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← MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MUHLENBERG COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$149,565,905
Total expenses
$160,176,644
Contributions and grants received
$8,768,109
Grants paid
$61,758,375
Program service revenue
$124,067,533
Investment income
$15,234,060
Other revenue
$1,496,203
Total assets, end of year
$592,248,160
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,139,012
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$481,109,148
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$145,004,920
Management and general expenses
$10,988,912
Fundraising expenses
$4,182,812
Program service expenses (Part III)
$145,004,920

Program services were 90.5% 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)

    $1,324,990

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,443,119

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $393,027

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $102,536,223 · related or exempt $102,536,223

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $21,531,310 · related or exempt $21,441,556 · unrelated business $89,754

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,847,093 · unrelated business $32,081 · excluded $13,815,012

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $54,754,104

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

    securities $53,367,137

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,386,967

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,386,967 · excluded $1,386,967

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $745,767

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $388,771

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $356,996 · related or exempt $356,996

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $1,139,207 · excluded $1,139,207

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,139,207

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $60,916,199 · program services $60,916,199

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $842,176 · program services $842,176

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,230,627 · program services $1,843,335 · management and general $272,145 · fundraising $115,147

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $40,938,879 · program services $33,830,866 · management and general $4,994,704 · fundraising $2,113,309

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,853,845 · program services $1,451,533 · management and general $253,845 · fundraising $148,467

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,259,341 · program services $6,480,871 · management and general $1,126,152 · fundraising $652,318

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,983,945 · program services $2,343,492 · management and general $406,144 · fundraising $234,309

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $460,086 · management and general $457,046 · fundraising $3,040

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $100,565 · management and general $100,565

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,001,132 · management and general $1,001,132

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,403,809 · program services $3,619,900 · management and general $633,561 · fundraising $150,348

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $629,120 · program services $595,377 · management and general $33,743

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,589,663 · program services $1,360,326 · management and general $96,589 · fundraising $132,748

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $100,904 · program services $259 · management and general $100,645

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,692,812 · program services $9,692,812

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,007,904 · program services $936,637 · management and general $23,782 · fundraising $47,485

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $288,291 · program services $264,467 · management and general $19,917 · fundraising $3,907

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,094,907 · program services $3,094,907

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,885,477 · program services $8,885,477

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $867,297 · program services $867,297

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDY ABROAD EXPENSES

    total $2,560,685 · program services $2,560,685

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $2,383,775 · program services $1,935,280 · management and general $446,866 · fundraising $1,629

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

    total $973,554 · program services $248,480 · management and general $725,074

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONSTITUENCY PROGRAMS

    total $662,757 · program services $314,520 · management and general $16,930 · fundraising $331,307

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,448,894 · program services $2,920,024 · management and general $280,072 · fundraising $248,798

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,893,891 · end of year $44,704,015

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,496,407 · end of year $11,140,902

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,241,458 · end of year $9,331,559

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,682,086 · end of year $2,262,172

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $541,449 · end of year $21,250

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $697,918 · end of year $986,517

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

    $367,985,214

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

    $205,504,366

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $165,226,323 · end of year $162,480,848

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $217,991,770 · end of year $206,933,905

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $121,640,554 · end of year $140,111,756

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,877,433 · end of year $14,275,236

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,872,621 · end of year $7,646,590

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,667,055 · end of year $1,485,842

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $66,077,348 · end of year $98,221,039

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $514,609 · end of year $494,087

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,753,857 · end of year $3,291,454

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $266,400,540 · end of year $264,294,278

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $204,003,259 · end of year $216,814,870

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MUHLENBERG AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME INDEPENDENT THINKERS WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY AGILE, CHARACTERIZED BY A ZEST FOR REASONED AND CIVIL DEBATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRADITIONS OF DIVERSE CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES, ABLE TO EXPRESS IDEAS WITH CLARITY AND GRACE, COMMITTED TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING, EQUIPPED WITH ETHICAL AND CIVIC VALUES AND PREPARED FOR LIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MUHLENBERG AIMS TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME INDEPENDENT CRITICAL THINKERS WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY AGILE, CHARACTERIZED BY A ZEST FOR REASONED AND CIVIL DEBATE, KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND TRADITIONS OF DIVERSE CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURES, ABLE TO EXPRESS IDEAS WITH CLARITY AND GRACE, COMMITTED TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING, EQUIPPED WITH ETHICAL AND CIVIC VALUES AND PREPARED FOR LIVES OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE.

  • INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH EXPENDITURES FOR 2,063 FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE OFFERS 40 MAJORS IN THE HUMANITIES, FINE ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL SCIENCES, IN ADDITION TO STRONG PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN SUCH AREAS AS PRE-HEALTH, PRE-LAW, PRE-THEOLOGY, BUSINESS AND EDUCATION. MUHLENBERG PROFESSORS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS. THEY CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH, PUBLISH BOOKS AND ARTICLES, ARE QUOTED IN THE MEDIA, PRESENT AT CONFERENCES, AND WIN AWARDS. MUHLENBERG PROFESSORS ARE THE FORCE BEHIND THE COLLEGE'S UNMATCHED CONNECTIVITY. THEY DRIVE THE RICH AND REWARDING CURRICULUM, WHICH CONNECTS AND COMBINES CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS WITH OUTSTANDING PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDY.

    Expenses $41,135,536 · Revenue $102,536,223

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: LIBRARY, DEPRECIATION, INTEREST, NON-CASH FINANCIAL AID, AMORTIZATION OF BOND SETTLEMENT COSTS (2,063 FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS). STUDENT SERVICES INCLUDING RECRUITMENT FOR ADMISSION, COUNSELING, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PEER TUTORING PROGRAM, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATION, AND STUDENT RECORD ADMINISTRATION. ALL OF THESE SERVICES CONTRIBUTE TO THE SENSE OF CONNECTIVITY EXPERIENCED BY MUHLENBERG STUDENTS WHILE INTERACTING IN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $85,800,037 · Grants $61,758,375

  • AUXILIARY SERVICES: HOUSING OF 1,750 STUDENTS; MEALS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,625 STUDENTS; AND A BOOKSTORE FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,063 STUDENTS AND 808 EMPLOYEES.

    Expenses $18,069,347 · Revenue $23,531,310

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RICHARD C CRIST JR

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • RICHARD P ROMEO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • LANCE BRUCK

    FIRST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SANDRA L SMITH BODNYK

    VICE CHAIR AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BETH ADDERLY DONALDSON

    SECOND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOUGLAS J PEEBLES

    THIRD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAN JURDEN

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAUREN C ANDERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRUCE BIRD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER DEFOREST

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAWN R ELLENBERGER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GERALD GALGANO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VINCENT GALGANO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHANNON GARY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID P JENKINS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELMER MOORE JR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TIMOTHY P WALBERT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NANCY HUTTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAWRENCE A JACOBS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAYMON W MCDANIEL JR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HAROLD STOVALL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID SILBER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KIM BLEIMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDA CENCI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENNIS WILLIAMS JR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WILMA S KUCHAREK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REV PATRICIA DAVENPORT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LUCY PURYEAR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL J DOYLE JR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • A BENJAMIN MILES III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR KATHLEEN HARRING

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $491,457
    From this org
    $458,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,754
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $428,703
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $17,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,087
    Filer's total
    $491,457

  • KENT DYER

    CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER AND

    Total calculated
    $185,902
    From this org
    $176,287
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,615
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,287
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $8,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,417
    Filer's total
    $185,902

  • REBEKKAH KOJKU

    VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCEMEN

    Total calculated
    $263,973
    From this org
    $230,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $13,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,446
    Filer's total
    $263,973

  • LAURA FURGE

    PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $246,379
    From this org
    $213,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,808
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,571
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,000
    Deferred
    $12,362
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,446
    Filer's total
    $246,379

  • MEGAN RYAN

    VICE PRESIDENT OF ENROLLME

    Total calculated
    $203,681
    From this org
    $172,146
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,535
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,646
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $11,089
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,446
    Filer's total
    $203,681

  • ALLISON WILLIAMS

    DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $251,787
    From this org
    $218,921
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,866
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,921
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18,000
    Deferred
    $12,526
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,340
    Filer's total
    $251,787

  • JOSE DIEUDONNE

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $195,446
    From this org
    $184,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,793
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,661
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $16,992
    Deferred
    $10,473
    Nontaxable benefits
    $320
    Filer's total
    $195,446

  • CURTIS TOPPER

    CFO AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $146,984
    From this org
    $133,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,236
    Hours/week
    40

  • DR DANIEL KLEM

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $190,654
    From this org
    $167,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,231
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,800
    Deferred
    $8,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,087
    Filer's total
    $190,654

  • JILL WALSH

    VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RE

    Total calculated
    $156,962
    From this org
    $147,709
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,253
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,595
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,114
    Deferred
    $8,933
    Nontaxable benefits
    $320
    Filer's total
    $156,962

  • ALEXANDER LEMHENEY

    VICE PRESIDENT, GRADUATE &

    Total calculated
    $170,325
    From this org
    $154,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,886
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,439
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $9,112
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,774
    Filer's total
    $170,325

  • SAMANTHA BROOKE VICK

    CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,290
    From this org
    $158,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,017
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,273
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,483
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,534
    Filer's total
    $182,290

  • VICTOR D'ASCENZO

    ASSOCIATE VP DEVELOPMENT/ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $180,652
    From this org
    $156,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,449
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,238
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,965
    Deferred
    $9,362
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,087
    Filer's total
    $180,652

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 · 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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
THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH HOUSING ON THE COLLEGE WHICH SHE MUST LIVE IN AS A CONDITION OF HER EMPLOYMENT.
PART I, LINE 4A
PER CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, A SEVERANCE PACKAGE PAID TO AN EMPLOYEE IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TAX AUTHORITIES UPON REQUEST

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.

  • CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY TRUSTS (2)

    T · ANNUITY · PA

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (8)

    T · ANNUITY · PA

  • POOLED INCOME FUND

    T · ANNUITY · PA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501349349313205

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