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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1624238

UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10027

Financials

$38.8M$38M2021$46.6M$38.9M2022$39.1M$34.6M2023$27.8M$32.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$27,757,884$32,942,777-$5,184,893$228,878,006$31,456,741$197,421,265
June 30, 2024990$39,103,505$34,609,860$4,493,645$223,719,296$31,427,626$192,291,670
June 30, 2023990$46,602,334$38,910,095$7,692,239$217,803,574$34,731,084$183,072,490
June 30, 2022990 (amended)$38,813,378$37,996,298$817,080$206,084,194$43,382,559$162,701,635
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,063,157
of which government grants
$64,058
Program service revenue
$9,550,502
Investment income
$5,931,886
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,261,524
Net income from sales of inventory
$98,677
Other revenue
$212,339

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,416,452
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,637,337
Other salaries and wages
$7,105,121
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$11,261,983
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$421,704
Accounting fees
$228,925
Occupancy
$2,674,781
Travel
$239,215
Depreciation
$4,234,544
Program services (functional)
$23,325,738
Management and general (functional)
$8,203,839
Fundraising (functional)
$1,413,200

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$223,719,296
Total assets, end of year
$228,878,006
Total liabilities, end of year
$31,456,741
Net assets, end of year
$197,421,265
Land, buildings and equipment
$79,158,905
Publicly traded securities
$89,544,223
Net assets without donor restrictions
$95,465,586
Net assets with donor restrictions
$101,955,679
Gross receipts
$37,765,263
Employees
239
Volunteers
29
Year formed
1836
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THE REV DR SERENE JONESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$367,124$160,370
WILLIAM PEABODYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$243,932$90,101
SU YON PAKVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN
Key employee
40$178,652$90,293
MAURA SMITHVP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$207,437$48,192
AFSHEEN SHAMSIVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Key employee
40$177,230$45,709
MARY BOYS SKINNER MCALPINPROFESSOR OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$124,440$87,773
FREDERICK DAVIE SENIOR EVPFOR PUBLIC THEOLOGY & CIVIC ENG.
Highest-paid employee
40$148,275$34,208
DAVID GASTWIRTH VP FORONLINE ED & LEARNING INNOVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$144,997$33,156
VANESSA HUTCHINSONVP OF ADMISSSIONS & FIN. AID
Highest-paid employee
40$129,568$31,848
JODY WEST SECRETARY INTERIMTREASURER/VP FOR ADMINISTRATION
Officer
40$117,996$30,242
IVAN DE JESUSSENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Highest-paid employee
40$114,922$31,081
CLIFFORD HUDSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RHONDA MCLEAN ESQVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES BLUE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEOFFREY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM CANDELARIA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
TERESA DELGADO PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
WOLCOTT B DUNHAM JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
RICHARD EADDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MILLICENT FORTUNOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV DR MARK HOSTETTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
VIRGINIA JOHNSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID KLASSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROLINE LAGUERRE-BROWNTRUSTEE THRU OCT 2024
Trustee or director
2$0
DR TIMOTHY LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID M MCALPINTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
2$0
CALVIN MEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV ROBIN R MEYERS PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CRAIG J MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV EDWARD D PARDOE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CHANG PARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV SUSAN SGARLATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV MADISON SHOCKLEY IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV STAN J SLOANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV NANCY STEEGER JENNINGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV WINNIE VARGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIAN MARCUS WARDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
REV DR RAPHAEL G WARNOCKTRUSTEE THRU OCT. 2024
Trustee or director
2$0
RUTH WOODENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
JASON G WRIGHTTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2025
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THE REV DR SERENE JONESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$370,456$114,142
WILLIAM PEABODYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$237,219$82,587
SU YON PAKVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN
Key employee
40$172,832$84,013
CORNEL WEST CHAIR INPHILOSOPHY AND CHRISTIAN PRACTICE
Key employee
40$167,447$83,540
NINA WONGTREASURER
Officer
40$199,633$24,551
AFSHEEN SHAMSIVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Key employee
40$173,162$45,430
DAVID GASTWIRTH VP FORONLINE ED & LEARNING INNOVATION
Highest-paid employee
40$131,627$28,233
VANESSA HUTCHINSONVP OF ADMISSSIONS & FIN. AID
Highest-paid employee
40$126,616$29,369
RITA L WALTERSVP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$124,242$31,386
MARY BOYS SKINNER MCALPINPROFESSOR OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$121,410$32,147
JODY WESTSECRETARY/VP FOR ADMINISTRATION
Officer
40$116,125$27,462
GARY DORRIENPROFESSOR OF SOCIAL ETHICS
Highest-paid employee
40$111,235$27,926
JORGE BUSONE RODRIGUEZ VISITINGASSIST. PROF. OF HISTORICAL STUDIES
Highest-paid employee
40$117,770$9,933
CLIFFORD HUDSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RHONDA MCLEAN ESQVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES BLUE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEOFFREY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WOLCOTT B DUNHAM JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BLAKE FRANKLIN ESQTRUSTEE THRU FEB 2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV AMY GOPPTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV DR MARK HOSTETTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
VIRGINIA JOHNSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID KLASSENTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLINE LAGUERRE-BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR TIMOTHY LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SISTER JOAN MAGNETTITRUSTEE THRU MAY 2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID M MCALPINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CALVIN MEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV ROBIN R MEYERS PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CRAIG J MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV EDWARD D PARDOE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHANG PARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV SUSAN SGARLATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV MADISON SHOCKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV STAN J SLOANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV NANCY STEEGER JENNINGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV WINNIE VARGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIAN MARCUS WARDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV DR RAPHAEL G WARNOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUTH WOODENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON G WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THE REV DR SERENE JONESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$359,528$127,336
CORNEL WEST CHAIR INPHILOSOPHY AND CHRISTIAN PRACTICE
Highest-paid employee
40$170,178$159,639
KELLY B DOUGLASDEAN EDS@UTS
Key employee
40$178,930$105,000
RITA L WALTERSVP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$199,284$44,646
AFSHEEN SHAMSIVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$165,633$48,205
WILLIAM PEABODYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$158,887$32,206
SU YON PAKDIRECTOR OF FIELD BASED ED
Highest-paid employee
40$148,363$29,599
VANESSA HUTCHINSONVP OF ADMISSSIONS & FIN. AID
Highest-paid employee
40$124,181$53,083
JODY WESTSECRETARY
Officer
40$114,424$28,251
NINA WONGTREASURER
Officer
40$123,630$14,318
JANE HUBER DIRVISIT PROFMINISTERIAL PRACT. & VOCATIONAL DEV.
Highest-paid employee
40$124,701$11,107
CLIFFORD HUDSONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RHONDA MCLEAN ESQVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES BLUE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEOFFREY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WILLIAM CANDELARIA ESQTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA A FIELDSTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MILLICENT FORTUNOFFTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BLAKE FRANKLIN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FAITH E GAYTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV AMY GOPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL J JOHNSTONTRUSTEE THRU FEB 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID KLASSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV CANON PETER KOONTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLINE LAGUERRE-BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR TIMOTHY LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SISTER JOAN MAGNETTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID M MCALPINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CALVIN M MEWTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CRAIG J MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV EDWARD D PARDOE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV SUSAN SGARLATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV MADISON SHOCKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV STAN J SLOANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV NANCY STEEGERJENNINGS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV WINNIE VARGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV DR RAPHAEL G WARNOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUTH WOODENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON G WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
THE REV DR SERENE JONESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$335,338$134,363
FREDERICK DAVIEVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
40$183,652$109,589
BRENT DICKMANFORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Former
0$245,770$37,123
KELLY B DOUGLASDEAN EDS@UTS
Key employee
40$175,007$102,363
RITA L WALTERSVP FOR DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$189,650$43,291
PAMELA COOPER-WHITE VP OFACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$127,298$97,970
DAISY L MACHADO EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, LILLY HISPANIC GRANT
Highest-paid employee
40$152,489$31,178
SU YON PAKDIRECTOR OF FIELD BASED ED
Highest-paid employee
40$130,077$44,616
CHARLENE VISCONTISTUDENT AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$129,413$29,033
VANESSA HUTCHINSONVP OF ADMISSSIONS & FIN. AID
Highest-paid employee
40$121,322$20,567
JODY WESTSECRETARY
Officer
40$102,577$25,602
CLIFFORD HUDSON CHAIR EFF 52022/VICE CHAIR THRU MAY 2022
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RHONDA MCLEAN ESQ VICE-CHAIR5/2022/TRUSTEE THRU MAY 2022
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WILLIAM CANDELARIA ESQ TRUSTEECHAIR THRU MAY 2022
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BLAKE FRANKLIN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CALVIN M MEWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA A FIELDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID KLASSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID M MCALPINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR TIMOTHY LIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FAITH E GAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES BLUE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEOFFREY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON G WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL J JOHNSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MILLICENT FORTUNOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV CANON PETER KOONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SISTER JOAN MAGNETTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROLINE LAGUERRE-BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
OLGA HARTWELLTRUSTEE THRU MAY 2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUTH WOODENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THE REV AMY GOPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THE REV NANCY STEEGERJENNINGS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THE REV STAN J SLOANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THE REV WINNIE VARGHESETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THE REV MADISON SHOCKLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAUREEN HARRIGAN INTERIMVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE & OPS
Officer
40$0$0
NINA WONGTREASURER EFF. MAY 2022
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3041 BROADWAY 121ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
REV DR SERENE JONES, 3041 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027
Signed the 990
REV DR SERENE JONES, PRESIDENT
Phone
(212) 662-7100
Return prepared by
PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, AN INDEPENDENT, MULTI-DENOMINATIONAL SEMINARY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DERIVES FROM A CHRISTIAN HERITAGE THAT IS AT ONCE PROGRESSIVE AND EVANGELISTIC: TO EDUCATE LEADERS FOR MINISTRY IN CHURCHES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, TO EXTEND THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TO ENRICH THE ACADEMY THROUGH TEACHING AND RESEARCH.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDE GRADUATE DEGREE AND NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 265 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME STUDENTS
    Expenses $23,325,738 · grants $4,416,452 · revenue $9,550,502

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1624238
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1934
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$228,878,006
Income (IRS master file)
$37,765,263

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$27,757,884$32,942,777$228,878,006IRS
990June 2024$39,103,505$34,609,860$223,719,296IRS
990June 2023$46,602,334$38,910,095$217,803,574XML
990June 2022$38,813,378$37,996,298$206,084,194XML
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1624238).

Questions about UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

What is the EIN of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY is 13-1624238.
Is UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.
Are donations to UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names REV DR SERENE JONES.
Who are the officers and directors of UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $367,124 (THE REV DR SERENE JONES, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $27,757,884, expenses of $32,942,777 and total assets of $228,878,006 at year end.

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