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Nonprofit · EIN 22-1508627

SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306

Financials

$116.6M$121.9M2022$132M$131.9M2023$125.9M$132.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$125,880,811$132,940,377-$7,059,566$179,955,422$95,057,048$84,898,374
June 30, 2024990$132,029,852$131,909,611$120,241$187,436,217$95,523,416$91,912,801
June 30, 2023990$116,646,712$121,929,847-$5,283,135$177,499,871$89,791,852$87,708,019
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,192,729
of which government grants
$6,392,042
Program service revenue
$108,473,372
Investment income
$5,065,243
Net rental income
$244,894
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,403,051
Net income from fundraising events
-$95,427
Other revenue
$149,467

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$45,118,060
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,447,221
Other salaries and wages
$32,040,308
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$42,092,544
Professional fundraising fees
$175,162
Legal fees
$517,920
Accounting fees
$258,168
Occupancy
$12,771,368
Travel
$1,162,989
Depreciation
$6,152,023
Program services (functional)
$108,404,771
Management and general (functional)
$23,129,146
Fundraising (functional)
$1,406,460

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$187,436,217
Total assets, end of year
$179,955,422
Total liabilities, end of year
$95,057,048
Net assets, end of year
$84,898,374
Land, buildings and equipment
$111,174,396
Publicly traded securities
$44,690,498
Net assets without donor restrictions
$26,390,932
Net assets with donor restrictions
$58,507,442
Gross unrelated business income
$94,935
Gross receipts
$158,736,485
Employees
1,298
Volunteers
47
Year formed
1872
State of legal domicile
NJ

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
BASHIR MASONMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
55$509,885$68,157
EUGENE CORNACCHIA PHDFORMER OFFICER, TRUSTEE TO 6/30/2024
Former
0$430,752$43,333
HUBERT BENITEZ DDS PHDPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
55$227,500$47,460
LEAH M LETO EDVP ADVANCEMENT TO 6/2/2025
Key employee
55$213,150$59,578
VIRGINIA BENDER PHDSEC/SPEC ASST TO PRESIDENT
Officer
55$196,739$28,177
WEIDONG ZHUINTERIM VP OF ACADEMICS
Officer
55$170,485$54,221
PAUL CIRAULOVP FINANCE & BUSINESS TO 8/29/2025
Officer
55$213,272$6,488
KIMBERLY REEVE - KPMG DEANFRANK J. GUARINI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
55$187,975$24,365
JEFFREY GANTVP OF ENROLLMENT & MKT TO 6/12/2025
Key employee
55$202,608$6,257
KATHERINE ARCURIATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Key employee
55$162,400$40,181
MARYELLEN HAMILTONPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
55$169,149$24,459
FREDERICK P BONATOPROVOST/ACADEMIC VP TO 8/1/2024
Officer
55$156,435$25,509
CYNTHIA MCDANIELCONTROLLER TO 3/27/2025
Highest-paid employee
55$167,475$3,134
GULHAN BIZELASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DATA SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
55$162,329$4,921
KENNETH MOORECHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
29 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MAUREEN LEMKE PERGOLAVICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NADINE AUGUSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES M CONTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV JOSEPH COSTANTINO SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA M DIGIOIA MD FACSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EUGENE O FLINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL A GOMEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NOREEN HEATH-BEAMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV STEPHEN KATSOUROSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT LAHITA MD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES M LIZZA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS LUDDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS P MAC MAHONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIS MCGRAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NIURKA MEDEROSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV ALEJANDRO OLAYO-MENDEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM T PRICE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
J PAUL SCHAETZLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINA SHEATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIA SOLORZANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN BALMER TULLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI ANN TURCOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELNARDO J WEBSTER II ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN B WILSON ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILDA GANDARA ESQTRUSTEE TO 8/4/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE E MARTIN PHDTRUSTEE TO 11/29/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
REV JAMES MIRACKY SJTRUSTEE TO 7/1/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
LA TORO YATES PHDTRUSTEE TO 10/16/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN J DOWNESVICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE TO 7/1/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EUGENE CORNACCHIA PHDPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
55$515,885$107,949
BASHIR MASONMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
55$488,238$37,314
FREDERICK P BONATOPROVOST/ACADEMIC VP
Officer
55$258,123$29,430
LEAH M LETO EDVP ADVANCEMENT
Officer
55$194,969$33,690
PAUL CIRAULOVP FINANCE & BUSINESS
Officer
55$207,060$6,277
VIRGINIA BENDER PHDSEC/SPEC ASST TO PRESIDENT
Officer
55$191,008$19,099
JEFFREY GANTVP OF ENROLLMENT & MARKETING
Officer
55$196,707$1,128
MARYELLEN HAMILTONPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
55$174,453$16,516
NICOLE DECAPUAASSOCIATE VP OF ACADEMICS
Highest-paid employee
55$161,517$17,987
ERIN MCCANNVP STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT
Officer
55$160,472$15,433
JAIME CHAUCAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TECH SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
55$160,472$8,154
LEONARD J SCIORRASCHUH PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$159,195$7,266
FR ANDREW DOWNINGVP OF MISSION & MINISTRY
Officer
55$95,050$0
KENNETH MOORECHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN J DOWNESVICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NADINE AUGUSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOREEN D HEATH-BEAMAN CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES M CONTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV JOSEPH COSTANTINO SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA M DIGIOIA MD FACSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EUGENE O FLINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILDA GANDARA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A GOMEZ EDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH R GROMEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV STEPHEN KATSOUROS SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT LAHITA MD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES M LIZZA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS LUDDYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS P MACMAHONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE E MARTIN PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS MCGRAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIURKA E MEDEROSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV JAMES MIRACKY SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MITCHELL-ABBATETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN LEMKE PERGOLATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM T PRICE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
J PAUL SCHAETZLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINA SHEATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA SOLORZANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOAN BALMER TULLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI ANN TURCOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELNARDO J WEBSTER IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN B WILSON ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LA TORO YATES PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EUGENE CORNACCHIA PHDPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
55$477,500$98,997
BASHIR MASONMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
55$268,631$8,065
FREDERICK P BONATOPROVOST/ACADEMIC VP
Officer
55$241,201$25,030
LEAH M LETO EDVP ADVANCEMENT
Officer
55$216,653$27,466
ELIZABETH SULLIVANVP ENROLLMENT MGMT/MKTG TO JUL 2022
Officer
55$209,633$5,618
SHAHEEN HOLLOWAYMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH TO APR 2022
Highest-paid employee
55$202,365$10,028
PAUL CIRAULOVP FINANCE & BUSINESS
Officer
55$190,400$5,676
ELENA SERRAASST VP OF HR TO JUN 2022
Highest-paid employee
55$191,769$3,318
MARYELLEN HAMILTONPROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
55$178,829$14,238
VIRGINIA BENDER PHDSEC/SPEC ASST TO PRESIDENT
Officer
55$174,431$8,697
ERIN MCCANNVP STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT
Officer
55$164,650$13,181
LEONARD J SCIORRASCHUH PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$164,836$7,090
FR ANDREW DOWNINGVP OF MISSION & MINISTRY
Officer
55$94,563$0
JEFFREY GANTVP OF ENROLLMENT & MARKETING
Officer
55$48,450$22
FRANCIS L FEKETE CPACHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEVIN J DOWNESVICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NADINE AUGUSTATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOREEN D HEATH-BEAMAN CPATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV KENNETH BOLLER SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES M CONTITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV JOSEPH COSTANTINO SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA M DIGIOIA MD FACSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EUGENE O FLINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A GOMEZ EDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH R GROMEKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV STEPHEN KATSOUROS SJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT LAHITA MD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES M LIZZA ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS P MACMAHONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE E MARTIN PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS MCGRAILTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIURKA E MEDEROSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN MITCHELL-ABBATETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH MOORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAUREEN LEMKE PERGOLATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM T PRICE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
J PAUL SCHAETZLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINA SHEATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA SOLORZANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT L TORTORIELLO ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOAN BALMER TULLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI ANN TURCOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN B WILSON ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2641 KENNEDY BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306-5943
In care of
% PAUL CIRAULO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
HUBERT BENITEZ DDS PHD, 2641 KENNEDY BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 073065943
Signed the 990
GUILLERMO DE VEYGA, EXECUTIVE VP AND COO
Phone
(201) 761-6014
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY, INSPIRED BY ITS JESUIT, CATHOLIC IDENTITY, COMMITMENT TO INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, AND GROUNDING IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, EDUCATES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS TO EXCEL INTELLECTUALLY, LEAD ETHICALLY, SERVE COMPASSIONATELY, AND PROMOTE JUSTICE IN OUR EVER-CHANGING URBAN AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT - THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ACCREDITED COURSES AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 3,600 STUDENTS, INCLUDING BOTH DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS, FOR FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE (60 PROGRAMS) AND SEVERAL GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL AID IS AWARDED TO STUDENTS FROM INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ATHLETIC ABILITY AND NEED.
    Expenses $79,601,978 · grants $44,208,884 · revenue $100,381,038
  • STUDENT SERVICES - INCLUDES ENROLLMENT SERVICES, REGISTRAR, HEALTH AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS, FINANCIAL AID, CAMPUS MINISTRY, STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, INTERCOLLEGIATE AND INTRAMURAL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT HOUSING.SPONSORED PROGRAMS - INCLUDES VARIOUS PRIVATE PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENT BODY, SUCH AS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, ACADEMIC CHAIRS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, AND VARIOUS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS.
    Expenses $28,802,793 · grants $909,176 · revenue $8,092,334

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
22-1508627
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
School
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$179,955,422
Income (IRS master file)
$158,736,485

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$125,880,811$132,940,377$179,955,422XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$132,029,852$131,909,611$187,436,217XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$116,646,712$121,929,847$177,499,871XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$128,474,846$122,993,512$156,256,560IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
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 22-1508627).

Questions about SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY is 22-1508627.
Is SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Which annual return does SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY 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 SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY 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 SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY 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 SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names HUBERT BENITEZ DDS PHD.
Who are the officers and directors of SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 44 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $509,885 (BASHIR MASON, MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH).
How much revenue does SAINT PETERS UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $125,880,811, expenses of $132,940,377 and total assets of $179,955,422 at year end.

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