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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$141,667,115
Total expenses
$143,684,895
Contributions and grants received
$6,555,304
Grants paid
$31,976,622
Program service revenue
$132,698,942
Investment income
$1,525,041
Other revenue
$887,828
Total assets, end of year
$240,693,359
Total liabilities, end of year
$99,371,489
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$141,321,870
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$116,692,751
Management and general expenses
$26,137,516
Fundraising expenses
$854,628
Program service expenses (Part III)
$116,692,751

Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $6,179

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,006,186

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,542,939

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,684

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $113,447,078 · related or exempt $113,447,078

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY INCOME

    total $18,951,956 · related or exempt $18,951,956

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CAMPS/CONFERENCES

    total $281,063 · related or exempt $281,063

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MISC REVENUES

    total $18,845 · related or exempt $18,845

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,492,200 · excluded $2,492,200

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $30,897,329 · other assets $403

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $31,864,891 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$967,562 · other assets $403

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$967,159 · excluded -$967,159

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $52,806

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $6,179

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $21,855

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $30,951 · excluded $30,951

  • 11a · Other revenue: COMMISSION

    total $356,523 · excluded $356,523

  • 11b · Other revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $249,548 · related or exempt $13,346 · unrelated business $236,202

  • 11c · Other revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

    total $183,346 · related or exempt $63,223 · unrelated business $120,123

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $67,460 · related or exempt $21,263 · unrelated business $46,197

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $856,877

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $26,091,250 · program services $26,091,250

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,885,372 · program services $5,885,372

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,368,452 · management and general $1,368,452

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $48,090,832 · program services $36,383,094 · management and general $11,125,750 · fundraising $581,988

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,630 · program services $4,405 · management and general $2,225

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,311,506 · program services $8,311,236 · management and general $1,894,848 · fundraising $105,422

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,666,092 · program services $2,864,590 · management and general $761,268 · fundraising $40,234

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,904 · management and general $74,904

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $151,570 · management and general $151,570

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $269,160 · program services $269,160

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,432,389 · program services $3,784,517 · management and general $646,884 · fundraising $988

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,138,152 · program services $8,852,313 · management and general $283,339 · fundraising $2,500

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,664,760 · program services $1,194,196 · management and general $453,143 · fundraising $17,421

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,506,821 · program services $581,748 · management and general $4,855,961 · fundraising $69,112

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,291,588 · program services $2,279,479 · management and general $12,109

  • 17 · Travel

    total $693,079 · program services $657,116 · management and general $32,301 · fundraising $3,662

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $94,848 · program services $74,775 · management and general $19,833 · fundraising $240

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,043,376 · program services $3,726,148 · management and general $317,228

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,630,452 · program services $7,013,064 · management and general $617,388

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,553,416 · management and general $2,553,416

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL

    total $2,903,208 · program services $2,903,208

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $1,980,743 · program services $1,980,743

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD PURCHASES

    total $1,456,237 · program services $1,454,390 · management and general $1,659 · fundraising $188

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,007,020 · program services $678,082 · management and general $309,276 · fundraising $19,662

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,373,038 · program services $1,703,865 · management and general $655,962 · fundraising $13,211

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $838,568 · end of year $1,989,374

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $195,721 · end of year $83,672

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,963,727 · end of year $4,028,741

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,367,528 · end of year $6,717,953

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $271,442 · end of year $236,267

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,541,023 · end of year $2,298,691

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $263,178,408

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $126,477,404

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $144,721,689 · end of year $136,701,004

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $70,159,029 · end of year $73,395,434

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,600,920 · end of year $3,824,540

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,145,637 · end of year $11,417,683

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,860,226 · end of year $6,493,278

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $149,883 · end of year $137,962

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,508,557 · end of year $1,472,631

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $71,481,422 · end of year $69,976,570

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $248,139 · end of year $175,306

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $15,249,008 · end of year $17,250,287

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,568,288 · end of year $3,865,455

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $116,860,208 · end of year $113,349,464

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,879,553 · end of year $27,972,406

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SAINT LEO IS AN INVENTIVE GLOBAL CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY THAT FOSTERS A PERSONAL & INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHICH EDUCATES, PREPARES, & DEVELOPS STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS, AND CONSISTS OF DIVERSE LEARNERS WHO BOLDLY CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF OUR WORLD THROUGH SERVICE TO OTHERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY WELCOMES AND EMBRACES IN THE CATHOLIC BENEDICTINE TRADITION (SEE SCHEDULE O) INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS BALANCED GROWTH IN MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE DIGNITY, VALUE, AND GIFTS OF ALL. AT SAINT LEO, LEARNING IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE, AND WE WORK TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORLD AROUND US.

  • AS THE OLDEST CATHOLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN FLORIDA AND ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY HAS A CENTURY-LONG TRADITION OF WELCOMING STUDENTS OF ALL FAITHS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.OUR LIBERAL ARTS CAMPUS, LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF TAMPA, EDUCATES JUST UNDER 3,000 STUDENTS. TOTAL ENROLLMENT ACROSS OUR CENTRAL FLORIDA CAMPUS, 13 REGIONAL LOCATIONS, AND ONLINE PROGRAMS IS NEARLY 14,200 WITH A TOTAL OF NEARLY 160 PROGRAMS. SAINT LEO OFFERS OVER 70 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES, PROGRAMS AND ENDORSEMENTS AS WELL AS MASTER'S, DOCTORAL AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND ALLIED SERVICES, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES, COLLEGE OF COMPUTING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS, AND DATA SCIENCE (CARDS), AND THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS. THE PUBLICATION DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION RANKS SAINT LEO AMONG ITS TOP 100 INSTITUTIONS GRADUATING MINORITY STUDENTS WITH BACCALAUREATE DEGREES. WE'RE A SMALL SCHOOL, BUT WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY COMPOSED OF 41% STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. SAINT LEO SERVES STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THREE U.S. TERRITORIES AND OVER 100 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SAINT LEO IS ALSO ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PROVIDERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO THE U.S. MILITARY.TODAY CLOSE TO 1,580 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ENROLLED IN SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAMS. OUR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WORLDWIDE EARN AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE UNIVERSITY DEGREES THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL FLORIDA CAMPUS, EXTENSIVE ONLINE PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND EDUCATION CENTERS ON MILITARY BASES IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY IS RANKED IN TOP 10 IN THE SOUTH FOR BEST C0LLEGE FOR VETERANS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT.

    Expenses $99,174,920 · Grants $31,976,621 · Revenue $113,447,078

  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES OF THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDE CERTAIN CUSTOMARY SERVICES SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD SERVICE, AND VARIOUS STUDENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY. TRADITIONAL CAMPUS STUDENTS COMPRISED NEARLY 1,900 FOR THE FY24 FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $17,517,831 · Revenue $19,368,470

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • EDWARD DADEZ

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $404,397
    From this org
    $391,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,664
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $332,401
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $59,332
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,664
    Filer's total
    $404,397
  • JAMES DETUCCIO

    VP BUSINESS AFFAIRS/CFO

    Total calculated
    $270,158
    From this org
    $254,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,531
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,627
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $908
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,623
    Filer's total
    $270,158
  • EDWIN NARAIN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NOEL BOEKE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ISKRA SBRACCIA

    CURRENT TRUSTEE/SECREATRY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN E VIEW

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ABBOTT ISAAC J CAMACHO OSB

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICHARD JOHNSON

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALLAN J LULHN

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH A MCGEE

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CLARKE HOBBY

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THOMAS J SHANNON III

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BISHOP GREGORY PARKES

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN PICCIANO

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KEVIN SULLIVAN

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARON GRAY

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SR ROBERTA BAILEY OSB

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PETER BISCARDI

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KEVIN HENDRICKSON

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • THAMIR KADDOURI

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAURIE KOBLEGARD

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NADEEM MAZHAR

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BEMETRA SIMMONS

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRED CAMBRIA

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICHARD GONZMART

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT CABOT

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANTHONY GERBINO

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GWENDOLYNN ALONSO

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DENYVE BOYLE

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PAT THOMPSON

    CURRENT TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENNIFER SHAW

    VP

    Total calculated
    $186,248
    From this org
    $173,147
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,101
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,147
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,101
    Filer's total
    $186,248
  • STACY GATO

    VP

    Total calculated
    $214,522
    From this org
    $198,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,817
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,705
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,817
    Filer's total
    $214,522
  • STACI SHELLEY

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $228,103
    From this org
    $216,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,879
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $865
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,014
    Filer's total
    $228,103
  • DEREK MOHAMMED

    DIRECTOR OF CARDS

    Total calculated
    $269,057
    From this org
    $252,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,108
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,108
    Filer's total
    $269,057
  • PASSARD DEAN

    DEAN

    Total calculated
    $199,905
    From this org
    $187,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,632
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,273
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,632
    Filer's total
    $199,905
  • MELANIE STORMS

    FORMER SENIOR VP

    Total calculated
    $192,586
    From this org
    $181,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,755
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,623
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $25,208
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,755
    Filer's total
    $192,586
  • STEPHEN KUBASEK

    VP

    Total calculated
    $214,162
    From this org
    $198,391
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,771
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,391
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,771
    Filer's total
    $214,162

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
DURING THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PAYMENTS FOR HOUSING ALLOWANCE PURSUANT TO FILING ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: DADEZ, EDWARD: $30,000
PART I, LINE 4A:
DURING THE YEAR, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO THE FILING ORGANIZATIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: MARY SPOTO: $112,500 MELANIE STORMS: $25,208
PART I, LINE 4B:
DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR EDWARD DADEZ, PRESIDENT, PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THE PRESIDENT HAD A PORTION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS VEST IN THE PLAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR. SUCH VESTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530439349301478

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