Benedictine University

Tax-deductible

Lisle, IL501(c)(3)Since 1887Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 36-2722198Revenue $91.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSben.edu5700 College Rd, 60532-2851 · Lisle, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1946School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the principles of wisdom in the Rule of St. Benedict.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 71 volunteers and 1,510 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $993K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $31K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65.9M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$91.3M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$90.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$91.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$91.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$107.7M
FY2021$97.8M
FY2022$99.4M
FY2023$96.1M
FY2024$88.5M
FY2025$91.3M
Expenses
$90.1M
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106.4M
FY2021$100.4M
FY2022$101.9M
FY2023$97.5M
FY2024$90.6M
FY2025$90.1M
Net assets
$91.0M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$105.0M
FY2021$105.8M
FY2022$102.9M
FY2023$99.6M
FY2024$91.5M
FY2025$91.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $85.1M Management & general 4% · $3.9M Fundraising 1% · $1.1M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $1.7M 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
President
$383,665Pt VII · Sec A
$213,778Pt VII · Sec A
Advisor to the President
$204,000Pt VII · Sec A
$195,109Pt VII · Sec A
$180,859Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$167,154Pt VII · Sec A
Professor
$155,642Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CFO Until 5/31/2021
$118,383Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Foy’s $384K as President is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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
Charles Gregory$204,000$412,706$462,284$509,517$459,073$344,226
Joseph Foy$383,665$166,116————
Miroslava Mejia Krug—————$305,010
Kenneth Newbold—$300,120$242,654$243,966$164,444—
Michael Brophy—————$257,658
Monica Tischler——$244,886———
Darrell Radson——$226,839$225,120$219,921$227,575
Christopher Duffrin$213,778$170,381$167,932—$166,768$166,273

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students in a diverse academic community inspired by Catholic traditions and principles of wisdom.

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1 program · $85.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Benedictine University believes that a broad-based, liberal arts education provides students with a concrete foundation for a lifetime of change and is the best preparation for life-long learning.

$85.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$31K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $196.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,127,191
Unitemized GrantFY2024$549,242
Unitemized GrantFY2024$317,749
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,197,634
Unitemized GrantFY2023$575,791
Unitemized GrantFY2023$547,899
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,887,888
Unitemized GrantFY2022$507,783
Unitemized GrantFY2022$223,740
Unitemized GrantFY2021$34,854,127
Unitemized GrantFY2021$491,850
Unitemized GrantFY2021$454,666
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,840,455
Unitemized GrantFY2020$452,037
Unitemized GrantFY2020$310,319
Unitemized GrantFY2019$31,578,794
Unitemized GrantFY2019$451,204
Unitemized GrantFY2019$280,799

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$91.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$90.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$85.1M
Managementcol C$3.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$91.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.6M
Total assetsLn 16$156.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$91.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12.8M
SavingsLn 2$803K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90.4M
Other assetsLn 15$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$156.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65.9M
Net assetsLn 32$91.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,510
VolunteersI 671
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.3M$13.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32.2M$34.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$92.0M$90.4M
Total assetsLn 16$161.4M$156.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69.9M$65.9M
Net assetsLn 32$91.5M$91.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35.0M$35.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$591K$591K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.8M$19.7M$1.6M$599K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.9M$3.5M$279K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.6M$175K$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$68K$68K
Accounting feesLn 11c$115K$115K
Investment management feesLn 11f$160K$160K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$86K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$527K$515K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$973K$848K$82K$44K
Information technologyLn 14$1.8M$1.4M$297K$62K
OccupancyLn 16$3.8M$3.7M$81K$28K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$1.2M$8K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$16K$2K$3K
InterestLn 20$1.9M$1.9M$3K$146
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.9M$4.8M$94K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$752K$677K$74K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.9M$7.5M$214K$123K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.6M$2.5M$109K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$90.1M$85.1M$3.9M$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $91.3M$90.1M$1.2M$91.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $88.5M$90.6M−$2.0M$91.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $96.1M$97.5M−$1.3M$99.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $99.4M$101.9M−$2.5M$102.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $97.8M$100.4M−$2.6M$105.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $107.7M$106.4M$1.3M$105.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $91,328,886 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,158,558$5,130,518
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,473,675$84,232,559
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,911,952$1,965,809
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,544,185$91,328,886
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,321,324$34,994,182
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,494,929$28,211,607
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,770,032$26,912,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,586,285$90,118,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,042,100$1,210,346
Part VI · Governance 25 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $91,328,886 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $229,138 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,271,617
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,858,901
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,177
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,130,518
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $84,143,666 · Unrelated business $88,893$84,232,559
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $7,319 · Excluded from tax $580,763$588,082
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,148,589$1,148,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,143,666 · Unrelated business $96,212 · Excluded from tax $1,958,490$91,328,886
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,118,540 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $34,994,182$34,994,182
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $591,207$591,207
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $50,060$50,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,654,683 · Management $1,569,924 · Fundraising $599,134$21,823,741
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,513,166 · Management $279,493 · Fundraising $107,378$3,900,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,622,574 · Management $174,685 · Fundraising $49,303$1,846,562
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $68,233$68,233
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $115,354$115,354
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $160,098$160,098
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,278 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,278
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $514,902 · Management $6,925 · Fundraising $4,718$526,545
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $847,746 · Management $81,684 · Fundraising $43,688$973,118
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,432,113 · Management $296,809 · Fundraising $61,703$1,790,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,736,240 · Management $80,596 · Fundraising $28,359$3,845,195
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,175,727 · Management $8,432 · Fundraising $24,184$1,208,343
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,284 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $2,608$20,712
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,942,035 · Management $3,330 · Fundraising $146$1,945,511
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,834,728 · Management $94,204 · Fundraising $10,439$4,939,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $677,199 · Management $74,301$751,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,534,519 · Management $213,562 · Fundraising $122,948$7,871,029
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,470,094 · Management $108,728 · Fundraising $32,017$2,610,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,102,530 · Management $3,929,385 · Fundraising $1,086,625$90,118,540
Part X · Balance sheet $156,874,906 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $220,697; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,859,103$12,778,496
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,486,873$802,522
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,603,036$2,130,112
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,225,016$5,407,575
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $618,291$566,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,983,376$90,363,198
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,302,648$18,777,110
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $14,947,295$15,317,583
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,024,903$10,511,209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $161,358,420$156,874,906
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,592,873$3,996,476
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,401,772$3,237,628
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $51,699,210$49,012,603
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,081,906$1,058,528
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,869,792$65,915,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,742,864$60,628,302
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,745,764$30,330,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,488,628$90,958,940
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $161,358,420$156,874,906
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,958,940 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$91,328,886
XI-2 Total expenses$90,118,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,210,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,488,628
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$959,966
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,700,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,958,940

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

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