Saint Joseph's University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231352674
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Phone
610-660-1000
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$430,394,891
Expenses
$444,583,573
Assets
$1,423,698,622
Liabilities
$626,430,833

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

Leadership & pay

51 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHERYL A MCCONNELL (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM M LANGE (HEAD COACH, MBB): $1,100,350 total reported compensation
  • DAVID R BEAUPRE THRU 112024 (SR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN/TREASURER): $1,004,032 total reported compensation
  • CHERYL A MCCONNELL (PRESIDENT): $807,197 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

As Philadelphia’s Jesuit Catholic University, Saint Joseph’s provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. We prepare students for personal excellence, professional success and engaged citizenship. Striving to be an inclusive and diverse community that educates and cares for the whole person, we encourage and model lifelong commitment to thinking critically, making ethical decisions, pursuing social justice and finding God in all things.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule oon january 3, 2024, upon the finalization of the university's merger with Pennsylvania college of health sciences in lancaster, saint joseph's opened its new school of nursing and allied health which brought 19 new healthcare programs. The new school gives students the option to earn nursing degrees through associate (asn), bachelor's (bsn) or master's level (msn-np) degree programs. Along with this, a variety of allied health certificates and associate degrees are being offered, from radiology to cardiac or vascular sonography, nuclear medicine to surgical or cardiovascular technology and so much more.at the core of a saint joseph's education is the college of arts and sciences. As home to the university's general education program, the college of arts and sciences empowers students to develop criticalthinking, creativity, clear communication skills and ethical reasoning, regardless of their major. This is the heart of the jesuit, catholic educational model. In addition to this strong foundation in the liberalarts, the college offers specialized programs in the arts and social and natural sciences, leading to careers in law, medicine, computer science and more.the aacsb-accredited erivan k. Haub school of business offers programs at the intersection of business and pharmaceuticals. These health care-oriented business programs join other noteworthy saint joseph's programs including food marketing, family business, real estate, and insurance and risk management.the school of education and human development is home to saint joseph's strong legacy of educator preparation and the renowned kinney center for autism education and support, and it provides unique potential for new academic programs, seen most recently with the addition of offerings in mental health and addiction counseling. The school of health professions (shp) houses accredited programs in physical therapy, physician assistant, occupational therapy and pharmacy. The philadelphia college of pharmacy (pcp) will continue building on 200 years of legacy within the shp.the school of nursing and allied health gives students the option to earn nursing degrees through associate, bachelor's or master's level degree programs. Along with this, a variety of allied health certificates and associate degrees are being offered, from radiology to cardiac or vascular sonography, nuclear medicine to surgical or cardiovascular technology and so much more. Student will benefit from a nursing school that has been a regional leader for over a century, with experienced faculty and hands-on clinical experiences in philadelphia, one of the nation's healthcare hubs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% 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 63% for direct work, and 37% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - 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: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 96.9%; rating input score 97; 52nd 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: -3.3%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.2; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 91.6% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 31 of 32 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $388.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1.1M · 51 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $116.7M reported
  • Consistency: 45 of 45 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 14 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 20 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.

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 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.