Depaul University EIN 36-2167048

Depaul University

EIN  36-2167048 Higher education institution Chicago, IL Founded 1898
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Verified accurate 7/3/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Provides higher education, student support services, career counseling, and spiritual development rooted in Catholic and Vincentian values.
Leadership
Mr Chris Holtmann · Men's Head Basketball Coach · $1.2M
Money in and out
$966.9M revenue, $943.6M expenses
Bottom line
+2% operating surplus

Provides higher education, student support services, career counseling, and spiritual development rooted in Catholic and Vincentian values. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $966.9M in revenue, $943.6M in expenses, and $1.6B in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2024
Total revenue
$966.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$943.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $23.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Operating surplus
+2%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +25% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
39%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Program spending
88%
of expenses reach program services▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$966.9M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$943.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
Total assets
$2.0B
FY2024▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$418.9M
FY2024▲ +3%
Total revenue
$966.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$943.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6B
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$23.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.0B
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 342
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 440
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $693.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Student and Other Financial Aid

This category includes expenditures for all forms of institutional aid and accounted for approximately 37% of total university expenses, making it second only to salaries and benefits as the largest expenditure category in terms of both percentage and dollars.

$353.0Mprogram expense
02

Instruction

Fall enrollment for the 2024/25 academic year totaled 20,637, making depaul the nation's largest catholic university for the twentieth consecutive year. The above total included 14,338 undergraduate students and 6,299 graduate and professional students.

$266.7Mprogram expense
03

Student Services

This category consists of student related expenditures other than those related to instruction, include graduation and advertising expenses. Expenses related to offices that support the university's students, such as the university's enrollment management office, university ministry, career center, student affairs, financial aid office…

$73.4Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDepaul University
EINHdr · item D36-2167048
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.depaul.edu
Year of formationHdr · item L1898
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFColleges & Universities (B430)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1952

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a42
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b40
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Men's Head Basketball Coach
$1,223,672Pt VII · Sec A
President & Trustee
$1,037,582Pt VII · Sec A
Head Basketball Coach(thru 01/22/24)
$1,022,667Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP for Adv. & Ext. Relations
$614,791Pt VII · Sec A
Athletics Director
$594,789Pt VII · Sec A
$547,853Pt VII · Sec A
Women's Head Basketball Coach
$535,531Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP
$493,275Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Chris Holtmann’s $1.2M as Men's Head Basketball Coach is at the 80th 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
Mr Anthony Stubblefield$1,528,232$1,534,409$1,140,993
Mr Dave Leitao$1,468,687$1,366,430
Mr Chris Holtmann$1,223,672
Ms Jean Lenti-Ponsetto$1,112,986$437,940
Dr Robert Manuel$1,037,582$1,037,912
A Gabriel Esteban PHD$467,168$1,033,057$937,621$926,565$966,420
Mr Anthony Stubblefield -Men's$1,022,667
Mr Mark Frigo$851,394

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$833.0M · 86%
Contributions & grants$72.2M · 7%
Investment income$55.9M · 6%
Other revenue$5.9M · 1%
Program service revenue86%$833.0M
Contributions & grants7%$72.2M
Investment income6%$55.9M
Other revenue1%$5.9M
— government grantsLn 1e$13.1M
Total revenueLn 12$966.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.02
Program services88%$831.9M
Management & general10%$93.6M
Fundraising2%$18.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$943.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$20.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
Total liabilitiesLn 26$418.9M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6B
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2B · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $943.6M · Less non-cash grants $3.3M · Cash operating expenses/yr $940.3M
15.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $831.9M · Total expenses $943.6M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $93.6M · Total expenses $943.6M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18.1M · Total expenses $943.6M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17.1M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $41.0M
$0.42 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $72.2M · Total revenue $966.9M
7%
Government reliance
Government grants $13.1M · Total revenue $966.9M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $833.0M · Total revenue $966.9M
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $55.9M · Total revenue $966.9M
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $833.0M · Total expenses $943.6M
88%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $966.9M · Prior year $918.1M
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $903.3M · FY2024 $966.9M
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6B · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $966.9M · Expenses $943.6M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.0B
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6B · Total assets $2.0B
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $762.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $444.0M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.0B
59%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mr Chris Holtmann · Reported title MEN'S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH · Highest reported compensation $1.2M · Total expenses $943.6M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $371.5M · Total expenses $943.6M
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 25%
Revenue growth 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 187 grants · $1.9B · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$336,996,068
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,425,537
St Vincent De Paul ChurchIL · FY2024$274,233
Chicago Public SchoolsFY2024$251,200
Loyola University of ChicagoIL · FY2024$206,133
Sri InternationalCA · FY2024$172,901
Rush University Medical CenterIL · FY2024$159,779
Bayesics LLCFY2024$116,633
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA · FY2024$97,508
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2024$90,535
Sinai Health SystemIL · FY2024$47,106
Penn State UniversityFY2024$44,582
Learning PartnershipFY2024$36,246
See all 187 grants →

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$918.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$848.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$889.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$868.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$903.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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