Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1934.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
37 people listed on the 990; $3.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Ajay Nair’s $521K as President is at the 42nd 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Nair | $521,390 | $538,139 | $486,737 | $448,303 | $406,034 | $444,262 |
| Joan Singleton | $317,221 | $310,436 | $310,888 | $248,909 | $221,288 | $62,622 |
| Jeffrey Rutenbeck | $294,329 | $302,578 | $295,083 | $287,463 | $280,487 | $123,329 |
| Brigette Bryant | $268,174 | $269,827 | $263,053 | $260,273 | $250,506 | $151,249 |
| John Hoffman | — | — | — | — | — | $264,928 |
| Margaret Callahan | $255,251 | $256,965 | $250,674 | $209,133 | $187,776 | $221,437 |
| Rashmi Radhakrishnan | $254,371 | $204,145 | $194,640 | $192,771 | $178,919 | $68,381 |
| Peter Campbell | — | — | — | — | $226,966 | — |
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.
See Arcadia University executive salaries →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
Provides a global, integrative, and personal higher education experience that prepares undergraduate and graduate students for scholarship, service, and professional careers.
Questions for Arcadia University
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Arcadia university offers a high-quality liberal arts education. Students choose from over 65 major fields of study in the sciences, health sciences, education, arts and humanities, and business earning their bachelor's, master's, professional certificates, and doctoral degrees.
Arcadians are driven to seek, experience, and understand broad and varied perspectives, preparing them to thrive in an interconnected world. Arcadia university is distinct in that our undergraduate and graduate students engage in real-world learning opportunities, including internships, evidence-based research, service learning…
We believe that living in close proximity to people from different backgrounds is a critically important way for students to learn important life skills, and we treat residential life as an important opportunity for learning. Our desire is to ensure that students' living arrangements support and enhance their educational work and goals.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 12 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 11 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 3 findings: a weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
Plus 13 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $66.1M | $67.8M | $84.5M | $97.2M | $79.3M |
| Given inLn 1b | $1.0M | $1.5M | $934K | $820K | $10.3M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $9.3M | $14.0M | $6.8M | $6.1M | $3.5M |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $28.4M | $33.7M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $68.7M | $67.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $124.1M | $127.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $238.0M | $242.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $97.2M | $102.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $140.8M | $140.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $43.8M | $43.8M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $1.7M | $1.7M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $2.9M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $362K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $42.3M | $31.9M | $9.9M | $501K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2.3M | $1.5M | $717K | $26K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $6.4M | $4.3M | $1.9M | $215K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3.5M | $2.6M | $849K | $66K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $248K | $248K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $337K | $337K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $100K | $100K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $12.6M | $7.9M | $4.5M | $262K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $257K | $234K | $23K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $130K | $115K | $14K | $1K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2.1M | $530K | $1.5M | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4.1M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $6K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $512K | $21K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $297K | $230K | $65K | $2K |
| InterestLn 20 | $2.9M | $2.4M | $533K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $5.7M | $4.6M | $1.1M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2.0M | $52K | $1.9M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $33.7M | $32.8M | $919K | $32K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $767K | $255K | $510K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $170.5M | $141.0M | $27.9M | $1.5M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 14, 2026 | $187.6M | $191.5M | −$3.9M | $139.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 14, 2025 | $164.4M | $170.5M | −$6.1M | $140.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2024 | $155.4M | $161.5M | −$6.2M | $140.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $152.4M | $150.5M | $1.9M | $152.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2022 | $121.1M | $137.3M | −$16.1M | $160.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2021 | $173.3M | $165.2M | $8.1M | $153.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $164,420,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,420,000 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,487,000 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $242,566,000 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $140,116,000 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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