Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BRYANT UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue: $255,859,551
Total expenses: $242,647,809
Contributions and grants received: $15,198,781
Grants paid: $76,663,770
Program service revenue: $213,490,516
Investment income: $16,874,687
Other revenue: $10,295,567
Total assets, end of year: $637,475,150
Total liabilities, end of year: $218,442,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $419,032,918
Program services expenses (Part IX): $214,529,958
Management and general expenses: $24,425,006
Fundraising expenses: $3,692,845
Program service expenses (Part III): $214,529,958

Program services were 88.4% 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

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$274,869
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,829,185
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$13,094,727
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$2,808,894
2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees

total $166,544,695 · related or exempt $166,544,695 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Enterprises

total $45,205,357 · related or exempt $45,125,873 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $79,484
2c · Program service revenue: Student Services Revenues

total $1,645,590 · related or exempt $1,645,590 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2d · Program service revenue: Public Services Programs

total $94,874 · related or exempt $94,874 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $8,531,336 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $3,343,530 · excluded $5,187,806
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $209,359 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $209,359
6a · Gross rents

real property $0 · personal property $0
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0 · personal property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $34,315,427 · other assets $236,623
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $25,312,313 · other assets $896,386
7c · Gain or loss

securities $9,003,114 · other assets -$659,763
7d · Net gain or loss

total $8,343,351 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $35,470 · excluded $8,307,881
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$68,535
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$274,869
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$175,609
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$107,074 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$107,074
9a · Gaming: gross income

$36,090
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$2,866
9c · Net income from gaming

total $33,224 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $33,224
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$0
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11a · Other revenue: Study Abroad

total $3,607,175 · related or exempt $3,607,175 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue: Athletic Events

total $1,340,948 · related or exempt $1,340,448 · unrelated business $500 · excluded $0
11c · Other revenue: Other Campus Events

total $1,224,909 · related or exempt $867,885 · unrelated business $357,024 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $3,987,026 · related or exempt $3,934,974 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $52,052
11e · Other revenue, total

$10,160,058

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $73,497,231 · program services $73,497,231
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $3,166,539 · program services $3,166,539
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $4,676,253 · program services $1,807,989 · management and general $2,674,918 · fundraising $193,346
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $14,482 · program services $14,482 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $62,522,753 · program services $53,045,265 · management and general $7,969,531 · fundraising $1,507,957
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $4,396,040 · program services $3,890,990 · management and general $420,992 · fundraising $84,058
9 · Other employee benefits

total $12,425,389 · program services $10,705,294 · management and general $1,381,303 · fundraising $338,792
10 · Payroll taxes

total $4,535,774 · program services $3,848,084 · management and general $578,272 · fundraising $109,418
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $200,256 · program services $0 · management and general $196,581 · fundraising $3,675
11c · Fees: accounting

total $236,563 · program services $0 · management and general $236,563 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $167,489 · fundraising $167,489
11f · Fees: investment management

total $190,441 · program services $0 · management and general $190,441 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $6,620,188 · program services $4,757,301 · management and general $1,311,751 · fundraising $551,136
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $3,465,691 · program services $1,576,526 · management and general $1,817,394 · fundraising $71,771
13 · Office expenses

total $1,525,343 · program services $1,453,883 · management and general $15,663 · fundraising $55,797
14 · Information technology

total $4,308,767 · program services $2,544,977 · management and general $1,657,306 · fundraising $106,484
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $4,834,827 · program services $2,539,735 · management and general $2,295,092 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $4,781,774 · program services $4,601,350 · management and general $107,603 · fundraising $72,821
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $623,606 · program services $555,250 · management and general $52,952 · fundraising $15,404
20 · Interest

total $7,916,187 · program services $7,470,189 · management and general $445,998 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $18,144,674 · program services $17,122,403 · management and general $1,022,271 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $1,856,730 · program services $537,367 · management and general $1,319,363 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Dining Services

total $12,938,711 · program services $12,687,874 · management and general $210,910 · fundraising $39,927
24b · Other expenses: Activities Expense

total $2,475,027 · program services $1,962,495 · management and general $305,830 · fundraising $206,702
24c · Other expenses: Facilities Repairs

total $2,202,330 · program services $2,130,708 · management and general $71,622 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Athletic Other

total $1,002,822 · program services $1,002,822 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $3,921,922 · program services $3,611,204 · management and general $142,650 · fundraising $168,068

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $8,296,996 · end of year $8,549,008
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $163,414,356 · end of year $51,036,838
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $3,385,111 · end of year $6,831,002
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $3,609,047 · end of year $4,363,085
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $2,139,512 · end of year $1,431,817
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $3,818,859 · end of year $5,768,388
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$498,844,033
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$272,327,807
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $219,549,483 · end of year $226,516,226
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $109,182,124 · end of year $207,151,193
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $112,504,293 · end of year $120,000,328
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $2,405,333 · end of year $2,758,561
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $2,504,839 · end of year $3,068,704
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $26,354,430 · end of year $22,479,595
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $9,015,203 · end of year $8,522,824
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $54,290,474 · end of year $50,881,054
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $133,049,669 · end of year $131,582,837
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $8,579,197 · end of year $4,975,922
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $345,001,098 · end of year $355,237,712
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $54,519,882 · end of year $63,795,206

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Bryant University's mission is to educate and inspire students to discover their passion and become innovative leaders with character around the world.

Bryant University's academic programs are distinguished by an integration of business, STEM fields and the liberal arts with a global perspective and offer master's and bachelor's degrees, in addition to certificate programs. Located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on approximately 430 acres the University provides academic, residential, and other services to a diverse student population of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 330 graduate students who are primarily from the Northeast region of the United States, as well as from approximately 30 U.S states and 40 foreign countries.

Expenses $191,910,709 · Grants $76,663,770 · Revenue $178,035,641
Approximately 85% of the undergraduates and 90% of the freshmen reside on campus in the residence halls and townhouses. Living options at the University are designed to foster a gradual increase of independent lifestyle and individual responsibility. First-year students have the opportunity to establish relationships with large numbers of classmates in a more traditional setting. Sophomores and Juniors experiment with small-group living while eating in common areas with all resident students. Most seniors live independently in townhouse units with full responsibility for their cooking, cleaning, etc. All living areas include telephone, cable, and computer access. All students who live on campus, except for those in the townhouses, are required to participate in a meal plan. Bryant offers a number of plans to provide students flexible options for on-campus dining at several locations.

Expenses $22,619,249 · Revenue $45,125,873

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Ross J Gittell

President

Total calculated

$779,017

From this org

$617,537

From related orgs

$0

Other

$161,480

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$482,479

Bonus

$75,000

Other

$60,058

Deferred

$34,800

Nontaxable benefits

$126,680

Filer's total

$779,017
Barry F Morrison

FMR VP for Business Affairs/Treas. (Thru 6/30/22)

Total calculated

$653,712

From this org

$578,625

From related orgs

$0

Other

$75,087

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$203,459

Bonus

$32,667

Other

$342,499

Deferred

$28,880

Nontaxable benefits

$46,207

Filer's total

$653,712
Jared K Grasso

Head Men's Basketball Coach

Total calculated

$529,971

From this org

$471,243

From related orgs

$0

Other

$58,728

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$401,329

Bonus

$65,000

Other

$4,914

Deferred

$32,513

Nontaxable benefits

$26,215

Filer's total

$529,971
Charles F LoCurto

VP for Information Services/CIO

Total calculated

$514,806

From this org

$453,432

From related orgs

$0

Other

$61,374

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$319,967

Bonus

$38,774

Other

$94,691

Deferred

$34,800

Nontaxable benefits

$26,574

Filer's total

$514,806
William Smith

VP of Athletics and Recreation

Total calculated

$498,556

From this org

$343,488

From related orgs

$0

Other

$155,068

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$293,514

Bonus

$37,514

Other

$12,460

Deferred

$32,620

Nontaxable benefits

$122,448

Filer's total

$498,556
David C Wegrzyn

VP for University Advancement

Total calculated

$432,570

From this org

$327,539

From related orgs

$0

Other

$105,031

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$277,292

Bonus

$36,835

Other

$13,412

Deferred

$32,542

Nontaxable benefits

$72,489

Filer's total

$432,570
Rupendra K Paliwal

Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Total calculated

$387,258

From this org

$329,423

From related orgs

$0

Other

$57,835

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$292,500

Bonus

$0

Other

$36,923

Deferred

$20,040

Nontaxable benefits

$37,795

Filer's total

$387,258
Madan G Annavarjula

Dean of the College of Business

Total calculated

$380,300

From this org

$293,448

From related orgs

$0

Other

$86,852

Hours/week

48 + 2 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$269,384

Bonus

$0

Other

$24,064

Deferred

$58,915

Nontaxable benefits

$27,937

Filer's total

$380,300
Inge-Lise Ameer

VP Student Affairs/Dean of Students

Total calculated

$366,103

From this org

$280,591

From related orgs

$0

Other

$85,512

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$237,985

Bonus

$40,800

Other

$1,806

Deferred

$27,432

Nontaxable benefits

$58,080

Filer's total

$366,103
Farokh N Bhada

Associate VP for Business Affairs

Total calculated

$365,759

From this org

$304,524

From related orgs

$0

Other

$61,235

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$242,887

Bonus

$38,166

Other

$23,471

Deferred

$29,191

Nontaxable benefits

$32,044

Filer's total

$365,759
Timothy T Paige

VP for Human Resources and Secretary

Total calculated

$363,143

From this org

$301,028

From related orgs

$0

Other

$62,115

Hours/week

48 + 2 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$254,903

Bonus

$39,267

Other

$6,858

Deferred

$30,006

Nontaxable benefits

$32,109

Filer's total

$363,143
Michelle L Cloutier

VP for Enrollment Management

Total calculated

$316,206

From this org

$262,356

From related orgs

$0

Other

$53,850

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$223,329

Bonus

$38,286

Other

$741

Deferred

$25,908

Nontaxable benefits

$27,942

Filer's total

$316,206
Hong Yang

VP of International Affairs

Total calculated

$315,609

From this org

$262,210

From related orgs

$0

Other

$53,399

Hours/week

45 + 5 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$218,568

Bonus

$19,641

Other

$24,001

Deferred

$26,843

Nontaxable benefits

$26,556

Filer's total

$315,609
Hakan Saraoglu

Faculty Professor

Total calculated

$298,557

From this org

$244,255

From related orgs

$0

Other

$54,302

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$236,024

Bonus

$6,000

Other

$2,231

Deferred

$27,241

Nontaxable benefits

$27,061

Filer's total

$298,557
Nazmiye Ascioglu

Faculty Professor

Total calculated

$294,915

From this org

$242,507

From related orgs

$0

Other

$52,408

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$235,375

Bonus

$6,000

Other

$1,132

Deferred

$25,876

Nontaxable benefits

$26,532

Filer's total

$294,915
Wendy Samter

Associate Provost/FKE

Total calculated

$271,767

From this org

$236,482

From related orgs

$0

Other

$35,285

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$213,592

Bonus

$20,000

Other

$2,890

Deferred

$23,084

Nontaxable benefits

$12,201

Filer's total

$271,767
Veronica S McComb

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Total calculated

$227,146

From this org

$180,347

From related orgs

$0

Other

$46,799

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$179,959

Bonus

$0

Other

$388

Deferred

$20,596

Nontaxable benefits

$26,203

Filer's total

$227,146
Bradford D Martin

Faculty Professor/FKE

Total calculated

$192,201

From this org

$149,994

From related orgs

$0

Other

$42,207

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$142,716

Bonus

$6,000

Other

$1,278

Deferred

$16,158

Nontaxable benefits

$26,049

Filer's total

$192,201
Lorraine A Daignault

VP Marketing and Communications (As of 7/11/22)

Total calculated

$130,413

From this org

$119,633

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,780

Hours/week

50
Donna G Ng

VP for Business Affairs/Treasurer (As of 10/3/22)

Total calculated

$130,042

From this org

$114,240

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,802

Hours/week

50
David M Beirne

Chair of the Board

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Joseph F Puishys

Vice-Chair of the Board

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Kimberly Anderson

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Tim Barton

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
George E Bello

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
P James Brady

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Robert P Brown

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Robert J Calabro

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
William J Conaty

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Nancy DeViney

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Julia Di Natale

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Scott C Donnelly

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Jeffrey W Gardner

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Eric Handa

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Ann-Marie Harrington

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Skye Hazel

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Christine Katziff

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Diane Kazarian

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Beverly Ledbetter

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Kristian P Moor

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Patricia O'Brien

Trsutee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Angelique M Perrone

Trsutee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Gordon P Riblet

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Daniel J Rice IV

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
James V Rosati

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Brian Salit

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Edwin J Santos

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Cynthia Schmitt-Sprinkle

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
David Sorbaro

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Frank Stasiowski

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Margaret M Van Bree

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Scott Voss

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Rita Williams-Bogar

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
D Ellen Wilson

Trustee

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
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 · 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
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a: As a condition of their employment, the University provided on-campus housing for President Gittell; Rupendra Paliwal (Provost and Chief Academic Officer); Inge-Lise Ameer (VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students); and William Smith (VP of Athletics and Recreation). The University provides custodial services to maintain the housing. These amounts are included as non-taxable benefits in Part II. Rupendra Paliwal (Provost) received one time gross-up payment to cover income taxes related to moving expenses. As a condition of employment, David Wegrzyn (VP for University Advancement), is reimbursed for social club expenses only when they are directly in furtherance of the University's business purpose, and thus are not treated as taxable compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4: Former VP for Business Affairs (until June 30, 2022) Barry Morrison received severance of $207,729 as a result of separation from the University. Madan Annavarjula (Dean for the College of Business) participated in a nonqualified supplemental retirement plan for which contributions were made in 2022 related to earnings for 2022. Barry Morrison (former VP for Business Affairs) and Charles LoCurto (VP for Information Services/CIO) received payments from a nonqualified supplemental retirement plan.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7: At-risk compensation award is based on the achievement of an objective and quantitative set of measurable goals which are mutually established between the President and eligible participants at the beginning of each fiscal year. The President makes his assessment of each participant's achievement of specific goals, and presents his "at risk award" recommendation to the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees for final review and approval.
Schedule J, Part II: Column B(III) includes payments for group term life premiums and personal use of auto. Column C includes employer provided contributions to Section 403(B) plans and other deferred compensation plans. Column D includes non-taxable benefits including undergraduate tuition remission, employer health benefits, life insurance and disability benefit premium payments, as well as the value of on-campus housing provided to certain employees under the requirements of their employment contracts. Column F includes payments made from a nonqualified supplemental retirement plan

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.

BRU LLC

Real estate · RI · income $0 · assets $590,682

Directly controlled by Bryant University

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Bryant China (HK) Limited

C · Provision for prog. svcs. for Bryant Zhuai · HK · 100% owned · share of income $2,162,986 · share of assets $233,094 · controlled entity

Directly controlled by Bryant University

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 13 May 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202441349349303659

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