Niagara University

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Niagara University, NY501(c)(3)Since 1856Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 16-0755807Revenue $177.8M in FY2025

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Niagara University educates its students and enriches their lives though programs in the liberal arts and through career preparation, informed by the catholic and vincentian traditions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 1,625 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
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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% 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 · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69.9M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177.8M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$166.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$203.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130.9M
FY2021$138.9M
FY2022$164.6M
FY2023$156.3M
FY2024$161.7M
FY2025$177.8M
Expenses
$166.8M
FY2025▲ +0.5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138.3M
FY2021$137.1M
FY2022$154.2M
FY2023$152.1M
FY2024$165.9M
FY2025$166.8M
Net assets
$203.7M
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$191.9M
FY2021$213.3M
FY2022$209.4M
FY2023$202.8M
FY2024$198.2M
FY2025$203.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $157.8M Management & general 5% · $7.9M Fundraising 1% · $963K

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

42 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
Men's Basketball Coach
$492,276Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$228,999Pt VII · Sec A
Women's Basketball Coach
$220,793Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$217,889Pt VII · Sec A
$212,335Pt VII · Sec A
$209,856Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
$190,261Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Vice President for Athletics
$179,494Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory R Paulus’s $492K as Men's Basketball Coach is at the 37th 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
Gregory R Paulus$492,276$465,955$354,616$253,383$217,040—
Rev James J Maher Cm———$377,630$316,228—
Petter Lovaas$228,999$240,375$217,792———
Robert Murphy———$133,451$226,342$193,314
Robert Morreale$209,856$210,105$206,303$221,689$175,996$188,983
Jada Pierce$220,793$211,083$176,773———
Debra a Colley$217,889$217,742$213,582$215,786$169,184—
Mary E Borgognoni———$216,903$139,987—

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

Educates students through liberal arts and career preparation programs, enriched by Catholic traditions, while providing residential housing, health services, and intercollegiate athletics.

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3 programs · $136.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instruction provides academic programs for approximately 2,688 full and part-time undergraduate students and approximately 1,153 full and part-time graduate students.

$96.8Mprogram expense
02

Room and board facilities for resident students, health services, and intercollegiate athletics.

$24.8Mprogram expense
03

Academic support provides services to the instruction programs in the following areas: library, theatre, information technology, and academic deans.

$15.3Mprogram expense

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$12K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $302.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,533,465
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,560,327
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,023,585
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,791,103
Unitemized GrantFY2024$977,841
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,062,297
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,345,431
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,283,279
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,183,974
Unitemized GrantFY2023$435,037
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,165,719
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,039,757
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,297,895
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,611,877
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,020,026
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,382,406
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,527,787
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,296,010
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.5M
Money outPt IX
$166.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$157.8M
Managementcol C$7.9M
Fundraisingcol D$963K
Owns and owesPt X
$203.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$273.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$135.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.9M
Total revenueLn 12$177.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$622K
SavingsLn 2$830K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149.5M
Other assetsLn 15$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$273.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69.9M
Net assetsLn 32$203.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,625
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$1.3M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93.3M$93.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153.6M$149.5M
Total assetsLn 16$270.0M$273.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.9M$69.9M
Net assetsLn 32$198.2M$203.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53.6M$53.6M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9.8M$9.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.0M$163K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44.9M$42.0M$2.5M$362K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.6M$2.4M$200K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8.5M$7.8M$625K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.4M$3.3M$140K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$660K$78K$582K
Accounting feesLn 11c$176K$64K$112K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$350K$350K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$458K$436K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$4.0M$3.9M$55K$114K
OccupancyLn 16$21.1M$20.2M$800K$87K
TravelLn 17$4.0M$3.8M$101K$92K
InterestLn 20$2.1M$1.3M$837K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.8M$5.8M
InsuranceLn 23$977K$141K$836K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.4M$105K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.5M$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$166.8M$157.8M$7.9M$963K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177.8M$166.8M$11.0M$203.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $161.7M$165.9M−$4.1M$198.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $156.3M$152.1M$4.1M$202.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $164.6M$154.2M$10.4M$209.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $138.9M$137.1M$1.9M$213.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $130.9M$138.3M−$7.5M$191.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $177,801,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,060,024$32,403,090
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,864,960$135,794,570
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,003,607$7,540,831
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,961,604$2,063,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $161,890,195$177,801,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,227,140$63,438,805
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,971,145$60,619,061
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $874,980$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,341,077$42,699,277
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,414,342$166,757,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,524,147$11,044,693
Part VI · Governance 33 of 34 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members33
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 $177,801,836 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,350 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$204,578
VIII-1e Government grants$3,467,638
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,730,874
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,939,103
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,403,090
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $135,794,570$135,794,570
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,598,383$2,598,383
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,942,448$4,942,448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$41,582−$41,582
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,040,421 · Unrelated business $49,156$2,089,577
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,850,341 · Unrelated business $49,156 · Excluded from tax $7,499,249$177,801,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,757,143 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $53,648,887$53,648,887
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,789,918$9,789,918
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,035,306 · Fundraising $162,798$1,198,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,017,341 · Management $2,498,137 · Fundraising $361,615$44,877,093
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,361,812 · Management $199,851 · Fundraising $28,929$2,590,592
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,803,304 · Management $624,534 · Fundraising $90,404$8,518,242
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,274,884 · Management $139,896 · Fundraising $20,250$3,435,030
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $78,494 · Management $581,732$660,226
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $64,141 · Management $111,859$176,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $349,544$349,544
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $436,293 · Management $22,188$458,481
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,878,814 · Management $54,952 · Fundraising $114,197$4,047,963
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,192,631 · Management $800,118 · Fundraising $86,639$21,079,388
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,825,710 · Management $101,137 · Fundraising $92,223$4,019,070
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,289,202 · Management $837,388$2,126,590
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,831,966$5,831,966
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $141,194 · Management $835,513$976,707
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,367,347 · Management $105,183 · Fundraising $6,157$1,478,687
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,494,655$1,494,655
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,846,137 · Management $7,947,794 · Fundraising $963,212$166,757,143
Part X · Balance sheet $273,574,694 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $488,993; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $517,465$621,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $766,500$829,870
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,080,014$13,468,698
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,632,953$7,628,107
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $756,126$1,072,167
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,564,060$149,457,989
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $56,339,384$62,404,464
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $36,921,176$31,187,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,809,266$6,415,289
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,019,099$273,574,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,181,806$11,060,582
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,918,963$4,340,725
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,300,702$8,002,771
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $29,356,871$27,442,779
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $14,700,702$14,296,550
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,672,373$3,419,321
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,864,750$69,896,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,197,913$119,212,201
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,956,436$84,466,432
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $198,154,349$203,678,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,019,099$273,574,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,678,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,801,836
XI-2 Total expenses$166,757,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,044,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$198,154,349
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,520,409
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,678,633

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