Augsburg University FY2022 filing

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1872Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 41-0694721

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A private lutheran four-year University located in downtown minneapolis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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FY2022 · 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 $1.7M 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $245K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79.0M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$133.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$134.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$141.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$133.9M
FY2022▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131.0M
FY2021$124.9M
FY2022$133.9M
FY2023$130.1M
FY2024$138.9M
FY2025$153.6M
Expenses
$134.3M
FY2022▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132.0M
FY2021$122.5M
FY2022$134.3M
FY2023$137.4M
FY2024$144.9M
FY2025$151.2M
Net assets
$141.8M
FY2022▲ +0.5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$125.7M
FY2021$141.0M
FY2022$141.8M
FY2023$133.6M
FY2024$134.6M
FY2025$139.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · 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 May 1919.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $123.5M Management & general 6% · $8.6M Fundraising 2% · $2.2M

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

44 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$391,648Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Academic & Student Affairs
$250,962Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Strategic Enrollment
$219,242Pt VII · Sec A
VP and COO
$191,490Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Cso
$183,114Pt VII · Sec A
$173,413Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Prof. Studies
$143,980Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$142,495Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Pribbenow’s $437K as President is at the 29th 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
Paul Pribbenow$436,501$392,199$392,199$391,648$325,088$343,657
Monnica Devers$261,305$151,156————
John Coskran$251,642$259,630$202,907$173,413$120,237—
Karen Kaivola——$133,985$250,962$231,782$226,514
Robert Gould$242,861$233,861$218,674$219,242$212,895$209,521
Paula O'Loughlin$220,751$219,394$103,231———
Phillip Adamo——$209,818———
Ryan Haaland$201,990——$132,499$130,304—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides private Lutheran four-year university education in Minneapolis, offering urban residential living, diverse dining services, and academic programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

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3 programs · $123.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Postsecondary educationset in a vibrant neighborhood near downtown minneapolis, augsburg university offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate degrees to nearly 3,200 students of diverse backgrounds.

$91.6Mprogram expense
02

Academic support and student servicesaugsburg university provides innovative programming and support services to a diverse community of more than 3,200 undergraduate and graduate learners. As an exemple, the gage center for student success provides advising, tutoring, and other academic support services to all undergraduate and graduate…

$24.3Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary servicesaugsburg university's residence life program seeks to develop residents who are both students and neighbors in an urban collegiate setting. The university has five residence halls and four dining venues. During fall 2021, augsburg was home to 748 students, with 640 participating in student meal plans.

$7.6Mprogram 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 · 6 grants · $338.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$67,530,989
Unitemized GrantFY2023$62,249,732
Unitemized GrantFY2022$55,949,861
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,314,619
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,685,858
Unitemized GrantFY2019$46,831,800

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$133.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$670K
Money outPt IX
$134.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$123.5M
Managementcol C$8.6M
Fundraisingcol D$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$141.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.5M
Total assetsLn 16$220.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b34
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$670K
Other incomeLn 4–11$198K
Gains on assetsLn 7$509K
Total revenueLn 12$133.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12.8M
SavingsLn 2$3.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111.9M
Other assetsLn 15$8.1M
Total assetsLn 16$220.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79.0M
Net assetsLn 32$141.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,428
VolunteersI 630
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.7M$16.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68.9M$71.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$115.9M$111.9M
Total assetsLn 16$221.3M$220.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80.2M$79.0M
Net assetsLn 32$141.0M$141.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$55.3M$55.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$252K$817K$142K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38.8M$34.8M$2.8M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.7M$1.5M$173K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.5M$3.9M$486K$117K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.7M$2.4M$278K$88K
Legal feesLn 11b$317K$5K$309K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Investment management feesLn 11f$169K$169K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.2M$5.4M$597K$241K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$310K$150K$138K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$1.8M$1.4M$350K$81K
Information technologyLn 14$1.7M$1.5M$170K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$3.8M$3.6M$166K$5K
TravelLn 17$1.8M$1.6M$153K$108K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.1M$952K$91K$10K
InterestLn 20$2.6M$2.4M$133K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.9M$5.4M$427K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$1.1M$1.0M$74K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.1M$2.0M$1.1M−$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$87K$5K$81K$441
Total functional expensesLn 25$134.3M$123.5M$8.6M$2.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $153.6M$151.2M$2.4M$139.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $138.9M$144.9M−$6.1M$134.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $130.1M$137.4M−$7.3M$133.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $133.9M$134.3M−$359K$141.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $124.9M$122.5M$2.4M$141.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $131.0M$132.0M−$1.0M$125.7M 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $133,913,998 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$454 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,962
VIII-1e Government grants$12,313,906
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,777,489
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,238,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,142,357
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,903,713$109,903,713
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $29,664 · Excluded from tax $131,328$160,992
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $123,465$123,465
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $508,699$508,699
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $75,226$75,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,903,713 · Unrelated business $152,675 · Excluded from tax $715,253$133,913,998
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,272,678 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $55,314,619$55,314,619
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $252,299 · Management $816,900 · Fundraising $142,482$1,211,681
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,770,555 · Management $2,812,863 · Fundraising $1,232,685$38,816,103
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,464,941 · Management $173,365 · Fundraising $54,661$1,692,967
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,891,370 · Management $485,885 · Fundraising $117,246$4,494,501
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,351,913 · Management $278,332 · Fundraising $87,756$2,718,001
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,649 · Management $309,347 · Fundraising $2,869$316,865
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,085$70,085
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $169,436$169,436
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,358,271 · Management $596,528 · Fundraising $241,161$6,195,960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $149,525 · Management $137,701 · Fundraising $22,395$309,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,382,384 · Management $350,485 · Fundraising $80,966$1,813,835
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,519,777 · Management $169,551 · Fundraising $38,987$1,728,315
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,627,892 · Management $166,263 · Fundraising $4,789$3,798,944
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,571,271 · Management $153,230 · Fundraising $107,685$1,832,186
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $952,042 · Management $91,325 · Fundraising $9,779$1,053,146
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,435,925 · Management $132,667 · Fundraising $1,545$2,570,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,428,152 · Management $427,491 · Fundraising $25,237$5,880,880
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,012,404 · Management $73,994$1,086,398
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,995,955 · Management $1,118,346 · Fundraising −$2,208$3,112,093
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,458 · Management $81,006 · Fundraising $441$86,905
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,489,402 · Management $8,614,800 · Fundraising $2,168,476$134,272,678
Part X · Balance sheet $220,780,212 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,752,526; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,557,774$12,750,974
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,121,609$3,760,035
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,047,787$4,613,517
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,006,023$4,525,517
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,073$30,717
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $839,344$1,201,612
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $115,857,515$111,927,402
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,537,016$39,157,563
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $26,341,401$31,997,045
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,430,204$8,063,304
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,278,205$220,780,212
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,851,315$8,887,762
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,044,438$4,754,368
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $59,436,534$57,647,542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,000,477$6,945,268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,234,337$78,989,873
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,540,516$58,520,452
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,503,352$83,269,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,043,868$141,790,339
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,278,205$220,780,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,790,339 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$133,913,998
XI-2 Total expenses$134,272,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$358,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,043,868
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,269,288
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$164,137
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,790,339

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