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Nonprofit · EIN 31-4379585

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · DELAWARE, OH 43015

Financials

$112.1M$124.5M2022$122.6M$133.9M2023$174M$143.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$174,041,527$143,426,116$30,615,411$550,772,796$79,440,266$471,332,530
June 30, 2024990$122,560,721$133,891,881-$11,331,160$507,669,143$83,470,558$424,198,585
June 30, 2023990$112,058,713$124,497,215-$12,438,502$489,464,742$77,822,819$411,641,923
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$57,663,732
of which government grants
$754,424
Program service revenue
$102,171,891
Investment income
$14,206,057
Royalties
$11,306
Net gain from sales of assets
$11,984,561
Net income from fundraising events
-$11,459
Other revenue
-$153

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$60,666,968
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,386,589
Other salaries and wages
$26,249,673
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$39,270,018
Professional fundraising fees
$348,278
Legal fees
$151,172
Accounting fees
$111,133
Occupancy
$6,104,628
Travel
$3,285,904
Depreciation
$9,058,856
Program services (functional)
$128,463,359
Management and general (functional)
$11,149,835
Fundraising (functional)
$3,812,922

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$507,669,143
Total assets, end of year
$550,772,796
Total liabilities, end of year
$79,440,266
Net assets, end of year
$471,332,530
Land, buildings and equipment
$173,863,595
Publicly traded securities
$30,179,339
Net assets without donor restrictions
$82,714,652
Net assets with donor restrictions
$388,617,878
Gross unrelated business income
$341,371
Gross receipts
$179,390,965
Employees
1,472
Volunteers
650
Year formed
1842
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
ROCKWELL JONESFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
0$547,922$25,590
MATTHEW VANDENBERGPRESIDENT & EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$411,797$34,575
JEREMY BASKESPROFESSOR-HISTORY
Highest-paid employee
40$240,812$17,997
KARLYN CROWLEYPROVOST
Officer
40$205,555$40,329
NATALIE DOANVP-UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$225,120$19,575
DWAYNE TODDVP-STUDENT ENGAGE.&SUCCESS
Officer
40$196,254$26,111
ADAM SMITHVP-ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$198,819$22,057
BRIAN RELLINGERASSOC.PROVOST-ACAD.SUPP.
Highest-paid employee
40$174,234$25,509
HAROLD WIEBEPROFESSOR-MATH&COMP.SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$144,908$28,421
DALE BRUGHASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$141,548$20,238
EMILIE CLARKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-NYARTS
Highest-paid employee
40$141,279$12,298
STEPHEN LIPPIELLOVP-FINANCE&ADMIN.&TREASURER
Officer
40$96,410$8,359
MAURA DONAHUEVP-FINANCE&ADMIN.&TREASURER
Officer
40$52,634$3,856
MALLORIE WATTSGRADUATING CLASS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$45,124$0
NICHOLAS CALIOCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
34 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KARA J TROTTVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK DOODYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON DOWNEYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER EASTWOODAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AARON GRANGERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT C HICKSONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE LASHAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTHA NUNN LEWISAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VIKRAM MALHOTRAAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL MCCLUGGAGEAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN BRADFORD MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN F MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VIDYALAKSHMI NAGAJARANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY O'NEILLAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEAKINS RUSHTONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS SIMONSAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN SIMPSONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN STERNADAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HAMBURG TANGAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI EVANS BERNSTEINALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATE RAULIN CARNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARGI CHAUDHURIALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY DYSONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA HEDRICKALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE KILKENNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JERILYN MAPESALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MYRON MCCOYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIDGET DONNELL NEWTONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM PALMERALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEYDRE TEYHENALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FAITH DESCHAMPSALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CLAY STURTSGRADUATING CLASS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
C PAUL PALMERGRADUATING CLASS TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BISHOP HEE-SOO JUNGEX OFFICIO TRUSTEE,WEST OH CONF.
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROCKWELL JONESPRESIDENT
Former
40$349,452$43,350
KARLYN CROWLEYPROVOST
Officer
40$199,232$63,718
NATALIE DOANVP-UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$212,520$44,249
MAURA DONAHUEVP-FINANCE&ADMIN.&TREASURER
Officer
40$211,216$36,686
MATTHEW VANDENBERGPRESIDENT
Officer
40$184,230$57,561
DWAYNE TODDVP-STUDENT ENGAGE.&SUCCESS
Officer
40$188,031$50,496
BRIAN RELLINGERASSOC.PROVOST-ACAD.SUPP.
Highest-paid employee
40$163,026$35,157
HAROLD WIEBEPROFESSOR-MATH&COMP.SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$139,718$27,552
DALE BRUGHASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$132,872$19,254
ROBERT OEHLERSENIOR DIRECTOR-FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
40$136,296$14,688
EMILIE CLARKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-NY ARTS
Highest-paid employee
40$138,326$12,223
ADAM SMITHVP-ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$83,882$24,908
NICHOLAS CALIOCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARA J TROTTVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK DOODYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON DOWNEYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER EASTWOODAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AARON GRANGERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD HADDOCKAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE LASHAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA NUNN LEWISAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIKRAM MALHOTRAAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACQUEL MASONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MCCLUGGAGEAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN BRADFORD MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN F MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE & IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIDYALAKSHMI NAGAJARANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY O'NEILLAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS PALMERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAKINS RUSHTONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS SIMONSAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN STERNADAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAMBURG TANGAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI EVANS BERNSTEINALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE RAULIN CARNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARGI CHAUDHURIALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY DYSONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA HEDRICKALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE KILKENNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERILYN MAPESALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIDGET DONNELL NEWTONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN SIMPSONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEYDRE TEYHENALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE MATUTEGRADUATING CLASS '21 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALLORIE WATTSGRADUATING CLASS '22 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAY STURTSGRADUATING CLASS '23 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDGE ROBERT C HICKSONOHIO EAST CONFERENCE, UNITED METHODIST TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
C PAUL PALMER IVOHIO WEST CONFERENCE, UNITED METHODIST TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYRON MCCOYUNITED METHODIST CONFERENCE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ROCKWELL JONESPRESIDENT
Officer
40$339,480$120,012
KARLYN CROWLEYPROVOST
Officer
40$192,457$62,192
MAURA DONAHUEVP-FINANCE&ADMIN.
Officer
40$202,758$42,707
NATALIE DOANVP-UNIV.ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$201,370$42,509
DWAYNE TODDVP-STUDENT ENG,&SUCCESS
Officer
40$180,761$49,063
BRIAN RELLINGERASSOC.PROVOST FOR ACAD.SUPPORT
Highest-paid employee
40$155,100$33,990
HAROLD WIEBEPROFESSOR OF MATH&COMPUTER SCIENCE
Highest-paid employee
40$138,199$26,316
DALE BRUGHASSOCIATE PROVOST
Highest-paid employee
40$131,205$18,680
EMILIE CLARKEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NYARTS PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$132,950$11,613
JAY MARTINPROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$119,806$23,937
STEFANIE NILESVP-ENROLL.&COMMUN.
Officer
40$119,091$6,231
NICHOLAS CALIOCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARA J TROTTVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK DOODYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON DOWNEYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER EASTWOODAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AARON GRANGERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD HADDOCKAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE LASHAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA NUNN LEWISAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIKRAM MALHOTRAAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACQUEL MASONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MCCLUGGAGEAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYRON MCCOYAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN BRADFORD MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN F MILLIGANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE&IMMED.PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VIDYALAKSHMI NAGAJARANAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CINDY O'NEILLAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS PALMERAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEAKINS RUSHTONAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS SIMONSAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN STERNADAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAMBURG TANGAT-LARGE TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI EVANS BERNSTEINALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE RAULIN CARNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARGI CHAUDHURIALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGORY DYSONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA HEDRICKALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE KILKENNEYALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERILYN MAPESALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIDGET DONNELL NEWTONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN SIMPSONALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEYDRE TEYHENALUMNI TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE MATUTEGRADUATING CLASS '21 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALLORIE WATTSGRADUATING CLASS '22 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAY STURTSGRADUATING CLASS '23 TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDGE ROBERT C HICKSONOHIO EAST CONF.,UNITED METHODIST TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
C PAUL PALMER IVOHIO WEST CONF.,UNITED METHODIST TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
61 S SANDUSKY ST, DELAWARE, OH 43015-2333
In care of
% HUMAN RESOURCES DEPT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MATT VANDENBERG, 61 SSANDUSKY STREET, DELAWARE, OH 43015
Signed the 990
ROBERT ZIELINSKI, INTERIM VP FOR FIN&ADMIN&TREAS
Phone
(740) 368-2000
Return prepared by
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Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OOHIO WESLEYAN'S CHARTER PROVIDES THAT "THE UNIVERSITY IS FOREVER TO BE CONDUCTED ON THE MOST LIBERAL PRINCIPLES, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS, AND DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITIZENS IN GENERAL." IN THE SPIRIT OF ITS HERITAGE, THE UNIVERSITY DEFINES ITSELF AS A COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DEVOTED TO THE FREE PURSUIT OF TRUTH. IT DEVELOPS IN ITS STUDENTS QUALITIES OF INTELLECT AND CHARACTER THAT WILL BE USEFUL NO MATTER WHAT THEY CHOOSE TO DO IN LATER LIFE. OWU JUDGES ITSELF SUCCESSFUL WHEN IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED THREE OBJECTIVES IN ITS WORK WITH STUDENTS: TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE. TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE CERTAIN IMPORTANT CAPABILITIES OF STUDENTS. TO PLACE EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF VALUES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ONE OF THE NATION'S PREMIER SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY BOASTS A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM, EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND FACULTY, AND A HOST OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT LINK THE LIBERAL ARTS TO PRACTICAL REALITIES AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN THEIR CAREERS AND COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $128,463,359 · grants $60,666,968 · revenue $102,171,891

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
31-4379585
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
1939
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$550,772,796
Income (IRS master file)
$179,390,965

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$174,041,527$143,426,116$550,772,796IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$122,560,721$133,891,881$507,669,143IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$112,058,713$124,497,215$489,464,742XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$121,947,555$112,970,601$489,978,014IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 31-4379585).

Questions about OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY is 31-4379585.
Is OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1939.
Are donations to OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does OHIO WESLEYAN 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 OHIO WESLEYAN 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 OHIO WESLEYAN 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 OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATT VANDENBERG.
Who are the officers and directors of OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $547,922 (ROCKWELL JONES, FORMER PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $174,041,527, expenses of $143,426,116 and total assets of $550,772,796 at year end.

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