Barry University

Legal name: Barry University Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
590624364
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Aug 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Miami Shores, FL, US
Phone
305-899-3000
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
University or Technological Institute
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$203,323,483
Expenses
$202,696,803
Assets
$209,230,886
Liabilities
$74,587,587

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

46 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR MICHAEL ALLEN (PRESIDENT)
  • YVETTE KOOTTUNGAL (VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR MICHAEL ALLEN (PRESIDENT): $811,784 total reported compensation
  • CHERISON CUFFY (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PODIATRIC MEDICINE): $393,920 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT SNYDER (DEAN, SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE): $340,521 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Barry University is a Catholic institution of higher education that prepares students to lead purposeful lives through academic excellence, civic engagement, and service.

What it reported doing in 2024

Instructional services to graduate and undergraduate students: barry university is committed to providing students with a personalized, values-based education centered on experiential education and service learning. Our degree programs span health professions and medical sciences, education, business and public administration, with dedicated schools of podiatric medicine, nursing, mental health and social work, and law. Barry university is a top-rated university in awarding financial aid packages, making college affordable and creating opportunities to achieve social mobility. Barry provides its students with hands-on education that transforms concepts into impact and produces graduates who are leaders in solving society's critical challenges. Anchored in the catholic intellectual tradition and enduring commitments to social justice and community service, barry students are actively involved in community engagement programs, averaging 70,000 hours of community service a year both locally and internationally.barry students have achieved numerous accolades, including membership in national honor societies, over 90% first-time pass rate on the physician assistant national certifying exam (pance), recognition for their research and scholarly work, and leadership and service through organizations such as the student government association and the barry university service corps. Student athletes at barry excel in the classroom and have won 28 ncaa division ii national championships. With over 60 student organizations, greek life, intramural sports and numerous campus events, including athletic events, barry offers a robust and diverse campus life.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 79.5%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $40.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.6%; rating input score 91; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.03; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.36; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 78.4% of revenue deployed · 79.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 32 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $161.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $812K · 46 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $14.8M reported
  • Consistency: 45 of 45 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 13 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 16 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.