WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY INC
EIN 55-0394213 · Education (B430)
What they do
BY INTEGRATING LEARNING, RESEARCH and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE and CHRISTIAN REVELATION, THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS to FOSTER COMPETENCE, CREATIVITY and INNOVATION THROUGHOUT and BEYOND THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. GRADUATES of THE UNIVERSITY ENTER THE WORLD of WORK WITH SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GOALS, A LIFE LONG APPETITE for LEARNING and THE DESIRE to MAKE OUR UNIVERSE A BETTER PLACE. LEADERSHIP to MODEL THE CATHOLIC CONCERN for REGIONAL and GLOBAL NEIGHBORS, THE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES PEOPLE of ALL CREEDS, RACES and NATIONALITIES to SHARE IN THE INTELLIGENT PURSUIT of EXCELLENCE. THE UNIVERSITY PROMOTES CLOSE STUDENT-FACULTY CONTACTS and ENCOURAGES STUDENTS to DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL for LEADERSHIP.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
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 leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,974,800 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $106,339 for ZAC BRUNEY (HEAD FOOTBALL COACH). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Leadership and board
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ZAC BRUNEYHEAD FOOTBALL COACH
DIANNA M VARGOPRESIDENT
CHAD CARTERBOARD SECRETARY
JENNIFER HORNYAKBOARD MEMBER
FATHER WALT JAGELABOARD MEMBER
DANIEL HALLERBOARD MEMBER
DAVID HENDRICKSONBOARD MEMBER
MSGR JOSEPH PETERSONBOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/12/2024)
PHIL MAUSERBOARD MEMBER
STEPHEN HAIDBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1946
- Location
- 316 WASHINGTON AVENUE, WHEELING, WV 26003
- County
- Ohio
- In care of
- DIANNA VARGO
- Primary officer
- DIANNA VARGO, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BDO USA
- NTEE classification
- Education (B430)