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Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352674 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Saint Joseph's University reported $430.4 million in revenue and $444.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.30 went to program services, $11.42 to management and general costs and $1.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 85.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,100,350 (HEAD COACH, MBB). 391 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $445M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $430M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
11.4%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.3%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.16$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
8.3%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
2.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
85.5%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,100,350$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.25%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
3918
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
21.513.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
31 of 32100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$388M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $143M · revenue $367M

See schedule oon january 3, 2024, upon the finalization of the university's merger with pennsylvania college of health sciences in lancaster, Saint Joseph's opened its new school of nursing and allied health which brought 19 new healthcare programs. The new school gives students the option to earn nursing degrees through associate (asn), bachelor's (bsn) or master's level (msn-np) degree programs. Along with this, a variety of allied health certificates and associate degrees are being offered, from radiology to cardiac or vascular sonography, nuclear medicine to surgical or cardiovascular…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
HEAD COACH, MBB
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$980,393$0$119,957$1,100,350
SR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN/TREASURER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$949,720$0$54,312$1,004,032
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$750,850$0$56,347$807,197
HEAD COACH, WBB
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$358,059$0$149,913$507,972
DEAN, HSB
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$447,206$0$56,813$504,019
SR. VP, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$333,486$0$59,056$392,542
GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$314,854$0$60,034$374,888
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$329,425$0$42,792$372,217

391 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Saint Joseph's University (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.9M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$430M$445M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$430M$445M87.3%$797M$1,100,350
FY2024 ⓘ$425M$417M88.3%$940M$945,327
FY2023 ⓘ$637M$387M88.9%$880M$842,555
FY2022 ⓘ$322M$308M89.3%$642M$861,371
FY2021 ⓘ$347M$286M90.0%$656M$865,529
FY2020 ⓘ$321M$310M89.9%$552M$1,664,573

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b32 · 31 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 53,585
  • Volunteers Part I, line 631

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HUNTER ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC
Construction
$52,205,434
P AGNES INC
Construction
$22,771,873
LF DRISCOLL COMPANY LLC
Construction
$20,140,821
ARAMARK
Food services
$15,521,475
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
Housekeeping
$6,073,654

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 144 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

54 private foundations reported grants to Saint Joseph's University totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Saint Joseph's University's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Saint Joseph's University, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Saint Joseph's University's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Saint Joseph's University reported that 87.3% of its $444.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.4% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Saint Joseph's University pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Saint Joseph's University reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $1,100,350, for the role of HEAD COACH, MBB (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Saint Joseph's University get its money?

Of $430.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 8.3% came from contributions and grants (including 2.0% from government grants) and 85.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Saint Joseph's University a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-1352674 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, object 202630979349301908 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202511019349301951 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202421009349301702 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202320819349300507 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202220899349300022 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202121019349300307 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-1352674: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.