Westminster University

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Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)Since 1875Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 87-0212470

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Westminster University is a private, independent University dedicated to student learning. We are a community of learners with a long and honored tradition of caring deeply about students and their education. We offer liberal arts and professional education in courses of study for undergraduate, selected graduate, and other innovative degree and nondegree programs. Students are challenged to experiment with ideas, raise questions, critically examine alternatives, and make informed decisions. We encourage students to accept responsibility for their learning, to discover and pursue their passions, and to promote more equitable and sustainable communities. Our purposes are to prepare students to lead lives of learning, accomplishment, and service, and to help them develop skills and attributes critical for success in a diverse and interdependent world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 1,119 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6.3M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47.9M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$64.8M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$85.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$125.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$64.8M
FY2024▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$87.9M
FY2021$82.9M
FY2022$78.7M
FY2023$75.3M
FY2024$69.2M
FY2024$64.8M
Expenses
$85.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$93.5M
FY2021$86.0M
FY2022$84.4M
FY2023$80.0M
FY2024$81.7M
FY2024$85.1M
Net assets
$125.6M
FY2024▼ -13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159.3M
FY2021$180.4M
FY2022$165.2M
FY2023$151.4M
FY2024$144.1M
FY2024$125.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1941.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $70.9M Management & general 14% · $12.2M Fundraising 2% · $2.0M

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

29 people listed on the 990; $2.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$587,823Pt VII · Sec A
$255,783Pt VII · Sec A
VP Enrollment
$212,358Pt VII · Sec A
VP Inst. Advancement
$205,168Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/ VP Finance
$200,287Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Gore School of Business
$148,997Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, Honors College
$148,327Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor
$147,079Pt VII · Sec A

Bethami Dobkin PHD’s $588K as President is at the 93rd 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bethami Dobkin PHD$587,823—————
Bethami Dobkin—$371,600$398,967$553,022$386,350—
Bethami a Dobkin PHD—————$378,994
Deborah Tahmassebi$255,783$272,111$270,604$267,707$267,739—
Michael Pacanowsky—————$246,320
Erica Johnson$212,358$197,873$197,105$195,356$209,004—
James Stimpson——$209,318$189,099$174,598—
Daniel Lewis$205,168$200,924$199,436$196,998$200,000—

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

Programs and updates

Offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in liberal arts and professional programs while providing integrated wellness services and promoting economic mobility for its students.

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1 program service account for $70.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Instruction

842 students in undergraduate programs and 313 students in graduate programs 320 students graduated (198 undergraduate, 122 graduate) in the 2024-2025 academic year.

$70.9Mprogram expense

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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 1 funder$33K
Grants paid · 29 grants · $157.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,099,830
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,124,087
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,719,363
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,315,952
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,493,454
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,463,647
Unitemized GrantFY2021$982,091
Unitemized GrantFY2021$45,526
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,615
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$26,270,175
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,374,122
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,373,493
Unitemized GrantFY2020$837,241
Unitemized GrantFY2020$261,587
Unitemized GrantFY2020$138,018
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,168
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,100
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$64.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.9M
Money outPt IX
$85.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$70.9M
Managementcol C$12.2M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$125.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.5M
Total assetsLn 16$173.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$200K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.9M
Gains on assetsLn 7$44K
Total revenueLn 12$64.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$8.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$173.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47.9M
Net assetsLn 32$125.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,119
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.8M$8.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.2M$70.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81.6M$87.2M
Total assetsLn 16$185.9M$173.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41.8M$47.9M
Net assetsLn 32$144.1M$125.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23.1M$23.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$974K$974K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$249K$1.3M$248K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26.2M$22.1M$3.0M$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M$1.0M$236K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.3M$2.9M$223K$176K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.0M$1.5M$361K$92K
Management feesLn 11a$2.4M$1.4M$1.0M$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$94K$18K$76K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1.1M$283K$802K
Investment management feesLn 11f$268K$268K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.5M$1.9M$562K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$535K$51K$484K
Office expensesLn 13$1.8M$1.4M$340K$72K
Information technologyLn 14$1.8M$1.3M$376K$82K
RoyaltiesLn 15$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$3.3M$7K
TravelLn 17$2.0M$1.9M$29K$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.9M$2.5M$295K$108K
InterestLn 20$2.7M$1.5M$1.2M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.7M$3.3M$385K
InsuranceLn 23$868K$168K$700K$96
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$625K$32K$593K
Total functional expensesLn 25$85.1M$70.9M$12.2M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $69.2M$81.7M−$12.5M$144.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $75.3M$80.0M−$4.6M$151.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $78.7M$84.4M−$5.7M$165.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $82.9M$86.0M−$3.2M$180.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $87.9M$93.5M−$5.7M$159.3M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $64,787,959 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,095
VIII-1d Related organizations$733,391
VIII-1e Government grants$1,672,674
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,459,701
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$200,098
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,903,861
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,747,587$48,747,587
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $20,153 · Excluded from tax $2,153,956$2,174,109
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $23,636 · Excluded from tax $19,993$43,629
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,697−$22,697
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,941,470$2,941,470
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,689,057 · Unrelated business $43,789 · Excluded from tax $2,151,252$64,787,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,112,232 across 23 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,099,830$23,099,830
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $974,494$974,494
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $249,350 · Management $1,300,666 · Fundraising $248,410$1,798,426
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,140,963 · Management $2,956,115 · Fundraising $1,097,361$26,194,439
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,010,533 · Management $235,720 · Fundraising $56,077$1,302,330
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,916,185 · Management $222,891 · Fundraising $176,242$3,315,318
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,538,128 · Management $361,357 · Fundraising $92,473$1,991,958
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,359,056 · Management $1,014,712 · Fundraising $10,660$2,384,428
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $18,123 · Management $75,833$93,956
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $282,585 · Management $801,912$1,084,497
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $268,238$268,238
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,888,460 · Management $562,322 · Fundraising $20,116$2,470,898
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,663 · Management $484,131$534,794
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,358,179 · Management $339,746 · Fundraising $71,833$1,769,758
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,348,017 · Management $375,999 · Fundraising $82,238$1,806,254
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $4,521$4,521
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,254,415 · Fundraising $6,678$3,261,093
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,937,172 · Management $28,810 · Fundraising $31,374$1,997,356
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,497,347 · Management $294,972 · Fundraising $108,366$2,900,685
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,458,135 · Management $1,223,542$2,681,677
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,299,033 · Management $385,335$3,684,368
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $168,006 · Management $699,565 · Fundraising $96$867,667
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,413 · Management $592,834$625,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,885,608 · Management $12,224,700 · Fundraising $2,001,924$85,112,232
Part X · Balance sheet $173,514,672 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $711,436; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,830,496$8,474,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,040,409$2,312,994
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,106,946$2,927,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $81,605,150$87,220,870
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $39,246,420$70,260,116
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,100,107$1,607,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $185,913,021$173,514,672
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,184,224$4,855,884
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,607,183$2,424,042
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $13,048,566$11,149,512
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $125,632$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,740,568$29,394,942
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,824,337$47,935,473
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,814,534$36,643,341
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $101,274,150$88,935,858
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,088,684$125,579,199
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $185,913,021$173,514,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $125,579,199 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$64,787,959
XI-2 Total expenses$85,112,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,324,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,088,684
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,807,717
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,071
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$125,579,199

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