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← OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$154,160,384
Total expenses
$158,139,749
Contributions and grants received
$8,114,844
Grants paid
$60,744,938
Program service revenue
$135,605,655
Investment income
$10,386,758
Other revenue
$53,127
Total assets, end of year
$418,819,955
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,256,962
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$307,562,993
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$141,096,763
Management and general expenses
$14,908,266
Fundraising expenses
$2,134,720
Program service expenses (Part III)
$141,096,763

Program services were 89.2% 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

    $34,575

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $798,376

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,281,893

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $112,288,940 · related or exempt $112,288,940

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY

    total $22,306,216 · related or exempt $22,306,216

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,010,499 · related or exempt $1,010,499

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,317,540 · unrelated business $282,872 · excluded $6,034,668

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,602,771 · other assets $3,161

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

    securities $6,536,714

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,066,057 · other assets $3,161

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,069,218 · unrelated business $62,393 · excluded $4,006,825

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,521

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

    $34,575

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $53,443

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $12,078 · excluded $12,078

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $60,600

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $19,551

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $41,049 · excluded $41,049

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $135,833 · program services $135,833

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $60,609,105 · program services $60,609,105

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,075,147 · program services $142,404 · management and general $932,743

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $39,138,414 · program services $33,188,323 · management and general $4,502,498 · fundraising $1,447,593

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,417,072 · program services $1,990,519 · management and general $332,634 · fundraising $93,919

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,696,949 · program services $5,253,505 · management and general $386,168 · fundraising $57,276

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,768,052 · program services $2,303,157 · management and general $366,651 · fundraising $98,244

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $299,399 · program services $14,908 · management and general $284,491

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,995 · program services $4,000 · management and general $77,995

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $316,596 · management and general $316,596

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,876,316 · program services $8,626,192 · management and general $2,153,625 · fundraising $96,499

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $942,711 · program services $479,382 · management and general $409,356 · fundraising $53,973

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,310,441 · program services $2,180,557 · management and general $76,096 · fundraising $53,788

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $540,908 · program services $362,232 · management and general $173,634 · fundraising $5,042

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,166,746 · program services $5,063,823 · management and general $101,568 · fundraising $1,355

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,818,334 · program services $2,663,620 · management and general $69,479 · fundraising $85,235

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,457,760 · program services $121,639 · management and general $3,336,121

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,965,703 · program services $9,552,801 · management and general $412,902

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $908,958 · program services $461,518 · management and general $446,641 · fundraising $799

  • 24a · Other expenses: COGS - FOOD SERVICE

    total $4,611,588 · program services $4,611,588

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAMMING

    total $1,241,296 · program services $958,004 · management and general $228,680 · fundraising $54,612

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $994,166 · program services $770,197 · management and general $222,183 · fundraising $1,786

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS

    total $953,706 · program services $953,706

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $812,554 · program services $649,750 · management and general $78,205 · fundraising $84,599

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,282 · end of year $4,022

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $20,036,803 · end of year $10,472,716

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,178,535 · end of year $8,830,760

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $711,108 · end of year $805,023

  • 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 $8,469,463 · end of year $7,886,772

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $230,360 · end of year $223,723

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,031,409 · end of year $1,895,309

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

    $308,352,754

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

    $167,337,349

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $142,476,065 · end of year $141,015,405

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $123,467,243 · end of year $138,921,217

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $79,225,894 · end of year $79,622,096

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,680,013 · end of year $29,142,912

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,909,747 · end of year $8,611,154

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,408,339 · end of year $3,130,824

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $25,005,557 · end of year $24,774,125

  • 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 $64,267,697 · end of year $63,253,098

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,361,493 · end of year $11,487,761

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,478,117 · end of year $57,177,578

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $236,078,225 · end of year $250,385,415

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OHIO NORTHERN'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP INTO SELF RELIANT, MATURE INDIVIDUALS OPEN TO THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD, ACTIVE IN LEARNING AND SENSITIVE TO HIGHER VALUES.

  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY HAS 3,042 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. THROUGH THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED, THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO EXCEL AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES. THE UNIVERSITY GIVES TO STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE USEFUL AND MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND PREPARES THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.

    Expenses $141,096,763 · Grants $60,744,938 · Revenue $135,605,655

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Melissa J Baumann

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $514,392
    From this org
    $440,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,079
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $440,313
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,071
    Filer's total
    $514,392
  • Dr Richard P Keyes

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela S Hershberger

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anmarie S Kolinski

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bishop Gregory V Palmer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda L Reichelderfer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Col William E Orr Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David R Heppner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Andrew M Roecker

    CHAIR, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $151,651
    From this org
    $141,856
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,795
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,856
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,795
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $151,651
  • Dr Charles F McCluskey III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr James F Dicke III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr John H Hull

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Karen K Fields MD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Ronda K Lehman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Timothy S Tracy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hanley H Wheeler III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason S Duff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judge Jessica E Price Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katrina M Thompson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark A White

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Chow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev David C Harris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah N Carpenter

    PRESIDENT, STUDENT SENATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott L Shutt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theodore B Griffith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Juliet K Hurtig

    PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $223,867
    From this org
    $194,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,826
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,041
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,822
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,004
    Filer's total
    $223,867
  • Jason M Broge

    VP FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $244,261
    From this org
    $175,373
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,888
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,373
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,084
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,804
    Filer's total
    $244,261
  • Jennifer L Roby

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $74,809
    From this org
    $70,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,804
    Hours/week
    45
  • Charles H Rose III

    DEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW

    Total calculated
    $322,354
    From this org
    $300,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,234
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,120
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,234
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $322,354
  • Dr Daniel A Dibiasio

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $192,703
    From this org
    $189,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,120
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,583
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,276
    Nontaxable benefits
    $844
    Filer's total
    $192,703
  • Dr John C Navin

    DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

    Total calculated
    $238,135
    From this org
    $216,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,871
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,264
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,071
    Filer's total
    $238,135
  • Dr John-David S Yoder

    DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $237,543
    From this org
    $222,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,343
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,343
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $237,543
  • Shannon M Spencer

    VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $290,263
    From this org
    $265,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,790
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,473
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,719
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,071
    Filer's total
    $290,263

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
THE UNIVERSITY FURNISHES A RESIDENCE TO THE PRESIDENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN THE RESIDENCE AS A CONDITION OF HER EMPLOYMENT, AND TEH RESIDENCE IS CONTIGUOUS TO CAMPUS. THE VALUE OF THE OCCUPANCE OF THE RESIDENCE IS NOT INCLUDED IN HER TAXABLE INCOME. THE PRESIDENT ALSO REGULARLY CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE HOME INCLUDING STUDENT EVENTS, DONOR RECEPTIONS, BUSINESS MEETINGS AND OTHER BUSINESS RELATED MATTERS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE PROVIDED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ONLY TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEAN OF THE DICKE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.

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

  • ADA-LIBERTY JOINT AMBULANCE DISTRICT

    $75,000

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • VILLAGE OF ADA

    $30,470

    INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

  • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES

    $30,363

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

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.

  • POLAR ENTERPRISES

    501(c)(3) · ENTREPRENEUR · OH · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NA

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.

  • THE INN AT OHIO MANAGEMENT COMPANY

    C Corporation · HOTEL/RESTAURANT · OH · 100% owned · share of income $1,395,677 · share of assets $144,595 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by ONU

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (4)

    Trust · CHAR. REM. TRUSTS · OH

    Directly controlled by NA

  • PERPETUAL TRUSTS (2)

    Trust · PERPETUAL TRUSTS · OH

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501049349300430

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