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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0564961

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

Tax-exempt · TACOMA, WA 98416

Financials

$157.2M$165.1M2022$151.6M$166.5M2023$145.8M$175.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$145,766,343$175,947,358-$30,181,015$760,278,728$89,624,768$670,653,960
June 30, 2024990$151,551,518$166,535,068-$14,983,550$750,428,227$92,314,457$658,113,770
June 30, 2023990$157,193,130$165,146,500-$7,953,370$731,731,932$95,212,442$636,519,490
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,737,564
of which government grants
$2,053,617
Program service revenue
$134,050,729
Investment income
$1,978,050
Net gain from sales of assets
-$834,741
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$59,098,794
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,654,321
Other salaries and wages
$53,019,110
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$74,118,791
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$78,638
Accounting fees
$104,625
Occupancy
$4,823,318
Travel
$2,591,003
Depreciation
$9,243,527
Program services (functional)
$157,225,755
Management and general (functional)
$14,534,858
Fundraising (functional)
$4,186,745

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$750,428,227
Total assets, end of year
$760,278,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,624,768
Net assets, end of year
$670,653,960
Land, buildings and equipment
$171,587,800
Publicly traded securities
$16,390,433
Net assets without donor restrictions
$295,630,960
Net assets with donor restrictions
$375,023,000
Gross unrelated business income
$1,007,539
Gross receipts
$183,834,415
Employees
2,115
Volunteers
899
Year formed
1888
State of legal domicile
WA

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
ISIAAH CRAWFORDPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$587,755$175,928
KIM KVAALEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
40$373,401$79,274
VICTOR MARTINVP FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Officer
40$358,836$71,404
JOANNA CAREY CLEVELANDVP GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$299,466$62,824
ERIC ORLINFACULTY (THRU 6/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$321,830$8,630
CAROLYN WEISZFACULTY (THRU 6/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$317,707$12,552
ANDREW KERKHOFFPROVOST
Officer
40$286,340$38,044
BRADLEY RICHARDSFACULTY (THRU 6/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$292,885$17,749
LESLIE SAUCEDOFACULTY (THRU 6/24)
Highest-paid employee
40$287,512$12,290
SARAH COMSTOCKVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Officer
40$227,072$46,394
LORNA HERNANDEZ JARVISVP INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY & DIVERSITY
Officer
40$200,583$31,739
FRANCISCO CHAVEZCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$202,295$21,739
ROBERT KIEFAVP FOR FACILITIES SERVICES
Key employee
40$171,887$31,241
NICK KONTOGEORGOPOULOSFORMER INTERIM PROVOST
Former
40$170,285$18,831
JANET HALLMANAVP FINANCIAL PLANNING & SERVICES
Officer
40$152,449$19,150
33 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUSTINE LEVESQUEAVP FOR FINANCE
Officer
40$143,290$25,551
LAURA BEHLINGFORMER PROVOST
Former
40$137,671$16,976
MATTHEW BOYCEVP FOR ENROLLMENT (THRU 7/24)
Officer
40$122,920$14,418
TIMOTHY WHITTUMVP FOR ENROLLMENT (FROM 1/25)
Officer
40$0$0
BETH M PICARDO '83 JD '86TRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
KENNETH WILLMAN '82P'15P'18TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
SHELLY J HEIER '98TRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
MICHAEL W AMEND '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
MARIA A ARELLANO '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
HEIDI B BROCK '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
WILLIAM M CANFIELD '76 P'08TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
MITZI W CARLETTI '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
RYAN W DUMM '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KATHLEEN M DUNCAN '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
EMILY S EHRENS '14TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BRIAN R GROSS '98TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
FRED W GRIMM '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SCOTT H HIGASHI '91TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
LAURA INVEEN '76TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KAREN V JENKINS-JOHNSON '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SARAH L LEE '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
GWENDOLYN H LILLIS P'05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
RYAN E MCANINCH '06TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SUNSHINE A MORRISON '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER R POHLAD '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
LYLE QUASIM '70 HON '05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ERIN SHAGREN '88 P'17TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JAMILIA J SHERLS '05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BETSY C STONE '79 P'14TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BRUCE L TITCOMB '80 P'13TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
NICHOLAS D VASILIUS '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ERIK A WALLACE '96TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
DAVID J WATSON '92TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ISIAAH CRAWFORDPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$498,242$177,167
KIM KVAALEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
40$356,612$64,358
VICTOR MARTINVP FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Officer
40$331,892$86,886
JOANNA CAREY CLEVELANDVP GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$285,720$62,612
MICHAEL JOHNSONFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$296,384$8,357
SHERRY SARAH MOOREFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$276,291$5,750
MATTHEW BOYCEVP FOR ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$212,904$34,908
SARAH COMSTOCKVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Officer
40$207,596$33,994
NICK KONTOGEORGOPOULOSINTERIM PROVOST (THRU 7/23)
Officer
40$203,709$34,199
ALLISON CANNADY-SMITHAVP FOR CONSTITUENT RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$196,894$28,616
PETER H WIMBERGERFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$215,000$9,080
ANDREW KERKHOFFPROVOST (FROM 7/23)
Officer
40$198,693$16,022
LORNA HERNANDEZ JARVISVP INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY & DIVERSITY
Officer
40$191,689$21,377
JAMES JASINSKIFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$194,932$8,542
ROBERT KIEFAVP FOR FACILITIES SERVICES
Key employee
40$165,333$31,827
JANET S HALLMAN '84AVP FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Officer
40$147,180$19,219
JUSTINE LEVESQUEAVP FOR FINANCE
Officer
40$140,646$25,009
LAURA BEHLINGFORMER PROVOST
Former
40$131,986$23,369
BETH M PICARDO '83 JD86TRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
KENNETH W WILLMAN '82 P15 P18TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
SHELLY J HEIER '98TRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
MARIA A ARELLANO '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
HEIDI B BROCK '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
MITZI W CARLETTI '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
RYAN W DUMM '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KATHLEEN M DUNCANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
EMILY S EHRENS '14TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SUMNER P ERDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BRIAN R GROSS '98TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SCOTT H HIGASHI '91TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KAREN V JENKINS-JOHNSON '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JEREMY L KORSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SARAH L LEE '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
GWENDOLYN H LILLIS P'0STRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
RYAN E MCANINCH '06TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SUNSHINE A MORRISON '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER R POHLAD '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ROBERT C POHLADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
LYLE QUASIM 70 HON '05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JAMILIA J SHERLS-JONES '05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ELIZABETH C STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BRUCE L TITCOMB '80 P'13TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
NICHOLAS D VASILIUS '07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ERIK A WALLACE '96TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
DAVID J WATSON '92TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
WILLIAM T WEYERHAEUSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ISIAAH CRAWFORDPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$444,097$146,967
SHERRY B MONDOUEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
40$358,419$41,474
JOANNA CAREY CLEVELANDVP UNIVERSITY COUNSEL/SECR
Officer
40$265,627$48,643
SUNIL KUKREJAFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$163,765$148,733
KIM KVAALEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Officer
40$254,806$31,406
VICTOR MARTINVP FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Officer
40$217,243$29,670
MARTIN JACKSONFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$245,488$990
MATTHEW P BOYCEVP FOR ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$199,804$34,639
LAURA L BEHLINGPROVOST/FACULTY
Officer
40$199,928$21,699
NANCY NIERAETHAVP HUMAN RESOURCES & CPO
Highest-paid employee
40$193,006$23,891
LINDA WILLIAMSFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$209,373$7,419
SARAH COMSTOCKVP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS
Officer
40$193,687$21,852
DAVID R BEERS P'11VP FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Officer
40$168,982$43,568
STEVEN NESHYBAFACULTY
Highest-paid employee
40$159,492$46,979
LORNA HERNANDEZ JARVISVP INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY & DIVERSITY
Officer
40$184,347$15,972
NICK KONTOGEORGOPOULOSINTERIM PROVOST
Officer
40$173,854$25,764
ROBERT KIEFAVP FACILITIES SERVICES
Key employee
40$161,997$34,295
JUSTINE LEVESQUEAVP FOR FINANCE
Officer
40$140,243$39,675
JANET S HALLMAN '84AVP FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING
Officer
40$142,893$21,350
GAYLE R MCINTOSHVP FOR COMM./CHIEF OF STAFF
Officer
40$137,346$23,311
MARY ELIZABETH COLLINSFORMER OFFICER
Former
40$125,765$18,751
BETH M PICARDO '83 JD'86TRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
KENNETH W WILLMAN '82 P'15 P'18TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
SHELLY J HEIER '98TRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.3$0$0
HEIDI B BROCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
WILLIAM M CANFIELD '76 P'08TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
MITZI W CARLETTI '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
CARLA COOPER '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KATHLEEN M DUNCAN '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SUMNER P ERDMAN '87TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JUSTIN T GRAHAM '90TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
FREDERICK W GRIMM '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
BRIAN GROSS '98TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SCOTT H HIGASHI '91TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
KAREN JENKINS-JOHNSON '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JEREMY L KORST '97TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SARAH L LEE '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
GWENDOLYN H LILLIS P'05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
RYAN E MCANINCH '06TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
SUNSHINE A MORRISON '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ROBERT C POHLAD P'07TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
LYLE QUASIM '70 HON'05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ERIN E SHAGREN '88 P'17TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
JAMILIA J SHERLS-JONES '05TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
DAVID J WATSON '92TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
WILLIAM T WEYERHAEUSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
LAURA C INVEEN '76TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER R POHLADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
EMILY S STURMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0
ERIK A WALLACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1500 N WARNER ST STOP 1075, TACOMA, WA 98416-1075
In care of
% OFFICE OF FINANCE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ISIAAH CRAWFORD, 1500 N WARNER STREET CMB 1075, TACOMA, WA 984161075
Signed the 990
JUSTINE LEVESQUE, AVP FOR FINANCE
Phone
(253) 879-3224
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, AS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, MAINTAINS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO TEACHING EXCELLENCE, SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT, AND FRUITFUL STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTION. THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO DEVELOP IN ITS STUDENTS' CAPACITIES FOR (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) CRITICAL ANALYSIS, AESTHETIC APPRECIATION, SOUND JUDGMENT, AND APT EXPRESSION THAT WILL SUSTAIN A LIFETIME OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY, ACTIVE INQUIRY, AND REASONED INDEPENDENCE. A PUGET SOUND EDUCATION, BOTH ACADEMIC AND COCURRICULAR, ENCOURAGES A RICH KNOWLEDGE OF SELF AND OTHERS; AN APPRECIATION OF COMMONALITY AND DIFFERENCE; THE FULL, OPEN, AND CIVIL DISCUSSION OF IDEAS; THOUGHTFUL MORAL DISCOURSE; AND THE INTEGRATION OF LEARNING, PREPARING THE UNIVERSITY'S GRADUATES TO MEET THE HIGHEST TESTS OF DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP. SUCH AN EDUCATION SEEKS TO LIBERATE EACH PERSON'S FULLEST INTELLECTUAL AND HUMAN POTENTIAL TO ASSIST IN THE UNFOLDING OF CREATIVE AND USEFUL LIVES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ONLY NATIONAL INDEPENDENT UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE IN WESTERN WASHINGTON, PUGET SOUND SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,900 STUDENTS FROM 43 STATES AND ABROAD, PROVIDING 1,200 CLASSES IN MORE THAN 50 MAJOR AREAS OF STUDY IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE COLLEGE MAINTAINS A LOW STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO AND PLACES AN EMPHASIS ON EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING. AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE, PUGET SOUND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS, INCLUDING ATHLETICS, STUDY ABROAD, COMMUNITY SERVICE, INTERNSHIPS, CAREER PREPARATION, AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. PUGET SOUND ACTIVELY SEEKS AND SUPPORTS A DIVERSITY (SEE SCHEDULE O) OF BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT INFORM DEEP AND BROAD LIFELONG LEARNING FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, ALUMNI AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $157,225,755 · grants $59,098,794 · revenue $134,020,209

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
91-0564961
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 (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$760,278,728
Income (IRS master file)
$183,834,415

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$145,766,343$175,947,358$760,278,728IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$151,551,518$166,535,068$750,428,227IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$157,193,130$165,146,500$731,731,932XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$155,039,563$165,918,914$709,727,010IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 91-0564961).

Questions about UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND

What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND is 91-0564961.
Is UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1950.
Are donations to UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 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 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 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 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 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 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ISIAAH CRAWFORD.
Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 48 people; 18 received compensation from the organization, the highest $587,755 (ISIAAH CRAWFORD, PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $145,766,343, expenses of $175,947,358 and total assets of $760,278,728 at year end.

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