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Nonprofit · EIN 31-4379459

DENISON UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · GRANVILLE, OH 43023

Financials

$265.4M$254.9M2022$295.7M$273.8M2023$299M$293.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DENISON UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$299,027,973$293,382,030$5,645,943$1,648,068,533$244,324,520$1,403,744,013
June 30, 2024990$295,712,847$273,828,504$21,884,343$1,557,167,145$252,692,887$1,304,474,258
June 30, 2023990$265,383,442$254,857,397$10,526,045$1,463,954,073$212,070,089$1,251,883,984
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$54,426,618
of which government grants
$1,330,002
Program service revenue
$214,451,412
Investment income
$29,333,769
Net rental income
$157,262
Net gain from sales of assets
$22,567,355
Tax-exempt bond proceeds
$870,204
Other revenue
$816,174

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$91,696,389
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,851,998
Other salaries and wages
$76,715,744
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$111,433,499
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$376,755
Accounting fees
$60,600
Occupancy
$8,457,631
Travel
$4,788,436
Depreciation
$13,506,080
Program services (functional)
$256,346,506
Management and general (functional)
$27,799,807
Fundraising (functional)
$9,235,717

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,557,167,145
Total assets, end of year
$1,648,068,533
Total liabilities, end of year
$244,324,520
Net assets, end of year
$1,403,744,013
Land, buildings and equipment
$402,928,607
Publicly traded securities
$710,166,531
Net assets without donor restrictions
$584,791,081
Net assets with donor restrictions
$818,952,932
Gross unrelated business income
$6,565,953
Gross receipts
$696,067,742
Employees
2,698
Volunteers
1,800
Year formed
1832
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM S WEINBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
40$968,334$255,832
KATHLEEN R BROWNECHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$903,100$208,872
JULIE CROSBYMANAGING DIR.,INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$700,922$279,965
JOSHUA BEITZELMANAGING DIR.,INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$408,343$135,102
DAVID A ENGLISHVP FINANCE & MGMT AND CFO
Officer
40$363,269$65,525
ALEXANDRA T SCHIMMERVP&GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$365,847$57,232
KIMBERLY A COPLINPROVOST
Officer
40$340,808$79,600
GREGORY R BADERVP INSTIUTIONAL ADVANCEMEN
Key employee
40$343,229$48,114
NICHOLAS CARANGELOMANAGING DIR.,INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$305,318$75,955
LIV GJESTVANGVP&CHIEF INFO.OFFICER-I.T.SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$265,470$74,355
RAJESH BELLANIVP CAREER OUTCOMES&CHIEF-OFFICE OF PRES.
Highest-paid employee
40$282,256$51,777
JANINE WATKINSVP PEOPLE&CULTURE AND CHRO
Key employee
40$261,903$48,874
GREGORY W SNEEDVP ENROLLMENT MGMT
Key employee
40$215,846$46,884
MEGHAN ULSHVP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$150,248$57,479
JOHN HALLERVP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$153,540$49,126
35 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAMES L ANDERSON '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE W BODENHEIMER '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA OOTEN BOOTH '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
COLLEEN BOYLE '24TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHLEY EDWARDS BRADLEY '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL J BRICKMAN '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCUS COLWELL '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
H TIMOTHY EWING '89TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES FELKER '23TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEREMY FLUG '83TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY FORBES '87TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTEN FITZWILLIAM GIARRUSSO '84VICE CHAIR/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAMES T GLERUM JR '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN STANIAR HAARLOW '90TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW J HARRINGTON '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JERYL D HAYES '04TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CRYSTAL ROBERTS JEZIERSKI '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF JOHNSON '81TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD A KIENZLE '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE B KRISCUNAS '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC B LAUTENBACH '83VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ERIC LINDBERG '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY MASTEN '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY TODD MIDDLETON '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM C MULLIGAN '76TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN POLK '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABIGAIL E PRINGLE '96TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VIVIAN QUAYE '03TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE V RUSSELL '88TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEWIS A SACHS '85CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ARTHUR P STEINMETZ JR '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS E SZYKOWNY '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY N TAYLOR '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMIE K THORSEN '77TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN D WHITING '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM S WEINBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
40$767,842$376,809
KATHLEEN R BROWNECHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$716,984$195,609
JULIA CROSBYMANAGING DIR., INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$536,350$199,659
JOSHUA M BEITZELMANAGING DIR., INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$325,383$124,673
DAVID A ENGLISHVP FINANCE & MGMT AND CFO
Officer
40$345,956$62,312
ALEXANDRA T SCHIMMERVP&GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$346,096$54,871
KIMBERLY A COPLINPROVOST
Officer
40$324,284$73,298
GREGORY R BADERVP INSTIUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$328,094$47,017
GREGORY W SNEEDVP ENROLLMENT MGMT
Key employee
40$297,580$71,145
ANN TOWNSENDPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$332,308$396
ELIZABETH ECKHARDTVP UNIV.COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$251,140$63,115
ALEX MILLERVP STUDENT LIFE
Highest-paid employee
40$266,138$45,386
JANINE WATKINSVP PEOPLE&CULTURE AND CHRO
Key employee
40$235,593$56,731
JAMES L ANDERSON '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE W BODENHEIMER '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA OOTEN BOOTH '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEY EDWARDS BRADLEY '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL J BRICKMAN '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS COLWELL '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN CORREIA '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H TIMOTHY EWING '89TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES FELKER '23TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY FLUG '83TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN FITZWILLIAM GIARRUSSO '84VICE CHAIR/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES T GLERUM JR '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN STANIAR HAARLOW '90TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW J HARRINGTON '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERYL D HAYES '04TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRYSTAL ROBERTS JEZIERSKI '94TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF JOHNSON '81TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A KIENZLE '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE B KRISCUNAS '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC B LAUTENBACH '83VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC LINDBERG '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS W MABIE '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY MASTEN '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY TODD MIDDLETON '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM C MULLIGAN '76TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN POLK '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL E PRINGLE '96TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIAN QUAYE '03TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE V RUSSELL '88TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEWIS A SACHS '85CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ARTHUR P STEINMETZ JR '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS E SZYKOWNY '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
G JACKSON TANKERSLEY JR '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY N TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMIE K THORSEN '77TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAYSHON WALKER '22TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN D WHITING '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADAM S WEINBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
40$692,283$346,508
KATHLEEN R BROWNECHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$736,431$110,437
DAVID A ENGLISHVP FINANCE & MGMT
Officer
40$327,882$56,647
ALEXANDRA T SCHIMMERSECRETARY&GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$319,295$50,983
KIMBERLY A COPLINPROVOST
Officer
40$299,049$68,196
JULIA CROSBYMANAGING DIR.OF INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$353,895$10,452
GREGORY R BADERVP INSTIUTIONAL ADVANCEMEN
Key employee
40$312,327$43,651
GREGORY W SNEEDVP ENROLLMENT MGMT
Key employee
40$274,731$66,303
JOSHUA M BEITZELMANAGING DIR.OF INVESTMENTS
Highest-paid employee
40$261,121$68,173
ELIZABETH ECKHARDTVP UNIV.COMMUN.&BRANDING
Highest-paid employee
40$239,296$59,608
ALEXANDER R MILLERVP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$249,718$42,777
DAVID O WOODYARDPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$246,482$23,736
JAMES L ANDERSON '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE W BODENHEIMER '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA OOTEN BOOTH '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEY EDWARDS BRADLEY '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL J BRICKMAN '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA M COLEMAN '88TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS COLWELL '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN CORREIA '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN CROSS '20TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FATIMAH ELGHAZAWI '21TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H TIMOTHY EWING '89TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY FLUG '83TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN FITZWILLIAM GIARRUSSO '84VICE CHAIR/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES T GLERUM JR '82TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAUREN STANIAR HAARLOW '90TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW J HARRINGTON '84TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERYL HAYES '04TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF JOHNSON '81TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD A KIENZLE '85TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE B KRISCUNAS '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC B LAUTENBACH '83VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC LINDBERG '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS W MABIE '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY MASTEN '86TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY TODD MIDDLETON '93TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM C MULLIGAN '76TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN POLK '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIGAIL E PRINGLE '96TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIVIAN QUAYE '03TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE V RUSSELL '88TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEWIS A SACHS '85CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ARTHUR P STEINMETZ JR '80TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS E SZYKOWNY '79TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
G JACKSON TANKERSLEY JR '72TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY N TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMIE K THORSEN '77TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAYSHON WALKER '22TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN D WHITING '78TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
100 W COLLEGE ST, GRANVILLE, OH 43023-1100
In care of
% CONTROLLERS OFFICE
Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
306 Burton Morgan Center, 150 Ridge Road, Granville OH 43023
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ADAM S WEINBERG, 100 W COLLEGE STREET, GRANVILLE, OH 43023
Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
Pamela Allen, 306 Burton Morgan Center, 150 Ridge Road, Granville OH 43023
Signed the 990
DAVID A ENGLISH, VP FOR FINANCE & MGMT.
Phone
(740) 587-6679
Return prepared by
MALONEY NOVOTNY LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • OUR PURPOSE IS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS TO BECOME AUTONOMOUS THINKERS, DISCERNING MORAL AGENTS AND ACTIVE CITIZENS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. THROUGH AN EMPHASIS ON ACTIVE LEARNING, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, WHICH FOSTERS SELF-DETERMINATION AND DEMONSTRATES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION TO APPROXIMATELY 2,464 STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE OFFERED APPROXIMATELY 65 MAJORS, CONCENTRATIONS AND PROGRAMS OF STUDY. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS ARE PROVIDED BASED ON MERIT AND ECONOMIC NEED. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO STUDENTS INCLUDING COUNSELING AND PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF ADMISSIONS, STUDENT AID, STUDENT EMPLOYMENT, STUDENT ACTIVITIES, REGISTRATION, AND STUDENT LIFE.
    Expenses $256,346,506 · grants $91,696,389 · revenue $208,544,371

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
31-4379459
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
1942
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,648,068,533
Income (IRS master file)
$696,067,742

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$299,027,973$293,382,030$1,648,068,533IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$295,712,847$273,828,504$1,557,167,145IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$265,383,442$254,857,397$1,463,954,073XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$275,909,448$224,280,076$1,502,847,785IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2008
Officer: Pamela Allen
June 30, 2009≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 31-4379459).

Questions about DENISON UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of DENISON UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DENISON UNIVERSITY is 31-4379459.
Is DENISON UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to DENISON UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DENISON 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 DENISON 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 DENISON 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 DENISON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ADAM S WEINBERG.
Who are the officers and directors of DENISON UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 50 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $968,334 (ADAM S WEINBERG, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does DENISON UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $299,027,973, expenses of $293,382,030 and total assets of $1,648,068,533 at year end.

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