Xavier University FY2020 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1842Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 31-0537516

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Xavier is a jesuit catholic University rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. We create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional programs integrated with co-curricular engagement. In an environment of open and free inquiry, we prepare students for a world that is increasingly diverse, complex and interdependent. Driven by our commitment to the common good and to the education of the whole person, the Xavier community challenges and supports students as they cultivate lives of reflection, compassion and informed action.

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91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24.7M a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5.0M
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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $478K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$260.8M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 37 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 37 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308.2M
Spent
$293.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$421.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$308.2M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308.2M
FY2021$321.9M
FY2022$321.0M
FY2023$332.2M
FY2024$410.6M
FY2024$347.4M
Expenses
$293.0M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$293.0M
FY2021$301.9M
FY2022$306.2M
FY2023$327.7M
FY2024$341.9M
FY2024$346.1M
Net assets
$421.4M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$421.4M
FY2021$505.4M
FY2022$465.7M
FY2023$490.1M
FY2024$586.4M
FY2024$603.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1974.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $268.0M Management & general 7% · $20.2M Fundraising 2% · $4.8M

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

54 people listed on the 990; $5.0M 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
$1,628,198Pt VII · Sec A
VP Admin & Director of Athletics
$409,413Pt VII · Sec A
VP for University Relations
$338,721Pt VII · Sec A
Provost/Chief Academic Officer
$305,468Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel and Secretary
$294,564Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Financial Admin and Cbo
$275,674Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Coach-Men's Basketball
$273,356Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Coach-Men's Basketball
$269,824Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Miller’s $3.1M as Head Coach, Men's Basketball is at the 94th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean Miller$3,143,725$3,036,829$2,080,526———
Travis a Steele$670,588$670,588$955,359$1,833,838$1,597,839—
Travis Steele—————$1,628,198
Dr Colleen M Hanycz$573,750$570,417$558,413———
Gregory a Christopher$530,564$463,905$453,863$443,385$419,109$409,413
Steven Halm$469,744—————
Adam Cohen$404,836$421,990————
Gary R Massa$399,517$393,688$380,021$380,553$358,926$338,721

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides a Jesuit Catholic liberal arts education, preparing students intellectually, morally, and spiritually through rigorous academic programs and comprehensive support services.

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3 programs · $268.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Xavier University is a private, coeducational university that educates students in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Xavier's three colleges offer 90 undergraduate majors, 60 minors and 30 graduate programs to 6,993 students, including 5,047 undergraduates.

$134.0Mprogram expense
02

Xavier University offers student services which contribute to the student's emotional and physical well being as well as intellectual, cultural and social development outside the context of formal instruction.

$112.6Mprogram expense
03

Academic support includes the operation of the Library, the Conaton Learning Commons and Division of Information Resources. In addition to the resources in the library collections, the facilities provide study, lounge, conference, instruction space, technologies, and services to help students master essential skills and gain a…

$21.4Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $668.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$119,305,450
EquasionOH · FY2024$6,700
Unitemized GrantFY2023$123,360,186
Cris Collinsworth Proscan FundOH · FY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$115,035,290
Venue Lifestyle & Event Guide INCFY2022$5,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$108,970,111
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.8M
Money outPt IX
$293.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$268.0M
Managementcol C$20.2M
Fundraisingcol D$4.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$421.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63.8M
Total assetsLn 16$682.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
54
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a37
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.7M
Total revenueLn 12$308.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14.7M
SavingsLn 2$49.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$294.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$268.3M
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$682.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260.8M
Net assetsLn 32$421.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,915
VolunteersI 6479
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33.4M$63.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$341.5M$294.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267.7M$268.3M
Total assetsLn 16$696.2M$682.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$254.3M$260.8M
Net assetsLn 32$442.0M$421.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$298K$298K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$94.8M$94.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.5M$2.3M$167K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82.7M$74.5M$5.5M$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5.2M$4.7M$349K$165K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12.8M$11.6M$857K$406K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.9M$5.3M$396K$188K
Legal feesLn 11b$324K$81K$243K
Accounting feesLn 11c$296K$74K$222K
Investment management feesLn 11f$691K$173K$518K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.1M$4.6M$305K$153K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$876K$690K$126K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$9.9M$9.4M$317K$152K
Information technologyLn 14$645K$645K
OccupancyLn 16$2.8M$2.6M$118K$59K
TravelLn 17$4.8M$4.7M$80K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.5M$2.2M$193K$91K
InterestLn 20$8.2M$6.1M$2.0M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16.3M$12.2M$4.1M
InsuranceLn 23$1.7M$1.5M$88K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19.1M$15.2M$3.6M$264K
All other expensesLn 24e$15.5M$14.1M$932K$466K
Total functional expensesLn 25$293.0M$268.0M$20.2M$4.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $410.6M$341.9M$68.7M$586.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $332.2M$327.7M$4.5M$490.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $321.0M$306.2M$14.9M$465.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $321.9M$301.9M$19.9M$505.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $308.2M$293.0M$15.2M$421.4M 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $308,233,290 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $46,892 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,275
VIII-1e Government grants$3,512,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,853,651
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,482,224
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,377,437
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $269,953,968 · Unrelated business $1,088,448$271,042,416
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $48,459 · Excluded from tax $5,977,473$6,025,932
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,735,663$2,735,663
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,950$4,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,953,968 · Unrelated business $1,136,907 · Excluded from tax $8,764,978$308,233,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $293,006,457 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $298,498$298,498
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $94,833,951$94,833,951
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,253,736 · Management $166,982 · Fundraising $79,017$2,499,735
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,524,375 · Management $5,521,610 · Fundraising $2,612,846$82,658,831
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,704,519 · Management $348,564 · Fundraising $164,942$5,218,025
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,571,486 · Management $857,347 · Fundraising $405,700$12,834,533
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,348,996 · Management $396,314 · Fundraising $187,537$5,932,847
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $80,931 · Management $242,792$323,723
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $73,879 · Management $221,636$295,515
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $172,728 · Management $518,185$690,913
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,628,828 · Management $305,197 · Fundraising $152,599$5,086,624
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $689,567 · Management $126,361 · Fundraising $59,670$875,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,445,794 · Management $317,387 · Fundraising $151,992$9,915,173
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $645,295$645,295
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,631,366 · Management $118,296 · Fundraising $58,806$2,808,468
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,728,669 · Management $79,750 · Fundraising $37,712$4,846,131
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,169,766 · Management $192,912 · Fundraising $91,139$2,453,817
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,140,039 · Management $2,046,680$8,186,719
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,217,561 · Management $4,072,520$16,290,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,525,711 · Management $87,725 · Fundraising $43,855$1,657,291
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,237,062 · Management $3,632,604 · Fundraising $263,662$19,133,328
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,122,800 · Management $932,374 · Fundraising $466,187$15,521,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,045,557 · Management $20,185,236 · Fundraising $4,775,664$293,006,457
Part X · Balance sheet $682,170,280 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,637,233; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,784,745$14,676,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,572,975$49,149,075
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,243,895$42,265,008
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,266,652$3,602,126
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,616,889$5,890,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $267,679,237$268,285,704
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $341,520,939$294,559,901
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $463,434$2,104,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $696,216,486$682,170,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,709,344$29,838,551
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,832,214$12,055,878
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $196,682,305$190,081,666
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,032,539$28,834,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $254,256,402$260,810,344
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $204,777,577$179,929,636
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $237,182,507$241,430,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $441,960,084$421,359,936
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $696,216,486$682,170,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $421,359,936 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,233,290
XI-2 Total expenses$293,006,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,226,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$441,960,084
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,669,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$29,156,993
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$421,359,936

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