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Nonprofit · EIN 37-0661496

CARTHAGE COLLEGE

Tax-exempt · KENOSHA, WI 53140

Financials

$139.7M$136.3M2023$158.7M$148.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CARTHAGE COLLEGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$158,664,832$148,858,880$9,805,952$472,819,604$135,634,224$337,185,380
June 30, 2024990$139,741,954$136,274,299$3,467,655$440,951,784$127,838,822$313,112,962
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$13,150,159
of which government grants
$4,448,738
Program service revenue
$135,207,915
Investment income
$10,283,160
Net rental income
$34,300
Net gain from sales of assets
$6,597,716
Net income from fundraising events
-$10,702
Other revenue
$23,598

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$57,195,502
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,727,029
Other salaries and wages
$32,670,096
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$44,593,644
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$163,209
Accounting fees
$104,996
Occupancy
$16,856,647
Travel
$3,259,800
Depreciation
$9,383,349
Program services (functional)
$124,082,035
Management and general (functional)
$22,551,750
Fundraising (functional)
$2,225,095

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$440,951,784
Total assets, end of year
$472,819,604
Total liabilities, end of year
$135,634,224
Net assets, end of year
$337,185,380
Land, buildings and equipment
$194,448,738
Publicly traded securities
$181,011,082
Net assets without donor restrictions
$185,871,743
Net assets with donor restrictions
$151,313,637
Gross unrelated business income
$2,149,767
Gross receipts
$160,752,284
Employees
1,757
Volunteers
300
Year formed
1870
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN SWALLOWPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
50$563,294$82,051
DAVID TIMMERMANPROVOST AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
50$242,187$68,418
JIM PADILLADEAN, BUSINESS SCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$185,998$64,613
ABIGAIL HANNAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION
Key employee
50$191,769$46,615
KEVIN CROSBYDIRECTOR FOR THE WISCONSIN SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM;
Highest-paid employee
40$170,068$59,882
VINCENTE CEJAVP FOR FINANCE, CFO, TREASURER
Officer
50$176,550$24,068
MICHELE HANCOCKVICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGE CULTURE FOR INCLUSION
Key employee
50$184,920$13,445
ASHLEY HANSONVP OF ENROLLMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$142,200$53,356
BRIDGET HAGGERTYVICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
50$165,606$16,091
ROBERT NAGELDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Highest-paid employee
40$171,013$8,581
MICHELLE HOBBINSASSOCIATE VP OF IT
Highest-paid employee
40$154,054$7,294
H JEFFREY HAMARCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GINA MADRIGRANO FRIEBUSFIRST VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HOYT HARPER IISECOND VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID WIERSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATRICK ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY BISHOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD CHRISTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV DR PAUL ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE HOBBSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN HOPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM DUNCANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHERIE MATTHAIDESS ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FREDERICK JOHN KRULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD LABERGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT E LEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS MARTINEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV WAYNE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN MILLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIA NALYWAYKOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF NEUBAUERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW PALMENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NICHOLAS PINCHUKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEANN PEDERSEN POPETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES SUTTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN PECCARELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LOREN SEMLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON CYNTHIA WALKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DONALD WRUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN SWALLOWPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
50$535,965$78,311
DAVID TIMMERMANPROVOST AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
50$231,723$69,344
KEVIN CROSBYDIRECTOR FOR THE WISCONSIN SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM;
Highest-paid employee
40$214,045$57,069
JIM PADILLADEAN, BUSINESS SCHOOL
Highest-paid employee
40$179,609$65,748
ABIGAIL HANNAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION
Key employee
50$184,202$45,000
BRIDGET HAGGERTYVICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
50$188,452$26,421
MICHELE HANCOCKVICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLEGE CULTURE FOR INCLUSION
Key employee
50$188,637$9,939
ASHLEY HANSONVP OF ENROLLMENT
Highest-paid employee
50$138,882$47,991
VINCENTE CEJAVP FOR FINANCE, CFO, TREASURER
Officer
50$162,516$23,809
ROBERT NAGELDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Highest-paid employee
40$156,562$12,127
CORINNE NESSDEAN, DIVISION OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES; PROGRAM DIR
Highest-paid employee
40$141,715$5,763
H JEFFREY HAMARCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GINA MADRIGRANO FRIEBUSFIRST VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HOYT HARPER IISECOND VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID WIERSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PATRICK ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY BISHOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCY BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD CHRISTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV DR PAUL ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE HOBBSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN HOPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM DUNCANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERIE MATTHAIDESS ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FREDERICK JOHN KRULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD LABERGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT LEE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS MARTINEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REV WAYNE MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN MILLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIA NALYWAYKOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF NEUBAUERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW PALMENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS PINCHUKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEANN PEDERSEN POPETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SUTTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN PECCARELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LOREN SEMLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HON CYNTHIA WALKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2001 ALFORD PARK DR, KENOSHA, WI 53140-1929
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN R SWALLOW, 2001 ALFORD PARK DR, KENOSHA, WI 53140
Signed the 990
VINCENTE J CEJA, VP FOR FINANCE, CFO, TREASURER
Phone
(262) 551-8500
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

SEEKING TRUTH, BUILDING STRENGTH, INSPIRING SERVICE - TOGETHER

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INSTRUCTION: CARTHAGE COLLEGE AWARDS THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES WITH MAJORS IN MORE THAN 54 SUBJECT AREAS AND 14 MASTER'S DEGREES. THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ENROLLMENT WAS 3,014 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) STUDENTS IN THE FALL SEMESTER AND 2,630 FTE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SPRING SEMESTER. OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, 548 MET THE UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS OF GRADUATION, 34 MET THE GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER'S IN EDUCATION, 44 MET THE GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER'S IN SCIENCE, 14 MET THE GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S IN MUSIC, AND 3 MET THE GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER'S OF ATHLETIC TRAINING.
    Expenses $87,727,754 · grants $57,195,502 · revenue $105,840,280
  • STUDENT SERVICES: CARTHAGE BOASTS A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING THE WHOLE PERSON BY NOURISHING THE INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF STUDENTS' LIVES. THE COLLEGE OFFERS A CURRICULUM THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES EFFECTIVELY, A CAMPUS LIFE THAT ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT AND SERVICE (OVER 124 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS), A COMMUNITY OF FAITH THAT NURTURES SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPS MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT INSPIRE STUDENTS TO TEST THEIR OWN LIMITS AND EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY. THE AWARD-WINNING STATE-OF-THE-ART HEDBERG LIBRARY UNITES BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ACADEMIC COMPUTING, NETWORK DATA PORTS AND MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES.
    Expenses $15,910,298 · revenue $871,943
  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES AT CARTHAGE COLLEGE ARE COMPRISED OF 12 RESIDENCE HALLS ON CAMPUS, 7 DINING VENUES, AND A BOOKSTORE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. OF THE TOTAL STUDENT BODY, 67.6% OF ENROLLED STUDENTS LIVED ON CAMPUS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RESIDENT STUDENT BOARD PLAN. 1,854 STUDENTS RESIDED IN CAMPUS HOUSING DURING THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR.
    Expenses $12,871,946 · revenue $25,891,723
  • INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AT CARTHAGE COLLEGE IS COMPRISED OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE COLLEGE INCLUDING PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, ADVANCEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES.
    Expenses $7,572,037 · revenue $454,202

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
37-0661496
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
1936
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$472,819,604
Income (IRS master file)
$160,752,284

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025–––IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024–––IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$123,979,926$128,346,938$411,918,213IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$132,470,161$124,024,073$389,285,696IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 CARTHAGE COLLEGE

What is the EIN of CARTHAGE COLLEGE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CARTHAGE COLLEGE is 37-0661496.
Is CARTHAGE COLLEGE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1936.
Are donations to CARTHAGE COLLEGE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CARTHAGE COLLEGE 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 CARTHAGE COLLEGE 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 CARTHAGE COLLEGE 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 CARTHAGE COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN R SWALLOW.
Who are the officers and directors of CARTHAGE COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $563,294 (JOHN SWALLOW, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does CARTHAGE COLLEGE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $158,664,832, expenses of $148,858,880 and total assets of $472,819,604 at year end.

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