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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1522643

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

Also known as Upsilon Zeta Chapter 460 Nursing Honor Society

Tax-exempt · READING, PA 19607

Financials

$110.6M$104.7M2022$109.2M$109.3M2023$120.7M$116.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$120,653,139$116,621,137$4,032,002$227,647,098$107,706,329$119,940,769
June 30, 2024990$109,201,504$109,326,332-$124,828$228,119,350$113,251,984$114,867,366
June 30, 2023990$110,643,942$104,747,650$5,896,292$219,365,146$107,305,185$112,059,961
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$15,723,864
of which government grants
$11,976,331
Program service revenue
$101,933,423
Investment income
$2,312,975
Net rental income
$91,440
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,407,985
Other revenue
$682,877

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$38,833,082
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,138,798
Other salaries and wages
$25,813,819
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$38,174,447
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$140,745
Accounting fees
$66,970
Occupancy
$3,703,391
Travel
$809,559
Depreciation
$7,430,946
Program services (functional)
$98,789,649
Management and general (functional)
$16,014,030
Fundraising (functional)
$1,817,458

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$228,119,350
Total assets, end of year
$227,647,098
Total liabilities, end of year
$107,706,329
Net assets, end of year
$119,940,769
Land, buildings and equipment
$176,189,591
Publicly traded securities
$22,316,116
Net assets without donor restrictions
$82,462,121
Net assets with donor restrictions
$37,478,648
Gross unrelated business income
$227,448
Gross receipts
$135,566,389
Employees
1,364
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1958
State of legal domicile
PA

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
GLYNIS FITZGERALDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$465,442$60,655
JOHN MCCLOSKEYSVP, COO, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$279,615$43,612
LEAMOR KAHANOVSVP, PROVOST
Officer
40$229,490$35,912
MARY-ALICE OZECHOSKISVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT & STUDENT AFFAIRS
Former
40$236,479$16,430
JOHN LOYACKCONSULTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
40$232,631$17,081
RODNEY RIDLEYVP, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$199,251$39,377
THOMAS MINICKVP, ADVANCEMENT & GOVERNMENT
Officer
40$208,109$26,438
PATRICIA REGERDEAN, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Key employee
40$170,338$37,424
ADAM WASZKIEWICZVP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Officer
40$179,109$25,533
TRAVIS BERGERDEAN, BUSINESS COMM. & LEADERSHIP
Key employee
40$157,567$31,949
GAETAN GIANNINIVP, GRADUATE & ADULT EDUCATION
Officer
40$165,981$23,348
DAVID SHOUPDEAN, COLLEGE OF STEM
Key employee
40$163,947$23,214
ELIZABETH MATTEODEAN, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SERVICES
Key employee
40$152,321$31,670
DARRYL MACEVP, MISSION DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Former
40$146,055$31,132
RENEE LANGSTAFFDIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROG
Highest-paid employee
40$153,614$22,783
41 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARY ELLEN WELLSASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$149,899$11,452
WILLIAM STILESAVP, ATHLETICS
Former
40$124,581$33,977
MEGGAN HANNIGANAVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$121,386$29,354
TUFAN TIGLIOGLUPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$132,790$16,617
ADELLE SCHADEVP, INNOVATION VENTURES
Officer
40$114,230$13,726
GREGORY J SHEMANSKICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL DUFFVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN M ARNOLD JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES BARBERA MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA BARRETT CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J CARONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN P DEACOSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR ANN DEGUISETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD EHSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FROMMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN H GALLEN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE GATES PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA C GILESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MADONNA MARIE HARVATH OSFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN HUYETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M KOONS CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER KUNKELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL LANGDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR SANDRA LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL MAHER DMDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR DAVID ANN NISKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W PATTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN PIRAINOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR JOHN ANN PROACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY RUSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER RYETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNIE SAVAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARRY SCHLOUCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCINE SIHELNIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY SNINSKYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TIEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY JOSEPH TIRPAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL TOBASHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL F TRUNKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK WITMER MPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN LOYACKCONSULTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
40$591,123$40,626
GLYNIS FITZGERALDPRESIDENT AS OF JULY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$369,682$44,876
JOHN MCCLOSKEYSVP, COO, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$240,132$37,882
MARY-ALICE OZECHOSKISVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT & STUDENT AFFAIRS
Officer
40$234,505$17,957
RODNEY RIDLEYVP, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICE
Officer
40$206,173$35,005
THOMAS MINICKVP, ADVANCEMENT & GOVERNMENT
Officer
40$202,759$24,855
PATRICIA REGERDEAN, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Key employee
40$164,619$31,979
ADAM WASZKIEWICZVP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Officer
40$168,399$22,695
GAETAN GIANNINIVP, GRADUATE & ADULT EDUCATION
Officer
40$167,543$22,286
TRAVIS BERGERDEAN, BUSINESS COMM. & LEADERSHIP
Key employee
40$157,908$31,448
DARRYL MACEVP, MISSION DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Officer
40$152,703$30,269
MARY ELLEN WELLSASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$150,615$32,346
ELIZABETH MATTEODEAN, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SERVICES
Key employee
40$150,004$28,442
RENEE LANGSTAFFDIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGAM
Highest-paid employee
40$155,416$21,451
CHRISTOPHER WISEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$125,890$25,049
JOSEPH MICHAEL MAHONEYASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$128,886$18,720
TUFAN TIGLIOGLUPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$127,876$18,206
LEAMOR KAHANOVSVP, PROVOST AS OF AUG
Officer
40$86,834$15,661
GREGORY J SHEMANSKICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL DUFFVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN M ARNOLD JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES BARBERA MDTRUSTEE AS OF JUNE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA BARRETT CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J CARONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN P DEACOSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD EHSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FROMMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN H GALLEN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE GATES PHDTRUSTEE AS OF JUNE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA C GILESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MADONNA MARIE HARVATH OSFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN HUYETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M KOONS CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER KUNKELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL LANGDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR SANDRA LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL MAHER DMDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN NAJARIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR DAVID ANN NISKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W PATTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR JOHN ANN PROACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY RUSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER RYETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNE SAVAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARRY SCHLOUCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCINE SIHELNIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY SNINSKYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TIEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY JOSEPH TIRPAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL TOBASHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL F TRUNKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WEIDENHAMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK WITMER MPATRUSTEE AS OF JUNE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN LOYACKPRESIDENT THROUGH JUNE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$556,092$73,537
JOHN MCCLOSKEYSVP, COO, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
40$234,590$36,527
GLYNIS FITZGERALDPRESIDENT ELECT
Officer
40$234,699$34,420
MARY-ALICE OZECHOSKISVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT & STUDENT AFFAIRS
Officer
40$215,635$33,918
RODNEY RIDLEYVP, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$194,513$33,401
THOMAS MINICKVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$184,841$23,033
TRAVIS BERGERDEAN, BUSINESS COMM. & LEADERSHIP
Key employee
40$156,303$40,421
ELIZABETH MATTEODEAN, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
Key employee
40$151,058$40,199
LARRY SHAUBINTERIM CFO 9/22; SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST 12/22
Former
40$139,133$43,593
ROBERT IANNELLIFORMER CIO THROUGH FEB
Former
40$145,725$26,231
DARRYL MACEVP, MISSION DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Officer
40$140,943$21,100
MARY ELLEN WELLSASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$139,210$15,736
THOMAS PORRAZZOASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$123,688$25,681
CHRISTOPHER WISEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$123,705$24,846
TUFAN TIGLIOGLUPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$126,248$19,037
MEGGAN KERBERASSOCIATE VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$117,826$24,234
ADAM WASZKIEWICZVP, BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Officer
40$96,580$13,481
GAETAN GIANNINIVP, GRADUATE & ADULT EDUCATION
Officer
40$67,667$8,765
GREGORY J SHEMANSKICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL DUFFVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOHN M ARNOLD JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA BARRETT CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J CARONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN P DEACOSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD EHSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL FROMMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN H GALLEN JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICIA C GILESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MADONNA MARIE HARVATH OSFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN HUYETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M KOONS CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GINGER KUNKELTRUSTEE AS OF JUNE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL LANGDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR SANDRA LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHEL MAHER DMDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN NAJARIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR DAVID ANN NISKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W PATTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR JOHN ANN PROACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY RUSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER RYETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNE SAVAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARRY SCHLOUCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCINE SIHELNIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY SNINSKYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS TIEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL TOBASHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL F TRUNKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SR MARY JOSEPH TIRPAKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID TURNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WEIDENHAMMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
400 SAINT BERNARDINE ST, READING, PA 19607-1737
Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
421 Saint Bernardine Street, Nursing, Reading PA 19608
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN MCCLOSKEY, 400 SAINT BERNARDINE STREET, READING, PA 19607
Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
Donna Agnew, 421 Saint Bernardine Street, NRC, Reading PA 19608
Signed the 990
JOHN MCCLOSKEY, SENIOR VP AND COO
Phone
(610) 796-5600
Return prepared by
CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC

Mission

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY IS A CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY WITH A LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION FOUNDED BY THE BERNARDINE FRANCISCAN SISTERS IN 1958. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CONDUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COLLEGE FOR THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF MEN AND WOMEN, WITH THE POWER TO CONFER UPON STUDENTS, WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE REQUIRED COURSES, THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, AND SUCH OTHER DEGREES AS MAY BE APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE COLLEGE HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 STUDENTS, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATES, GRADUATES, AND PHD STUDENTS.
    Expenses $98,789,649 · grants $38,833,082 · revenue $101,943,619

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
23-1522643
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
Assets (IRS master file)
$227,647,098
Income (IRS master file)
$135,566,389

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$120,653,139$116,621,137$227,647,098XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$109,201,504$109,326,332$228,119,350IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$110,643,942$104,747,650$219,365,146XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$111,427,608$96,409,408$194,339,398IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2007
Officer: Donna Agnew
June 30, 2008≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 23-1522643).

Questions about ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY is 23-1522643.
Is ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does ALVERNIA 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 ALVERNIA 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 ALVERNIA 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 ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN MCCLOSKEY.
Who are the officers and directors of ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 56 people; 20 received compensation from the organization, the highest $465,442 (GLYNIS FITZGERALD, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $120,653,139, expenses of $116,621,137 and total assets of $227,647,098 at year end.

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