ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY

EIN 43-0654872 · Education (B430)

What they do

THE MISSION of SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY is THE PURSUIT of TRUTH for THE GREATER GLORY of GOD and for THE SERVICE of HUMANITY. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS EXCELLENCE IN THE FULFILLMENT of ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES of TEACHING, RESEARCH, HEALTH CARE and SERVICE to THE COMMUNITY. IT is DEDICATED to LEADERSHIP IN THE CONTINUING QUEST for UNDERSTANDING of GODS CREATION and for THE DISCOVERY, DISSEMINATION and INTEGRATION of THE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS REQUIRED to TRANSFORM SOCIETY IN THE SPIRIT of THE GOSPELS. AS A CATHOLIC, JESUIT UNIVERSITY, THIS PURSUIT is MOTIVATED BY THE INSPIRATION and VALUES of THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION and is GUIDED BY THE SPIRITUAL and INTELLECTUAL IDEALS of THE SOCIETY of JESUS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $83.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders62 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

67.67%of revenue went to mission work83.6% of expenses · Program services

1.34%of revenue went to fundraising1.7% of expenses

$80.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

11.93%of revenue went to management and office costs14.7% of expenses

$3.15in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

12.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $2,834,120 for TRAVIS S FORD (HEAD COACH-BASKETBALL). 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$1,195,599,660

Mission workProgram services$809,014,20667.67% of revenue83.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$142,645,26711.93% of revenue14.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$15,980,3801.34% of revenue1.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$227,959,80719.07% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$967,639,85380.93% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 83.6% mission · 14.7% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 17.2% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.87% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 12.0% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.07% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 6.3% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.38% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 6.4% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.85% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 6.7% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.53% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 92.3% mission · 6.8% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.18% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 6.6% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.26% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,195,599,660

Expenses$967,639,853

Annual surplus $227,959,807 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$809,014,206 · 83.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$142,645,267 · 14.7% of expenses

Fundraising$15,980,380 · 1.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,195,599,660

Expenses$967,639,853

Assets$3,052,408,787

Income$2,908,927,423

Contributions$154,189,167

Mission work (program services)$809,014,206

Fundraising$15,980,380

Grants given$48,995,369

Average grant$48,995,369

Management and general$142,645,267

Stocks and bonds$957,794,734

Accounting fees$1,628,081

Investing fees$23,237,396

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

TRAVIS S FORDHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL · 40 hrs/week $2,834,120Base $2,775,369 · Other $58,751

FRED P PESTELLOPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $1,841,355Base $1,804,665 · Other $36,690

JOSH SCHERTZHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL · 40 hrs/week $1,309,639Base $1,274,390 · Other $35,249

CHRISTINE K JACOBSVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $795,316Base $738,685 · Other $56,631

BERNARD ROUSSEAUDEAN - HEALTH SCIENCES · 40 hrs/week $601,579Base $531,773 · Other $69,806

DANIELA SALVEMINIACADEMIC DEPT CHAIR - NONMED · 40 hrs/week $595,867Base $542,557 · Other $53,310

CHRISTOPHER MAYDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS · 40 hrs/week $561,708Base $496,523 · Other $65,185

MICHAEL A LEWISPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $543,283Base $491,496 · Other $51,787

DAVID F HEIMBURGERVP & CFO · 40 hrs/week $512,728Base $458,644 · Other $54,084

MICHAEL J LUNAVP HR · 40 hrs/week $435,442Base $364,209 · Other $71,233

SHEILA M MANIONVP DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $434,919Base $368,149 · Other $66,770

KYLE D COLLINSVP IT, CIO (IT) & CIO (INNOV) · 40 hrs/week $418,591Base $364,261 · Other $54,330

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 (62)

TRAVIS S FORDHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL

FRED P PESTELLOPRESIDENT

JOSH SCHERTZHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL

CHRISTINE K JACOBSVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS

BERNARD ROUSSEAUDEAN - HEALTH SCIENCES

DANIELA SALVEMINIACADEMIC DEPT CHAIR - NONMED

CHRISTOPHER MAYDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

MICHAEL A LEWISPROVOST

DAVID F HEIMBURGERVP & CFO

MICHAEL J LUNAVP HR

SHEILA M MANIONVP DEVELOPMENT

KYLE D COLLINSVP IT, CIO (IT) & CIO (INNOV)

ROBERT REDDYINTERIM VP ENROLLMENT

DANIELLE T UYVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY

WILLIAM JOHNSONVP & RECTOR SLU MADRID (START OCT24)

MICHAEL A LUCIDOVP FACILITIES

ROCHELLE SMITHVP DIV/COMM ENG

JESSICA EVENSONVP ETHICS & COMPLIANCE

ELLEN BARNIDGEINTERIM VP RESEARCH (START JUN24)

JAMES H FUGELTREASURER

KENNETH A OLLIFFVP RESEARCH (TERMED MAY24)

MATTHEW GOODWININTERIM VP STUDENT DEVELOP (START JUL24)

SARAH CUNNINGHAMVP STDNT DEV (TERMED JUL24)

ANITA BORGMEYERVP MARKETING & COMM (TERMED MAY24)

AMELIA A ARNOLDASSISTANT SECRETARY

THOMAS M BUCHANANTRUSTEE

MICHAEL GARANZINITRUSTEE

MICHAEL MCFARLANDTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

MICHAEL MCMILLANTRUSTEE

JOSEPH CONRANTRUSTEE

TIMOTHY LANNONTRUSTEE

VIRGINIA M MCDOWELLTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

TRUDY VALENTINETRUSTEE

PAUL KALSBEEKTRUSTEE (START SEP24)

PERRY VYASTRUSTEE

TIMOTHY MCMAHONTRUSTEE

PHILIP STEELETRUSTEE

REX A SINQUEFIELDTRUSTEE

ROBERT VITALETRUSTEE

RICHARD A CHAIFETZTRUSTEE

HOLDEN THORPTRUSTEE

AKBERET BOYKIN-FARRTRUSTEE

AMY RODRIGUESTRUSTEE (START DEC24)

ANDREW HOOGTRUSTEE

ARINDAM KARTRUSTEE

BOB OLOUGHLINTRUSTEE (START SEP24)

CHANG-SOO HUHTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

DARRYL T JONESTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

EDWARD IGNACZAKTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

ERIC ENGLERTRUSTEE

FR DAVID SUWALSKY SJVP MISSION & IDENTITY

GEORGE A BRILLTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

MARTHA UHLHORNTRUSTEE

JAMES LALLYTRUSTEE

JAMES P KAVANAUGHTRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)

JERRY DWYERTRUSTEE

JESSIE KNIGHTTRUSTEE

JIMMIE EDWARDSTRUSTEE

JOHN JOHNSONTRUSTEE

JOSEPH MCSHANE SJTRUSTEE

MARIAN BO MEHANTRUSTEE

MARILYN BUSHTRUSTEE (START DEC24)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1946
Location: 221 NORTH GRAND BOULEVARD, ST LOUIS, MO 631032006
County: St. Louis (city)
In care of: DAVID HEIMBURGER
Primary officer: DAVID HEIMBURGER, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(314) 977-2401

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: KPMG LLP
NTEE classification: Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization: Yes