Robert Morris University: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 25-1120678)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$177.9M
FY2021	$165.1M
FY2022	$167.6M
FY2023	$155.7M
FY2024	$168.4M
FY2025	$175.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$169.1M
FY2021	$164.5M
FY2022	$165.8M
FY2023	$165.5M
FY2024	$177.6M
FY2025	$181.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$149.2M
FY2021	$158.6M
FY2022	$154.1M
FY2023	$143.5M
FY2024	$138.8M
FY2025	$133.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1940.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $175.5M Management & general 2% · $3.1M Fundraising 2% · $3.3M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $4.5M 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

Michelle Patrick

President

$588,486Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew S Toole

Head Basketball Coach (men)

$424,274Pt VII · Sec A

Derya a Jacobs

SR VP Corp Relations, Strategic Initiatives

$300,434Pt VII · Sec A

Renee T Cavalovitch

VP and General Counsel

$291,698Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Zimmer

Provost & VP of Academic Affairs

$284,101Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher King

VP & Director of Athletics

$260,777Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Kurp

Chief Academic Outreach & Impact Officer

$248,960Pt VII · Sec A

Keith Roeper

VP, Business Affairs & Treasurer

$238,187Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Michelle Patrick	$588,486	$589,524	$477,442	$242,978	$238,301	$235,852
Christopher B Howard	—	—	—	—	$462,984	$476,771
Christopher V Howard	—	—	—	$471,672	—	—
Andrew S Toole	$424,274	$408,170	$404,741	$406,666	$445,638	$398,128
Renee T Cavalovitch	$291,698	$289,670	$369,719	$279,503	$276,527	$288,619
Kevin Hearn	—	$367,785	$254,459	$210,084	—	—
Derya a Jacobs	$300,434	$298,392	$297,389	$286,980	$283,145	$294,728
Derek Schooley	—	—	—	$291,877	—	—

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

Programs and updates

Educates students through academic programs and comprehensive support services, including financial aid, enrollment, and wellness.

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3 programs · $118.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Scholarships and fellowships

$58.2Mprogram expense

02

Instruction expenses-direct costs of all activities that are part of the university's instruction programs from academic departments.

$35.1Mprogram expense

03

Student services-include expenses for the offices of financial aid, enrollment management, registrar, athletics and those activities whose primary purpose is to contribute to the student's emotional and physical well being.

$25.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$20K

Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

Grants paid · 20 grants · $293.9M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$55,411,249

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,747,389

Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,758,356

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,089,791

Negro Educational Emergency Drive NeedPA · FY2023$44,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$42,774,887

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,400,277

Negro Educational Emergency Drive NeedPA · FY2022$43,400

Unitemized GrantFY2021$42,586,016

Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,840,864

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,229,447

Negro Educational Emergency Drive NeedPA · FY2021$43,400

Unitemized GrantFY2020$43,771,722

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,412,702

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,032,008

Negro Educational Emergency Drive NeedPA · FY2020$43,400

Unitemized GrantFY2019$44,750,954

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$175.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$153.6M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.8M

Money outPt IX

$181.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$175.5M

Managementcol C$3.1M

Fundraisingcol D$3.3M

Owns and owesPt X

$133.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.1M

Total assetsLn 16$247.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$113.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

30

listed · VII A

PaidVII A17

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$153.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$4.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M

Gains on assetsLn 7$567K

Total revenueLn 12$175.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$593K

SavingsLn 2$12.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$52.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153.9M

Other assetsLn 15$16.5M

Total assetsLn 16$247.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$113.2M

Net assetsLn 32$133.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51,468

VolunteersI 639

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$16.6M	$13.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$49.4M	$52.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$162.4M	$153.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$257.3M	$247.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$118.5M	$113.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$138.8M	$133.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$58.2M	$58.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$3.9M	$3.0M	$814K	$62K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$118K	$111K	$4K	$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$45.2M	$42.4M	$1.6M	$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2.5M	$2.3M	$86K	$65K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9.2M	$8.7M	$325K	$245K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3.5M	$3.3M	$124K	$94K
Legal feesLn 11b	$223K	$217K	$267	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$209K	$203K	$251	$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$77K		$77K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$26.7M	$26.0M	$32K	$722K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$602K	$585K	$722	$16K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.4M	$1.4M	$2K	$38K
Information technologyLn 14	$3.7M	$3.6M	$4K	$101K
OccupancyLn 16	$3.2M	$3.1M	$4K	$86K
TravelLn 17	$3.2M	$3.1M	$4K	$86K
InterestLn 20	$4.4M	$4.2M	$5K	$117K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$10.9M	$10.6M	$13K	$295K
InsuranceLn 23	$1.6M	$1.5M	$2K	$43K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.0M	$2.0M	$2K	$56K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.0M	$976K	$1K	$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$181.9M	$175.5M	$3.1M	$3.3M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$175.4M	$181.9M	−$6.5M	$133.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$168.4M	$177.6M	−$9.1M	$138.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$155.7M	$165.5M	−$9.8M	$143.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$167.6M	$165.8M	$1.8M	$154.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$165.1M	$164.5M	$615K	$158.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$177.9M	$169.1M	$8.8M	$149.2M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $175,380,272 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,939,540$15,898,611

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $151,645,729$153,623,145

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,417,351$4,828,894

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $432,080$1,029,622

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $168,434,700$175,380,272

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $52,021,263$58,198,638

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $62,564,183$64,430,597

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,996,743$59,267,980

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,582,189$181,897,215

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,147,489−$6,516,943

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 $175,380,272 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,772,525 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,305

VIII-1e Government grants$3,322,691

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,515,615

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,759

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,898,611

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $145,629,067 · Unrelated business $6,221,553$151,850,620

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,547 · Excluded from tax $4,260,273$4,261,820

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $567,074$567,074

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,364−$17,364

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,046,986$1,046,986

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,369,622 · Unrelated business $6,255,070 · Excluded from tax $5,856,969$175,380,272

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,897,215 across 21 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $58,198,638$58,198,638

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,999,221 · Management $813,742 · Fundraising $61,999$3,874,962

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $110,993 · Management $4,152 · Fundraising $3,134$118,279

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,412,756 · Management $1,586,410 · Fundraising $1,197,718$45,196,884

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,301,800 · Management $86,097 · Fundraising $65,002$2,452,899

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,676,525 · Management $324,538 · Fundraising $245,021$9,246,084

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,323,332 · Management $124,308 · Fundraising $93,849$3,541,489

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $216,616 · Management $267 · Fundraising $6,018$222,901

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $203,008 · Management $251 · Fundraising $5,640$208,899

IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $77,100$77,100

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,974,942 · Management $32,074 · Fundraising $721,675$26,728,691

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $584,683 · Management $722 · Fundraising $16,245$601,650

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,379,407 · Management $1,703 · Fundraising $38,325$1,419,435

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,637,928 · Management $4,492 · Fundraising $101,074$3,743,494

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,085,723 · Management $3,810 · Fundraising $85,732$3,175,265

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,100,539 · Management $3,829 · Fundraising $86,144$3,190,512

IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,228,590 · Management $5,222 · Fundraising $117,485$4,351,297

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,618,945 · Management $13,113 · Fundraising $295,031$10,927,089

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,546,096 · Management $1,909 · Fundraising $42,956$1,590,961

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,968,263 · Management $2,485 · Fundraising $55,907$2,026,655

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $975,828 · Management $1,202 · Fundraising $27,001$1,004,031

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,543,833 · Management $3,087,426 · Fundraising $3,265,956$181,897,215

Part X · Balance sheet $247,112,473 assets, 20 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $710,177; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,053$593,089

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,203,929$12,503,416

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,764,531$5,086,679

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,453,864$3,542,682

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $329,669$418,356

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,201,485$1,199,831

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $162,375,861$153,876,317

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $32,427,973$34,911,160

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $16,925,566$17,800,146

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,504,429$16,470,620

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $257,286,537$247,112,473

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,814,162$18,258,041

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,067,376$4,843,696

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $45,114,546$43,435,283

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $761,117$696,669

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,496,288$113,240,485

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $88,823,171$82,181,222

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,967,078$51,690,766

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,790,249$133,871,988

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,286,537$247,112,473

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,871,988 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$175,380,272

XI-2 Total expenses$181,897,215

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,516,943

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,790,249

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,598,682

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,871,988

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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