Seton Hill University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
250965557
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Greensburg, PA, USA
Phone
7248342200
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Undergraduate College (4-year)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$105,378,921
Expenses
$104,004,264
Assets
$202,461,593
Liabilities
$55,999,521

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

Leadership & pay

39 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARY C FINGER EDD (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARY C FINGER EDD (PRESIDENT): $625,000 total reported compensation
  • DANIEL J RINCHUSE PROGRAM (DIRECTOR & PROF OF ORTHODONTICS): $301,590 total reported compensation
  • IMOGENE CATHEY (VP & GENERAL COUNSEL): $248,641 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Comprehensive institution of higher learning providing undergraduate and graduate student education.

What it reported doing in 2024

Seton hill university is a catholic liberal arts university located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Its purpose is to be a fostering community of teachers and learners committed to the study of liberal arts and sciences. We educate students to think and act critically, creatively, and ethically as productive members of society committed to transforming the world.see continuation on schedule o.seton hill university grants the following degrees: docter of physical therapy, master of arts, master of arts in teaching, master of fine arts, master of business administration, master of education, master of science, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, bachelor of music, bachelor of nursing, bachelor of social work, bachelor of science and bachelor of science in business administration.the university offers programs leading to the bachelor of arts in art, arts administration, art education, studio art, art therapy, behavioral health, communication, digital humanities, dance, education, english, global studies, general studies, history, political science, mathematics, actuarial science, biology, chemistry, music, religious studies, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, spanish, musical theatre, theatre arts, theatre business, theatre design and technology, and theatre performance and world cultures and languages.the university offers programs leading to the bachelor of fine arts in fine art studio, graphic and interactive design, dance, theatre, and theatre design and technology. Bachelor of music degrees are offered in commercial music, sacred music, music education, music performance, and music therapy.programs leading to a bachelor of science degree include accounting, business administration, healthcare administration and management, clinical laboratory science, exercise science, health science, nursing (b.s.n.), nutrition science, computer science, cybersecurity, forensic science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, and data analytics and data science. Programs leading to the bachelor of science in business administration (b.s.b.a) include business communication, finance, financial economics, human resource management, management, marketing, and sports management. On the graduate level, the university offers degree programs leading to the doctor of physical therapy (d.p.t.), master of business administration (m.b.a.), the master of science (m.s.) in physician assistant, orthodontics, advanced nutrition, and nutrition and dietetic, the master of arts (m.a.) in education, art therapy, and criminal justice, master of arts in teaching (m.a.t.), master of education (m.ed.), a master of fine arts (m.f.a.) in writing popular fiction and advanced certificates in adaptive online instruction, business analytics, cybersecurity risk management, forensic and fraud examination, genocide and holocaust studies, leadership and management, orthodontics, and project management.students have the opportunity to pursue accelerated and affiliate programs with other institutions such as lake erie college of osteopathic medicine (lecom) and drexel university elkins park campus (formerly salus university) that enable students to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in dental medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, optometry and audiology.in 2009, lecom established an additional campus site of their medical school on the university's campus. Since then, more than 1,000 physicians have graduated and are working in hospitals, physician's offices and other health care settings. Seton hill's students are eligible for early acceptance in the following joint degree options with lecom: osteopathic medicine (b.s./d.o.), pharmacy (b.s./pharm, d.) and dental medicine (b.s./d.m.d.) and podiatric medicine (b.s./d.p.m.).the university offers eleven majors and seven certificates in its adult degree program bachelor's online degrees which provides students the ability to take classes fully online or through a blend of online and on-campus satur

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 88% 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 62% for direct work, and 38% 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: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 98
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.1%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th 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: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • 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: 96.7%; rating input score 97; 51st 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: 1.3%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.95; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.1% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 30 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $100.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $625K · 39 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $8M reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 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: 11 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.