Nonprofit · EIN 34-4429091
OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · ADA, OH 45810
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $168,131,336 | $165,937,793 | $2,193,543 | $423,978,635 | $108,924,387 | $315,054,248 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $154,160,384 | $158,139,749 | -$3,979,365 | $418,819,955 | $111,256,962 | $307,562,993 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $172,367,913 | $157,168,826 | $15,199,087 | $413,509,175 | $113,952,833 | $299,556,342 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,483,035
- of which government grants
- $1,817,448
- Program service revenue
- $146,287,774
- Investment income
- $13,301,881
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,903,479
- Net income from fundraising events
- $19,453
- Net income from gaming
- $39,193
- Other revenue
- $58,646
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $66,005,847
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,134,582
- Other salaries and wages
- $37,898,523
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $50,606,389
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $93,125
- Accounting fees
- $83,925
- Occupancy
- $5,905,617
- Travel
- $3,326,829
- Depreciation
- $10,396,990
- Program services (functional)
- $148,797,653
- Management and general (functional)
- $15,172,834
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,967,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $418,819,955
- Total assets, end of year
- $423,978,635
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $108,924,387
- Net assets, end of year
- $315,054,248
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $137,829,558
- Publicly traded securities
- $149,529,788
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $60,328,908
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $254,725,340
- Gross unrelated business income
- $999,402
- Gross receipts
- $177,338,092
- Employees
- 1,586
- Volunteers
- 778
- Year formed
- 1871
- 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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR MELISSA J BAUMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $458,263 | $79,986 |
| CHARLES H ROSE III | DEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW Highest-paid employee | 45 | $340,538 | $22,877 |
| SHANNON M SPENCER | VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $308,935 | $26,771 |
| Stuart J Beatty | Dean of College of Pharmacy Highest-paid employee | 45 | $239,731 | $39,763 |
| JASON M BROGE | VP FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Officer | 45 | $202,073 | $54,712 |
| DR JOHN C NAVIN | DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $220,521 | $23,819 |
| DR JOHN-DAVID S YODER | DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $224,767 | $15,734 |
| DR JULIET K HURTIG | PROVOST Officer | 45 | $197,540 | $35,271 |
| DR ANDREW M ROECKER | CHAIR, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL Trustee or director | 45 | $143,898 | $7,840 |
| JENNIFER L ROBY | SECRETARY Officer | 45 | $69,265 | $1,850 |
| DR RICHARD P KEYES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA S HERSHBERGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANMARIE S KOLINSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP GREGORY V PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA L REICHELDERFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COL WILLIAM E ORR JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R HEPPNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES F MCCLUSKEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JAMES F DICKE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JOHN H HULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR KAREN K FIELDS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR RONDA K LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY S TRACY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANLEY H WHEELER III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON S DUFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDGE JESSICA E PRICE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATRINA M THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK A WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV DAVID C HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH N CARPENTER | PRESIDENT, STUDENT SENATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT L SHUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THEODORE B GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR MELISSA J BAUMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $440,313 | $74,079 |
| CHARLES H ROSE III | DEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW Highest-paid employee | 45 | $300,120 | $22,234 |
| SHANNON M SPENCER | VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $265,473 | $24,790 |
| JASON M BROGE | VP FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Officer | 45 | $175,373 | $68,888 |
| DR JOHN C NAVIN | DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $216,264 | $21,871 |
| DR JOHN-DAVID S YODER | DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $222,200 | $15,343 |
| DR JULIET K HURTIG | PROVOST Officer | 45 | $194,041 | $29,826 |
| DR DANIEL A DIBIASIO | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $189,583 | $3,120 |
| DR ANDREW M ROECKER | CHAIR, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL Trustee or director | 45 | $141,856 | $9,795 |
| JENNIFER L ROBY | SECRETARY Officer | 45 | $70,005 | $4,804 |
| DR RICHARD P KEYES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA S HERSHBERGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANMARIE S KOLINSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP GREGORY V PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA L REICHELDERFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COL WILLIAM E ORR JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R HEPPNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES F MCCLUSKEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAMES F DICKE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN H HULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN K FIELDS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RONDA K LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY S TRACY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANLEY H WHEELER III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON S DUFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDGE JESSICA E PRICE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA M THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK A WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV DAVID C HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH N CARPENTER | PRESIDENT, STUDENT SENATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT L SHUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE B GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DANIEL A DIBIASIO | PRESIDENT (LEFT 6/2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $432,436 | $61,254 |
| SHANNON M SPENCER | VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $276,380 | $16,869 |
| CHARLES H ROSE III | DEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW Highest-paid employee | 45 | $256,026 | $17,661 |
| DR STEVEN J MARTIN | DEAN, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $233,135 | $31,003 |
| DR MELISSA J BAUMANN | PRESIDENT (START 7/2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $214,901 | $39,942 |
| JASON M BROGE | VP FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Officer | 45 | $181,103 | $65,492 |
| DR JOHN C NAVIN | DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $218,114 | $21,124 |
| DR JOHN-DAVID YODER | DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Highest-paid employee | 45 | $222,000 | $14,700 |
| DR JULIET K HURTIG | PROVOST AND VP ACADEMIC AFFAIR Officer | 45 | $189,365 | $27,526 |
| DR RAYMOND F PERSON JR | CHAIR, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL Trustee or director | 1 | $83,007 | $17,465 |
| JENNIFER L ROBY | SECRETARY Officer | 45 | $61,812 | $4,327 |
| BISHOP GREGORY V PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA L REICHELDERFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL B WALKER | BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CANDADA J MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CARLA F KIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN H HULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANLEY H WHEELER III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON S DUFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK A WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA S HERSHBERGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND DAVID C HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RICHARD P KEYES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE B GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RONDA K LEHMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COL WILLIAM E ORR JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY S TRACY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R HEPPNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAMES F DICKE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHARLES F MCCLUSKEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDGE JESSICA E PRICE SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT L SHUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA M THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIN E WADE | PRESIDENT, STUDENT SENATE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KAREN K FIELDS MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 525 S MAIN ST, ADA, OH 45810-6000
- In care of
- % JASON M BROGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR MELISSA J BAUMANN, 525 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ADA, OH 45810
- Signed the 990
- JASON M BROGE, VP FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
- Phone
- (419) 772-2000
- Website
- WWW.ONU.EDU
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.
Program accomplishments
- OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY CURRENTLY HAS 3,140 STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. THROUGH THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED, THE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO EXCEL AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES. THE UNIVERSITY GIVES TO STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE USEFUL AND MEANINGFUL CAREERS AND PREPARES THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.Expenses $148,797,653 · grants $66,005,847 · revenue $146,287,774
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-4429091
- 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
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $423,978,635
- Income (IRS master file)
- $177,338,092
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $168,131,336 | $165,937,793 | $423,978,635 | XML |
| 990-T | May 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2024 | $154,160,384 | $158,139,749 | $418,819,955 | XML |
| 990-T | May 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2023 | $172,367,913 | $157,168,826 | $413,509,175 | XML |
| 990-T | May 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | 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 34-4429091).
Questions about OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY is 34-4429091.
- Is OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OHIO NORTHERN 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 NORTHERN UNIVERSITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DR MELISSA J BAUMANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 33 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $458,263 (DR MELISSA J BAUMANN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $168,131,336, expenses of $165,937,793 and total assets of $423,978,635 at year end.
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