Rider University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
210650678
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Lawrenceville, NJ, United States
Phone
6098965000
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
University or Technological Institute

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$198,655,203
Expenses
$207,482,631
Assets
$234,729,896
Liabilities
$178,223,395

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

Leadership & pay

40 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GREGORY G DELL'OMO PHD (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GREGORY G DELL'OMO PHD (PRESIDENT): $521,595 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN A BAGGETT (BASKETBALL COACH): $384,572 total reported compensation
  • JAMES P HARTMAN (SR VP FIN./TREAS./CFO): $315,510 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Rider University is a not-for-profit private university that provides hands-on Engaged Learning opportunities through its undergraduate programs in the arts, business, education, liberal arts, and sciences. Rider faculty and staff help students find their footing, and the Human Resources office is here to help employees find theirs by keeping our mission in mind: To educate, motivate and support university employees, through guidance and training; To be a resource for guidance on compliance issues, contracts, policies and practices;. Leadership Rider’s leadership is committed to fulfilling our University mission statement and Rider Promise, advancing a vision for our future and sustaining academic excellence. Get to know our president and the Board of Trustees. Get to Know Us ### University Partnerships Rider University welcomes partnerships with companies and organizations that...

What it reported doing in 2024

Instruction: rider university is an independent, comprehensive, teaching oriented institution of higher learning. The university offers financial support to students through academic and athletic scholarships, grants and student workstudy programs. Rider university is currently organized into three colleges - the college of arts and sciences; the college of education and human services; and the norm brodsky college of business. See schedule o for continuation of accomplishments for instruction.the private university currently serves 3,030 full-time equivalent undergraduate students and 528 full-time equivalent graduate students in over 100 undergraduate majors and minors and over 50 graduate degrees and certificate programs. There are 190 full-time faculty, with 93% holding a doctorate or the highest degree in their field.rider is regionally accredited by the middle states commission on higher education and also holds specialized accreditation with these prestigious educational organizations:- aacsb international (association to advance collegiate schools of business) - rider is among the select business schools to have attained this distinction and the only school in New Jersey to hold the specialized aacsb accreditation in accounting.- ncate and caep - elementary and secondary education programs and their applicable graduate programs on both campuses are accredited by the national council for the accreditation of teacher education and the council for the accreditation of educator preparation.- nasm - the undergraduate and graduate music programs of westminster choir college are accredited by the national association of schools of music.- cacrep - rider's graduate counseling services program in the school of education holds national accreditation from the council for accreditation of counseling and related education programs.- nasp - the school psychology program in the school of education is accredited by the national accreditation of school psychologists.- american chemical society - rider's chemistry program is accredited by the american chemical society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 92% 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 61% for direct work, and 39% 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th 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: 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 91% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $178.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $522K · 40 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $22.8M reported
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 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: 15 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.