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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ADLER UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$48,084,745
Total expenses
$49,214,635
Contributions and grants received
$1,988,962
Grants paid
$5,333,712
Program service revenue
$45,638,102
Investment income
$407,778
Other revenue
$49,903
Total assets, end of year
$51,354,629
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,838,503
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,516,126
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$33,702,929
Management and general expenses
$14,751,872
Fundraising expenses
$759,834
Program service expenses (Part III)
$33,702,929

Program services were 68.5% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $19,973

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $949,484

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,019,505

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $27,682

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & FEES

    total $45,204,038 · related or exempt $45,204,038

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS & SPONSORED ACTIVITIES

    total $308,916 · related or exempt $308,916

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ALDER COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

    total $125,148 · related or exempt $125,148

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $362,269 · excluded $362,269

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,706,830

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

    securities $6,661,321

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $45,509 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $45,509 · excluded $45,509

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $31,588 · related or exempt $31,588

  • 11b · Other revenue: VANCOUVER CAMPUS

    total $16,567 · related or exempt $16,567

  • 11c · Other revenue: VENDOR REFUND

    total $1,748 · related or exempt $1,748

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $49,903

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,041,014 · program services $5,041,014

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $292,698 · program services $292,698

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,525,274 · management and general $3,525,274

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $21,000,049 · program services $18,972,528 · management and general $1,486,835 · fundraising $540,686

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $889,331 · program services $480,171 · management and general $396,107 · fundraising $13,053

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,502,046 · program services $787,861 · management and general $1,694,260 · fundraising $19,925

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,448,299 · program services $1,134,292 · management and general $281,682 · fundraising $32,325

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $433,307 · program services $62,307 · management and general $369,893 · fundraising $1,107

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,038 · program services $3,744 · management and general $22,227 · fundraising $67

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $307 · program services $103 · management and general $204

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,118,965 · program services $341,230 · management and general $1,771,519 · fundraising $6,216

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,987,743 · program services $16,023 · management and general $2,970,204 · fundraising $1,516

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $168,173 · program services $58,090 · management and general $108,253 · fundraising $1,830

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,584,432 · program services $1,237,536 · management and general $283,779 · fundraising $63,117

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,652,511 · program services $2,201,517 · management and general $419,567 · fundraising $31,427

  • 17 · Travel

    total $330,672 · program services $13,339 · management and general $317,043 · fundraising $290

  • 20 · Interest

    total $617,568 · program services $531,002 · management and general $79,147 · fundraising $7,419

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,380,534 · program services $1,205,831 · management and general $146,005 · fundraising $28,698

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $330,595 · program services $284,959 · management and general $41,761 · fundraising $3,875

  • 24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $755,553 · program services $253,338 · management and general $497,811 · fundraising $4,404

  • 24b · Other expenses: Library

    total $316,047 · program services $316,047

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Memberships

    total $258,404 · program services $62,942 · management and general $194,882 · fundraising $580

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $212,205 · program services $69,862 · management and general $141,129 · fundraising $1,214

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $342,870 · program services $336,495 · management and general $4,290 · fundraising $2,085

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $540 · end of year $504,691

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,770,329 · end of year $3,788,613

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,279,418 · end of year $742,917

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,932,437 · end of year $1,627,845

  • 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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,882,695 · end of year $1,315,217

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

    $47,601,495

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

    $16,454,125

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,211,894 · end of year $31,147,370

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,582,759 · end of year $4,918,162

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,738,425 · end of year $7,309,814

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,753,981 · end of year $2,185,463

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,310,833 · end of year $4,516,543

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $14,768,590 · end of year $14,160,667

  • 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 $1,024,476 · end of year $2,053,247

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,525,243 · end of year $7,922,583

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,682,411 · end of year $19,502,546

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,332,963 · end of year $1,013,580

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES THE PIONEERING WORK OF ALFRED ADLER BY GRADUATING RESPONSIBLE PRACTITIONERS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES THE PIONEERING WORK OF ALFRED ADLER BY GRADUATING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PRACTITIONERS, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE.

  • Adler University is a private, non-profit institution of higher education that educates students to engage the world and create a more just society. Established in 1952, Adler University has enrolled more than 1,800 students in master's and doctoral programs on its campuses in Chicago (IL), Vancouver (BC), and online. Adler University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and all the programs at the Vancouver campus are offered under the written consent of the British Columbia Minister of Advanced Education.

    Expenses $33,702,929 · Grants $5,473,718 · Revenue $45,688,005

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Raymond E Crossman

    President

    Total calculated
    $890,196
    From this org
    $845,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,816
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $599,182
    Bonus
    $101,218
    Other
    $144,980
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,566
    Filer's total
    $890,196
  • Nicola Halsall Idehan

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Noland Joiner

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Danielle Austen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dr Eddie Phillips

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dr Kathleen St Louis Caliento

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Falona Joy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ginny Dennehy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Julian Morris

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kevin Hauswirth

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kimberly M Foxx

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lerry James Knox JR

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Maria Pesqueira

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mark Heckler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ron Grais

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sharon Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Susan MacLaurin

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Thomas O'Shaughnessy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Christopher Toft

    VP, Inst ADV

    Total calculated
    $239,795
    From this org
    $208,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,441
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,354
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,928
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,513
    Filer's total
    $239,795
  • Dr Jeannine D Uzzi

    VP, Academic AF

    Total calculated
    $326,709
    From this org
    $297,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,489
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,220
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,194
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,295
    Filer's total
    $326,709
  • Dr Kahan Sablo

    VP, D & I

    Total calculated
    $202,051
    From this org
    $192,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,360
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,691
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,360
    Filer's total
    $202,051
  • Irfan Merrani

    VP, Finance & Operations(through 6/2024)

    Total calculated
    $290,755
    From this org
    $265,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,031
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,724
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,271
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,760
    Filer's total
    $290,755
  • James Patti

    VP, Finance & Operations (starting 06/14/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mark D Branson

    VP, Enrollment/Communications

    Total calculated
    $272,972
    From this org
    $244,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,359
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,613
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,722
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,637
    Filer's total
    $272,972
  • Matthew Wayne Floyd

    VP, People Culture

    Total calculated
    $220,489
    From this org
    $200,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,930
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,236
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,694
    Filer's total
    $220,489
  • Dr Cristina Cox

    Chair - Full Professor

    Total calculated
    $216,868
    From this org
    $188,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,231
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,637
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,504
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,727
    Filer's total
    $216,868
  • Dr Kyra Lobbins

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $227,362
    From this org
    $217,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,729
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,633
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,729
    Filer's total
    $227,362
  • Dr Maleka Ingram

    Executive Dean - Online Campus

    Total calculated
    $220,112
    From this org
    $202,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,021
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,091
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,918
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,103
    Filer's total
    $220,112
  • Dr Tsui - Yee D Chow

    Chair - Assoc Prof

    Total calculated
    $205,143
    From this org
    $185,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,670
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,473
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,522
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,148
    Filer's total
    $205,143
  • Elena Quintana

    Executive Director IPSSJ

    Total calculated
    $212,782
    From this org
    $176,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,488
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,294
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,532
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,956
    Filer's total
    $212,782
  • Dr Donna Dimatteo-Gibson

    Associate Professor

    Total calculated
    $152,118
    From this org
    $143,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,671
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,447
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,671
    Filer's total
    $152,118
  • Dr Kevin A Osten-Garner

    Executive Director IPSSJ

    Total calculated
    $202,710
    From this org
    $173,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,031
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,679
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,979
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,052
    Filer's total
    $202,710
  • Dr Kristina S Brown

    Chair - Full Professor

    Total calculated
    $181,290
    From this org
    $156,584
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,706
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,584
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,733
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,973
    Filer's total
    $181,290
  • Dr Tricia Mazurowski

    Program Director - Assistant Professor

    Total calculated
    $161,540
    From this org
    $143,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,918
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,622
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,464
    Filer's total
    $161,540
  • Jomar McDonald

    AVP, Information Technology

    Total calculated
    $268,032
    From this org
    $248,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,711
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,321
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,356
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,355
    Filer's total
    $268,032

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 · 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 · 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 Health or social club dues or initiation fees
THE PRESIDENT, DR. RAYMOND CROSSMAN, HAS A MEMBERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO, WHICH IS A SOCIAL CLUB. THIS IS AN INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP, WHICH IS IN THE PRESIDENT'S NAME, BECAUSE THE CLUB DOESN'T ALLOW CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS. THE CLUB IS USED FOR CORPORATE BUSINESS MEETINGS AND LODGING FOR HIGH PROFILE SPEAKERS, ETC. THIS IS A NON-TAXABLE BENEFIT.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
DR. RAYMOND CROSSMAN, PRIOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, PARTICIPATED IN A NON-QUALIFIED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN WAS TO PERMIT SELECTED EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY TO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT INCOME THAT CANNOT BE PAID UNDER A QUALIFIED PLAN DUE TO REDUCTIONS AND LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLAN DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023. THERE WERE DISTRIBUTIONS OF $144,980 IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023. THE PLAN WAS CLOSED AS OF SEPTEMBER 2023.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE PRESIDENT'S VARIABLE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS UPON ACHIEVING FINANCIAL GOALS SET FORTH IN THE 5-YEAR PERFORMANCE PLAN.

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.

  • ADLER UNIVERSITY VANCOUVER FOUNDATION

    501(c)(3) · FUNDRAISING · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511579349300221

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