John Carroll University FY2023 filing

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As one of 27 jesuit catholic universities in the USA, John Carroll university's mission is to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.4M 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $233K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.4M
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
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $218.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$198.3M
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
48
of 50 voting members
Looks good: 48 of 50 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$162.3M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$169.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$386.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$162.3M
FY2023▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$162.6M
FY2021$169.0M
FY2022$177.8M
FY2023$162.3M
FY2024$171.1M
FY2025$188.0M
Expenses
$169.3M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$170.3M
FY2021$167.1M
FY2022$173.1M
FY2023$169.3M
FY2024$170.9M
FY2025$178.7M
Net assets
$386.0M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$358.4M
FY2021$422.2M
FY2022$396.1M
FY2023$386.0M
FY2024$403.3M
FY2025$421.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · 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 Feb 1935.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $159.3M Management & general 4% · $7.0M Fundraising 2% · $2.9M

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; $3.4M 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
$444,376Pt VII · Sec A
President (end 05/21)
$344,861Pt VII · Sec A
Provost and Avp
$284,175Pt VII · Sec A
$249,176Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$244,963Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$208,240Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Arts and Science
$201,317Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment (end 12/22)
$197,767Pt VII · Sec A

Alan Miciak’s $444K as President is at the 30th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Johnson——$344,861$369,005$521,354$614,754
Alan Miciak$444,376$444,376$444,376$487,043—$267,164
Richard Daly$181,047$321,900————
Steven Herbert—$293,584$284,175$303,241$270,204—
Melissa Cole$284,803$265,941————
Bonnie Gunzenhauser$277,417$232,169$201,317$217,035——
Doreen Riley——$93,840$276,740$234,081$249,246
Elad Granot$232,022$270,196$150,046———

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

Provides Jesuit Catholic higher education that inspires students to excel in learning, leadership, and service.

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1 program · $159.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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From its modest origin in 1886 as saint ignatius college on cleveland's near west side, john carroll today is widely recognized as a transformative university that excels in undergraduate and post-graduate education, attracting students from 37 states and 20 countries.

$159.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $418.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$66,351,359
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,720,422
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,858,723
Unitemized GrantFY2021$72,012,488
Unitemized GrantFY2020$73,136,079
St Martin De Porres SchoolSC · FY2020$6,454
Individual RecipientFY2020$6,000
Fatima Family CenterOH · FY2020$5,055
Unitemized GrantFY2019$75,501,619
St Martin De Porres SchoolSC · FY2019$24,411

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending May 2026 · $22.7M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$17.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$3.3M
Federal Perkins Loan Program_federal Capital ContributionsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$722K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$563K
Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)National Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$387K

Plus 9 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending May 2025 · $24.5M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$18.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$3.4M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$999K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$513K
S-Stem Education ProgramNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.076 · Direct$505K

Plus 12 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending May 2024 · $23.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$16.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.6M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.3M
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$616K
Health Professional Affinity CommunityAmeriCorps · ALN 94.006 · Through Serve Ohio$472K

Plus 10 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending May 2023 · $23.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$16.8M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$2.3M
Federal Perkins LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$1.8M
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$561K
Health Professional Affinity CmmunityAmeriCorps · ALN 94.006 · Through Serve Ohio$429K

Plus 8 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$162.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.4M
Money outPt IX
$169.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$159.3M
Managementcol C$7.0M
Fundraisingcol D$2.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$386.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130.8M
Total assetsLn 16$584.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
65
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a50
IndependentVI 1b48
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$506K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$137.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$7.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$813K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.1M
Total revenueLn 12$162.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$130.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130.8M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$114K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.5M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$1.2M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$226.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$218.6M
Other assetsLn 15$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$584.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198.3M
Net assetsLn 32$386.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,018
VolunteersI 6635
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$177.6M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I3
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$161.4M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$506K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$1.5M
Share of the $262.6M endowmentSch D 1g0.57%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$262.6M$271.2M$289.4M$228.7M$223.5M
Given inLn 1b$3.0M$10.1M$3.4M$4.4M$5.8M
SpentLn 1d–1f$12.4M$11.2M$11.0M$10.9M$11.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165.3M$130.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$224.7M$218.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$197.1M$226.8M
Total assetsLn 16$596.8M$584.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200.7M$198.3M
Net assetsLn 32$396.1M$386.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$66.9M$66.9M
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$2.3M$1.8M$263K$203K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$380K$380K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34.9M$31.5M$2.3M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.2M$2.0M$150K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10.5M$8.7M$1.2M$662K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.7M$2.4M$186K$100K
Management feesLn 11a$331K$322K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$235K$235K
Accounting feesLn 11c$131K$131K$500
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1.5M$1.5M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.7M$4.5M$147K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.0M$1.0M$714$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3.8M$3.6M$42K$145K
Information technologyLn 14$2.4M$2.3M$92K$93K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6.9M$6.9M$5K$11K
TravelLn 17$2.6M$2.5M$49K$73K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.3M$1.9M$212K$240K
InterestLn 20$2.5M$2.5M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10.2M$10.2M
InsuranceLn 23$994K$990K$4K$39
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.8M$9.1M$507K$115K
Total functional expensesLn 25$169.3M$159.3M$7.0M$2.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 3, 2026 $188.0M$178.7M$9.3M$421.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2025 $171.1M$170.9M$200K$403.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2024 $162.3M$169.3M−$7.1M$386.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2023 $177.8M$173.1M$4.7M$396.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2022 $169.0M$167.1M$1.9M$422.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 6, 2021 $162.6M$170.3M−$7.6M$358.4M 990 PDF

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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $162,256,083 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,886,846$16,933,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $141,813,440$137,138,601
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,988,158$7,370,302
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,109,226$813,416
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $177,797,670$162,256,083
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $72,056,300$66,858,723
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,836,151$53,017,150
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,172,273$49,451,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,064,724$169,327,281
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,732,946−$7,071,198
Part VI · Governance 48 of 50 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body50
VI-1b Independent voting members48
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 $162,256,083 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,568 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,817,711
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,116,053
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$505,581
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,933,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $137,138,601$137,138,601
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,262,778$3,262,778
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $103,428$103,428
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $683,233$683,233
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,107,524$4,107,524
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $30,323$30,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,138,601 · Unrelated business $26,755 · Excluded from tax $8,156,963$162,256,083
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,327,281 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $66,858,723$66,858,723
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 $1,796,245 · Management $263,230 · Fundraising $203,192$2,262,667
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $379,992$379,992
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,458,008 · Management $2,311,358 · Fundraising $1,173,505$34,942,871
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,965,498 · Management $150,452 · Fundraising $80,451$2,196,401
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,671,263 · Management $1,182,281 · Fundraising $661,541$10,515,085
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,434,172 · Management $186,328 · Fundraising $99,634$2,720,134
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $322,174 · Management $8,650$330,824
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $235,457$235,457
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $130,621 · Fundraising $500$131,121
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,505,776$1,505,776
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,479,496 · Management $146,836 · Fundraising $49,359$4,675,691
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,027,375 · Management $714 · Fundraising $1,463$1,029,552
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,603,280 · Management $42,350 · Fundraising $144,875$3,790,505
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,263,808 · Management $91,847 · Fundraising $92,578$2,448,233
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,857,986 · Management $4,532 · Fundraising $11,358$6,873,876
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,462,926 · Management $49,484 · Fundraising $72,793$2,585,203
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,862,044 · Management $212,086 · Fundraising $240,364$2,314,494
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,531,161$2,531,161
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,245,221$10,245,221
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $990,027 · Management $4,246 · Fundraising $39$994,312
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,137,247 · Management $507,398 · Fundraising $115,337$9,759,982
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,346,646 · Management $7,033,646 · Fundraising $2,946,989$169,327,281
Part X · Balance sheet $584,327,156 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,484$48,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $165,210,985$130,730,977
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$113,989
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,386,936$1,457,309
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $1,588,885$1,206,413
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,628,970$1,567,904
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $197,083,846$226,779,851
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $133,784,035$126,797,813
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $90,965,120$91,824,968
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,127,058$3,798,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $596,841,319$584,327,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,930,173$14,959,343
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,079,100$1,860,837
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $178,827,777$177,608,752
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,864,991$3,892,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,702,041$198,320,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,199,553$174,157,773
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $214,939,725$211,848,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $396,139,278$386,006,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $596,841,319$584,327,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $386,006,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$162,256,083
XI-2 Total expenses$169,327,281
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,071,198
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$396,139,278
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,547,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,485,185
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$386,006,168

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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