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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WEBSTER UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$126,933,651
Total expenses
$166,249,909
Contributions and grants received
$3,687,201
Grants paid
$33,676,418
Program service revenue
$113,753,963
Investment income
$7,036,786
Other revenue
$2,455,701
Total assets, end of year
$335,061,582
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,269,712
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$193,791,870
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$139,149,957
Management and general expenses
$25,138,106
Fundraising expenses
$1,961,846
Program service expenses (Part III)
$139,149,957

Program services were 83.7% 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

    $89,946

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,280,089

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,317,166

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $83,199

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $105,638,495 · related or exempt $105,638,495

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $8,027,241 · related or exempt $8,027,241

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ANCILLARY OPERATIONS

    total $88,227 · related or exempt $88,227

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,600,086 · excluded $4,600,086

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $2,515,636

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $1,093,988

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,421,648 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,421,648 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,421,648

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $155,024,038 · other assets $1,463,965

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

    securities $151,359,481 · other assets $2,691,822

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,664,557 · other assets -$1,227,857

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,436,700 · excluded $2,436,700

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,020

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

    $89,946

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,315

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$37,295 · excluded -$37,295

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: SUBLEASE RENTAL INCOME

    total $327,906 · excluded $327,906

  • 11b · Other revenue: ATHLETIC CAMPS

    total $185,407 · related or exempt $185,407

  • 11c · Other revenue: INTERCOMPANY CHARGES

    total $558,035 · excluded $558,035

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,071,348

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $25,535 · program services $25,535

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $32,882,118 · program services $32,882,118

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $768,765 · program services $768,765

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,118,260 · program services $415,684 · management and general $1,621,360 · fundraising $81,216

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $18,000 · program services $18,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $55,145,801 · program services $49,485,585 · management and general $4,781,422 · fundraising $878,794

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,063,629 · program services $739,415 · management and general $313,875 · fundraising $10,339

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,291,948 · program services $7,155,615 · management and general $965,830 · fundraising $170,503

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,834,500 · program services $3,316,977 · management and general $447,802 · fundraising $69,721

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $532,080 · program services $10,046 · management and general $522,034

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $215,341 · management and general $215,341

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $42,343 · management and general $42,343

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $124,616 · fundraising $124,616

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,211,406 · management and general $1,211,406

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,456,230 · program services $4,621,786 · management and general $3,719,603 · fundraising $114,841

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,016,401 · program services $2,663,777 · management and general $352,084 · fundraising $540

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,865,983 · program services $5,273,616 · management and general $1,470,723 · fundraising $121,644

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,453,404 · program services $4,421,256 · management and general $1,941,021 · fundraising $91,127

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,169,892 · program services $8,335,521 · management and general $793,225 · fundraising $41,146

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,365,095 · program services $1,122,773 · management and general $239,343 · fundraising $2,979

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $770,781 · program services $658,759 · management and general $112,022

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,003,265 · program services $2,915,378 · management and general $1,028,357 · fundraising $59,530

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,950,361 · program services $7,928,860 · management and general $2,856,179 · fundraising $165,322

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,512,216 · program services $194,767 · management and general $2,317,449

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $1,271,607 · program services $1,271,607

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $5,140,332 · program services $4,924,117 · management and general $186,687 · fundraising $29,528

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,138,564 · end of year $4,048,924

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,380,461 · end of year $8,945,521

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,926,144 · end of year $2,891,424

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $17,214,527 · end of year $18,489,941

  • 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 $14,510,436 · end of year $13,822,746

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,633,156 · end of year $2,758,074

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

    $382,179,362

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

    $223,902,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $159,751,881 · end of year $158,276,650

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $105,669,012 · end of year $70,138,236

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $25,017,186 · end of year $20,804,577

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $37,614,612 · end of year $34,885,489

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,123,492 · end of year $12,333,394

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,110,034 · end of year $354,204

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $9,386,312 · end of year $12,676,684

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $64,674,731 · end of year $59,855,177

  • 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 $38,089,414 · end of year $47,556,939

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,608,947 · end of year $8,493,314

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $186,222,136 · end of year $140,024,806

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,640,913 · end of year $53,767,064

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1915, WEBSTER IS A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AND GLOBAL UNIVERSITY THAT IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, A WORLDWIDE INSTITUTION, ENSURES HIGH QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $139,149,957 · Grants $33,676,418 · Revenue $113,939,370

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Stroble

    CHANCELLOR

    Total calculated
    $1,013,004
    From this org
    $804,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $208,608
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $668,964
    Bonus
    $120,600
    Other
    $14,832
    Deferred
    $121,396
    Nontaxable benefits
    $87,212
    Filer's total
    $1,013,004
  • Julian Schuster

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $778,133
    From this org
    $659,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $118,896
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $538,798
    Bonus
    $92,700
    Other
    $27,739
    Deferred
    $78,816
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,080
    Filer's total
    $778,133
  • Nancy Hellerud

    VICE PRES OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $224,064
    From this org
    $210,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,710
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,833
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,521
    Deferred
    $2,712
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,998
    Filer's total
    $224,064
  • Paul Steger

    DEAN SCHOOL FINE ARTS

    Total calculated
    $206,280
    From this org
    $177,717
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,563
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,201
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $516
    Deferred
    $2,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,756
    Filer's total
    $206,280
  • Simone Cummings

    DEAN SCHOOL BUSINESS/TECH

    Total calculated
    $205,953
    From this org
    $192,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,164
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,273
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $516
    Deferred
    $2,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,235
    Filer's total
    $205,953
  • Eric Rothenbuhler

    DEAN COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $202,515
    From this org
    $180,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,461
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,530
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,524
    Deferred
    $2,785
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,676
    Filer's total
    $202,515
  • Lisa Blazer

    VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $199,949
    From this org
    $190,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,507
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,858
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,584
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,507
    Filer's total
    $199,949
  • Jill Stulce

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $187,140
    From this org
    $174,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,618
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,006
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,516
    Deferred
    $2,457
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,161
    Filer's total
    $187,140
  • Greg Malone

    GLOBAL CHIEF INFO OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $175,052
    From this org
    $155,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,609
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,443
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,413
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,196
    Filer's total
    $175,052
  • Richard Meyer

    CFO, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $160,962
    From this org
    $157,812
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,150
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,062
    Deferred
    $2,276
    Nontaxable benefits
    $874
    Filer's total
    $160,962
  • Jeanelle Wiley

    ASST CHANCELLOR, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $132,132
    From this org
    $105,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,730
    Hours/week
    38
  • Sumit Verma

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marvin Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Burns

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Claiborne

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Elsner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr William Fogarty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jovita Foster

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Geisse

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • August Hattrich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristin M Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Melandri

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Ozimkiewicz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen O Paese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelley J Seifert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Atul Sharma

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Stucke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Fred Barton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark C Darrell

    TRUSTEE

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

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmen Jacob

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A
CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIQUE ROLE OF THE CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT IN REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY, WEBSTER UNIVERSITY'S POLICY PROVIDES EACH A SUITABLE RESIDENCE FOR CARRYING OUT REQUIRED OFFICIAL DUTIES. THESE DUTIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXTENDING OFFICIAL HOSPITALITY FOR EVENTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL DIGNITARIES, TRUSTEES, FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, ALUMNI, DONORS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS TO BE CONDUCTED AT SAID RESIDENCES DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022. THE CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT RESIDE IN UNIVERSITY-PROVIDED RESIDENCES. THE CHANCELLOR AND THE PRESIDENT WERE PROVIDED WITH SOCIAL CLUB DUES. THE SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIPS ARE USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND CONSIDERED NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS WERE AWARDED FOR AT-RISK COMPENSATION TO ELIZABETH STROBLE AND JULIAN SCHUSTER DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022 IN ACCORDANCE WITH LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THEIR CONTRACTS. THE AMOUNT OF AT-RISK COMPENSATION AWARDED IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THEIR CONTRACTS.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B
Dr. Stroble and Dr. Schuster participate in a supplemental retirement plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. No payments were made to them during the year.
SCHEDULE J, PART II
Of the sum appearing in Schedule J, Part II, Field 1(C), $104,256 has been forfeited by, and will not be paid to, Chancellor Elizabeth Stroble as a result of Chancellor Stroble's voluntary retirement, effective on June 30, 2024. Furthermore, the current total value of the deferred compensation that Chancellor Stroble has forfeited as a result of her decision to retire early is approximately $629,000.

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

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.

  • WEBSTER UNIV-TONG TU ENTERPRSE MGMT CONS

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · CH · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - VIENNA

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · AU · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • WEBSTER UNIVERSITY-GHANA

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · GH · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • FONDATION WEBSTER (WEBSTER UNIV-GENEVA)

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · SZ · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • WEBSTER UNIV IN LEIDEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · NL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • WEBSTER ATHENS COLLEGE

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · GR · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

  • BRANCH OF WEBSTER UNIV INC IN GEORGIA

    N/A · EDUCATIONAL · GG · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WEBSTER UNIV

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421049349300232

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