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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1500483

CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC

Also known as ATTN TREASURER

Tax-exempt · CALDWELL, NJ 07006

Financials

$76.6M$77.5M2022$74.7M$76.7M2023$85.3M$85.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$85,349,331$85,484,680-$135,349$55,901,850$26,966,498$28,935,352
June 30, 2024990$74,707,970$76,741,592-$2,033,622$59,070,069$29,841,945$29,228,124
June 30, 2023990$76,625,899$77,525,720-$899,821$60,028,155$29,325,675$30,702,480
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,782,702
of which government grants
$3,579,251
Program service revenue
$77,097,205
Investment income
$2,190,867
Net rental income
$259,766
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,628,539
Net income from fundraising events
-$16,274
Other revenue
$278,557

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$39,432,266
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,752,435
Other salaries and wages
$18,033,414
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$25,003,055
Professional fundraising fees
$121,200
Legal fees
$139,022
Accounting fees
$167,891
Occupancy
$2,894,039
Travel
$331,821
Depreciation
$2,635,589
Program services (functional)
$72,621,717
Management and general (functional)
$11,617,534
Fundraising (functional)
$1,245,429

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$59,070,069
Total assets, end of year
$55,901,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,966,498
Net assets, end of year
$28,935,352
Land, buildings and equipment
$29,827,409
Publicly traded securities
$12,760,712
Net assets without donor restrictions
$16,410,357
Net assets with donor restrictions
$12,524,995
Gross receipts
$92,254,887
Employees
923
Volunteers
24
Year formed
1939
State of legal domicile
NJ

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
JEFFREY D SENESEPRESIDENT
Officer
40$312,954$136,849
ELLINA CHERNOBILSKYASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$179,968$163,857
SHEILA O'ROURKEVP, ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Officer
40$239,470$54,299
SHARON REEVEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$204,576$68,237
TINA M SIDENERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$175,617$51,789
JORGE L RODRIGUEZVP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Officer
40$180,430$46,700
RUTH M DEBARPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$184,890$20,980
MICHAEL J HACKERCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$159,522$23,966
MICHAEL J GALVINCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/VP, FINANCE
Officer
40$139,025$31,160
JOSE R RODRIGUEZ THRU 4325VP, STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Officer
40$160,690$1,104
PHILLIP A KEEFE THRU 6625VP, PHILANTHROPY & ENGAGEMENT
Officer
40$127,665$28,328
GEORGE E ABAUNZAVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$70,316$11,990
BRIAN J ALOIA ESQCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SR DONNA CIANGIO OPCHANCELLOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SELLITTO-CURCIOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
21 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SR LUELLA RAMM OPPRIORESS
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLOS POMARESVP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN M BARABASTRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
1$0
HARRY C BEATTY ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH CHALAS BERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES BERNAICHETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STANLEY P BOROWIECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
OLGA BRADFORD ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA M BROMBERG ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW COOMBS CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT R DETORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TANYA L FREEMAN ESQTRUSTEE, THRU SEPT 2024
Trustee or director
1$0
SR MARY JOHN KEARNEY OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
OSBERT ORDUNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK OSINSKI ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GERARD O'SULLIVANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY RYANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEON G SMITH JR MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SR PATRICIA TAVIS OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JUNE TOTH CPA CGMA CFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IVONNE VALDESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHARON REEVEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$201,988$59,168
SHEILA O'ROURKEVP, ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Officer
40$199,860$49,452
ELLINA CHERNOBILSKYINTERIM VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$162,153$85,043
MATTHEW WHELAN EDDFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
0$203,408$32,062
TINA M SIDENERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$178,262$46,610
RUTH M DEBARPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$183,755$19,127
JASON C VLADESCUCLINICAL SUPERVISOR, ABA (PT)
Highest-paid employee
40$183,723$19,032
JEFFREY SENESE PHDPRESIDENT, EFF. 7/2023
Trustee or director, Officer
40$144,722$48,692
SCOTT KOSKOSKIVP, PHILANTHROPY & ENGAGEMENT
Officer
40$177,705$8,782
JORGE L RODRIGUEZVP, STRATEGIC INITATIVES
Officer
40$139,387$44,966
KETAN N GANDHIVP, FINANCE, THRU 8/2023
Officer
40$141,087$3,641
JOAN H MORIARTYPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$128,800$7,321
JOSE R RODRIGUEZVP, STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Officer
40$120,989$872
BRIAN J ALOIA ESQCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SR DONNA CIANGIO OPVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SELLITTO-CURCIOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KATHLEEN M BARABASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARRY C BEATTY ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH CHALAS BERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BERNAICHETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN T BEZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STANLEY P BOROWIECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLGA BRADFORD ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA M BROMBERG ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD R COLLINS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TANYA L FREEMAN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH J GILMORETRUSTEE, THRU 3/2024
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY JOHN KEARNEY OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY EILEEN O'BRIEN OP PHDTRUSTEE, THRU 12/2023
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OSBERT ORDUNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK OSINSKI ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLOS POMARESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR LUELLA RAMM OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON G SMITH JR MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR PATRICIA TAVIS OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IVONNE VALDESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURITA MCGREEVY WARNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J GALVINCFO AND VP, FINANCE EFF. 4/2024
Officer
40$0$0
PHILLIP A KEEFEVP, INST. ADVANCEMENT EFF. 4/2024
Officer
40$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MATTHEW WHELAN ED DPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$344,516$62,120
KEVIN BOYLEFORMER VP, DEV. & ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Former
0$233,921$20,929
SHEILA O'ROURKEVP, ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS
Officer
40$199,730$44,284
SHARON REEVEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$196,417$42,640
PETER N UBERTACCIOVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$188,807$38,359
TINA M SIDENERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$177,763$37,420
RUTH M DEBARPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$184,903$15,825
JASON C VLADESCUPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$180,246$15,869
ELLINA CHERNOBILSKYINTERIM VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$115,354$79,316
KETAN N GANDHIVP, FINANCE
Officer
40$173,455$3,852
JORGE L RODRIGUEZVP, STRATEGIC INITATIVE
Officer
40$148,322$7,914
DONNA A NATURALEASSOCIATE DEAN
Highest-paid employee
40$138,122$12,118
JOSE R RODRIGUEZVP, STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Officer
40$74,627$759
SCOTT KOSKOSKI VICE PRES-IDENT, PHILANTHROPY & ENGAGEMENT
Officer
40$35,591$637
BRIAN J ALOIA ESQCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SR DONNA CIANGIO OPVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SELLITTO-CURCIOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KATHLEEN M BARABASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HARRY C BEATTY ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH CHALAS BERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BERNAICHETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN T BEZERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STANLEY P BOROWIECTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLGA BRADFORD ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA M BROMBERG ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD R COLLINS ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN CRAWFORDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TANYA L FREEMAN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH J GILMORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RHONDA L GRABERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY JOHN KEARNEY OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS A LECATES JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM BRENDAN O'BRIENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY EILEEN O'BRIEN OP PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OSBERT ORDUNATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK OSINSKI ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLOS POMARESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR LUELLA RAMM OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEON G SMITH JR MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR PATRICIA TAVIS OPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURITA MCGREEVY WARNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
120 BLOOMFIELD AVE, CALDWELL, NJ 07006-5310
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JEFFREY D SENESE, 120 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, CALDWELL, NJ 070066195
Signed the 990
MICHAEL J GALVIN, CFO/VP, FINANCE
Phone
(973) 618-3230
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1939 BY THE SISTERS OF SAINT DOMINIC, CALDWELL UNIVERSITY PROMOTES INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, AND AESTHETIC GROWTH TO A DIVERSE POPULATION AND WELCOMES ALL CULTURES AND FAITH TRADITIONS. INSPIRED BY ST. DOMINIC DE GUZMAN AND OUR CATHOLIC HERITAGE, WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS AND PREPARE THEM THROUGH THE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES TO THINK CRITICALLY, PURSUE TRUTH, AND CONTRIBUTE TO A JUST SOCIETY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • IN THE FALL 2024 TERM, THE UNIVERSITY SERVED A DIVERSE BODY OF 16,177 UNDERGRADUATE AND 388 GRADUATE STUDENTS. SEVENTEEN PERCENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, TWENTY-SIX PERCENT AS HISPANIC OF ANY RACE, FOUR PERCENT AS ASIAN, AND ONE PERCENT AS MULTIRACIAL. CALDWELL UNIVERSITY WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION IN MARCH 2020. WOMEN COMPRISE FIFTY-NINE PERCENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.TWENTY-TWO PERCENT OF CALDWELL STUDENTS ARE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS REPRESENTING THIRTY-NINE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING A SIZEABLE GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM NEPAL. FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS. A 12:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO HIGHLIGHTS THE INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP AND INSTRUCTION THAT CHARACTERIZE A CALDWELL EDUCATION. TO ENABLE ACCESS TO THE UNIVERSITY FOR ALL DESERVING STUDENTS, CALDWELL CONTRIBUTED OVER $39M OF TOTAL FINANCIAL AID FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND OTHER AID. NINETY-EIGHT PERCENT OF STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL AID (FEDERAL, STATE, LOANS, INSTITUTIONAL, AND/OR PRIVATE). STUDENTS CHOOSE CALDWELL BECAUSE OF ITS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS; SMALL CLASS SIZES; LOW TUITION; GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID; SECURE AND BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS; EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING GLOBAL CITIZENS; PERSONALIZED ATTENTION AND ADVISING; VIBRANT STUDENT CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES; CONVENIENT AND FLEXIBLE CLASS SCHEDULES; STRONG ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES; AND A LOCATION IN ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S BEST TOWNS WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NEW YORK CITY. NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF RECENT BACHELOR'S DEGREE EARNERS ARE WORKING OR ENROLLED IN FURTHER EDUCATION. CALDWELL OFFERS OVER THIRTY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND OVER THIRTY GRADUATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, THE FIRST IN NEW JERSEY. NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ADDED INCLUDE A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS FIELDS. RECENT ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS LAUNCHED RECENTLY INCLUDE MEN'S RUGBY AND WOMEN'S ACROBATIC AND TUMBLING HAVE PROVEN POPULAR. ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND PEER TUTORING; ACADEMIC COACHING; CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR UNDERPREPARED STUDENTS; AN HONORS PROGRAM; ACADEMIC INTERNSHIPS; AND THE EOF MENTORING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS. CALDWELL WAS REACCREDITED IN 2025 BY THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION FURTHER ATTESTS TO PROGRAM QUALITY AND VIGOR, PROVIDING GRADUATES WITH A DIFFERENTIATED CAREER CREDENTIAL AND ENABLING THEM TO STAND OUT COMPETITIVELY DURING HIRING AND ACCEPTANCE INTO ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAMS. SPECIALIZED ACCREDITORS THAT HAVE AWARDED ACCREDITATION TO CALDWELL'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS; COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING AND RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; TEACHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION COUNCIL; COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION, COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL. CALDWELL OFFERS ONE OF ONLY TWO CACREP-ACCREDITED ART THERAPY PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. CALDWELL IS A LEADER IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, A SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE KNOWN TO HELP CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. THE COLLEGE'S STATE-OF-THE-ART AUTISM CENTER BENEFITS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NEW JERSEY.
    Expenses $72,621,717 · grants $39,432,266 · revenue $77,097,205

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
22-1500483
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$55,901,850
Income (IRS master file)
$92,254,887

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$85,349,331$85,484,680$55,901,850IRS
990June 2024$74,707,970$76,741,592$59,070,069IRS
990June 2023$76,625,899$77,525,720$60,028,155XML
990June 2022$85,470,422$84,563,493$60,731,390IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 22-1500483).

Questions about CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC

What is the EIN of CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC is 22-1500483.
Is CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC 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 CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC 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 CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC 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 CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEFFREY D SENESE.
Who are the officers and directors of CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $312,954 (JEFFREY D SENESE, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $85,349,331, expenses of $85,484,680 and total assets of $55,901,850 at year end.

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