Nonprofit · EIN 36-2167842
ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · ROCKFORD, IL 61108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $45,611,909 | $45,858,125 | -$246,216 | $67,917,334 | $12,612,905 | $55,304,429 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $45,836,998 | $43,902,307 | $1,934,691 | $65,210,087 | $12,284,328 | $52,925,759 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $43,718,754 | $41,286,522 | $2,432,232 | $59,570,964 | $11,591,560 | $47,979,404 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,383,483
- of which government grants
- $143,188
- Program service revenue
- $40,697,354
- Investment income
- $966,772
- Royalties
- $88,371
- Net rental income
- $175,260
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $344,087
- Net income from fundraising events
- $83,533
- Other revenue
- $564,300
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,817,549
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $972,044
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,829,092
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,241,144
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $44,656
- Accounting fees
- $136,296
- Occupancy
- $3,310,079
- Travel
- $335,698
- Depreciation
- $2,008,948
- Program services (functional)
- $43,160,526
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,977,333
- Fundraising (functional)
- $720,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $65,210,087
- Total assets, end of year
- $67,917,334
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,612,905
- Net assets, end of year
- $55,304,429
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,526,809
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,813,212
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $40,491,217
- Gross receipts
- $46,490,418
- Employees
- 660
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA LYNOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $299,637 | $11,574 |
| ELIZABETH DAVIES | PROVOST AND VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $141,348 | $31,246 |
| JOHN DIRAIMONDO | VP FINANCE AND CFO Officer | 40 | $116,271 | $32,991 |
| RANDY WORDEN | VP STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF Officer | 40 | $125,884 | $15,987 |
| MEGAN FRANKFOTHER | VP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Officer | 40 | $99,143 | $16,966 |
| LINDA SANDQUSIT FORMER | VP ADVANCEMENT (TERM 04/2024) Officer | 40 | $45,855 | $8,925 |
| MARCI TAETS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ALLEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY POTTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON POTTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH AKRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD BRIGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLY COUPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA EPPERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANISHA GRIMMETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HEGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL IASPARRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES KEELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY SCANDROLI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE SHARPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATTI TUMILOWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK WALTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA LYNOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $277,119 | $0 |
| RANDY WORDEN | VP STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF Officer | 40 | $111,697 | $15,876 |
| LINDA SANDQUSIT | VP ADVANCEMENT (TERM 04/2024) Officer | 40 | $101,180 | $24,827 |
| JOHN DIRAIMONDO | VP FINANCE AND CFO Officer | 40 | $94,397 | $30,229 |
| DEEPSHIKHA SHUKLA | PROVOST AND VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $78,036 | $20,999 |
| LISA CUSTARDO FORMER | VP FINANCE AND CFO (TERM 05/2023) Officer | 40 | $69,173 | $11,172 |
| ELIZABETH DAVIES | PROVOST AND VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $46,546 | $6,316 |
| REBECCA EPPERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L THOMAS HEISER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY POTTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ALLEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON POTTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANISHA GRIMMETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD BRIGHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DEBORAH BREITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HEGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK E WALTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES W KEELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH AKRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLY COUPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI TAETS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN LAUDICINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOR ALAMERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI TUMILOWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BEACH-SHELOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC W FULCOMER | PRESIDENT (TERM. 12/2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $330,299 | $40,286 |
| LISA CUSTARDO VP | FINANCE AND CFO (TERM. 05/2023) Officer | 40 | $154,720 | $19,727 |
| MICHAEL PERRY PROVOST AND | VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (TERM. 05/2023) Officer | 40 | $135,619 | $26,227 |
| RANDY WORDEN VP | STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENT Officer | 40 | $126,209 | $13,400 |
| DEEPSHIKHA SHUKLA | PROVOST AND VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $88,432 | $25,690 |
| JOHN DIRAIMONDO | VP FINANCE AND CFO Officer | 40 | $80,251 | $16,894 |
| LINDA SANDQUSIT | VP ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $55,789 | $15,227 |
| PATRICIA LYNOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $36,955 | $0 |
| REBECCA EPPERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L THOMAS HEISER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFRY POTTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ALLEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON POTTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANISHA GRIMMETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA TANAGLIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BOX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN GILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DEBORAH BREITER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HEGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK E WALTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES W KEELING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL MOORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH AKRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLY COUPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI TAETS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NOR ALAMERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI TUMILOWICZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA BEACH-SHELOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5050 E STATE ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61108-2311
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA LYNOTT, 5050 E STATE ST, ROCKFORD, IL 61108
- Signed the 990
- JOHN DIRAIMONDO, CFO
- Phone
- (815) 226-4000
- Website
- WWW.ROCKFORD.EDU
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
TO EDUCATE MEN & WOMEN TO LEAD RESPONSIBLE LIVES BY MEANS OF A CURRICULUM GROUNDED IN LIBERAL ARTS LEARNING AND COMPLEMENTED AND EXTENDED BY PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, THROUGH THE TOTAL ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE, ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY STRIVES TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FULFILLING LIVES, CAREERS AND PARTICIPATION IN A MODERN AND CHANGING GLOBAL SOCIETY.
Program accomplishments
- FOUR YEAR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE IN ROCKFORD, IL.Expenses $30,768,336 · grants $15,817,549 · revenue $38,799,428
- OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT FOR FOUR YEAR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY.Expenses $3,111,427
- AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES (RESIDENCE HALLS AND DINING SERVICES)Expenses $1,199,441 · revenue $1,745,479
- ALL OTHER SERVICES.Expenses $8,081,322 · revenue $152,447
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-2167842
- 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
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B430)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $67,917,334
- Income (IRS master file)
- $46,490,418
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $45,611,909 | $45,858,125 | $67,917,334 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $45,836,998 | $43,902,307 | $65,210,087 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $43,718,754 | $41,286,522 | $59,570,964 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $42,847,892 | $42,286,245 | $55,724,524 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 36-2167842).
Questions about ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY is 36-2167842.
- Is ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
- Are donations to ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ROCKFORD 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 ROCKFORD 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 ROCKFORD 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 ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PATRICIA LYNOTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $299,637 (PATRICIA LYNOTT, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ROCKFORD UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $45,611,909, expenses of $45,858,125 and total assets of $67,917,334 at year end.
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- ROCKFORD CHARTER SCHOOL ORGANIZATION EIN 27-2027921 · last filed 990 for 2025
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- ROCKFORD PROMISE EIN 26-0388141 · last filed 990 for 2025
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