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Nonprofit · EIN 16-0743088

NAZARETH UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · ROCHESTER, NY 14618

Financials

$138.4M$124.7M2022$126.3M$131.2M2023$140M$134.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NAZARETH UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$140,046,461$134,268,970$5,777,491$300,525,168$57,747,041$242,778,127
June 30, 2024990$126,346,770$131,200,808-$4,854,038$291,769,437$58,329,034$233,440,403
June 30, 2023990$138,444,366$124,658,313$13,786,053$289,521,924$61,618,162$227,903,762
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,134,071
of which government grants
$3,221,440
Program service revenue
$112,736,041
Investment income
$10,393,040
Net rental income
$114,763
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,098,575
Net income from fundraising events
$34,437
Other revenue
$1,783,309

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$40,400,996
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,849,975
Other salaries and wages
$39,648,011
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$51,293,525
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$353,961
Accounting fees
$106,050
Occupancy
$9,294,571
Travel
$921,810
Depreciation
$8,798,537
Program services (functional)
$121,028,737
Management and general (functional)
$11,767,202
Fundraising (functional)
$1,473,031

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$291,769,437
Total assets, end of year
$300,525,168
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,747,041
Net assets, end of year
$242,778,127
Land, buildings and equipment
$151,303,950
Publicly traded securities
$68,286,801
Net assets without donor restrictions
$181,639,354
Net assets with donor restrictions
$61,138,773
Gross unrelated business income
$455,515
Gross receipts
$140,611,531
Employees
2,274
Volunteers
251
Year formed
1924
State of legal domicile
NY

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH PAULPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
50$497,935$35,249
MAUREEN FINNEYPROVOST IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
50$245,237$32,076
KAREN KUPPINGERVP FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Officer
50$218,945$15,762
DANIELLE BUCCIVP FOR STRATEGIC ENROLLMEN
Officer
50$197,819$24,925
YOUSUF GEORGEFORMER VP FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVA
Former
50$169,838$51,826
DARRELL BELLVP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Officer
50$200,195$16,832
DAMIKA ARNOLDCHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$159,301$17,247
CATHERINE S RASMUSSENDEAN SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND
Highest-paid employee
50$162,080$11,756
THOMAS LAPPASDEAN IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL
Highest-paid employee
50$160,000$11,581
WAYNE HILSONVP OF CULTURE, COMMUNITY,
Officer
50$152,653$15,123
KIMBERTY HARVEYFORMER ASSOCIATE PROVOST AND DEAN OF STUDENTS
Highest-paid employee
50$146,955$13,958
KRISTEN GREENASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND CONTROLLE
Highest-paid employee
50$134,248$26,276
STEPHEN HILLFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
35$71,629$23,193
YOLANDA BENITEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
28 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SCOTT D CHAPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN COOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN DRAINBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
EMIL DUDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
SERGIO ESTEBANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROL A FITZSIMMONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TIMOTHY FOURNIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ROGER B FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CRAIG GAFFNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDREW R GALLINABOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JENNIFER GARSINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
KENNETH GLAZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ANNE MCCAFFREYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD A KAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
EDWARD LEVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DANIELLE ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DUFFY PALMERTRUSTEE (LEFT 8/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD F PIERPONTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ALLISON PRATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
GRANT J RANDALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFFERY ROLOSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JUSTIN STEVENSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CORAL SURGEONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
SUSAN GENTHNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
RYAN FELTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL PERRONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MARY LOUISE MITCHELL SSJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH PAULPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
50$482,104$34,086
MAUREEN FINNEYPROVOST IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
50$232,398$52,009
FRANK WILLIAMSFORMER VP FOR STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MNGMT THRU 6/23
Former
50$141,983$81,617
KAREN KUPPINGERVP FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Officer
50$203,704$13,688
DARRELL BELLVP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Officer
50$200,442$16,759
YOUSUF GEORGEVP FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION
Officer
50$159,293$49,691
KRISTEN GREENASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND CONTROLLE
Officer
50$149,152$26,389
WAYNE HILSONVP OF CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND BELONGING
Officer
50$146,413$22,142
CATHERINE S RASMUSSENDEAN SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
50$156,186$11,343
DAMIKA ARNOLDSENIOR PEOPLE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
50$146,744$13,804
THOMAS LAPPASDEAN IN COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCES, BUSINES
Highest-paid employee
50$144,271$10,480
DANIELLE BUCCIVP FOR STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT, MARKETING START 4/23
Officer
50$141,248$11,511
ROSE HAIRASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
50$137,943$10,036
RON NETSKYPROFESSOR IN ART
Highest-paid employee
50$125,088$22,325
RACHEL BAILEY JONESFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE - TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
35$76,112$20,050
YOLANDA BENITEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT D CHAPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN COOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN DRAINBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
EMIL DUDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SERGIO ESTEBANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIMOTHY FOURNIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROGER B FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW R GALLINABOARD VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KENNETH GLAZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNE MCCAFFREYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD A KAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EDWARD LEVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIELLE ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DUFFY PALMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD F PIERPONTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRANT J RANDALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETSY RIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUSTIN STEVENSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CORAL SURGEONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN GENTHNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN FELTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL PERRONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY LOUISE MITCHELL SSJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARISA GEITNERTRUSTEE UNTIL 5/4/2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACK ALLOCCOTRUSTEE UNTIL 10/13/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EILEEN DALY SSJTRUSTEE UNTIL 10/13/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGIA LAMBTRUSTEE UNTIL 10/13/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH MCANARNEYTRUSTEE UNTIL 10/13/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 52 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH PAULPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
50$465,860$30,777
PATRICK RICHEYFORMER VP FOR FINANCE AND ADMIN
Officer
50$248,936$17,728
DARRELL BELLVP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Officer
50$198,593$16,035
FRANK WILLIAMSFORMER VP FOR STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGMENT
Officer
50$185,718$21,935
ELIZABETH CRONINFORMER VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Officer
50$158,591$16,847
KAREN KUPPINGERVP FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Officer
50$157,971$11,341
ESPERANZA RONCEROFORMER COMMUNITY AND BELONGING SCHOLAR
Highest-paid employee
50$162,069$2,045
CATHERINE RASMUSSENDEAN SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
50$147,235$10,717
KRISTEN GREENINTERIM VP FOR FINANCE
Officer
50$128,184$23,810
KATHLEEN DABOLL-LAVOIEDEAN OF SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$130,256$15,556
RON NETSKYPROFESSOR IN ART
Highest-paid employee
50$123,333$20,703
YOUSUF GEORGEVP FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION
Officer
50$129,693$11,394
KIMBERLY HARVEYAVP FOR STUDENT AND CAMPUS LIFE/DEAN OF STUDENT EX
Highest-paid employee
50$127,713$12,312
WAYNE HILSONVP OF CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND BELONGING
Officer
50$126,427$9,281
MAUREEN FINNEYPROVOST IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
50$124,663$5,249
ANDREA TALENTINOFORMER VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Former
50$120,846$7,560
LISA DURANT-JONESFORMER VP FOR COMMUNITY & BELONGING
Former
50$112,717$8,255
RACHEL BAILEY JONESFACULTY REPRESENTATIVE - TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
35$74,959$18,376
JOHN DRAINBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TIMOTHY FOURNIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACK ALLOCCOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
YOLANDA RAMOS BENITEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN COOPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SERGIO ESTEBANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMIL DUDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUSTIN STEVENSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW GALLINAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRIAN HICKEYTRUSTEE UNTIL 10/1/2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD KAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGIA LAMBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH MCANARNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MITCHELL NUSBAUMTRUSTEE UNTIL 8/1/2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD PIERPONTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CORAL SURGEONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRANK YORKTRUSTEE UNTIL 1/1/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DUFFY PALMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EDWARD LEVATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARISA GEITNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT CHAPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EILEEN DALY SSJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROGER FRIEDLANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KENNETH GLAZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GRANT RANDALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BETSY RIEDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNE MCCAFFREYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIELLE ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN GENTHNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RYAN FELTNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL PERRONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIGUEL VELAZQUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN DANAHYTRUSTEE UNTIL 8/1/2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4245 EAST AVE, ROCHESTER, NY 14618-3703
In care of
% MARGARET CASS FERBER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR ELIZABETH PAUL, 4245 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14618
Signed the 990
KAREN KUPPINGER, VP FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRAT
Phone
(585) 389-2525
Return prepared by
BONADIO & CO LLP

Mission

NAZARETH UNIVERSITY FOSTERS INTEGRATED LEARNING THROUGH ACTION AND REFLECTION, EDUCATING WHOLE PERSONS WHO ARE GUIDED BY EMPATHY, COMMITTED TO EQUITY, AND PREPARED TO LEAD INNOVATION FOR OUR TIME.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTION-REFLECTS EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION LEVELS. PROGRAMS OF STUDY ARE DELIVERED THROUGH THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCES, BUSINESS & EDUCATION, AND COLLEGE OF VISUAL, PERFORMING ARTS & DESIGN. (2,275 TOTAL STUDENT FTES)
    Expenses $36,366,679 · revenue $92,839,649
  • SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS: SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS-REFLECTS THE COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, NEED BASED AID, AND HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS AWARDED TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE TOTAL COST OF ATTENDANCE MORE AFFORDABLE. (2,275 TOTAL STUDENT FTES)
    Expenses $40,400,996 · grants $40,400,996
  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES-PERTAINS TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTION THAT EXIST TO FURNISH A SERVICE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR STAFF, AND THAT CHARGE A FEE THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO, ALTHOUGH NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL TO, THE COST OF THE SERVICE. AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES ARE MANAGED AS ESSENTIALLY SELF-SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES. EXAMPLES ARE RESIDENCE HALLS, FOOD SERVICES, AND STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES. (2,275 TOTAL STUDENT FTES)
    Expenses $16,257,561 · revenue $19,868,117
  • ALL OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES, INCLUDES STUDENT SERVICES, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ARTS CENTER. STUDENT SERVICES PERTAINS TO OFFICES SERVING STUDENTS INCLUDING REGISTRATION AND RECORDS, STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, CENTER FOR LIFE'S WORK, ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. ATHLETIC EXPENSES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY. ACADEMIC SUPPORT PERTAINS TO LIBRARY SERVICES, ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT, THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE OFFICES OF THE DEANS, AMONG OTHERS. THE ARTS CENTER IS A PRESENTER OF EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC, THEATER AND DANCE PERFORMANCES. (2,275 TOTAL STUDENT FTES)
    Expenses $28,003,501 · revenue $987,723

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
16-0743088
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
1963
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$300,525,168
Income (IRS master file)
$140,611,531

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$140,046,461$134,268,970$300,525,168IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$126,346,770$131,200,808$291,769,437IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$138,444,366$124,658,313$289,521,924XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$124,085,026$124,046,907$285,294,834IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 16-0743088).

Questions about NAZARETH UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of NAZARETH UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NAZARETH UNIVERSITY is 16-0743088.
Is NAZARETH UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
Are donations to NAZARETH UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NAZARETH UNIVERSITY 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 NAZARETH UNIVERSITY 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 NAZARETH UNIVERSITY 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 NAZARETH UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR ELIZABETH PAUL.
Who are the officers and directors of NAZARETH UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 43 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $497,935 (ELIZABETH PAUL, PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does NAZARETH UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $140,046,461, expenses of $134,268,970 and total assets of $300,525,168 at year end.

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