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← CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CALDWELL UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$85,349,331
Total expenses
$85,484,680
Contributions and grants received
$5,782,702
Grants paid
$39,432,266
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$72,621,717
Management and general expenses
$11,617,534
Fundraising expenses
$1,245,429
Program service expenses (Part III)
$72,621,717

Program services were 85.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRIAN J ALOIA ESQ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SR DONNA CIANGIO OP

    CHANCELLOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY SELLITTO-CURCIO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SR LUELLA RAMM OP

    PRIORESS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARLOS POMARES

    VP BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHLEEN M BARABAS

    TRUSTEE, THRU MAY 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HARRY C BEATTY ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH CHALAS BERMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES BERNAICHE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STANLEY P BOROWIEC

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OLGA BRADFORD ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA M BROMBERG ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANDREW COOMBS CPA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT R DETORE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TANYA L FREEMAN ESQ

    TRUSTEE, THRU SEPT 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SR MARY JOHN KEARNEY OP

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OSBERT ORDUNA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICK OSINSKI ESQ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GERARD O'SULLIVAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAY RYAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEON G SMITH JR MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SR PATRICIA TAVIS OP

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUNE TOTH CPA CGMA CFF

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IVONNE VALDES

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEILA O'ROURKE

    VP, ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $293,769
    From this org
    $239,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,299
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,700
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $770
    Deferred
    $14,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,299
    Filer's total
    $293,769

  • JEFFREY D SENESE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $449,803
    From this org
    $312,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $136,849
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $311,488
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,466
    Deferred
    $31,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $105,349
    Filer's total
    $449,803

  • JORGE L RODRIGUEZ

    VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $227,130
    From this org
    $180,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,700
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,638
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $792
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,700
    Filer's total
    $227,130

  • JOSE R RODRIGUEZ THRU 4325

    VP, STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $161,794
    From this org
    $160,690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,104
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $690
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,104
    Filer's total
    $161,794

  • MICHAEL J GALVIN

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/VP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $170,185
    From this org
    $139,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,568
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $457
    Deferred
    $2,615
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,545
    Filer's total
    $170,185

  • PHILLIP A KEEFE THRU 6625

    VP, PHILANTHROPY & ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $155,993
    From this org
    $127,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,328
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,665
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,328
    Filer's total
    $155,993

  • GEORGE E ABAUNZA

    VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $82,306
    From this org
    $70,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,990
    Hours/week
    40

  • SHARON REEVE

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $272,813
    From this org
    $204,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,237
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,369
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $207
    Deferred
    $1,792
    Nontaxable benefits
    $66,445
    Filer's total
    $272,813

  • ELLINA CHERNOBILSKY

    ASSOCIATE VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $343,825
    From this org
    $179,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $163,857
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,454
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $514
    Deferred
    $3,246
    Nontaxable benefits
    $160,611
    Filer's total
    $343,825

  • TINA M SIDENER

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $227,406
    From this org
    $175,617
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,789
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,515
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $102
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,789
    Filer's total
    $227,406

  • RUTH M DEBAR

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $205,870
    From this org
    $184,890
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,980
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,829
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $61
    Deferred
    $1,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,301
    Filer's total
    $205,870

  • MICHAEL J HACKER

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $183,488
    From this org
    $159,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,966
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,402
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $120
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,966
    Filer's total
    $183,488

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 — 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)
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED JEFFREY SENESE, PH. D.,PRESIDENT, WITH A RESIDENCE ON UNIVERSITY PREMISES, AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CALDWELL UNIVERSITY. THIS BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS NONTAXABLE UNDER SECTION 119(D)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE PRESIDENT ALSO RECEIVED A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY BUSINESS USE, AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENCE. THESE BENEFITS WERE TREATED AS NONTAXABLE WORKING CONDITION FRINGE BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 132(D) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
PART I, LINE 1B
THE TERMS OF PAYMENT, REIMBURSEMENT, OR PROVISION OF EXPENSES MAY VARY BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEGOTIATIONS OR AGREEMENTS WITH SPECIFIC PARTIES. THESE TERMS MAY NOT ALWAYS ALIGN WITH A STANDARDIZED WRITTEN POLICY, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING EACH TRANSACTION.
PART I, LINE 4B
SHEILA O'ROURKE AND JEFFREY SENESE PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. NO DISTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE IN FY25.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601359349315880

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