Nonprofit · EIN 31-0707369
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $111,960,173 | $99,072,517 | $12,887,656 | $151,440,069 | $24,308,091 | $127,131,978 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $94,699,869 | $89,156,450 | $5,543,419 | $143,856,355 | $26,872,039 | $116,984,316 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $87,653,191 | $88,484,231 | -$831,040 | $133,471,037 | $25,121,591 | $108,349,446 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,031,611
- of which government grants
- $489,194
- Program service revenue
- $97,755,369
- Investment income
- $12,704,537
- Net rental income
- $273,523
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $10,302,172
- Other revenue
- $468,656
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,544,902
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,313,489
- Other salaries and wages
- $43,158,734
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $59,909,448
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $186,652
- Accounting fees
- $91,500
- Occupancy
- $1,638,075
- Travel
- $448,632
- Depreciation
- $1,612,899
- Program services (functional)
- $83,549,819
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,341,222
- Fundraising (functional)
- $181,476
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $143,856,355
- Total assets, end of year
- $151,440,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,308,091
- Net assets, end of year
- $127,131,978
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,477,308
- Publicly traded securities
- $43,142,740
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $115,482,166
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,649,812
- Gross receipts
- $302,174,502
- Employees
- 1,297
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr David R Decker | President Officer | 55 | $956,585 | $50,593 |
| Christi Farley-Cabungcal | Chief of Staff & SVP Administration Key employee | 40 | $388,867 | $49,933 |
| Dr Christopher Washington | Provost and SVP-Academic Affairs Key employee | 50 | $381,590 | $55,849 |
| Dr Godfrey Mendes | SVP Global Programs & Strategic Initiatives Key employee | 40 | $375,861 | $57,235 |
| Rick Sunderman | SVP and Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $347,222 | $54,954 |
| Dr Marv Briskey | Treasurer/SVP-Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $347,463 | $49,935 |
| Dr Lynnette Rouzer | VP-Student Affairs Key employee | 40 | $320,480 | $43,300 |
| Bill Chan | VP-Strategic Alliances Key employee | 40 | $319,617 | $43,077 |
| Carl Brown | VP-Campus Services Key employee | 40 | $290,666 | $50,211 |
| Dr Patrick Bennett | VP Operations, Franklin Learning Solutions Highest-paid employee | 40 | $258,111 | $45,656 |
| Randolph Snyder | VP-Financial Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,647 | $42,444 |
| Dr Wendell Seaborne | Dean Doctoral Studies and Academic Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,845 | $31,032 |
| Dr Alyncia Bowen | Dean, College of Business Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,053 | $30,921 |
| Dr Jonathan W McCombs | Dean, College of Health Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,038 | $22,008 |
| David White | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Armstrong | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ralph Sanese | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Stan Partlow | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jamie Crane | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Flynn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ted Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Gonsalves | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Hagen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gary James | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Roche | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Toussant | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melissa Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas Shoupe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Thomas | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Pamela Springer | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bill Balderaz | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Oyauma Garrison | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carrie Harris-Muller | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Patrick | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Denise Zabawski | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr David R Decker | President Officer | 55 | $1,378,789 | $48,312 |
| Dr Christopher Washington | Provost and SVP-Academic Affairs Key employee | 50 | $369,620 | $53,274 |
| Dr Godfrey Mendes | SVP Global Programs & Strategic Initiatives Key employee | 40 | $364,133 | $54,740 |
| Christi Farley-Cabungcal | Chief of Staff & SVP Administration Key employee | 40 | $368,944 | $48,312 |
| Rick Sunderman | SVP and Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $336,320 | $53,281 |
| Dr Marv Briskey | Treasurer/SVP-Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $337,349 | $48,315 |
| Bill Chan | VP-Strategic Alliances Key employee | 40 | $301,198 | $40,571 |
| Dr Lynnette Rouzer | VP-Student Affairs Key employee | 40 | $300,403 | $40,973 |
| Carl Brown | VP-Campus Services Key employee | 40 | $266,148 | $46,579 |
| Dr Patrick Bennett | VP Operations, Franklin Learning Solutions Highest-paid employee | 40 | $258,077 | $44,449 |
| Randolph Snyder | VP-Financial Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $238,723 | $40,751 |
| Dr Alyncia Bowen | Dean, College of Business Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,007 | $30,946 |
| Dr Wendell Seaborne | Dean Doctoral Studies and Academic Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,881 | $29,251 |
| Dr Jonathan W McCombs | Dean, College of Health Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,703 | $20,851 |
| Stan Partlow | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David White | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ralph Sanese | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacey Armstrong | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Crane | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Duchi | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Fankhauser | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Flynn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Gonsalves | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Hagen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary James | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Roche | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Toussant | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Shoupe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Thomas | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Springer | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bill Balderaz | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Oyauma Garrison | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Harris-Muller | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Patrick | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Zabawski | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Pitteroff | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr David R Decker | President Officer | 55 | $988,171 | $45,761 |
| Dr Christopher Washington | Provost and SVP-Academic Affairs Key employee | 50 | $331,999 | $50,418 |
| Dr Godfrey Mendes | SVP Global Programs & Strategic Initiatives Key employee | 40 | $326,609 | $51,841 |
| Rick Sunderman | SVP and Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $311,666 | $49,249 |
| Christi Farley-Cabungcal | Chief of Staff & SVP Administration Key employee | 40 | $308,637 | $43,621 |
| Dr Marv Briskey | Treasurer/SVP-Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $294,519 | $43,500 |
| Bill Chan | VP-Strategic Alliances Highest-paid employee | 40 | $276,380 | $37,779 |
| Dr Patrick Bennett | VP Operations, Franklin Learning Solutions Key employee | 40 | $241,951 | $43,206 |
| Dr Lynnette Rouzer | VP-Student Affairs Highest-paid employee | 40 | $242,263 | $30,267 |
| Randolph Snyder | VP-Financial Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $217,705 | $38,233 |
| Dr Wendell Seaborne | Dean Doctoral Studies and Academic Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,080 | $28,700 |
| Dr Jonathan W McCombs | Dean, College of Health Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,549 | $20,076 |
| Stan Partlow | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David White | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ralph Sanese | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacey Armstrong | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jamie Crane | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Duchi | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Phil Fankhauser | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Flynn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Ford | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Gonsalves | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Hagen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary James | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Floyd Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Roche | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Toussant | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Gutierrez | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Pitteroff | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Shoupe | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Thomas | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Springer | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Stone | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Cartner | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 S GRANT AVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-5301
- In care of
- % MRS NORENE ROUTT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Dr David Decker, 201 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH 432155399
- Signed the 990
- Marv Briskey, Treasurer/CFO
- Phone
- (614) 947-6002
- Website
- www.franklin.edu
Mission
Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in 1964. As a learner-centered institution of higher education, the four cornerstones of the Franklin educational philosophy are (a) Ensuring academic quality (b) Providing equal access to educational opportunities (c) Adapting to the needs of students (d) Responding to changes in society, professions, and the business community. Franklin continuously seeks and appreciates strategic partner relationships that support our learning environment and experiences of our students. Investments from strategic partners may include contributions for student scholarships as well as contributions to enhance program offerings, facilities, and technology.
Program accomplishments
- Franklin University served 14,678 unique students in the 2024-25 Academic Year, granting 125 Associate's degrees, 1,415 Bachelor's degrees, 899 Master's degrees, 70 Doctoral degrees, and 33 graduate certificates. Franklin has a total of 78 academic program offerings (42 undergraduate, 2 undergraduate certificates, and 23 graduate, 5 doctorate and 6 graduate certificates). Globally, Franklin offers its MBA and undergraduate programs to students through international partnerships.Expenses $83,549,819 · grants $13,544,902 · revenue $97,755,369
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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0707369
- 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
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $151,440,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $302,174,502
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $111,960,173 | $99,072,517 | $151,440,069 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $94,699,869 | $89,156,450 | $143,856,355 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $87,653,191 | $88,484,231 | $133,471,037 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | $89,948,897 | $88,006,200 | $138,387,629 | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY is 31-0707369.
- Is FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRANKLIN 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 FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names Dr David Decker.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 35 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $956,585 (Dr David R Decker, President).
- How much revenue does FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $111,960,173, expenses of $99,072,517 and total assets of $151,440,069 at year end.
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