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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$322,835,606
Total expenses
$277,318,637
Contributions and grants received
$40,944,425
Grants paid
$48,388,098
Program service revenue
$254,610,000
Investment income
$20,108,449
Other revenue
$7,172,732
Total assets, end of year
$847,931,625
Total liabilities, end of year
$202,375,604
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$645,556,021
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$248,570,774
Management and general expenses
$25,323,771
Fundraising expenses
$3,424,092
Program service expenses (Part III)
$248,570,774

Program services were 89.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $22,324,955

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,619,470

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,290,716

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition & Fees

    total $227,502,791 · related or exempt $227,502,791

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Residence & Dining Halls

    total $27,107,209 · related or exempt $27,107,209

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,753,924 · excluded $15,753,924

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $80,001,324 · other assets $45,731

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

    securities $75,692,530 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,308,794 · other assets $45,731

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,354,525 · excluded $4,354,525

  • 11a · Other revenue: Health Centers

    total $4,670,205 · related or exempt $4,670,205

  • 11b · Other revenue: Other Auxiliary Income

    total $1,336,109 · unrelated business $401,754 · excluded $934,355

  • 11c · Other revenue: Other Revenue

    total $1,166,418 · related or exempt $1,166,418

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,172,732

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $48,388,098 · program services $48,388,098

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,489,043 · program services $140,029 · management and general $1,633,961 · fundraising $715,053

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $102,604,924 · program services $92,209,859 · management and general $8,776,940 · fundraising $1,618,125

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,344,500 · program services $4,696,406 · management and general $529,441 · fundraising $118,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $19,350,492 · program services $16,995,985 · management and general $2,125,971 · fundraising $228,536

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $6,227,195 · program services $5,472,063 · management and general $616,883 · fundraising $138,249

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $130,800 · program services $65,400 · management and general $65,400

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $156,286 · management and general $156,286

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $762,557 · management and general $762,557

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $455 · management and general $455

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,696,950 · program services $3,137,267 · management and general $1,558,649 · fundraising $1,034

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,571,357 · program services $6,497,810 · management and general $65,716 · fundraising $7,831

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,720,296 · program services $860,148 · management and general $860,148

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,575,731 · program services $5,533,037 · management and general $40,790 · fundraising $1,904

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,199,662 · program services $2,963,407 · management and general $176,569 · fundraising $59,686

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,220,411 · program services $1,118,976 · fundraising $101,435

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,624,878 · program services $4,139,779 · management and general $485,099

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,367,187 · program services $13,367,187

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,983,543 · program services $281,967 · management and general $1,701,576

  • 24a · Other expenses: Other Expense

    total $15,787,624 · program services $14,522,654 · management and general $836,673 · fundraising $428,297

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other Fees & Permits

    total $14,841,945 · program services $14,841,945

  • 24c · Other expenses: Software & Small Equipm

    total $12,883,663 · program services $7,947,717 · management and general $4,930,657 · fundraising $5,289

  • 24d · Other expenses: Room & Board

    total $5,391,040 · program services $5,391,040

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $61,206,533 · end of year $53,493,580

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $15,367,625 · end of year $26,024,735

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,386,086 · end of year $7,215,829

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $2,091,069 · end of year $1,436,362

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,449,413 · end of year $4,277,716

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

    $433,123,398

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

    $153,984,937

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $258,902,517 · end of year $279,138,461

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $410,642,193 · end of year $443,070,935

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,776,354 · end of year $33,274,007

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $20,902,675 · end of year $20,519,671

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $439,639 · end of year $1,073,810

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $20,232,090 · end of year $21,631,614

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $124,751,905 · end of year $120,702,016

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $24,613,826 · end of year $22,750,603

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,412,501 · end of year $15,697,890

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $510,852,583 · end of year $583,213,528

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $74,616,571 · end of year $62,342,493

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The University of New England prepares students to thrive in a rapidly-changing world and, in so doing, to improve the health of people, communities, and our planet.

  • COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: The College of Osteopathic Medicine is dedicated to the improvement of life through the education of Osteopathic physicians, research and service. The nationally recognized College emphasizes health, healing and primary care for the people of New England and the nation. The College is the only medical school in Maine and the only osteopathic medical school in New England. The College is housed on the Portland campus, an historic site in suburban Portland, Maine. WESTBROOK COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS: The Westbrook College of Health Professions offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduate programs include dental hygiene, nursing, applied exercise science, nutrition, public health, social work, pre-pharmacy and athletic training. Graduate programs include athletic training, nurse anesthesia, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant and physical therapy. The College offers three doctorates in physical therapy, nurse anesthesia and pharmacy. The Doctorate of pharmacy has its own school (School of Pharmacy). The College has state-of-the-art educational facilities and has pioneered the model of inter-professional education, which is housed on the Portland campus, in suburban Portland, Maine. COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES - UNE ONLINE: The College partners with the University's other five colleges to provide programmatic, financial and logistical support to students enrolled in online programs, while ensuring excellence in professional and graduate education and consistency in maintaining the highest academic standards. GLOBAL EDUCATION: The Global Education program develops and promotes global education and research opportunities. Students can study abroad via partnerships in Spain, France and Iceland or on our campus in Morocco. In 2014, the University opened its campus in Tangier, Morocco. The program enables students to choose from courses in the sciences, humanities, social sciences, business and the arts including lab science courses. Students gain a global perspective without experiencing any delay in the curriculum required for their major. RESEARCH: The University receives grants from a number of prestigious national sources including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The University has several research centers, including the Centers for Excellence focusing in Aging and Health, Collaborative Education, Public Health, Neurosciences, Digital Health, Marine Sciences, Study Pain and Sensory Function, and North Atlantic Studies.

    Expenses $220,486,332 · Grants $48,388,098 · Revenue $227,333,101

  • Auxiliary services for the delivery of higher education include room and board for over 1,500 students. The mission is to work in partnership with resident students to create a healthy and positive residential community that enhances academic pursuits and provides opportunities for personal, social and spiritual growth. The goal is to promote an atmosphere rooted in civility and personal responsibility, and encourage reflective thinking and active involvement. The staff strives to teach, model, and learn with the students the values of community, inquiry, integrity, and caring. Maintaining a close relationship with Student Activities creates a positive impact on campus life for the entire University. Students are encouraged to actively engage in many arenas to become more deeply involved in the University, and thereby in their own education. These experiences outside the classroom can truly enhance those experiences students have within the classroom. Additional facts: University of New England Dining Services: Using input from students through comment boards, personal contacts between students and Food Service Managers, and regular meetings with campus Dining Advisory Committees, the University's dining services is able to stay in step with the students' needs and desires. All new UNE students are encouraged to take advantage of any of the above methods of connecting in order to maintain an innovative and creative dining that meets students' diverse dietary needs.

    Expenses $28,084,442 · Revenue $33,113,523

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

Listed in Part VII

  • James D Herbert

    President

    Total calculated
    $1,027,687
    From this org
    $814,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $213,306
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $684,612
    Bonus
    $94,786
    Other
    $34,983
    Deferred
    $177,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,706
    Filer's total
    $1,027,687
  • Regan Gallagher

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • E Story Cleland Landis

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Cheri L Walker

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mason Irving III

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • James Brady

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Cesca

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Calen B Colby

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Engle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fran Girard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Iovanna

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Leonard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Malone

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean Ginn Marvin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel P McCormack

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dimitri Michaud

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Mostov

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ford Reiche

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Roderick

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aleister Saunders

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin H Schair

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Shannon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Snyder

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lawrence Wold

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George M Locarno

    Past Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Irwin

    SVP for Finance & Admin/CFO

    Total calculated
    $405,433
    From this org
    $351,352
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,081
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,064
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,288
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,481
    Filer's total
    $405,433
  • Gwendolyn Mahon

    Provost/SVP for Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $509,346
    From this org
    $481,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,906
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $470,260
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,180
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $306
    Filer's total
    $509,346
  • Jane Carriero

    Dean Osteopathic Med/VP Hlth Affairs

    Total calculated
    $484,378
    From this org
    $438,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,024
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $423,852
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,502
    Deferred
    $27,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,424
    Filer's total
    $484,378
  • Guy DeFeo

    Sr. Assoc. Dean for Clinical Educ.

    Total calculated
    $402,852
    From this org
    $289,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $113,521
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $11,831
    Deferred
    $23,704
    Nontaxable benefits
    $89,817
    Filer's total
    $402,852
  • Nicole Kimmes

    Dean of College of Dental Medicine

    Total calculated
    $371,065
    From this org
    $322,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,805
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $307,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,523
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,805
    Filer's total
    $371,065
  • Stacey Pierce-Talsma

    Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $323,618
    From this org
    $288,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,507
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,695
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,416
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,507
    Filer's total
    $323,618
  • Ronald Schneider

    General Counsel/VP of Legal Affairs

    Total calculated
    $308,383
    From this org
    $298,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,719
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,514
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,150
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,719
    Filer's total
    $308,383
  • Philip Shapiro

    Former SVP Finance/Assoc. VP Invest.

    Total calculated
    $226,051
    From this org
    $209,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,635
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,939
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,477
    Deferred
    $16,635
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $226,051
  • Karen Pardue

    Former Provost/Associate Provost

    Total calculated
    $214,969
    From this org
    $172,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,094
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $125
    Deferred
    $16,372
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,722
    Filer's total
    $214,969

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 · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 1a
For the President: Social club dues, whose members are business leaders in the local community; housing residence provided for the convenience of the University; travel for companion of a family member for a bona fide business purpose of the University. Payments grossed up for inclusion in wages are (1) Social club dues for the president; (2) Cell phone allowances for top financial officer, one former officer, and three of the highest compensated employees. The allowance is available to all qualified employees; (3) Identity theft coverage for the president, top financial officer; one former officer and one former key employee; (4) Service recognition award for one of the highest compensated employees. The recognition award is available to all qualified employees.
Part I, Line 4b
The president participates in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan with unpaid current fiscal year benefits reported on Schedule J, Part II, Column C.
Part I, Line 7
Bonus pay was made to the president as approved by the Board of Trustees.

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.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • Pooled Income Fund (2)

    Split - Interest Agreements · ME · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by University of New England

  • Charitable Remainder Trust (2)

    Split - Interest Agreements · ME · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by University of New England

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640789349300019

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