Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1975.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
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
36 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$546,091Pt VII · Sec A
Provost
$301,047Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategy Officer
$275,764Pt VII · Sec A
VP for University Advancement
$240,245Pt VII · Sec A
Former CFO, St. Augustine College - Left 10/24
$234,523Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President/CFO/COO - Left 11/24
$230,840Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, College of Business
$204,359Pt VII · Sec A
Professor, Business Analytics
$204,261Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, College of Aviation, Science and Technology
$201,715Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$197,516Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$46,169Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Dr David Livingston’s $546K as President is at the 45th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr David Livingston | $546,091 | $544,501 | $537,816 | $504,631 | $426,279 | $452,001 |
| Dr Christopher Sindt | $301,047 | $286,416 | $292,325 | $277,717 | $260,431 | $273,635 |
| Stephany Schlachterleft 619 | — | — | — | — | — | $280,536 |
| Raymond Kennelly | $275,764 | $261,510 | $266,541 | $253,310 | $234,700 | $246,100 |
| Bonnie Bondavallileft 620 | — | — | — | — | $253,001 | — |
| Teresa Krejci | $230,840 | $245,188 | $236,959 | $225,276 | $188,305 | $135,837 |
| Carolyn Head Left 120 | — | — | — | — | — | $241,351 |
| Colleen Ahearn | $240,245 | $232,841 | $213,604 | — | — | — |
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.
See Lewis University executive salaries →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 diverse students post-secondary education and training, guided by Catholic and Lasallian heritage.
Questions for Lewis University
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1 program · $192.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01
The University provides post secondary education and training to students. Program service costs include instructors, salaries, residence hall and related operational expenditures. Approximately 7,800 students attended during this period.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-2167773) · Dispute this line$192.1Mprogram 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
Cabaa Educational FoundationFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $364.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,454,278
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,376,464
Unitemized GrantFY2023$58,834,921
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,744,505
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,991,527
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,690,304
Unitemized GrantFY2021$53,155,313
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,458,361
Unitemized GrantFY2020$55,197,878
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,008,083
Unitemized GrantFY2019$48,212,721
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,699,517
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $46.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$29.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$11.0M
Congressionally-Identified ProjectsDepartment of Commerce · ALN 11.617 · Direct$950K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$595K
Nursing Workforce DiversityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.178 · Direct$541K
Plus 15 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 2 findings.
Year ending Jun 2024 · $38.3M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$27.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$7.4M
Nursing Workforce DiversityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.178 · Direct$514K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$483K
Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.732 · Direct$465K
Plus 14 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2023 · $38.4M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$28.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$6.4M
Nursing Workforce DiversityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.178 · Direct$526K
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$439K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$437K
Plus 15 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending Jun 2022 · $50.6M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$32.4M
Covid-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund - StudentsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$9.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$6.1M
Nursing Workforce DiversityDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.178 · Direct$485K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$404K
Plus 12 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Money outPt IX
$227.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$192.1M
Managementcol C$32.9M
Fundraisingcol D$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$239.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.2M
Total assetsLn 16$335.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$19.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$240K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$216K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$3.8M
Total revenueLn 12$237.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$9.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.2M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.4M
Accounts receivableLn 4$22.3M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$130.1M
Other assetsLn 15$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$335.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96.2M
Net assetsLn 32$239.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,267
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$71.6M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I4
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$99.2M
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$240K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$11K
Share of the $127.5M endowmentSch D 1gunder 0.01%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $127.5M | $119.3M | $112.3M | $100.8M | $105.7M |
| AddedLn 1b | $653K | $60K | $1.0M | $2.2M | $1.5M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $3.7M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.5M | $2.0M |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $15.8M | $9.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $115.4M | $130.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $161.4M | $165.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $325.6M | $335.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $103.4M | $96.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $222.2M | $239.2M |
Business incomeForm 990-T, Part I
| Line | FY25 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross | $1K | $960 |
| Net | $1K | $960 |
| Tax | $0 | $0 |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $68.8M | $68.8M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $154K | $27K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $73.4M | $58.1M | $14.0M | $1.2M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4.9M | $4.0M | $822K | $125K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $14.3M | $11.5M | $2.4M | $366K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4.7M | $3.8M | $789K | $120K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $564K | $0 | $564K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $460K | $0 | $460K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $11K | $0 | $11K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $14.4M | $12.4M | $1.5M | $457K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4.4M | $4.1M | $286K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5.4M | $4.1M | $1.3M | $28K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $3.2M | $2.4M | $763K | $17K |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $2K | $2K | $531 | $12 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4.1M | $4.1M | $270 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $4.2M | $4.0M | $141K | $67K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $141K | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $11.9M | $6.9M | $4.8M | $160K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4.7M | $1.1M | $3.6M | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.0M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $227.6M | $192.1M | $32.9M | $2.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2026 | $237.2M | $227.6M | $9.6M | $239.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 | $206.7M | $207.5M | −$789K | $222.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 | $189.0M | $182.8M | $6.1M | $194.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 2, 2023 | $192.4M | $178.3M | $14.0M | $179.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 | $179.1M | $171.4M | $7.7M | $174.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 | $165.7M | $164.6M | $1.0M | $147.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
A · Public support
B · Donors
D · Assets and endowments
E · Schools
F · Foreign
G · Fundraising
I · Grants
J · Pay
K · Bonds
L · Interested persons
M · Noncash
O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $237,183,050 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,603,505$24,182,261
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $192,597,897$209,050,484
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$401,145$3,979,042
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$67,888−$28,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,732,369$237,183,050
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,579,426$68,830,742
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,227,916$99,072,834
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,714,054$59,654,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,521,396$227,557,773
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$789,027$9,625,277
Part VI · Governance 25 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $237,183,050 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,950,422 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$277,701
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$19,872,972
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,031,588
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$240,452
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,182,261
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,100,062$207,100,062
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,466 · Excluded from tax $214,567$216,033
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,763,009$3,763,009
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,737−$28,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $209,050,484 · Unrelated business $1,466 · Excluded from tax $3,948,839$237,183,050
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,557,773 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $68,830,742$68,830,742
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $1,570,042 · Management $154,167 · Fundraising $26,956$1,751,165
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,146,300 · Management $14,021,657 · Fundraising $1,237,888$73,405,845
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,953,009 · Management $821,638 · Fundraising $125,310$4,899,957
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,545,313 · Management $2,399,709 · Fundraising $365,985$14,311,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,795,616 · Management $788,924 · Fundraising $120,320$4,704,860
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $564,247 · Fundraising $0$564,247
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $460,076 · Fundraising $0$460,076
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,582 · Fundraising $0$10,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,442,740 · Management $1,525,845 · Fundraising $456,659$14,425,244
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,136,937 · Management $285,605 · Fundraising $0$4,422,542
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,058,117 · Management $1,265,015 · Fundraising $28,064$5,351,196
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,446,510 · Management $762,637 · Fundraising $16,919$3,226,066
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,706 · Management $531 · Fundraising $12$2,249
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,114,862 · Management $270 · Fundraising $0$4,115,132
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,969,087 · Management $140,716 · Fundraising $66,597$4,176,400
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,137,861 · Management $141,090 · Fundraising $0$3,278,951
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,913,189 · Management $4,814,397 · Fundraising $159,603$11,887,189
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,106,505 · Management $3,604,681 · Fundraising $0$4,711,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,896,216 · Management $1,125,412 · Fundraising $1,509$3,023,137
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $192,064,752 · Management $32,887,199 · Fundraising $2,605,822$227,557,773
Part X · Balance sheet $335,421,408 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,763$6,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,827,500$9,167,191
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,663,964$1,359,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,802,273$22,329,134
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 $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,632,526$1,261,125
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161,350,169$165,812,032
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $115,373,945$130,054,592
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,989,573$5,431,597
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,646,713$335,421,408
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,220,791$11,635,652
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,723,077$1,292,308
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $73,716,872$71,576,440
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 $16,748,046$11,740,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,408,786$96,244,764
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,176,334$195,960,233
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,061,593$43,216,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,237,927$239,176,644
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,646,713$335,421,408
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $239,176,644 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,183,050
XI-2 Total expenses$227,557,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,625,277
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,237,927
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,394,487
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$81,047
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$239,176,644
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