Saint Vincent College

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
250964126
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Latrobe, PA, US
Phone
724-532-6600
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$119,006,596
Expenses
$104,306,249
Assets
$341,280,180
Liabilities
$23,612,540

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

Leadership & pay

55 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV PAUL R TAYLOR OSB (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MR JEFF A MALLORY (EXECUTIVE VP): $221,695 total reported compensation
  • MR DON P HARRIS (ATHLETIC DIRECTOR): $208,648 total reported compensation
  • MR BRUCE ANTKOWIAK (PROFESSOR LEGAL): $197,130 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Saint Vincent College is a Catholic, Benedictine liberal arts college that educates students through a blend of rigorous academics, faith, and community service, guided by the values of community, humility, and love of Christ and neighbor.

What it reported doing in 2024

Founded in 1846, saint vincent college is a private, catholic, benedictine liberal arts college located in latrobe, Pennsylvania. Our mission is "to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life."saint vincent college's approach to education is rooted in a core curriculum that provides all students with a broad-based education. The core curriculum is founded in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. Each of our programs of study incorporates an interdisciplinary view of knowledge and emphasizes the skills to increase a student's general body of knowledge throughout their lives.in addition to its role as a key educational provider, saint vincent serves as an economic, environmental and cultural resource for the local area. Approximately 40% of all graduates from the college reside in allegheny and westmoreland counties, helping to contribute to the region's economic growth. The college's academic and outreach programs also have had an instrumental role in fostering business development, promoting cultural enrichment and addressing regional environmental and healthcare issues.saint vincent college seminary is a center for the spiritual formation, human development and academic and pastoral preparation of candidates for the priesthood. The seminary also provides programs for permanent diaconate candidates and offers degree programs to qualified men and women seeking a theological education, and certificate programs in ministry formation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 68% 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 64% for direct work, and 36% 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 78
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.18 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st 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; 54th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.4%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.27; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 82.4% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 45 of 45 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $90.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $222K · 55 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $10.9M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 14 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: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.