St Thomas University INC

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Miami Gardens, FL501(c)(3)Since 1961EIN 59-0949880Revenue $99.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstu.edu16401 Nw 37th Ave, 33054-6313 · Miami Gardens, FLTax-exempt since Mar 1946School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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St. Thomas University, INC. Is a catholic University with rich cultural and international diversity committed to the academic and professional success of its students who become ethical leaders in our global community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 170 volunteers and 1,718 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.7M a year · 12% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% 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 · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $436K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$108.8M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
$99.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$95.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$113.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$99.1M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60.3M
FY2021$75.8M
FY2022$76.2M
FY2023$86.0M
FY2024$88.8M
FY2025$99.1M
Expenses
$95.4M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$55.3M
FY2021$56.8M
FY2022$63.6M
FY2023$72.9M
FY2024$83.8M
FY2025$95.4M
Net assets
$113.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$49.8M
FY2021$75.1M
FY2022$80.6M
FY2023$96.9M
FY2024$106.8M
FY2025$113.0M

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 Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $74.4M Management & general 20% · $19.5M Fundraising 2% · $1.5M

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

40 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
$547,179Pt VII · Sec A
Dean College of Law
$315,817Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. for Philanthropy (thru 02/2025)
$260,364Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Dean
$257,282Pt VII · Sec A
Professor of Law
$251,318Pt VII · Sec A
Consultant to the President/Northeastern Alumni & Admissions Coordinator
$249,637Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$226,726Pt VII · Sec A
Adjunct, Online Nursing
$226,435Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David a Armstrong—$592,452$530,000$485,000$448,000$450,333
David a Armstrong Jd$547,179—————
Tarlika Nunez-Navarro$315,817—————
Tamara F Lawson——$220,683$279,566$266,000$261,000
Robyn S Hoffman—$261,303$235,400$250,000$100,000—
Scott Koskoski$260,364—————
Siegfried Wiessner$257,282$227,857$220,528$222,322$208,937$214,165
Roza Pati$251,318—$225,526$211,782——

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 students for academic and professional success, fostering ethical leadership in a diverse global community.

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3 programs · $74.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

University was accepted as a member of the southern association of colleges and schools and first accredited by the commission on colleges in 1968. ST. Thomas is accredited to award bachelors, master, doctorate and juris doctorate degrees.

$63.0Mprogram expense
02

ST. Thomas university provides the opportunity for community living based upon the catholic philosophy of mutual respect for the rights of each individual. The residence hall arrangements encourage autonomy, the development of interpersonal relationships, along with the convenience of residing on campus. ST.

$11.3Mprogram expense
03

Human Rights Institute

The institute is funded by the U.S. Department of health and human services providing immigration legal services to qualified customers free of charge. ST. Thomas university is reimbursed by the state of florida department of children and families (pass through agency) via youth co-op. ST.

Pt IX · col B

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 3 funders$436K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $387K · 2020–2020
Code Fever MiamiFL · FY2020$312,000
Florida Sickle IncorporatedFL · FY2020$75,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$95.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$74.4M
Managementcol C$19.5M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$113.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.0M
Total assetsLn 16$221.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$67K
Total revenueLn 12$99.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22.9M
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$49.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76.6M
Other assetsLn 15$37.3M
Total assetsLn 16$221.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108.8M
Net assetsLn 32$113.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,718
VolunteersI 6170
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$36.4M$23.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44.4M$49.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72.1M$76.6M
Total assetsLn 16$215.5M$221.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108.7M$108.8M
Net assetsLn 32$106.8M$113.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.6M$1.0M$1.3M$323K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38.1M$32.6M$5.0M$439K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$779K$608K$152K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.3M$2.6M$650K$84K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.9M$2.3M$574K$74K
Legal feesLn 11b$282K$72K$210K
Accounting feesLn 11c$210K$210K
Investment management feesLn 11f$109K$109K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$606K$107K$499K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$735K$23K$711K
Office expensesLn 13$5.1M$3.0M$2.0M$86K
Information technologyLn 14$4.0M$1.4M$2.6M
OccupancyLn 16$6.3M$5.7M$545K$18K
TravelLn 17$2.8M$2.5M$214K$110K
InterestLn 20$3.2M$3.1M$59K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.9M$5.5M$356K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$1.2M$576K$579K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12.5M$8.5M$3.8M$321K
All other expensesLn 24e$4.7M$4.7M$64K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95.4M$74.4M$19.5M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $99.1M$95.4M$3.7M$113.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $88.8M$83.8M$5.0M$106.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $86.0M$72.9M$13.1M$96.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $76.2M$63.6M$12.5M$80.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $75.8M$56.8M$19.1M$75.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $60.3M$55.3M$5.0M$49.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $99,078,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,242,073$5,371,217
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,965,507$91,118,878
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,561,688$1,146,023
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,050,189$1,442,516
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,819,457$99,078,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,421,016$47,714,791
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,382,717$47,671,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,803,733$95,386,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,015,724$3,692,052
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 $99,078,634 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $66,010 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,835,808
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,535,409
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$193,129
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,371,217
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $91,118,878$91,118,878
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,078,780$1,078,780
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $7,234$7,234
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $83,793$83,793
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $67,243$67,243
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $178,673$178,673
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,106,806$1,106,806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,291,694 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,415,723$99,078,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,386,582 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,001,009 · Management $1,277,564 · Fundraising $322,982$2,601,555
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,636,276 · Management $4,976,737 · Fundraising $438,804$38,051,817
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $607,702 · Management $151,796 · Fundraising $19,654$779,152
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,600,711 · Management $649,625 · Fundraising $84,112$3,334,448
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,299,159 · Management $574,301 · Fundraising $74,359$2,947,819
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $72,000 · Management $209,795$281,795
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $210,157$210,157
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $109,338$109,338
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $107,395 · Management $498,810 · Fundraising $0$606,205
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,418 · Management $711,314$734,732
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,988,262 · Management $2,006,656 · Fundraising $86,160$5,081,078
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,429,038 · Management $2,578,794$4,007,832
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,747,892 · Management $544,579 · Fundraising $17,968$6,310,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,496,868 · Management $214,075 · Fundraising $109,685$2,820,628
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,106,179 · Management $59,080 · Fundraising $1,659$3,166,918
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,532,175 · Management $356,443 · Fundraising $19,147$5,907,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $576,092 · Management $579,423 · Fundraising $4,481$1,159,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,461,328 · Management $3,751,661 · Fundraising $320,874$12,533,863
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,673,588 · Management $64,018 · Fundraising $3,439$4,741,045
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,359,092 · Management $19,524,166 · Fundraising $1,503,324$95,386,582
Part X · Balance sheet $221,775,851 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,244,610$22,868,868
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,971$116,688
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,240,199$27,786,385
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,793,573$7,507,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $457,141$203,939
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,070,700$76,647,527
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $44,375,070$49,346,970
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,652,558$37,297,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,529,634$221,775,851
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,526,884$11,490,101
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,732,119$11,994,405
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $47,150,150$45,602,320
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,339,530$39,699,505
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,748,683$108,786,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $61,094,638$66,405,862
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,686,313$46,583,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,780,951$112,989,520
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,529,634$221,775,851
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,989,520 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$99,078,634
XI-2 Total expenses$95,386,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,692,052
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,780,951
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,966,319
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,449,802
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,989,520

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

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