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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.
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Where the money goes
84 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
26 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$757,307Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance/Admin & Treasurer
$252,215Pt VII · Sec A
Provost & VP Academic Affairs
$245,082Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing/Communications
$233,955Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enroll/Student Services
$174,654Pt VII · Sec A
Avp Human Resources/Chief Dei Officer
$153,507Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Graduate Studies
$145,707Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$144,306Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant VP, Institutional Assessment
$143,056Pt VII · Sec A
Prof & Faculty Chair, Business
$141,489Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Marketing & Interim Secretary
$96,409Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Asst to President & Secretary
$90,020Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru 7/22)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mary Ellen Caro | $458,583 | $478,394 | $757,307 | $446,524 | $441,000 | $402,595 |
| Elizabeth M Krapp | $191,673 | $224,494 | $252,215 | $198,774 | $193,878 | $186,145 |
| Dr Rita Toliver-Roberts | $205,653 | $223,202 | $245,082 | $189,390 | $194,787 | $186,624 |
| Joseph Guzzardo | $184,801 | $208,557 | $233,955 | $178,172 | $181,169 | $176,943 |
| Brad Hodge | $187,723 | $200,010 | $174,654 | $170,420 | $169,150 | — |
| Janet Eickhoff | — | — | — | — | $147,562 | $180,436 |
| Brad K Hodge | — | — | — | — | — | $167,360 |
| Carrie Robinson | $138,854 | $157,493 | $153,507 | $147,613 | — | — |
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
Offers career-focused degrees for adult learners.
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1 program · $17.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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$17.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
The W W Smith Charitable TrustFY2024$54K
Seachange Capital Partners INCFY2024$50K
The Patricia Kind Family FoundationFY2024$20K
Ascendium Education Solutions INCFY2024$13K
TD Charitable FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$147K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $35.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,802,173
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,533,137
Unitemized GrantFY2024$774,162
Unitemized GrantFY2024$202,961
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,224,646
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,092,924
Unitemized GrantFY2023$817,396
Unitemized GrantFY2023$219,932
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,939,339
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,858,610
Unitemized GrantFY2022$895,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$357,329
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,082,008
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,828,418
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,739,144
Unitemized GrantFY2021$823,660
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,400,072
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,465,646
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$21.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$330K
Owns and owesPt X
$28.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K
Total assetsLn 16$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$225K
Gains on assetsLn 7$666K
Total revenueLn 12$17.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$322K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$324K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.8M
Other assetsLn 15$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$28.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5281
VolunteersI 613
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
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $561K | $324K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $24.5M | $24.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $8.1M | $7.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $35.1M | $38.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.9M | $9.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $31.2M | $28.5M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $5.1M | $5.1M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $436K | $22K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $6.8M | $5.9M | $880K | $36K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $388K | $311K | $61K | $16K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.2M | $885K | $267K | $47K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $560K | $483K | $74K | $3K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $90K | $90K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $143K | $143K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $65K | $65K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $52K | $52K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.1M | $802K | $228K | $59K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $843K | $843K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $177K | $169K | $8K | $87 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $946K | $857K | $61K | $28K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $522K | $473K | $33K | $16K |
| TravelLn 17 | $17K | $16K | $5 | $670 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $24K | $22K | $1K | $100 |
| InterestLn 20 | $231K | $231K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $635K | $575K | $41K | $19K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $177K | $177K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $394K | $69K | $241K | $84K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $21.0M | $17.7M | $3.0M | $330K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $21.0M | $22.5M | −$1.5M | $0 | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $22.0M | $21.7M | $252K | $29.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $17.2M | $21.0M | −$3.8M | $28.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $22.1M | $22.4M | −$336K | $31.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $22.2M | $21.4M | $756K | $37.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $23.1M | $23.8M | −$754K | $31.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,189,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,244,953$4,997,951
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,908,138$10,666,776
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,511,430$1,299,733
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $390,019$224,954
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,054,540$17,189,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,473,230$5,050,478
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,864,226$10,555,799
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,052,966$5,404,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,390,422$21,010,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$335,882−$3,821,239
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $17,189,414 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,632,027
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$365,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,997,951
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,666,776$10,666,776
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $633,395$633,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $666,338$666,338
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $224,954$224,954
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,666,776 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,524,687$17,189,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,010,653 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,050,478$5,050,478
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,123,553 · Management $435,670 · Fundraising $21,523$1,580,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,912,642 · Management $879,613 · Fundraising $35,724$6,827,979
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $310,610 · Management $61,422 · Fundraising $16,002$388,034
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $885,087 · Management $267,171 · Fundraising $47,119$1,199,377
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $482,758 · Management $74,130 · Fundraising $2,775$559,663
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $89,745$89,745
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $142,601$142,601
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $65,000$65,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $51,683$51,683
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $802,182 · Management $228,065 · Fundraising $58,848$1,089,095
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $843,260$843,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $168,624 · Management $8,118 · Fundraising $87$176,829
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $857,345 · Management $60,563 · Fundraising $28,388$946,296
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $473,314 · Management $33,435 · Fundraising $15,672$522,421
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,920 · Management $5 · Fundraising $670$16,595
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,400 · Management $1,278 · Fundraising $100$23,778
IX-20 InterestManagement $230,903$230,903
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $574,964 · Management $40,616 · Fundraising $19,039$634,619
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $177,360$177,360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,475 · Management $241,005 · Fundraising $83,711$394,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,657,612 · Management $3,023,383 · Fundraising $329,658$21,010,653
Part X · Balance sheet $38,047,512 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $555,925$322,308
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,622$2,071
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $802,111$537,696
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $675,145$776,327
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $376,671$462,205
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,131,845$7,753,135
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,489,021$24,786,058
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $59,416$61,860
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,345,852
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,094,756$38,047,512
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,033,094$745,750
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $170,815$173,551
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $250,000$3,500,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,824,003
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,933,006$9,579,068
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,489,205$24,848,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,672,545$3,619,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,161,750$28,468,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,094,756$38,047,512
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,468,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,189,414
XI-2 Total expenses$21,010,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,821,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,161,750
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,127,933
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,468,444
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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