Mary Baldwin University

Tax-deductible

Staunton, VA501(c)(3)Since 1842Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 54-0506319Revenue $60.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmarybaldwin.eduNew Frederick Sts, 24401-0000 · Staunton, VATax-exempt since Jan 1933School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Mary Baldwin University empowers leaders to pursue lives of purpose in a changing world. As a distinctive small University committed to its rich heritage as an inclusive, women-centered liberal arts University, Mary Baldwin fulfills its mission by providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education to a diverse population of women and men. IT emphasizes high ethical standards and the development of critical, creative, and reflective reasoning as the foundation for fulfilling, engaged, and meaningful lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.4M 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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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 $82K a year · under 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.4M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.3M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$60.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$52.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$60.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55.7M
FY2021$65.7M
FY2022$83.2M
FY2023$60.2M
FY2024$56.7M
FY2025$60.2M
Expenses
$60.3M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63.6M
FY2021$58.2M
FY2022$66.9M
FY2023$67.2M
FY2024$66.1M
FY2025$60.3M
Net assets
$52.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$40.7M
FY2021$50.2M
FY2022$63.2M
FY2023$59.4M
FY2024$52.8M
FY2025$52.0M

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 Jan 1933.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $50.6M Management & general 14% · $8.6M Fundraising 2% · $1.2M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $2.4M 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
$324,904Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director-Nap Program
$275,414Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Growth Officer/SVP & Dean, Palmer College
$260,707Pt VII · Sec A
$249,137Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Dean of Mdchs
$228,884Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement
$211,114Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Oic/Interim Vpem
$184,706Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
$181,919Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Stein’s $325K as President is at the 69th 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
Pamela Fox—$406,209$434,380$339,978$315,432$319,543
Jeffrey Stein$324,904$200,258————
Sean Simplicio—$299,779$277,306$229,677$53,612—
William Webb$260,707$280,621$244,658———
Jennifer McPherson$275,414—————
Jennifer Sauer—————$267,060
Deborah Greubel——$201,923$215,852$207,318$253,119
Paul Menzer$249,137$206,813————

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

Programs and updates

Educates diverse students for purposeful lives through liberal arts and professional programs.

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2 programs · $50.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instructional

Various programs such as traditional degrees, continuing education, summer programs, consortium and studies abroad to approximately 2,167 students.

$33.7Mprogram expense
02

Scholarships and Fellowships

The univesity awarded approximately 1,085 students financial aid assistance through insitutional means. Financial aid is funded by federal, state, private and institutional means.

$16.8Mprogram 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$20K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $115.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,690,056
Unitemized GrantFY2024$137,755
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,152,092
Unitemized GrantFY2023$286,772
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,587,137
Unitemized GrantFY2022$209,014
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,807,101
Unitemized GrantFY2021$115,604
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,605,288
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,723,032

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Money outPt IX
$60.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$50.6M
Managementcol C$8.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$52.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$76.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$882K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.9M
Total revenueLn 12$60.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.1M
Other assetsLn 15$400K
Total assetsLn 16$76.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.3M
Net assetsLn 32$52.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5645
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.7M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.2M$28.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.4M$29.1M
Total assetsLn 16$77.9M$76.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.2M$24.3M
Net assetsLn 32$52.8M$52.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16.8M$16.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$611K$433K$178K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20.0M$16.5M$2.9M$589K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.7M$621K$100K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.2M$226K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$43K$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$94K$94K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$511$511
Investment management feesLn 11f$88K$88K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.4M$4.7M$663K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$115K$53K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$695K$497K$158K$40K
OccupancyLn 16$2.5M$2.1M$337K$73K
TravelLn 17$547K$499K$39K$9K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.5M$2.3M$217K
InsuranceLn 23$440K$440K$873
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.5M$2.2M$2.2M$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$60.3M$50.6M$8.6M$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $60.2M$60.3M−$97K$52.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $56.7M$66.1M−$9.4M$52.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $60.2M$67.2M−$6.9M$59.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $83.2M$66.9M$16.3M$63.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $65.7M$58.2M$7.5M$50.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $55.7M$63.6M−$7.8M$40.7M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $60,209,727 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,140,779$7,870,402
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,367,383$48,732,327
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,061,945$3,497,961
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $92,225$109,037
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $56,662,332$60,209,727
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,438,864$16,827,811
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $29,312,260$25,548,766
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,319,531$17,930,138
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $66,070,655$60,306,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,408,323−$96,988
Part VI · Governance 24 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $60,209,727 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$881,848
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,988,554
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,827,135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,870,402
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,732,327$48,732,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$3,257 · Excluded from tax $620,851$617,594
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,518 · Excluded from tax $2,870,849$2,880,367
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $109,037$109,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,850,882 · Unrelated business −$3,257 · Excluded from tax $3,491,700$60,209,727
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,306,715 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,827,811$16,827,811
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $433,343 · Fundraising $177,584$610,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,520,258 · Management $2,922,072 · Fundraising $589,108$20,031,438
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $45,225$45,225
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,682,680 · Management $621,177 · Fundraising $99,558$3,403,415
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,178,476 · Management $225,501 · Fundraising $53,784$1,457,761
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $43,282$43,282
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $94,236$94,236
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $511$511
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $88,000$88,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,717,938 · Management $662,551 · Fundraising $49,534$5,430,023
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $53,125 · Management $62,052$115,177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $497,491 · Management $157,613 · Fundraising $39,617$694,721
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,069,851 · Management $337,074 · Fundraising $72,961$2,479,886
IX-17 TravelPrograms $498,891 · Management $39,461 · Fundraising $8,650$547,002
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,056,777$1,056,777
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,252,446 · Management $217,315$2,469,761
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $439,557 · Fundraising $873$440,430
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,159,019 · Management $2,224,982 · Fundraising $86,331$4,470,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $50,559,988 · Management $8,568,727 · Fundraising $1,178,000$60,306,715
Part X · Balance sheet $76,209,090 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $19,797; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,685,460$2,504,506
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,122,244$12,730,654
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,623,226$2,501,386
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $77,748$111,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $326,159$435,490
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,413,492$29,106,110
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,359,057$22,532,945
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,828,486$5,866,825
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $475,803$399,554
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,940,208$76,209,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,187,463$1,480,622
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $164,687$160,477
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,145,451$3,624,757
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $885,501$682,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,187,602$24,258,082
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,710,714$10,191,283
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $42,041,892$41,759,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,752,606$51,951,008
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,940,208$76,209,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,951,008 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$60,209,727
XI-2 Total expenses$60,306,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$96,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,752,606
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$704,610
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,951,008

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

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