St. John's University

Legal name: St John's University New York

Overview

Mission

At St. John’s, faith and mission are centered on serving those in need—creating opportunities for students to draw inspiration from their individual faith traditions through volunteering, fighting injustice, and serving others. St. John’s University is committed to Title IX and educating our community on the law and what it means for us. The Division of Student Affairs is here to answer your questions and support the entire University community. Admission and Aid You will find your key to a bright future at St. John’s. With world-class academics, renowned professors, outstanding resources, and a long tradition of excellence and service, St. John’s prepares you to change the world for the better.

What it reported doing in 2024

Higher education: st. John's university is a catholic, vincentian, metropolitan, and global non-profit institution of higher education learning. St. John's university offers more than 100 unique degree programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. The degree programs span a wide range of disciplines from the liberal arts to professional programs. Approximately 15,640 undergraduate and 3,749 graduate students are enrolled in courses (19,389 students).

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 90% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 60% for direct work, and 40% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
111630830
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Headquarters
Queens, NY, United States
Phone
7189902670
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
University or Technological Institute
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.8%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 92.9%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Pass
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.5%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.06; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 94.8% of revenue deployed · 92.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 40 of 42 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $771.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $7.8M · 54 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $73.1M reported
  • Consistency: 50 of 50 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 14 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

54 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL A ANDERSON (ForMER HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL): $7,840,000 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD A PITINO (HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL): $3,327,321 total reported compensation
  • JOSEPH L TARTAMELLA (HEAD COACH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL): $653,907 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.