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← MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.

Totals

Total revenue
$171,107,571
Total expenses
$165,889,552
Contributions and grants received
$27,587,679
Grants paid
$74,663,161
Program service revenue
$136,616,373
Investment income
$5,386,321
Other revenue
$1,517,198
Total assets, end of year
$400,399,114
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,405,118
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$360,993,996
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$160,675,915
Management and general expenses
$3,253,167
Fundraising expenses
$1,960,470
Program service expenses (Part III)
$160,675,915

Program services were 96.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $101,503

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $263,650

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,700,494

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,522,032

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,963,070

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION/FEES

    total $115,886,440 · related or exempt $115,886,440

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUX. ENTERPRISES

    total $17,825,528 · related or exempt $17,547,398 · unrelated business $278,130

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TECHNOLOGY CENTER

    total $1,988,810 · related or exempt $1,988,810

  • 2d · Program service revenue: GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

    total $915,595 · related or exempt $915,595

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,334,778 · unrelated business $968,274 · excluded $3,366,504

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $638,837

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $193,935

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $444,902

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $444,902 · excluded $444,902

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $62,308,329

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

    securities $61,256,786

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,051,543

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,051,543 · excluded $1,051,543

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,767

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

    $263,650

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $66,326

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$15,559 · excluded -$15,559

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,087,855 · excluded $1,087,855

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,087,855

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $74,663,161 · program services $74,663,161

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,121,489 · program services $789,535 · management and general $1,093,836 · fundraising $238,118

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $38,277,208 · program services $36,397,989 · management and general $921,637 · fundraising $957,582

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,786,796 · program services $1,595,851 · management and general $120,928 · fundraising $70,017

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,497,920 · program services $6,385,977 · management and general $89,542 · fundraising $22,401

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,808,082 · program services $2,594,469 · management and general $113,708 · fundraising $99,905

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $125,750 · management and general $125,750

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $139,805 · management and general $139,805

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $139,835 · management and general $139,835

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,325,642 · program services $1,325,642

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,284,265 · program services $1,267,552 · fundraising $16,713

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,293,597 · program services $2,199,486 · management and general $29,198 · fundraising $64,913

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,638,861 · program services $1,634,886 · fundraising $3,975

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,705,435 · program services $4,679,732 · management and general $13,687 · fundraising $12,016

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,410,419 · program services $1,322,706 · management and general $43,505 · fundraising $44,208

  • 20 · Interest

    total $586,605 · program services $586,605

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,770,802 · program services $10,725,773 · management and general $9,162 · fundraising $35,867

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,266,554 · program services $1,266,554

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE COSTS

    total $3,482,920 · program services $3,482,920

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER - MISC.

    total $3,250,264 · program services $2,949,276 · management and general $122,273 · fundraising $178,715

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE/CONTRACTED SERV

    total $2,237,576 · program services $1,968,356 · management and general $154,715 · fundraising $114,505

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMPUTER LEASES

    total $1,944,315 · program services $1,944,315

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,132,251 · program services $2,895,130 · management and general $135,586 · fundraising $101,535

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $311,222 · end of year $1,859,945

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,075,753 · end of year $3,561,187

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,577,667 · end of year $5,187,708

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,766,809 · end of year $2,841,653

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $482,289 · end of year $320,094

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $139,512 · end of year $220,729

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,063,827 · end of year $3,771,774

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

    $357,825,946

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

    $129,435,253

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $219,656,699 · end of year $228,390,693

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $129,072,285 · end of year $154,098,964

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $136,709 · end of year $146,367

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,696,745 · end of year $8,880,803

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,100,821 · end of year $1,956,849

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $26,709,500 · end of year $25,603,820

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,179,267 · end of year $2,963,646

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $248,165,166 · end of year $253,240,851

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,431,273 · end of year $107,753,145

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (MSOE) IS A NONPROFIT, NONSECTARIAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDING A BALANCED EDUCATION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE DISCIPLINES OF ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, MATHEMATICS, AND NURSING. MSOE IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHOICE FOR THOSE SEEKING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERS DRIVEN TO SOLVE THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE UNIVERSITY IS ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION AND OFFERS BACHELOR'S DEGREE, MASTER'S DEGREE, AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (THE "UNIVERSITY") IS A NONPROFIT, NONSECTARIAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDING A BALANCED EDUCATION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE DISCIPLINES OF ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, MATHEMATICS, AND NURSING. MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHOICE FOR THOSE SEEKING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERS DRIVEN TO SOLVE THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.

  • MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING IS A NONPROFIT, NONSECTARIAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDING A BALANCED EDUCATION AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE DISCIPLINES OF ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, MATHEMATICS, AND NURSING. MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHOICE FOR THOSE SEEKING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERS DRIVEN TO SOLVE THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR THE FALL OF 2022-23 WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,729, OF WHICH 2,575 WERE UNDERGRADUATES AND 154 WERE GRADUATE STUDENTS.

    Expenses $160,675,915 · Grants $74,663,161 · Revenue $136,338,243

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Walz

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $709,424
    From this org
    $671,121
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,303
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $591,629
    Bonus
    $74,232
    Other
    $5,260
    Deferred
    $18,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,003
    Filer's total
    $709,424
  • James C Rahn

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel J Moceri

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John A Mellowes

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert J Hillis

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Moon

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Woodrow Adkins

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John J Allen

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael J Barber

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven G Booth

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kendall G Breunig

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew M Burow

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John L Cain

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allen J Carlson

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bernard A Cohen PhD

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian W Cooke

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dwight D Diercks

    BOARD OF REGENTS

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

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William E Edstrom Jr

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Fletcher

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Forsythe

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard A Galling

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Glaister

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dudley J Godfrey III

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karl Gouverneur

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James P Griffin

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eckhart G Grohmann

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stig F Haagensen

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas A Haemel

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas J Hauske Jr

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael E Hora

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald J Jensen

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Kaufmann Nash

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert D Kern Term 112022

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ward P Komoroski

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John A Mellowes

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward W Raether

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael J Reader

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen M Ruehlow

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan J Ruud

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald Schlidt

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John L Schliesmann

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John S Shiely

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Stimac

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Tabat

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lyman W Tschanz

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Viets

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary J Vroman

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert A Wagner

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neal K Wunderlich

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Zaba

    BOARD OF REGENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy Valley

    VP - ENROLLMENT & STUDENT LIFE

    Total calculated
    $337,403
    From this org
    $260,864
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,539
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,265
    Bonus
    $9,809
    Other
    $21,790
    Deferred
    $12,374
    Nontaxable benefits
    $64,165
    Filer's total
    $337,403
  • Eric Baumgartner

    VP - ACADEMICS

    Total calculated
    $318,673
    From this org
    $283,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,515
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,571
    Bonus
    $12,297
    Other
    $1,290
    Deferred
    $15,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,003
    Filer's total
    $318,673
  • Jeffrey Snow

    VP - DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $289,996
    From this org
    $257,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,854
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,988
    Bonus
    $10,974
    Other
    $5,180
    Deferred
    $13,844
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,010
    Filer's total
    $289,996
  • Stephen Williams

    VP - OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $285,259
    From this org
    $264,743
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,516
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,890
    Bonus
    $9,945
    Other
    $20,908
    Deferred
    $12,546
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,970
    Filer's total
    $285,259
  • Sebastian Thachenkary

    VP - MARKETING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $208,696
    From this org
    $181,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,882
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,912
    Bonus
    $7,934
    Other
    $968
    Deferred
    $10,016
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,866
    Filer's total
    $208,696
  • Seandra Mitchell

    VP - STUDENT AFFAIRS & CAMPUS EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $171,483
    From this org
    $155,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,823
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,614
    Bonus
    $6,653
    Other
    $393
    Deferred
    $7,853
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,970
    Filer's total
    $171,483
  • Paul Matson

    VP - FINANCE AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $143,901
    From this org
    $136,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,036
    Hours/week
    50
  • Christopher Taylor

    PROFESSOR, VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $295,418
    From this org
    $219,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,010
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,408
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,000
    Deferred
    $11,845
    Nontaxable benefits
    $64,165
    Filer's total
    $295,418
  • Ronald Gerrits

    PROFESSOR, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $219,825
    From this org
    $208,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,864
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,402
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $559
    Deferred
    $10,864
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $219,825
  • Deanna Leitzke

    ASSOCIATE VP OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

    Total calculated
    $210,505
    From this org
    $180,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,889
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,343
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,273
    Deferred
    $9,886
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,003
    Filer's total
    $210,505
  • Mark Rounds

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PROJECT MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $210,491
    From this org
    $183,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,267
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,898
    Deferred
    $10,531
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,736
    Filer's total
    $210,491
  • Sheila Ross

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,049
    From this org
    $175,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,231
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,368
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $450
    Deferred
    $10,228
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,003
    Filer's total
    $206,049

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
UNDER ORDINARY BUSINESS EXPENSES, SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE PAID FOR BY MSOE FOR TWO KEY EMPLOYEES: JEFF SNOW AND SEBASTIAN THACHENKARY, WHICH ARE RELATED TO ADVANCEMENT AND MARKETING AND THE BETTERMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY. THIS IS TREATED AS TAXABLE 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MSOE PROPERTIES LLC

    ACQUIRE, OWN, OPERATE MSOE PROPERTY · WI · income $0 · assets $409,600

    Directly controlled by MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420829349300857

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