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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$178,745,662
Total expenses
$107,111,027
Contributions and grants received
$74,958,421
Grants paid
$30,502,335
Program service revenue
$76,582,339
Investment income
$27,139,137
Other revenue
$65,765
Total assets, end of year
$620,827,231
Total liabilities, end of year
$172,429,612
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$448,397,619
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$79,428,132
Management and general expenses
$26,500,719
Fundraising expenses
$1,182,176
Program service expenses (Part III)
$79,428,132

Program services were 74.2% 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

    $6,485

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,768,863

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $66,183,073

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $435,755

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT REVENUES

    total $72,908,623 · related or exempt $72,908,623

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $1,274,807 · excluded $1,274,807

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $2,398,909 · related or exempt $2,398,909

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,707,738 · excluded $8,707,738

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $87,983

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $27,958

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $60,025

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $60,025 · unrelated business $60,025

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $188,470,665 · other assets $10,225

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

    securities $170,021,944 · other assets $27,547

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $18,448,721 · other assets -$17,322

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,431,399 · excluded $18,431,399

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $31,629

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

    $6,485

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $25,889

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,740 · excluded $5,740

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,502,335 · program services $30,502,335

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,247,468 · management and general $773,890 · fundraising $473,578

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $2,151,679 · program services $676,554 · management and general $1,475,125

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $25,919,115 · program services $20,631,191 · management and general $5,052,788 · fundraising $235,136

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,674,759 · program services $1,295,431 · management and general $355,604 · fundraising $23,724

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,380,883 · program services $2,464,072 · management and general $1,891,334 · fundraising $25,477

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,996,234 · program services $1,529,289 · management and general $433,715 · fundraising $33,230

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $46,414 · management and general $46,414

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $254,089 · management and general $254,089

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $988,694 · management and general $988,694

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,591,151 · program services $4,353,317 · management and general $221,334 · fundraising $16,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $476,781 · program services $295,167 · fundraising $181,614

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,796,332 · program services $1,220,201 · management and general $549,922 · fundraising $26,209

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,424,855 · program services $90,014 · management and general $1,334,841

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,204,087 · program services $2,204,087

  • 17 · Travel

    total $802,679 · program services $743,100 · management and general $37,129 · fundraising $22,450

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $58,375 · program services $36,779 · management and general $20,804 · fundraising $792

  • 20 · Interest

    total $416,422 · program services $135,979 · management and general $280,443

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,774,109 · program services $4,687,686 · management and general $6,086,423

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $105,021 · management and general $105,021

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $5,274,219 · management and general $5,274,219

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP & FEES

    total $2,824,744 · program services $234,150 · management and general $2,583,847 · fundraising $6,747

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACT SUPPORT

    total $458,618 · program services $458,618

  • 24d · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIE

    total $382,420 · program services $382,420

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,359,544 · program services $7,487,742 · management and general -$1,264,917 · fundraising $136,719

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,964,304 · end of year $100,386,934

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,514,745 · end of year $3,019,903

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,502,796 · end of year $5,992,014

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $256,020 · end of year $731,753

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,736,714 · end of year $2,105,465

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

    $235,936,427

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

    $102,379,528

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $130,212,416 · end of year $133,556,899

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $272,605,089 · end of year $344,262,403

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,863,246 · end of year $2,722,401

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $7,058,012 · end of year $3,551,532

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,151,498 · end of year $24,497,927

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,508,745 · end of year $9,071,876

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,425,246 · end of year $4,683,300

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $47,520,000 · end of year $132,360,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $114,117 · end of year $526,447

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,860,216 · end of year $25,787,989

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $172,300,023 · end of year $179,957,030

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $198,136,493 · end of year $268,440,589

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE IS A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OFFERING UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DEGREES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE INTENTION OF EDUCATING AND FORMING THE WHOLE PERSON. THE UNIVERSITY IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM THE REGION, OUR NATION, AND THE WORLD.AS A COMMUNITY, THE UNIVERSITY PRACTICES ITS CHRISTIAN COMMITMENTS BY EDUCATING STUDENTS, PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, CHALLENGING STUDENTS TO LIVE LIVES OF WORTH AND PURPOSE, AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SERVICE TO THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD.THEREFORE, THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE IS COMMITTED TO:- A HOSPITABLE CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT WHICH RESPECTS OTHER FAITH TRADITIONS;- RELATIONSHIPS WHICH ENCOURAGE INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT;- EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC INQUIRY AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION;- A DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY WHERE CHRISTIAN LOVE IS PRACTICED;- STEWARDSHIP OF ALL GOD'S HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES;- ZEAL FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND SERVICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE LEVEL EDUCATION

  • INSTRUCTION: 1,535 FTE (UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND SEMINARY STUDENTS) FALL 2023. LARGEST UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS INCLUDE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, FLIGHT OPERATIONS, AND HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RECREATION.

    Expenses $53,318,662 · Grants $30,502,335 · Revenue $72,908,623

  • STUDENT SERVICES: INCLUDES ADMISSIONS, ATHLETICS, AND ALL AREAS OF STUDENT LIFE.

    Expenses $13,206,195 · Revenue $884,824

  • AUXILIARY SERVICES: INCLUDES UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE, COFFEEHOUSE, AND DAYCARE FACILITIES.

    Expenses $7,742,144 · Revenue $1,274,807

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT

    Expenses $5,161,131 · Revenue $1,514,085

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Travis Frampton

    PRESIDENT (EFF. JUNE 2024)

    Total calculated
    $279,568
    From this org
    $199,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,643
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,014
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,911
    Deferred
    $11,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $68,093
    Filer's total
    $279,568
  • Douglas J Horstmann

    CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Luck Preiss

    FIRST VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan R Farber

    SECRETARY-TREASURER/TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Javaune Adams-Gaston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dominique A Anthony

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen Birdnow Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark P Brodersen MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew J Butler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John E Butler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph A Chlapaty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Conlon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John G Couchman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly M David

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lh Fuller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline M Grunenwald

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stan Hasselbusch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Bruce E Hedgepeth

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffery J Keith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott A Knapp

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marty J Lange

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce A Obbink MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith D Parris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kent Peterson

    TRUSTEE (THRU 02/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas J Rauen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah J Slaughter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard C Svrluga

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William J Svrluga Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Tompkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert D Webb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Woodward

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Cathy F Young

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James D Steiner

    VP FINANCE/ASST TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $259,168
    From this org
    $233,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,706
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,046
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $416
    Deferred
    $13,907
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,799
    Filer's total
    $259,168
  • Rev Dr Jeffrey Bullock

    PRESIDENT (FORMER-THRU MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $646,817
    From this org
    $554,032
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $92,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $544,659
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $9,373
    Deferred
    $23,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $69,685
    Filer's total
    $646,817
  • Dr Mark Ward

    VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $183,486
    From this org
    $162,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,276
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,253
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,957
    Deferred
    $10,141
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,135
    Filer's total
    $183,486
  • Natalie Weber

    ASST PROF/DIR PA STUDIES

    Total calculated
    $220,982
    From this org
    $180,627
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,355
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,202
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,425
    Deferred
    $12,477
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,878
    Filer's total
    $220,982
  • Melissa Hemesath

    ASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $193,527
    From this org
    $175,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,277
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,590
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $660
    Deferred
    $12,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,660
    Filer's total
    $193,527
  • Rebecca Weidenhamer

    COLLECTIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $165,791
    From this org
    $155,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,781
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $62,849
    Bonus
    $91,096
    Other
    $1,065
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,781
    Filer's total
    $165,791
  • Nelson Edmonds

    VP STUDENT ENGAGEMENT/INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

    Total calculated
    $160,776
    From this org
    $150,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,734
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,760
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $282
    Deferred
    $10,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $234
    Filer's total
    $160,776

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
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, REV. DR. JEFFREY BULLOCK (THRU MAY 2024) AND DR. TRAVIS FRAMPTON (EFF. JUNE 2024), IS PROVIDED WITH NON-TAXABLE HOUSING WHICH INCLUDES UTILITIES AND RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES. THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS ITS PRESIDENT LIVING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE OF ITS REQUIREMENT THAT THE PRESIDENT CONDUCT SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND UNIVERSITY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT ON UNIVERSITY PROPERTY. THE RESIDENCE LOCATED IN NEAR PROXIMITY TO CAMPUS WHICH IS OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE. THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES IS REPORTED AS OTHER COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (F) AND SCHEDULE J, PAGE 2, PART II, COLUMN (D). BRADLEY LONGFIELD, A HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE QUALIFIES FOR AND RECEIVES A MINISTERIAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING IS REPORTED AS OTHER COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (F) AND SCHEDULE J, PAGE 2, PART II, COLUMN (D). THE ORGANIZATION PAYS COUNTRY CLUB DUES ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, REV. DR. JEFFREY BULLOCK (THRU MAY 2024) AND DR. TRAVIS FRAMPTON (EFF. JUNE 2024). THE PORTION OF THE PAYMENT FOR COUNTRY CLUB DUES THAT IS DEEMED TO BE FOR PERSONAL USE IS TAXABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE AND IS REPORTED IN REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (D) AND SCHEDULE J, PAGE 2, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). THE PORTION OF THE PAYMENT FOR COUNTRY CLUB DUES THAT IS DEEMED TO BE FOR BUSINESS USE IS EXCLUDED FROM COMPENSATION AS A WORKING CONDITION FRINGE BENEFIT.
PART I, LINE 7
ONE INDIVIDUAL LISTED AS A HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A RECEIVED A DISCRETIONARY BONUS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.

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
2024
Filed
19 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610829349301111

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