Stevenson University INC

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Owings Mills, MD501(c)(3)Since 1947Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 52-0705392Revenue $187.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstevenson.edu100 Campus Cir, 21117-7803 · Owings Mills, MDTax-exempt since Jun 1996School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The University is an innovative, coeducational, independent institution offering undergraduate and graduate students a career-focused education marked by individualized attention, civility, and respect for difference. The University blends the liberal arts with career exploration and planning, complementing a traditional education with applied learning beyond the classroom. The University meets students where they are and supports and challenges them to become reflective and accomplished individuals committed to a lifetime of learning and contribution. Students graduate with the competence and confidence needed to address creatively the opportunities and problems facing their communities, the nation and the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 1,607 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.0M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $699K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166.7M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$187.7M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$171.6M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$196.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$187.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$146.5M
FY2021$155.1M
FY2022$161.9M
FY2023$158.0M
FY2024$170.2M
FY2025$187.7M
Expenses
$171.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140.4M
FY2021$138.8M
FY2022$150.6M
FY2023$156.4M
FY2024$167.6M
FY2025$171.6M
Net assets
$196.0M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151.1M
FY2021$186.3M
FY2022$170.7M
FY2023$180.2M
FY2024$180.7M
FY2025$196.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jun 1996.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $152.4M Management & general 11% · $18.2M Fundraising 1% · $985K

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

47 people listed on the 990; $3.6M 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
$622,888Pt VII · Sec A
EVP of Academic Affair/Provos
$273,822Pt VII · Sec A
VP University Advancement
$265,469Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment Management
$254,516Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Admin & Finance, CFO
$231,709Pt VII · Sec A
VP Legal Affairs & Govt Relations
$231,204Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing & Digital Comm
$202,347Pt VII · Sec A
VP Human Resources
$190,194Pt VII · Sec A

Elliot L Hirshman’s $623K as President is at the 54th 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
Elliot L Hirshman$622,888$879,451$846,795$528,678$416,648$539,148
Melanie Edmondson$231,709$302,479$296,217$282,317$188,673$162,583
Susan Gorman$273,822$266,796$255,733$218,292$181,752$201,117
Christopher Vaughan$265,469$258,949$245,629$213,347$219,679$211,811
Mark Hergan$254,516$245,906$239,001$207,924$180,807$219,644
Antionette Marbray$231,204$221,489$196,181$188,939——
Timothy M Campbell—————$212,059
John Buettner$202,347$196,991$192,672$156,451$130,512$137,249

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Educates students with master's, bachelor's, and associate's degrees.

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2 programs · $152.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Stevenson university is a four year university providing educational services to approximately 2,805 full time, 301 part time and 578 graduate students.

$78.5Mprogram expense
02

The number of students receiving grants is as follows: pell 1,212, seog 167, work study 141, federal direct sub 1,177, federal direct unsub 1,828, parent loans 614, and stevenson grants and scholarships 2,946.

$74.0Mprogram expense

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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 · $387.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,479,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$69,038,313
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,773,952
Unitemized GrantFY2021$63,951,916
Unitemized GrantFY2020$61,129,739
Unitemized GrantFY2019$57,053,061

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$13.5M
Money outPt IX
$171.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$152.4M
Managementcol C$18.2M
Fundraisingcol D$985K
Owns and owesPt X
$196.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$362.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
47
listed · VII A
PaidVII A16
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$24.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$99K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$13.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$9.0M
Total revenueLn 12$187.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
SavingsLn 2$722K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$114.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$223.6M
Other assetsLn 15$13.7M
Total assetsLn 16$362.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166.7M
Net assetsLn 32$196.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,607
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104.7M$114.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$213.0M$223.6M
Total assetsLn 16$348.1M$362.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167.4M$166.7M
Net assetsLn 32$180.7M$196.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$72.5M$72.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.5M$1.5M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.2M$1.2M$1.7M$301K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37.3M$32.7M$4.2M$450K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.7M$1.4M$223K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$2.5M$1.8M$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.6M$2.3M$291K$31K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$146K$10K$136K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$0$126K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$337K$0$337K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.5M$99K$1.4M$0
Office expensesLn 13$2.2M$2.1M$119K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3.3M$1.1M$2.2M$64K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$8.4M$8.3M$128K$0
TravelLn 17$8.3M$8.3M$19K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$141K$125K$16K$0
InterestLn 20$5.0M$3.9M$1.1M$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8.5M$6.6M$1.9M$0
InsuranceLn 23$848K$513K$335K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.5M$4.8M$1.7M$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.2M$2.6M$539K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$171.6M$152.4M$18.2M$985K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $187.7M$171.6M$16.1M$196.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $170.2M$167.6M$2.6M$180.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $158.0M$156.4M$1.6M$180.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $161.9M$150.6M$11.2M$170.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $155.1M$138.8M$16.3M$186.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $146.5M$140.4M$6.0M$151.1M 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 $187,727,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,136,032$27,250,399
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,662,790$145,773,070
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,484,480$13,496,455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $911,433$1,207,798
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $170,194,735$187,727,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,519,093$73,967,330
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,560,150$49,141,374
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,819$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,549,733$48,514,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $167,632,795$171,623,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,561,940$16,104,304
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $187,727,722 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,133 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,850
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$24,267,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,960,529
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$98,931
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,250,399
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $145,734,937$145,734,937
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,030 · Excluded from tax $4,463,467$4,464,497
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,200,323$1,200,323
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $2,913 · Excluded from tax $9,029,045$9,031,958
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,475$7,475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $145,773,070 · Unrelated business $3,943 · Excluded from tax $14,700,310$187,727,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,623,418 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $72,479,850$72,479,850
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,487,480$1,487,480
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,159,799 · Management $1,692,472 · Fundraising $300,875$3,153,146
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,690,522 · Management $4,173,214 · Fundraising $450,101$37,313,837
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,441,732 · Management $223,320 · Fundraising $24,857$1,689,909
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,461,856 · Management $1,838,971 · Fundraising $41,820$4,342,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,319,699 · Management $290,643 · Fundraising $31,493$2,641,835
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,000 · Management $136,047 · Fundraising $0$146,047
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $125,774 · Fundraising $0$125,774
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $336,913 · Fundraising $0$336,913
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $98,842 · Management $1,401,257 · Fundraising $0$1,500,099
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,087,553 · Management $119,068 · Fundraising $5,240$2,211,861
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,053,618 · Management $2,187,538 · Fundraising $64,352$3,305,508
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,296,781 · Management $127,738 · Fundraising $0$8,424,519
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,272,278 · Management $19,229 · Fundraising $9,024$8,300,531
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $124,796 · Management $16,087 · Fundraising $0$140,883
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,884,565 · Management $1,095,500 · Fundraising $0$4,980,065
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,620,127 · Management $1,870,951 · Fundraising $0$8,491,078
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $513,351 · Management $334,772 · Fundraising $0$848,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,816,506 · Management $1,669,121 · Fundraising $1,695$6,487,322
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,621,933 · Management $538,846 · Fundraising $55,212$3,215,991
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $152,441,288 · Management $18,197,461 · Fundraising $984,669$171,623,418
Part X · Balance sheet $362,650,459 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,201,769$3,200,448
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,147,116$722,266
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,238,130$2,822,400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,001,234$1,107,908
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,552,555$3,328,087
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $213,046,913$223,562,405
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $91,332,678$100,534,213
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $13,322,190$13,650,091
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,241,782$13,722,641
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $348,084,367$362,650,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,314,799$7,609,468
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,199,893$3,893,652
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $139,215,929$138,839,777
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $341,011$446,745
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,402,080$166,659,642
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $141,672,314$146,619,551
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,009,973$49,371,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,682,287$195,990,817
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $348,084,367$362,650,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,990,817 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$187,727,722
XI-2 Total expenses$171,623,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,104,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,682,287
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$690,040
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$105,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,990,817

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