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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES.

Totals

Total revenue
$253,324,762
Total expenses
$236,403,726
Contributions and grants received
$22,653,134
Grants paid
$5,207,031
Program service revenue
$221,382,172
Investment income
$3,909,724
Other revenue
$5,379,732
Total assets, end of year
$546,254,576
Total liabilities, end of year
$267,045,391
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$279,209,185
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$190,167,858
Management and general expenses
$43,441,796
Fundraising expenses
$2,794,072
Program service expenses (Part III)
$190,167,858

Program services were 80.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $8,672,911

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,980,223

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $97,485

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION REVENUE

    total $205,630,538 · related or exempt $205,630,538

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEDICAL CLINIC REVENUE

    total $11,635,551 · related or exempt $11,635,551

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BOOKSTORE REVENUE

    total $2,149,738 · related or exempt $2,149,738

  • 2d · Program service revenue: STUDENT FEES

    total $1,966,345 · related or exempt $1,966,345

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,588,416 · excluded $4,588,416

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,018,885

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,018,885

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,018,885 · excluded $1,018,885

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $358,371,912

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

    securities $359,050,604

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$678,692

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$678,692 · unrelated business $76,233 · excluded -$754,925

  • 11a · Other revenue: OUTSIDE REVENUE

    total $2,169,287 · related or exempt $2,169,287

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER EDUCATIONAL REV.

    total $1,153,368 · related or exempt $1,153,368

  • 11c · Other revenue: CONTINUING EDUCATION

    total $151,199 · related or exempt $151,199

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $886,993 · related or exempt $886,993

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,360,847

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,207,031 · program services $5,207,031

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $5,129,957 · program services $2,452,822 · management and general $2,677,135

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $1,448,984 · program services $460,727 · management and general $988,257

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $114,936,112 · program services $97,458,167 · management and general $15,809,858 · fundraising $1,668,087

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,277,799 · program services $6,011,479 · management and general $1,166,415 · fundraising $99,905

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,833,298 · program services $11,426,337 · management and general $2,217,066 · fundraising $189,895

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,304,779 · program services $6,859,767 · management and general $1,331,009 · fundraising $114,003

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,520,088 · program services $94,054 · management and general $1,426,034

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $473,292 · management and general $473,292

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $79,829 · program services $26,554 · management and general $53,275

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $445,500 · management and general $445,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,502,899 · program services $6,317,454 · management and general $4,045,201 · fundraising $140,244

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,588,998 · program services $472,522 · management and general $1,101,843 · fundraising $14,633

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,056,555 · program services $1,387,380 · management and general $609,066 · fundraising $60,109

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,845,321 · program services $3,169,878 · management and general $1,596,019 · fundraising $79,424

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,496,029 · program services $10,327,977 · management and general $1,996,346 · fundraising $171,706

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,382,320 · program services $2,760,439 · management and general $583,541 · fundraising $38,340

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,404,120 · program services $1,085,239 · management and general $303,766 · fundraising $15,115

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,489,506 · program services $3,694,883 · management and general $743,879 · fundraising $50,744

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,425,892 · program services $6,931,050 · management and general $1,399,374 · fundraising $95,468

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,110,392 · program services $1,444 · management and general $2,108,948

  • 24a · Other expenses: ROTATIONS EXPENSE

    total $7,654,857 · program services $7,654,857

  • 24b · Other expenses: MED/LAB/STDNT SUPPLIES

    total $4,299,728 · program services $4,295,708 · management and general $3,905 · fundraising $115

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $4,149,058 · program services $3,015,944 · management and general $1,097,642 · fundraising $35,472

  • 24d · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $3,109,033 · program services $3,109,033

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,232,349 · program services $5,947,112 · management and general $1,264,425 · fundraising $20,812

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,788,565 · end of year $6,578,942

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $326,399 · end of year $313,424

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,594,724 · end of year $5,287,196

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $41,490,644 · end of year $44,990,378

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $848,802 · end of year $711,697

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,462,952 · end of year $2,551,717

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

    $261,945,202

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

    $123,632,943

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $138,652,364 · end of year $138,312,259

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $112,732,596 · end of year $126,791,876

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $151,477,264 · end of year $155,810,932

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $73,470,324 · end of year $64,906,155

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34,952,337 · end of year $33,492,940

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $26,289,631 · end of year $26,278,457

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $87,435,901 · end of year $83,126,589

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $138,196,450 · end of year $124,147,405

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $222,802,286 · end of year $240,231,045

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,168,029 · end of year $38,978,140

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PRODUCE, IN A HUMANISTIC TRADITION, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND BIOMEDICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRODUCE, IN A HUMANISTIC TRADITION, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND (CONT. ON SCH. O) BIOMEDICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ENHANCE AND EXTEND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

  • WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE UNIVERSITIES FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. WESTERN UNIVERSITY CONFERS DEGREES FOR PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, VETERINARIANS, DENTISTS, PODIATRISTS, OPTOMETRISTS, AND RESEARCHERS.

    Expenses $174,905,791 · Grants $5,207,031 · Revenue $209,991,386

  • WESTERNU HEALTH CLINICS WERE FOUNDED BY WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES IN 2008 AS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. AS A TEACHING FACILITY, WESTERNU HEALTH SERVES RESIDENTS AS WELL AS TEACHING STAFF AND STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PORTLAND AREAS. WESTERNU HEALTH WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE TEACHING, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND RESEARCH IN SPECIALTY AREAS INCLUDING EYE CARE, DENTAL CARE, PHARMACY, AND MANY MORE.

    Expenses $15,262,067 · Revenue $15,751,633

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robin Farias-Eisner

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,164,493
    From this org
    $1,141,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,915
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $1,070,000
    Bonus
    $42,872
    Other
    $28,706
    Deferred
    $22,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $664
    Filer's total
    $1,164,493
  • Daniel Wilson

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $1,036,142
    From this org
    $993,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,573
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $706,020
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $287,549
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,698
    Filer's total
    $1,036,142
  • Devendra Agrawal

    DIR. TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH/PROF.

    Total calculated
    $535,195
    From this org
    $497,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,797
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $480,395
    Bonus
    $13,269
    Other
    $3,734
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,922
    Filer's total
    $535,195
  • David Baron

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $470,047
    From this org
    $431,407
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,640
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $427,673
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,734
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,765
    Filer's total
    $470,047
  • Clive Houston-Brown

    COO

    Total calculated
    $460,770
    From this org
    $416,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,811
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $413,225
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,734
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,936
    Filer's total
    $460,770
  • Paula Crone

    PROVOST & CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $455,887
    From this org
    $417,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,566
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $416,057
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,264
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,691
    Filer's total
    $455,887
  • David Connett

    ACTING DEAN COMP

    Total calculated
    $437,440
    From this org
    $403,678
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,762
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $398,481
    Bonus
    $1,213
    Other
    $3,984
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,887
    Filer's total
    $437,440
  • Jeffrey Elo

    PROF/ADVANCED CLINICAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $404,299
    From this org
    $355,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,551
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,157
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $591
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,676
    Filer's total
    $404,299
  • Robert Warren

    ASC. PRVST CLNCL AFFAIRS/ASC. PROF

    Total calculated
    $386,933
    From this org
    $350,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,395
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $349,862
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $676
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,520
    Filer's total
    $386,933
  • Stephen Friedrichsen

    DEAN COL OF DENTISTRY (THRU 08/2022)

    Total calculated
    $380,655
    From this org
    $351,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,911
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,882
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $72,862
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,036
    Filer's total
    $380,655
  • Philip Nelson

    DEAN VETERINARY MED (THRU 08/2022)

    Total calculated
    $341,860
    From this org
    $308,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,315
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,811
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,734
    Deferred
    $22,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,440
    Filer's total
    $341,860
  • Sunil Prabhu

    DEAN PHARMACY

    Total calculated
    $331,251
    From this org
    $294,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,436
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,256
    Deferred
    $22,773
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,663
    Filer's total
    $331,251
  • Diane Abraham

    SVP UNIV. ADVANCEMENT (THRU 09/2022)

    Total calculated
    $324,641
    From this org
    $294,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,426
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,591
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $59,624
    Deferred
    $22,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,175
    Filer's total
    $324,641
  • Joshua McFarlen

    CFO & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $298,868
    From this org
    $269,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,222
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,421
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $225
    Deferred
    $3,473
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,749
    Filer's total
    $298,868
  • Bradley Henson

    INTERIM SVP RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $296,114
    From this org
    $265,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,858
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,829
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $427
    Deferred
    $20,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,433
    Filer's total
    $296,114
  • Elizabeth Andrews

    DEAN COL OF DENTISTRY (AS OF 08/2022)

    Total calculated
    $285,888
    From this org
    $255,898
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,990
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,715
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $1,683
    Deferred
    $19,579
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,411
    Filer's total
    $285,888
  • John Tegzes

    INTERIM DEAN VET MED (AS OF 09/2022)

    Total calculated
    $278,485
    From this org
    $252,873
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,182
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,691
    Deferred
    $19,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,495
    Filer's total
    $278,485
  • Daniel Robinson

    PROFESSOR (THRU 06/2022)

    Total calculated
    $181,670
    From this org
    $166,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,598
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $44,822
    Deferred
    $12,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,256
    Filer's total
    $181,670
  • Art Antin

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan G Aldrich III PhD

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Bond

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • The Hon Consuelo Callahan

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Chan

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Min Cui PhD

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly G Day

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Forbing

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Lally Do

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael A Okaty JD Llm

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nate Oubre

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dianne Philibosian PhD

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Richardson Do

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean P Stanton

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Zamora

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Heatherington

    SECRETARY(AS OF 8/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Cowgillesq

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE(AS OF 10/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Mater

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE(AS OF 10/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather McDaniel

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE(AS OF 10/2022)

    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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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 4B
THE PRESIDENT EMERTIUS, DANIEL WILSON RECEIVED A PAYMENT FROM A 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART I, COLUMN (B)(III). AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED UNDER THE PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART I, COLUMN (F).
PART I, LINE 7:
THE PRESIDENT, ROBIN FARIAS-EISNER RECEIVED A BONUS AS PART OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE CFO & TREASURER, JOSHUA MCFARLEN, RECEIVED A BONUS FOR RETENTION AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES. OTHER LISTED INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED BONUSES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND OTHER FACTORS. BONUSES WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ARE REPORT IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II).

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • PARK HOSPITAL INC

    C · INVESTMENTS · CA · 83.44% owned · share of income -$415 · share of assets $641,340 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERNU

  • COMP ENTERPRISES INC

    C · INACTIVE · CA · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERNU

  • WESTERNU MEDICAL GROUP LLC

    C · CLINIC SERVICES · OR · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERNU

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITIES (8)

    T · PRSNL ESTATE · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERNU

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (5)

    T · PRSNL ESTATE · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WESTERNU

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
18 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410789349300346

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