Nazareth University fosters integrated learning through action and reflection, educating whole persons who are guided by empathy, committed to equity, and prepared to lead innovation for our time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.4M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$2.6M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $107.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68.7M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 32 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 32 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$122.6M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$116.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$230.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$122.6M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$119.8M
FY2021$122.6M
FY2022$124.1M
FY2023$138.4M
FY2024$126.3M
FY2025$140.0M
Expenses
$116.5M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$120.3M
FY2021$116.5M
FY2022$124.0M
FY2023$124.7M
FY2024$131.2M
FY2025$134.3M
Net assets
$230.5M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202.3M
FY2021$230.5M
FY2022$220.4M
FY2023$227.9M
FY2024$233.4M
FY2025$242.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1963.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $104.2M Management & general 10% · $11.3M Fundraising 1% · $1.0M

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

48 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Trustee Until 6/30/20
$367,298Pt VII · Sec A
President and Trustee
$223,813Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President for Finance
$221,910Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President for Academi
$208,452Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Enrollme
$188,936Pt VII · Sec A
Dean in College of Arts &
$154,357Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President for Institu
$151,498Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, School of Business a
$148,560Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Paul’s $498K as President and Trustee is at the 38th 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
Elizabeth Paul$497,935$482,104$465,860$494,948$223,813—
Daan Braveman————$367,298$447,784
Patrick Richey——$248,936$229,235$221,910$222,009
Maureen Finney$245,237$232,398$124,663———
Karen Kuppinger$218,945$203,704$157,971$144,653$144,243$144,851
Andrea Talentino——$120,846$218,593$208,452$207,025
Kelly Gagan————$151,498$206,980
Darrell Bell$200,195$200,442$198,593$123,695——

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 a holistic higher education that integrates academic learning with practical experience, preparing students to lead with empathy and a commitment to equity.

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3 programs · $82.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Scholarship Programs

Scholarships and grants-reflects the competitive scholarships, need based aid, and higher education opportunity grants awarded to students in order to make the total cost of attendance more affordable. (2,523 total student ftes)

$36.4Mprogram expense
02

Higher education instruction-reflects expenses directly relating to the delivery of quality instructional programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education levels. Programs of study are delivered through the college of arts and sciences, and schools of education, business and leadership, and health and human services.

$32.4Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary enterprises-pertains to the operations of the institution that exist to furnish a service to students, faculty, or staff, and that charge a fee that is directly related to, although not necessarily equal to, the cost of the service. Auxiliary enterprises are managed as essentially self-supporting activities.

$13.4Mprogram 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$1K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $227.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,859,785
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,541,529
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,760,057
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,481,214
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,400,319
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,782,806
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,725,795
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,709,203
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,349,788
Unitemized GrantFY2021$28,856,839
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,974,384
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,264,897
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,942,201
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,790,350
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,455,576
Unitemized GrantFY2019$25,882,920
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,573,410
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,304,065

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.3M
Money outPt IX
$116.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$104.2M
Managementcol C$11.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$230.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25.7M
Total assetsLn 16$299.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
48
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$544K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.9M
Total revenueLn 12$122.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$826K
SavingsLn 2$24.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$107.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$299.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68.7M
Net assetsLn 32$230.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,274
VolunteersI 6251
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.7M$25.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78.2M$107.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$163.3M$156.2M
Total assetsLn 16$275.1M$299.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72.8M$68.7M
Net assetsLn 32$202.3M$230.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36.2M$36.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$245K$245K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$907K$532K$231K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35.4M$30.5M$4.4M$491K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.6M$1.4M$200K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.7M$4.0M$616K$73K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.6M$2.2M$351K$44K
Legal feesLn 11b$519K$519K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$782K$782K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$935K$494K$336K$105K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.3M$946K$387K
Office expensesLn 13$1.6M$1.0M$554K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$1.6M$1.5M$37K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$6.8M$6.2M$535K
TravelLn 17$157K$157K$25
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$50K$27K$869
InterestLn 20$2.1M$1.9M$156K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9.1M$8.5M$592K
InsuranceLn 23$787K$747K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.3M$7.1M$1.2M$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$116.5M$104.2M$11.3M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $140.0M$134.3M$5.8M$242.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $126.3M$131.2M−$4.9M$233.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $138.4M$124.7M$13.8M$227.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $124.1M$124.0M$38K$220.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $122.6M$116.5M$6.1M$230.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $119.8M$120.3M−$557K$202.3M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $122,635,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,421,680$7,693,544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,296,429$109,083,053
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,084,693$5,315,042
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $956,639$543,520
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $119,759,441$122,635,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,180,191$36,441,013
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,919,052$45,980,725
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $125,399$22,047
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,091,927$34,096,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $120,316,569$116,540,325
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$557,128$6,094,834
Part VI · Governance 30 of 32 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $122,635,159 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $421,453 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,051,572
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,641,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$421,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,693,544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,079,303 · Unrelated business $3,750$109,083,053
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,443,450$1,443,450
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $92,805$92,805
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,871,553$3,871,553
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,301$29,301
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,500,717 · Unrelated business $3,750 · Excluded from tax $5,437,148$122,635,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $116,540,325 across 23 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,195,823$36,195,823
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $245,190$245,190
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $906,696 · Management $531,961 · Fundraising $230,784$1,669,441
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,456,286 · Management $4,407,494 · Fundraising $490,635$35,354,415
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,425,794 · Management $200,284 · Fundraising $19,295$1,645,373
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,983,144 · Management $616,322 · Fundraising $72,603$4,672,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,244,647 · Management $350,939 · Fundraising $43,841$2,639,427
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $519,202$519,202
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,555$84,555
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $22,047$22,047
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $781,546$781,546
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $493,993 · Management $336,287 · Fundraising $104,728$935,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $946,427 · Management $387,120$1,333,547
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,041,036 · Management $554,094 · Fundraising $41,067$1,636,197
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,516,060 · Management $36,654 · Fundraising $6,025$1,558,739
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,564$1,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,243,198 · Management $534,523$6,777,721
IX-17 TravelPrograms $157,033 · Fundraising $25$157,058
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,777 · Management $26,656 · Fundraising $869$77,302
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,896,141 · Management $156,026$2,052,167
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,508,524 · Management $591,502$9,100,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $747,379 · Management $39,336$786,715
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,105,926 · Management $1,179,939 · Fundraising $9,328$8,295,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $104,164,638 · Management $11,334,440 · Fundraising $1,041,247$116,540,325
Part X · Balance sheet $299,176,817 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $837,859; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $924,279$826,245
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,765,016$24,834,004
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,363,186$2,510,666
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $776,217$2,672,955
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,714,564$2,187,872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $163,339,700$156,164,728
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $47,433,373$67,687,206
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $30,799,211$39,734,881
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,898,495$1,720,401
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $275,136,179$299,176,817
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,797,989$7,079,195
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,091,973$779,731
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $48,758,307$46,470,519
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,149,184$14,392,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,797,453$68,721,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $165,806,774$184,822,721
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $36,531,952$45,632,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $202,338,726$230,455,355
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $275,136,179$299,176,817
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $230,455,355 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,635,159
XI-2 Total expenses$116,540,325
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,094,834
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$202,338,726
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,324,600
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$697,195
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$230,455,355

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