501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$11.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.2M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11.4M
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 $283.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $184K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$376.5M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 42 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 42 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$456.5M
Spent
$468.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$438.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$456.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$456.5M
FY2021$473.0M
FY2022$526.5M
FY2023$528.4M
FY2024$563.8M
FY2025$656.8M
Expenses
$468.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$468.7M
FY2021$468.4M
FY2022$509.1M
FY2023$513.6M
FY2024$550.7M
FY2025$585.4M
Net assets
$438.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$438.0M
FY2021$505.5M
FY2022$479.7M
FY2023$513.7M
FY2024$552.6M
FY2025$591.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $406.8M Management & general 11% · $53.8M Fundraising 2% · $8.0M

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

65 people listed on the 990; $11.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head Coach Men's Basketball
$2,234,915Pt VII · Sec A
V.p.& Gen. Counsel Thru 12/19
$2,008,897Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO/Regent/Trustee
$923,332Pt VII · Sec A
EVP Operations/Chief of Staff
$669,969Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Pres./Regent/Trustee
$652,973Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Provost Thru 6/2020
$411,930Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. Enrollment Management
$394,096Pt VII · Sec A
Head Coach Women's Basketball
$389,410Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin Willard——$1,056,713$2,601,083$2,440,812$2,234,915
Shaheen Holloway$2,220,289$2,132,686$1,665,466———
Catherine a Kiernan Jd—————$2,008,897
Joseph E Nyre PHD$83,941$1,719,479$1,499,371$1,746,407$1,230,117$923,332
Patrick G Lyons MBA$1,191,003$751,746$706,542$775,169$572,969$669,969
Katia Passeriniphd$874,766$478,267$469,458$457,429$220,471—
Mary J Meehan PHD—————$652,973
Alyssa McCloud PHD$555,263$424,639$418,096$407,737$458,200$394,096

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides higher education, conducts academic research, and offers financial aid to students as a Catholic university dedicated to learning and community service.

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3 programs · $406.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Educational

Seton Hall University operates to provide baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees. Day and evening sessions accommodate both commuter and residential students on a part-time and full time basis.

$301.7Mprogram expense
02

Academic Support and Student Services

Academic Support provides support services, such as libraries, academic technology, faculty curriculum development, for its primary missions of instruction, research and public service. Student services provide various services to students, such as counseling, career guidance, financial aid, student records, health services and…

$97.4Mprogram expense
03

Research, Training & Public Services

Enables faculty to explore new areas of education, learning and knowledge and provides non-instructional services to individuals and groups external to the University. The University also offers financial support to students through academic scholarships and work-study programs, which are funded by federal, state and private grants.

$7.8Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 65 grants · $1.2B · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$189,210,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,033,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,186,000
Township of South Orange VillageFY2024$593,000
Township of CliftonFY2024$352,000
Township of NutleyFY2024$282,000
Loras CollegeIA · FY2024$10,000
The Shrine of St JosephMD · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$175,484,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,894,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,064,000
Township of South Orange VillageFY2023$620,000
Township of CliftonFY2023$326,000
Township of NutleyFY2023$279,000
City of Summit NJFY2023$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$456.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14.0M
Money outPt IX
$468.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$406.8M
Managementcol C$53.8M
Fundraisingcol D$8.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$438.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49.4M
Total assetsLn 16$814.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$376.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
65
listed · VII A
PaidVII A27
Voting boardVI 1a42
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$31.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$357K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$14.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.7M
Total revenueLn 12$456.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21.7M
SavingsLn 2$27.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$283.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$328.0M
Other assetsLn 15$108.1M
Total assetsLn 16$814.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$376.5M
Net assetsLn 32$438.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54,305
VolunteersI 6956
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39.8M$49.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$280.8M$283.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$328.2M$328.0M
Total assetsLn 16$701.4M$814.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260.8M$376.5M
Net assetsLn 32$440.7M$438.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$782K$782K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$157.9M$157.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8.1M$3.1M$3.6M$1.4M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$671K$671K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133.5M$112.7M$17.2M$3.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8.0M$6.7M$1.0M$212K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30.4M$24.4M$5.0M$897K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9.3M$7.8M$1.2M$245K
Management feesLn 11a$218K$201K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$2.0M$916K$1.0M
Accounting feesLn 11c$283K$283K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$219K$219K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$5.7M$5.7M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24.9M$21.6M$2.7M$543K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.3M$2.0M$288K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$7.0M$5.7M$945K$405K
Information technologyLn 14$7.9M$924K$6.9M$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11.4M$11.4M
TravelLn 17$7.0M$6.3M$526K$228K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.7M$2.3M$340K$147K
InterestLn 20$7.8M$7.7M$102K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19.6M$18.7M$905K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$2.6M$270K$2.4M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18.3M$14.7M$3.3M$258K
Total functional expensesLn 25$468.7M$406.8M$53.8M$8.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $656.8M$585.4M$71.4M$591.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $563.8M$550.7M$13.1M$552.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $528.4M$513.6M$14.8M$513.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $526.5M$509.1M$17.4M$479.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $473.0M$468.4M$4.6M$505.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $456.5M$468.7M−$12.2M$438.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $456,494,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $43,567,000$45,513,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $385,469,000$391,164,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,813,000$5,802,000
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,972,000$14,015,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,821,000$456,494,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $153,515,000$158,732,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $180,529,000$189,888,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,044,000$120,077,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,088,000$468,697,000
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,267,000−$12,203,000
Part VI · Governance 29 of 42 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body42
VI-1b Independent voting members29
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 $456,494,000 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,457,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$357,000
VIII-1e Government grants$31,369,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,787,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,385,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,513,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $391,164,000$391,164,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$286,000 · Excluded from tax $2,322,000$2,036,000
VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $25,000 · Excluded from tax $177,000$202,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $254,000$254,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,732,000$3,732,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$46,000−$46,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,178,000 · Excluded from tax $1,004,000$9,182,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $403,035,000 · Unrelated business $171,000 · Excluded from tax $7,775,000$456,494,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,697,000 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $782,000$782,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $157,950,000$157,950,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,070,000 · Management $3,643,000 · Fundraising $1,430,000$8,143,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $671,000$671,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,710,000 · Management $17,235,000 · Fundraising $3,550,000$133,495,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,723,000 · Management $1,033,000 · Fundraising $212,000$7,968,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,444,000 · Management $5,018,000 · Fundraising $897,000$30,359,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,816,000 · Management $1,191,000 · Fundraising $245,000$9,252,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $201,000 · Management $17,000$218,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $916,000 · Management $1,037,000$1,953,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $283,000$283,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $219,000$219,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,729,000$5,729,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,623,000 · Management $2,709,000 · Fundraising $543,000$24,875,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,986,000 · Management $288,000 · Fundraising $31,000$2,305,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,698,000 · Management $945,000 · Fundraising $405,000$7,048,000
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $924,000 · Management $6,926,000 · Fundraising $1,000$7,851,000
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,371,000$11,371,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,288,000 · Management $526,000 · Fundraising $228,000$7,042,000
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,260,000 · Management $340,000 · Fundraising $147,000$2,747,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,746,000 · Management $102,000$7,848,000
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,665,000 · Management $905,000 · Fundraising $78,000$19,648,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $270,000 · Management $2,357,000$2,627,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,725,000 · Management $3,330,000 · Fundraising $258,000$18,313,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $406,839,000 · Management $53,833,000 · Fundraising $8,025,000$468,697,000
Part X · Balance sheet $814,560,000 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,860,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,940,000$21,725,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,892,000$27,653,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,930,000$11,095,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,306,000$6,141,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,036,000$18,406,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $328,222,000$327,979,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $94,058,000$92,145,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $186,769,000$191,414,000
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $422,000$108,142,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $701,436,000$814,560,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,962,000$45,605,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,996,000$11,862,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $176,139,000$279,329,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,686,000$39,736,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $260,783,000$376,532,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,341,000$234,337,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $200,312,000$203,691,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $440,653,000$438,028,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $701,436,000$814,560,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $438,028,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$456,494,000
XI-2 Total expenses$468,697,000
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,203,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$440,653,000
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,852,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$274,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$438,028,000

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