Our purpose as a college of the liberal arts and sciences is to educate people who will thrive in and contribute to the world of the future; people who are prepared to meet the personal, intellectual, and social challenges of a rapidly changing and increasingly interdependent world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 219 volunteers and 941 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7.3M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $39.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $39.8M in investments.
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
$46.0M
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
$84.7M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$92.2M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$52.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$84.7M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76.2M
FY2021$87.4M
FY2022$87.6M
FY2023$82.9M
FY2024$87.0M
FY2025$84.7M
Expenses
$92.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$84.2M
FY2021$88.9M
FY2022$95.0M
FY2023$95.3M
FY2024$94.3M
FY2025$92.2M
Net assets
$52.2M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87.5M
FY2021$102.4M
FY2022$82.0M
FY2023$66.7M
FY2024$58.8M
FY2025$52.2M

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 Nov 1937.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $85.6M Management & general 5% · $4.8M Fundraising 2% · $1.8M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $2.0M 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
Interim President
$399,260Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Enrollment Mgmt & Athletics
$220,670Pt VII · Sec A
Past VP for Inst. Adv. & Ext. Aff.
$218,399Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Academic Affairs & Provost
$198,972Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance & Ops/Asst Treasurer
$180,520Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Human Resources & Compliance
$153,762Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Strategic Communications
$144,300Pt VII · Sec A
Past Avp - Instituitonal Advancement
$118,545Pt VII · Sec A

James Mullen’s $399K as Interim President is at the 80th 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
Margaret Drugovich——$1,088,935$462,766$785,838$466,354
Darren Reisberg—$458,151$199,923———
James Mullen$399,260—————
Bryan Gross$220,670—————
James Kellerhouse$218,399$218,409————
Karen McGrath—$126,336$213,447$207,431$205,852$194,912
Laurel Bongiorno$198,972$195,760$124,650———
Dorothy Lewis————$144,889$198,872

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

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Integrates a liberal arts education with experiential learning to foster critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong passion for learning in an inclusive campus community.

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3 programs · $76.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instruction and Research Instruction is provided to approximately 1,100 full-time students by 90 full-time faculty members. Student and faculty research is conducted as a supplement to academic programming.

$52.9Mprogram expense
02

Student Services Student services expenses include primarily the student life activities, intercollegiate athletics, the office of the registrar, the office of financial aid and the office of admissions.

$12.2Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Enterprises Auxiliary Enterprise expenses include expenditures associated with the residence halls, food service and health center operations.

$11.2Mprogram 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$6K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $223.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35,851,478
Unitemized GrantFY2024$959,871
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,783
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,961,116
Unitemized GrantFY2023$989,580
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,137
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,204,886
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,288,155
Unitemized GrantFY2022$59,922
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,172,154
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,700,499
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,302,955
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,844
Unitemized GrantFY2020$28,309,247
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,123,327
Unitemized GrantFY2020$56,090
Unitemized GrantFY2019$26,702,501
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,488,870
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$84.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Money outPt IX
$92.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$85.6M
Managementcol C$4.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$52.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$98.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$84.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30.1M
Other assetsLn 15$19.8M
Total assetsLn 16$98.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.0M
Net assetsLn 32$52.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5941
VolunteersI 6219
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$3.2M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43.8M$39.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33.4M$30.1M
Total assetsLn 16$105.3M$98.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.5M$46.0M
Net assetsLn 32$58.8M$52.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36.9M$36.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$1.2M$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.7M$17.0M$2.0M$731K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.0M$821K$156K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.9M$2.4M$449K$135K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.2M$220K$66K
Legal feesLn 11b$282K$282K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$48K$48K
Investment management feesLn 11f$119K$119K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$799K$88K$194K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.5M$1.4M$750$36K
Office expensesLn 13$443K$355K$4K$84K
Information technologyLn 14$1.9M$1.9M$20K$505
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.6M$8K
TravelLn 17$1.6M$1.5M$27K$50K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$40K$2K$304
InterestLn 20$1.6M$1.6M$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.2M$4.2M
InsuranceLn 23$1.1M$1.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13.2M$12.9M$182K$154K
Total functional expensesLn 25$92.2M$85.6M$4.8M$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $84.7M$92.2M−$7.5M$52.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $87.0M$94.3M−$7.2M$58.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $82.9M$95.3M−$12.4M$66.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $87.6M$95.0M−$7.4M$82.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $87.4M$88.9M−$1.4M$102.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $76.2M$84.2M−$8.0M$87.5M 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 $84,670,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,258,048$11,700,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,511,817$68,096,252
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,141,451$4,687,902
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $121,701$185,476
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $87,033,017$84,670,570
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,999,833$36,859,132
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,522,475$26,562,843
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,748,498$28,762,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $94,270,806$92,184,510
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,237,789−$7,513,940
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $84,670,570 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,658
VIII-1e Government grants$5,763,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,933,254
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,592,961
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,700,940
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $67,718,881 · Unrelated business $377,371$68,096,252
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $170,489 · Excluded from tax $2,543,823$2,714,312
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $5,022$5,022
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $44,672 · Excluded from tax $138,089$182,761
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,973,590$1,973,590
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,307−$2,307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,718,881 · Unrelated business $592,532 · Excluded from tax $4,658,217$84,670,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,184,510 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,859,132$36,859,132
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,193,952 · Fundraising $237,495$1,431,447
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,960,014 · Management $2,024,971 · Fundraising $731,261$19,716,246
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $821,155 · Management $155,851 · Fundraising $46,904$1,023,910
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,364,680 · Management $448,804 · Fundraising $135,071$2,948,555
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,157,004 · Management $219,593 · Fundraising $66,088$1,442,685
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $281,868$281,868
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $71,650$71,650
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $48,200$48,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $118,614$118,614
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $799,067 · Management $88,216 · Fundraising $193,954$1,081,237
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,438,143 · Management $750 · Fundraising $36,289$1,475,182
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $355,386 · Management $3,887 · Fundraising $83,703$442,976
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,885,424 · Management $19,517 · Fundraising $505$1,905,446
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,563,361 · Management $8,331$1,571,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,494,973 · Management $27,414 · Fundraising $49,540$1,571,927
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,639 · Management $1,851 · Fundraising $304$41,794
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,641,728 · Management $1,762$1,643,490
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,216,096$4,216,096
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,101,608$1,101,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,854,819 · Management $181,566 · Fundraising $154,370$13,190,755
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,552,229 · Management $4,848,597 · Fundraising $1,783,684$92,184,510
Part X · Balance sheet $98,211,658 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $881,193; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,150,056$183,412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,038,677$1,635,481
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,128,091$2,279,241
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,537,038$2,026,272
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $208,422$243,352
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $655,777$641,195
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $33,373,730$30,058,532
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $43,782,325$39,825,814
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $972,103$645,652
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,466,347$19,791,514
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,291,019$98,211,658
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,390,433$5,225,772
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $776,032$767,681
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $34,793,204$33,821,554
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,417,894$6,049,675
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,493,676$45,979,022
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$9,476,222−$13,967,306
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,273,565$66,199,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,797,343$52,232,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,291,019$98,211,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,232,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$84,670,570
XI-2 Total expenses$92,184,510
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,513,940
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,797,343
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$335,418
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,284,651
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,232,636

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