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CHESNUT HILL COLLEGE OF THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH

EIN 23-1352626 PHILADELPHIA, PA

Largest nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenue 2024
$53,723,823
Expenses 2024
$54,229,744

Program services were 87.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B430
Classification
2000
Street
9601 GERMANTOWN 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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SPONSORED BY THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH. THE COLLEGE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN AN INCLUSIVE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY MARKED BY INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, SERVICE TO OTHERS, CONCERN FOR THE EARTH, AND A COMMITMENT TO REDUCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRIVATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE SPONSORED BY THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF PHILA.

  • EDUCATION AND STUDENT SERVICE:THE COLLEGE PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO LEARNING THROUGH INCLUSIVE, STUDENT CENTERED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COLLEGE ACHIEVED A SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC MILESTONE WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEW NURSING DEGREE PATHWAYS, INCLUDING A TRADITIONAL BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) PROGRAM AND AN ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ABSN). (CONT'D ON SCHEDULE O.)THE LAUNCH WAS SUPPORTED BY A COMBINATION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT AND REQUIRED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL AND CLINICAL LEARNING SPACE THROUGH THE REMODELING OF THE SUGARLOAF FACILITY, THE RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING OF NURSING FACULTY AND PROGRAM PERSONNEL, AND INITIAL PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS. TOTAL INVESTMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NURSING PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY $1,964,105 IN CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS RELATED TO FACILITY DEVELOPMENT, $554,459 IN SALARIES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMATIC OPERATING COSTS, $252,228 IN BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, AND APPROXIMATELY $80,000 IN MARKETING AND STUDENT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, REFLECTING THE SIGNIFICANT START-UP INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ENROLLED AN INITIAL COHORT OF SIX STUDENTS DURING ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, GENERATING APPROXIMATELY $63,000 IN PROGRAM REVENUE.THE MONTESSORI PROGRAM OFFERED AT CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE PROVIDES SPECIALIZED COURSEWORK AND HANDS-ON TRAINING DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SETTINGS THAT UTILIZE THE MONTESSORI METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. THE CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHILD-CENTERED LEARNING, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS THROUGH STRUCTURED, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTS.THE COLLEGE ALSO ENHANCED ITS GRADUATE BUSINESS EDUCATION OFFERINGS THROUGH ITS MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT BY PROVIDING CONCENTRATION OPTIONS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT. CONCENTRATIONS INCLUDE ACCOUNTANCY, HEALTHCARE, AND MINISTRY LEADERSHIP, EACH INTEGRATING SPECIALIZED COURSEWORK WITHIN THE BROADER MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM.THE ACCOUNTANCY CONCENTRATION SUPPORTS ACADEMIC PREPARATION ALIGNED WITH PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PATHWAYS AND ADVANCEMENT IN ACCOUNTING-RELATED ROLES. THE HEALTHCARE CONCENTRATION EMPHASIZES MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, SERVING PROFESSIONALS ACROSS CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINES. THE MINISTRY LEADERSHIP CONCENTRATION IS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN RELIGIOUS AND FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND INCORPORATES PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION, AND STEWARDSHIP IN MISSION-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTS.THESE CONCENTRATION OFFERINGS SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S COMMITMENT TO FLEXIBLE ACADEMIC PATHWAYS, WORKFORCE READINESS, AND ALIGNMENT WITH DIVERSE STUDENT CAREER GOALS.CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE OFFERS A RANGE OF BACCALAUREATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND CAREER-FOCUSED DISCIPLINES. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS INCLUDE UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS SUCH AS BUSINESS, PSYCHOLOGY, AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, AS WELL AS GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND A DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. THE COLLEGE ALSO OFFERS ACCELERATED ADULT DEGREE PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS FOR DEGREE COMPLETION AND PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT.THE NURSING PROGRAMS ENROLLED AN INAUGURAL COHORT OF STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR, MARKING THE COMMENCEMENT OF INSTRUCTION AND TUITION BASED PROGRAM ACTIVITY. THESE EFFORTS REPRESENT A FOUNDATIONAL PHASE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE'S NURSING PROGRAMS AND ADVANCE THE INSTITUTION'S LONG TERM ACADEMIC STRATEGY TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SERVICE ORIENTED PROFESSIONS AND REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS. INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR CONTINUED TO INTEGRATE CLASSROOM, EXPERIENTIAL, AND CLINICAL LEARNING DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS, PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION, AND LIFELONG LEARNING.THE COLLEGE CONTINUES TO EVALUATE AND REFINE ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO ALIGN WITH STUDENT DEMAND, REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS, AND INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE MAINTAINS A MONTESSORI EDUCATION PROGRAM AS PART OF ITS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE OFFERINGS. THE PROGRAM REMAINS AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY (AMS) AND ACCREDITED BY THE MONTESSORI ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (MACTE). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN BOTH ACADEMIC STUDY AND SUPERVISED FIELD EXPERIENCES, SUPPORTING THE INTEGRATION OF THEORY AND PRACTICE AND PREPARING GRADUATES FOR PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT SERVE DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS. THE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO THE COLLEGE'S BROADER MISSION BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES, SUPPORTING WORKFORCE PREPARATION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR, AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY RESPONSIVE APPROACHES TO LEARNING.THE COLLEGE REMAINS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGH ONGOING ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM REVIEW. PRIOR ACADEMIC RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN INCREASED COLLABORATION AMONG FACULTY AND MORE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, AND THE COLLEGE CONTINUES TO MONITOR PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY CONTINUES TO INCLUDE IN-PERSON, HYBRID, AND ONLINE LEARNING MODALITIES SUPPORTED BY THE COLLEGE'S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS ARE USED TO SUPPORT BOTH ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT PROCESSES.ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUPPORT:CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE CONTINUES ITS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A TRANSFORMATIVE AND HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SUPPORTED BY A RANGE OF STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES. ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN SELECTING ACADEMIC PATHWAYS, ACCESSING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO PERSISTENCE AND COMPLETION.THE ACADEMIC DISCOVERY PROGRAM (ADP) CONTINUES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WHO ENTER THE COLLEGE WITHOUT A DECLARED MAJOR BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED ADVISING, ACADEMIC COURSEWORK, AND CAREER EXPLORATION TO FACILITATE TIMELY DEGREE COMPLETION.THE COLLEGE MAINTAINS A LENDING LIBRARY TO PROVIDE TEXTBOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY TO STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED NEED AND CONTINUES TO OFFER ACCESS TO LOANER LAPTOPS. IN ADDITION, THE COLLEGE OPERATES AN ON-CAMPUS FOOD PANTRY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO NON-PERISHABLE AND REFRIGERATED ITEMS TO STUDENTS.AUXILIARY SERVICES:AUXILIARY SERVICES INCLUDE A RANGE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING RESIDENCE LIFE, FOOD SERVICES, AND FACILITIES RENTALS, WHICH SUPPORT CAMPUS OPERATIONS AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $30,311,665 · Grants $12,000 · Revenue $39,476,346

  • FINANCIAL AID.THE COLLEGE PROVIDED INSTITUTIONALLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, AND PERSISTENCE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, THE COLLEGE AWARDED SIGNIFICANT INSTITUTIONAL AID TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, WITH APPROXIMATELY NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF FULL TIME UNDERGRADUATES RECEIVING SOME FORM OF INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL AID WAS APPLIED TOWARD TUITION, FEES, HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES AND WAS AWARDED BASED ON DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY. (CONT'D ON SCHEDULE O.)THE COLLEGE'S FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING AND PROMOTE EQUITY AND INCLUSION BY ENABLING STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO ENROLL IN AND COMPLETE THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. AID RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET CONTINUING STANDARDS OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS. THE COLLEGE REGULARLY REVIEWS ITS FINANCIAL AID PRACTICES TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH ITS MISSION AND STUDENT NEEDS.

    Expenses $16,869,805 · Grants $16,869,805

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.

  • William W Latimer PhD

    PRESIDENT, THROUGH DEC 2024

    Total calculated
    $626,794
    From this org
    $620,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,569
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $369,217
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $251,008
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,569
    Filer's total
    $626,794
  • Brian McCloskey

    PRESIDENT/CFO/VP FIN.

    Total calculated
    $259,516
    From this org
    $243,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,474
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,042
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,199
    Filer's total
    $259,516
  • Carol Steinour Young Esq

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Eileen Marnien Ssj

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related
  • Jill Kimberly Banks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sallyann M Bowman MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Richard J Cohen PhD Fache

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kendra Ennis Davenportmplcfre

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Devin Devoue

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karen Dietrich Ssj

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related
  • Herman C Fala JD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deborah Flint

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Gunn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ryan Killeen EdD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related
  • Michelle Lesher Ssj

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related
  • Barbara Martino

    DIRECTOR EMERITA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Margaret McCaffery

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mary McFadden Ssj CFRE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related
  • Catherine Lockyer Moulton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Frances R Pierce

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thomas Queenan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Beth Davey Rosso

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Sabia Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lynn Mulvaney Sharp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kenneth Wong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
    $53,723,823
    Expenses
    $54,229,744
    Contributions
    $9,013,201
    Grants paid
    $16,881,805
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $51,197,650
    Expenses
    $52,111,900
    Contributions
    $8,366,415
    Grants paid
    $17,896,921
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $64,229,295
    Expenses
    $53,678,730
    Contributions
    $19,950,239
    Grants paid
    $18,196,481

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
    $63,665,389
    Expenses
    $55,714,330
    Assets (EOY)
    $76,444,726
  • 2021 · 990-T

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

    Revenue
    $52,837,937
    Expenses
    $49,197,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $72,389,717
  • 2020 · 990-T

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

    Revenue
    $54,912,865
    Expenses
    $54,922,271
    Assets (EOY)
    $66,492,677
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $52,190,053
    Expenses
    $52,003,230
    Assets (EOY)
    $64,542,797
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $54,033,420
    Expenses
    $53,352,021
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,840,224

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

  • AFRICAN SISTERS EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE (ASEC)

    $21,000

    2023 OPERATING SUPPORT

  • AFRICAN SISTERS EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE (ASEC)

    $12,000

    2024 OPERATING SUPPORT

  • AFRICAN SISTERS EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE (ASEC)

    $10,000

    2022 OPERATING SUPPORT

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

  • CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH

    501(C)(3) · TEACHING, HUMAN SERVICE, AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURSUITS · PA

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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.