Regis University EIN 84-0402707

Regis University

EIN  84-0402707 Higher education institution Denver, CO Founded 1912
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Verified accurate 7/6/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$100M+
What they do
Provides values-based Jesuit Catholic higher education, cultivating leaders of integrity through transformative learning to build a more just, humane, and sustainable world.
Leadership
Salvador D Aceves · President · $439K
Money in and out
$182.5M revenue, $181.5M expenses
Bottom line
+1% operating surplus

Provides values-based Jesuit Catholic higher education, cultivating leaders of integrity through transformative learning to build a more just, humane, and sustainable world. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $182.5M in revenue, $181.5M in expenses, and $137.0M in net assets.Pt I

Financial scale & money flow · FY2025
Total revenue
$182.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$181.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$137.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+1%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +106% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
43%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Program spending
85%
of expenses reach program services▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$182.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses
$181.5M
FY20250%
Total assets
$220.6M
FY20250%
Total liabilities
$83.7M
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$182.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$181.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$137.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$220.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 327
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $155.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The rueckert-hartman college for health professions (RHCHP) is comprised of three schools: nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy; two divisions: counseling and family therapy, health services education; and one department: health care ethics.

$73.7Mprogram expense
02

Regis college provides value-centered traditional undergraduate education to students and encourages them to make a positive impact in a changing society. Regis college's liberal arts education provides the opportunity for students to explore the question how ought we to live? While cultivating a high quality academic education.

$57.0Mprogram expense
03

Building on our jesuit catholic tradition of values-based experiential learning, the anderson college of business and computing cultivates leaders of integrity who think critically, communicate clearly and implement innovative solutions to complex challenges.

$24.3Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRegis University
EINHdr · item D84-0402707
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.regis.edu
Year of formationHdr · item L1912
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a27
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$438,571Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$305,535Pt VII · Sec A
Provost, Academic Affairs
$265,118Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Advancement
$239,498Pt VII · Sec A
Dean & Prof. School of Pharmacy
$230,777Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Advancement
$225,542Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, VP & CFO
$202,525Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Student Affairs
$200,655Pt VII · Sec A

Salvador D Aceves’s $439K 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
Salvador D Aceves$438,571$435,746$233,342
Cody R Teets$369,999
Senthil Kumar$305,535$272,298
Salvador D Aceves$279,052$235,007
Karen Riley$271,431$171,860
Jake Bucher$265,118
Janet Houser$182,491$239,740
Madhu Rao$239,498

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$151.0M · 83%
Contributions & grants$27.4M · 15%
Investment income$4.2M · 2%
Program service revenue83%$151.0M
Contributions & grants15%$27.4M
Investment income2%$4.2M
— government grantsLn 1e$9.1M
Total revenueLn 12$182.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program services85%$155.1M
Management & general13%$24.5M
Fundraising1%$1.9M
Total functional expensesLn 25$181.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$220.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$83.7M
Total net assetsLn 32$137.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $99.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $181.5M · Less non-cash grants $3.6M · Cash operating expenses/yr $177.9M
6.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $155.1M · Total expenses $181.5M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $24.5M · Total expenses $181.5M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.9M · Total expenses $181.5M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2.2M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $14.0M
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $27.4M · Total revenue $182.5M
15%
Government reliance
Government grants $9.1M · Total revenue $182.5M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $151.0M · Total revenue $182.5M
83%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4.2M · Total revenue $182.5M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $151.0M · Total expenses $181.5M
83%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $182.5M · Prior year $165.6M
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $176.1M · FY2024 $182.5M
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $137.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $182.5M · Expenses $181.5M
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $220.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $137.0M · Total assets $220.6M
62%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $77.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $15.2M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $220.6M
42%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Salvador D Aceves · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $439K · Total expenses $181.5M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77.3M · Total expenses $181.5M
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $279.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,916,551
La Clinica Tepeyac INCCO · FY2024$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,347,935
Unitemized GrantFY2022$43,328,452
Arrupe Jesuit High SchoolCO · FY2022$11,500
La Clinica Tepeyac INCCO · FY2022$7,250
Be Beautiful Be YourselfCO · FY2022$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,070
Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,730,703
Mizel MuseumCO · FY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,631
Unitemized GrantFY2020$43,634,933
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,206
Unitemized GrantFY2019$43,861,954
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$182.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$165.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$162.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$167.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$189.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$176.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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