MARIAN UNIVERSITY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MARIAN UNIVERSITY INC

EIN 39-1024723 · Education (B420)

What they do

MARIAN UNIVERSITY is A CATHOLIC APPLIED LIBERAL ARTS COMMUNITY THAT WELCOMES DIVERSE SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS SPONSORED BY THE CONGREGATION of SISTERS of ST AGNES. MARIAN UNIVERSITY ENGAGES STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATION of THE WHOLE PERSON. WE EMBRACE JUSTICE and COMPASSION and TRANSFORM LIVES for PROFESSIONAL SERVICE and LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. THE FIVE CORE VALUES of MARIAN UNIVERSITY INSPIRE EVERYTHING WE DO AT MARIAN UNIVERSITY - IN THE CLASSROOM, IN ACTIVITIES, IN SERVICE to OTHERS and IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER. COMMUNITY - RESPECTING OUR DIVERSITY AS INDIVIDUALS, WE ENCOURAGE, CHALLENGE and NURTURE ONE ANOTHER, JOINING TOGETHER to ACCOMPLISH OUR SHARED MISSION and VISION. LEARNING - WE ENGAGE IN A COLLABORATIVE LIFELONG PROCESS of SEEKING TRUTH and APPROPRIATING KNOWLEDGE and VALUES to TRANSFORM THE INDIVIDUAL, OUR COMMUNITIES and THE WORLD SERVICE THROUGH ACTIVE SERVICE and MINISTRY. WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER and SEEK to MEET THE NEEDS of THE LARGER COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.73%of revenue went to mission work78.9% of expenses · Program services

$101.01spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

21.28%of revenue went to management and office costs21.1% of expenses

$1.47in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

9.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $394,565 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $150,916 for MICHAEL MOOS (VP OF FINANCE (AS OF 05/2025)). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$39,073,130

Mission workProgram services$31,154,27979.73% of revenue78.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,313,41621.28% of revenue21.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$39,467,695101.01% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.9% mission · 21.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.01% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 78.6% mission · 21.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.0% mission · 13.5% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.9% mission · 14.6% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.41% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 14.6% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 11.5% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.04% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 10.5% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.65% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.2% mission · 12.1% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$39,073,130

Expenses$39,467,695

Annual shortfall $394,565 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$31,154,279 · 78.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,313,416 · 21.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$39,073,130

Expenses$39,467,695

Assets$58,011,319

Income$67,721,110

Contributions$3,823,094

Mission work (program services)$31,154,279

Management and general$8,313,416

Executive compensation (total)$1,100,608

Stocks and bonds$22,712,678

Accounting fees$79,731

Investing fees$14,481

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL MOOSVP OF FINANCE (AS OF 05/2025) · 40 hrs/week $150,916Base $134,514 · Other $16,402

CHERYL SEELIGASSOCIATE DEAN NURSING · 40 hrs/week $150,309Base $149,283 · Other $1,026

ALAN JOHNSONVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $144,111Base $143,050 · Other $1,061

JASON BARTELTVP OF ENROLLMENT · 40 hrs/week $138,296Base $137,300 · Other $996

AARON A SADOFFPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $137,774Base $125,181 · Other $12,593

JOSHUA CLARYVP OF STUDENT LIFE · 40 hrs/week $126,594Base $108,987 · Other $17,607

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (26)

MICHAEL MOOSVP OF FINANCE (AS OF 05/2025)

CHERYL SEELIGASSOCIATE DEAN NURSING

ALAN JOHNSONVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

JASON BARTELTVP OF ENROLLMENT

AARON A SADOFFPRESIDENT

JOSHUA CLARYVP OF STUDENT LIFE

ADAM WUNDERLINTRUSTEE

TONY GOEBELTRUSTEE

THOMAS HERRETRUSTEE (THRU 04/2025)

TED NEITZKETRUSTEE

TAMARA SCHATTSCHNEIDERTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)

SUSAN W MARTINTRUSTEE

STEPHEN P RECCATRUSTEE

RICHARD V POIRIERTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)

RICHARD CULBERTSONTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)

REGINALD PARSONTRUSTEE (AS OF 01/2025)

PAUL M GIDDINGSTRUSTEE

DAVID KLUMPYANBOARD CHAIR

MARY CHRISTINE FELLERHOFFTRUSTEE

MARK LASKYTRUSTEE

JOHN PFEIFERTRUSTEE (THRU 10/2024)

BRIAN H BAKERTRUSTEE

HOLLY M BRENNERTRUSTEE

ERIC P STONEBOARD VICE CHAIR (AS OF 10/2024)

DONNA INNESTRUSTEE

DEBRA HELLERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1946
Location: 45 SOUTH NATIONAL AVENUE, FOND DU LAC, WI 54935
County: Fond du Lac
In care of: MICHAEL MOOS
Primary officer: MICHAEL MOOS, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmission@marianuniversity.edu Phone(920) 923-8614

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B420)
IRS tax category: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools