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CARROLL UNIVERSITY INC

EIN 39-0806325 WAUKESHA, WI

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Revenue 2024
$147,112,306
Expenses 2024
$144,756,692

Program services were 89.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B420
Classification
2000
Street
100 N EAST AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CARROLL UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A SUPERIOR EDUCATION, ROOTED IN ITS PRESBYTERIAN AND LIBERAL ARTS HERITAGE, AND DRAWS UPON ITS CHRISTIAN TRADITION TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR VOCATIONAL SUCCESS, LIFELONG LEARNING AND SERVICE IN A DIVERSE AND GLOBAL SOCIETY.

  • INSTRUCTION & ACADEMIC SUPPORT - CARROLL UNIVERSITY OFFERS MORE THAN 95 AREAS OF STUDY FOR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THAT ARE HOUSED WITHIN TWO COLLEGES (COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES) AND TWO SCHOOLS (SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES). WE STRUCTURE THOSE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN MIND. OUR TOP MAJORS ARE NURSING, BUSINESS, EXERCISE SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY (GRADUATE). MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS OFFER THE FLEXIBILITY TO DOUBLE MAJOR OR ADD MINORS WHILE STILL GRADUATING IN FOUR YEARS. WE ALSO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE SELECT MAJORS AND GET STARTED ON A CAREER SOONER WITH OUR CARROLL3 PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, OUR DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR STUDENTS TO EARN BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN JUST FIVE YEARS. CARROLL ISN'T A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL KIND OF PLACE AND RECOGNIZES THAT EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP EACH STUDENT GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. IN EACH OF OUR AREAS OF STUDY, STUDENTS WILL GAIN A STRONG, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. THEY WILL ENJOY SMALL CLASS SIZES AND PROFESSORS WHO GET TO KNOW THEM AND ARE INVESTED IN STUDENT SUCCESS. AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL, CARROLL OFFERS STUDENTS LOOKING TO TAKE THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH ACCELERATED, FLEXIBLE PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM GO FARTHER, FASTER TO REACH THEIR PROFESSIONAL GOALS.

    Expenses $41,176,306 · Revenue $113,698,436

  • AUXILIARY & STUDENT SERVICES - THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A BROAD SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS. THROUGH INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMMING, DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE, OUR OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AND DIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT WORKS TO CHALLENGE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND ENRICH THE CARROLL COMMUNITY. STUDENTS LIVE OUT CARROLL'S MISSION OF SERVICE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND MORE. CAMPUS SPIRITUAL LIFE INCLUDES WEEKLY PROGRAMS, RETREATS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES THAT GIVE STUDENTS MANY OPTIONS FOR REFLECTION AND WORSHIP. OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT CARROLL INCLUDE MORE THAN 50 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE STUDENTS CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, SERVICE/ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT, RECREATION, ACTING, FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE, ACAPELLA SINGING, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CARROLL IS HOME TO 23 NCAA DIVISION III ATHLETIC TEAMS (11 MEN'S SPORTS AND 12 WOMEN'S SPORTS) AND COMPETES IN THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN (CCIW). INCLUDED IN AUXILIARY PROGRAMMING ARE 12 HOUSING OPTIONS FROM TRADITIONAL RESIDENCE HALLS TO SUITE-STYLE UNITS AND APARTMENTS AND ALSO FLEXIBLE MEAL PLANS AND MENUS ARE OFFERED FOR ALL OF OUR SEVEN ON-CAMPUS DINING LOCATIONS.

    Expenses $89,031,456 · Grants $55,577,250 · Revenue $20,186,620

  • INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - THIS CATEGORY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY FUNCTIONS TO LEAD AND SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC MISSION AT THE WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN CAMPUS AND OTHER FACILITIES MADE UP OF 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN OVER 65 BUILDINGS AND 160-PLUS ACRES OF LAND. ALSO INCLUDED HERE IS INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT WHICH IS FOCUSED ON FUNDRAISING AND DONOR RELATIONS AND THE ALUMNI RELATIONS DEPARTMENT REACHING OUT TO MORE THAN 23,000 CARROLL ALUMNI ACROSS ALL 50 STATES AND 33 COUNTRIES. ALL OTHER SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION ARE INCLUDED HERE INCLUDING DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cindy Gnadinger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $602,581
    From this org
    $556,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $489,170
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $17,280
    Deferred
    $25,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,531
    Filer's total
    $602,581
  • Deborah Block

    TRUSTEE/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Mueller

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Hengel

    TRUSTEE/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Wolfgram

    TRUSTEE/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Laatsch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bart Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Blane Dexheimer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Sullivan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Laatsch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Riesch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Schneider

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Hamilton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Harris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lind

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Wynn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Czarnecki

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Latoya Conners Gray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Dexter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Fisher-Bonvallet

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Wendt Moase

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nadou S Lawson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Cunningham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Stier

    TRUSTEE (THROUGH 10/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $147,112,306
    Expenses
    $144,756,692
    Contributions
    $8,032,702
    Grants paid
    $55,577,250
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $137,477,502
    Expenses
    $144,694,179
    Contributions
    $6,879,983
    Grants paid
    $50,430,389
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $136,308,213
    Expenses
    $142,962,234
    Contributions
    $5,115,282
    Grants paid
    $51,864,120

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $144,406,248
    Expenses
    $139,775,110
    Assets (EOY)
    $248,345,295
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $140,965,442
    Expenses
    $135,342,596
    Assets (EOY)
    $261,882,162
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $140,144,784
    Expenses
    $128,005,240
    Assets (EOY)
    $239,139,783
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $132,903,662
    Expenses
    $121,176,159
    Assets (EOY)
    $236,187,874
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $125,665,385
    Expenses
    $116,316,636
    Assets (EOY)
    $226,392,658

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.