Nonprofit · EIN 06-0647016
HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE
Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,155,523 | $8,075,254 | $80,269 | $82,452,242 | $124,008 | $82,328,234 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,989,788 | $8,103,376 | -$113,588 | $77,703,392 | $319,410 | $77,383,982 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,691,207 | $7,673,324 | $1,017,883 | $72,180,481 | $275,009 | $71,905,472 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,895,568
- Program service revenue
- $1,462,013
- Investment income
- $4,631,861
- Royalties
- $47,454
- Net rental income
- -$75,300
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,703,000
- Other revenue
- $166,081
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $645,388
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $262,076
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,639,261
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,466,016
- Professional fundraising fees
- $96,464
- Legal fees
- $20,203
- Accounting fees
- $61,013
- Occupancy
- $244,969
- Travel
- $75,104
- Depreciation
- $226,841
- Program services (functional)
- $5,233,190
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,586,174
- Fundraising (functional)
- $255,890
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $77,703,392
- Total assets, end of year
- $82,452,242
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $124,008
- Net assets, end of year
- $82,328,234
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,502,795
- Publicly traded securities
- $44,604,918
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,646,766
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $69,681,468
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$5,374
- Gross receipts
- $18,512,195
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1833
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOEL LOHR | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 06/30/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $270,160 | $97,077 |
| DR DEENA GRANT | VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,708 | $35,605 |
| LORRAINE L RYAN | VP OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,975 | $16,854 |
| KATHLEEN O'LEARY | DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT & ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,466 | $19,213 |
| DR SCOTT THUMMA | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,650 | $8,481 |
| SUSAN SCHOENBERGER | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,250 | $7,787 |
| BEATRICE STATHERS | VP OF BUSINESS & FINANCE Officer | 40 | $35,717 | $45,056 |
| CLARE FELDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NASEEM SHAIKH | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY TURNER | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK RA RESNICK | SECRETARY (UNTIL 06/30/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN BUDD ESQ | TREASURER (UNTIL 06/30/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKEEB ALAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IMAM DR JAWAD BAYAT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NOORA BROWN | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/30/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RABBI DEBRA CANTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUMA CHALABI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON CHISOLM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN CORDANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR LISA DAHILL | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/16/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IMRAN EBA | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 11/30/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FATIMA FIAZUDDIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REV DR SHEILA HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS HOFSTETTER | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/30/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSSELL JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MILDRED MCNEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERTRUDE PRIOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDMUND M SEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ALI SHAKIBAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REV DR LINDA SPIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR BENJAMIN WATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOEL LOHR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $239,660 | $106,199 |
| DR DEENA GRANT | VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,708 | $25,894 |
| LORRAINE L RYAN | VP OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,286 | $10,747 |
| KATHLEEN O'LEARY | DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT & ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,253 | $9,499 |
| DR SCOTT THUMMA | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,361 | $5,289 |
| MICHAEL SANDER ESQ | CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER (UNTIL 4/24) Officer | 40 | $57,857 | $8,458 |
| CLARE FELDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES K ROBERTSON JR ESQ | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NASEEM SHAIKH | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY TURNER | SECOND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROBERTS | VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 06/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN BUDD ESQ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK RA RESNICK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKEEB ALAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR KAREN BAILEY-FRANCOIS | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NOORA BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DEBRA CANTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON CHISOLM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CORDANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IMRAN EBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR SHEILA HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS HOFSTETTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRUDE PRIOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDMUND M SEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALI SHAKIBAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LISA DAHILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MILDRED MCNEILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BENJAMIN WATTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR JOEL LOHR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $218,252 | $67,355 |
| MICHAEL SANDNER ESQ | CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Officer | 40 | $103,721 | $13,841 |
| DR SCOTT THUMMA | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,828 | $9,176 |
| DR HOSSEIN KAMALY | FACULTY AND BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 40 | $87,106 | $18,864 |
| DR DAVID GRAFTON | FACULTY AND BOARD TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $85,901 | $17,635 |
| CLARE FELDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES K ROBERTSON JR ESQ | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROBERTS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NASEEM SHAIKH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN BUDD ESQ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK RA RESNICK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR DEAN AHLBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAKEEB ALAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV JEAN AMOS LYS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR KAREN BAILEY-FRANCOIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NOORA BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DEBRA CANTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON CHISOLM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CORDANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IMRAN EBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DR SHEILA HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS HOFSTETTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER KELLY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERTRUDE PRIOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDMUND SEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALI SHAKIBAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 77 SHERMAN ST, HARTFORD, CT 06105-6203
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHERRY TURNER, 77 SHERMAN STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06105
- Signed the 990
- SHERRY TURNER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (860) 509-9500
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE SERVES GOD: BY PREPARING LEADERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND LIVE FAITHFULLY IN TODAY'S MULTI-FAITH AND PLURALISTIC WORLD; BY TEACHING, RESEARCH, INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND ENGAGING PERSONS IN DIALOGUE; BY AFFIRMING THE PARTICULARITIES OF FAITH AND SOCIAL CONTEXT WHILE OPENLY EXPLORING DIFFERENCES AND COMMONALITIES.
Program accomplishments
- HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE'S (HIU) DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS SERVE APPROXIMATELY 1200 PERSONS FROM MANY RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS IN THE GREATER HARTFORD REGIONS, AS WELL AS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE OFFER OVER 70 COURSES A YEAR, BOTH CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT, IN RELIGION, THEOLOGY AND MINISTERIAL PRACTICE, FOCUSING ON THE THREE ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS (CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, AND JUDAISM). THESE CLASSES MEET WEEKLY FOR TWO SEMESTERS OF 15 WEEKS, OR INTENSIVE WEEKEND AND WEEKLONG MODULES IN JANUARY AND JUNE SESSIONS. BY OFFERING THESE COURSES AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS HIU HOPES TO FOSTER INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE RELIGIOUS LEADERS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. OUR MISSION IS TO "SERVE GOD BY PREPARING LEADERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS" FOR FAITHFUL LIVING IN A PLURALISTIC WORLD. HIU ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR, HIU OFFERED 24 EDCUATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ATTENDANCE AT EACH EVENT RANGED FROM 20 TO 120 PEOPLE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SERVE CORE CONSTITUENCIES AND ATTRACT NEW PEOPLE.Expenses $5,231,711 · grants $645,388 · revenue $1,631,344
- HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE'S HARTFORD INSTITUTE FOR RELIGION RESEARCH PRODUCES RESEARCH AND RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LEADERSHIP AND CONGREGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS PRACTICAL, THEOLOGICAL ACTIVITY. OUR RESEARCH USES THE PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES TO STUDY RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR SOCIAL/CULTURAL CONTEXT. OUR RESOURCES ARE PUBLISHED BOTH TRADITIONALY AND ONLINE. OUR WORK IS EXTERNALLY FUNDED BY, TYPICALLY, MULTIYEAR GRANTS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 6 ACTIVE GRANTS INSTITUTION-WIDE.Expenses $1,082
- SCHOLARLY JOURNALS THE MUSLIM WORLD IS AN ACADEMIC PUBLICATION ON THE STUDY OF ISALM AND CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS THAT COMES OUT FOUR TIMES PER YEAR. IT IS OWNED AND EDITED BY HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE (HIU), AND PUBLISHED BY WILEY BLACKWELL. THE MUSLIM WORLD HAS PAID SUBSCRIBERS VIA THE WILEY-BLACKWELL SALES PROGRAM TO LIBRARY CONSORTIA AND INSTITUTIONS HAD ACCESS THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS UNASSOCIATED WITH HIU. THE MUSLIM WORLD SEEKS WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF ITS JOURNAL TO LIBRARIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND AS LARGE A READERSHIP AS POSSIBLE. WE ENGAGE IN NO DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES REGARDING WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE MUSLIM WORLD, NOR WHO IS ABLE TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR POSSIBLE PUBLICATION. WE DO OFFER GRATIS SUBSCRIPTIONS TO LIBRARIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UPON THEIR REQUEST THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC LICENSING DEALS ARRANGED THROUGH WILEY-BLACKWELL. OUR GOAL IN THE UPCOMING YEAR IS TO EXPAND OUR MARKET IN ASIA, CHINA, INDIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA. NEITHER THE PUBLISHERS NOR HIU, AS EDITOR OF THE MUSLIM WORLD DEAL DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS IN THE PUBLICATION OF THIS JOURNAL, UNLESS THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO SUBMIT ARTICLES FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL ARTICLES, REGARDLESS OF WHO SUBMITS THEM, ARE SENT TO OUR REFEREED PEER EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD. THE BOARD SELECTS ARTICLES ON THE BASIS OF ACADEMIC MERIT AND SUBJECT SUITABILITY ALONE.Expenses $397 · revenue $12,482
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-0647016
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1950
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $82,452,242
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,512,195
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,155,523 | $8,075,254 | $82,452,242 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,989,788 | $8,103,376 | $77,703,392 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $8,691,207 | $7,673,324 | $72,180,481 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,322,795 | $6,847,916 | $70,630,501 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-0647016).
Questions about HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE
- What is the EIN of HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE is 06-0647016.
- Is HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1950.
- Are donations to HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHERRY TURNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $270,160 (DR JOEL LOHR, PRESIDENT (UNTIL 06/30/25)).
- How much revenue does HARTFORD INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR RELIGION AND PEACE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,155,523, expenses of $8,075,254 and total assets of $82,452,242 at year end.
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