M$23.7M$5.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $210.1M$213.0M−$2.9M$317.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $206.1M$227.4M−$21.3M$307.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $226.8M$228.9M−$2.1M$315.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $221.7M$213.6M$8.1M$306.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $212.9M$212.0M$890K$321.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $214.3M$210.0M$4.3M$295.3M 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 $210,138,327 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,372,607$21,132,270
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $178,326,859$175,898,918
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,177,041$5,787,777
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,241,709$7,319,362
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,118,216$210,138,327
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $82,611,572$80,604,530
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,346,724$70,177,657
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,480,072$62,229,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $227,438,368$213,011,542
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,320,152−$2,873,215
Part VI · Governance 22 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $210,138,327 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,177,326 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,961,615
VIII-1e Government grants$3,447,725
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,722,930
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,387,870
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,132,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $175,898,918$175,898,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,095,754$5,095,754
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $9,385$9,385
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,700,211$3,700,211
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $692,014$692,014
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$207,558−$207,558
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,640,007$2,640,007
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,898,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,107,139$210,138,327
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,011,542 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $80,604,530$80,604,530
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $898,981 · Management $3,329,009 · Fundraising $659,027$4,887,017
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $794,040 · Fundraising $0$794,040
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,632,810 · Management $5,787,965 · Fundraising $2,450,679$48,871,454
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,392,427 · Management $159,386 · Fundraising $173,313$2,725,126
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,558,197 · Management $511,693 · Fundraising $89,887$3,159,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,139,205 · Management $1,979,691 · Fundraising $621,347$9,740,243
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $964,412 · Fundraising $0$964,412
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $263,711 · Fundraising $6,479$270,190
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $72,101 · Fundraising $0$72,101
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,855,749 · Management $2,264,721 · Fundraising $53,884$6,174,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $230,168 · Management $516,057 · Fundraising $286,065$1,032,290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,957,536 · Management $739,081 · Fundraising $214,854$2,911,471
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,901,145 · Management $1,071,651 · Fundraising $135,377$3,108,173
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,166,562 · Management $717,656 · Fundraising $222,341$12,106,559
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,596,920 · Management $47,338 · Fundraising $96,756$2,741,014
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $151,073 · Management $28,981 · Fundraising $395$180,449
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,139,885 · Management $192,201 · Fundraising $0$3,332,086
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,515,882 · Management $874,722 · Fundraising $0$12,390,604
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $419,547 · Management $1,649,741 · Fundraising $77,814$2,147,102
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,366,722 · Management $1,423,407 · Fundraising $154,881$12,945,010
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,421,691 · Management $303,859 · Fundraising $121,990$1,847,540
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,949,030 · Management $23,697,423 · Fundraising $5,365,089$213,011,542
Part X · Balance sheet $428,441,320 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,290,361$3,383,563
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $340,726$14,472,126
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,146,813$20,547,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,380,354$1,666,078
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $346,410$552,398
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $230,392,200$224,307,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $149,339,775$158,753,984
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,830,248$3,025,141
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $255,195$230,217
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,243,587$1,502,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $424,565,669$428,441,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,409,140$16,678,499
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,263,162$3,760,666
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $87,929,221$85,725,343
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,575,297$4,354,104
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,176,820$110,518,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $123,405,921$112,617,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $183,982,928$205,305,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $307,388,849$317,922,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $424,565,669$428,441,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,922,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,138,327
XI-2 Total expenses$213,011,542
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,873,215
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$307,388,849
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,418,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$11,501
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,922,708

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