Nonprofit · EIN 38-1945965
DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $125,921,834 | $128,282,948 | -$2,361,114 | $140,638,059 | $68,685,432 | $71,952,627 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $119,108,531 | $123,249,705 | -$4,141,174 | $144,141,892 | $68,905,009 | $75,236,883 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $118,629,455 | $130,334,641 | -$11,705,186 | $155,806,618 | $76,714,348 | $79,092,270 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,111,449
- of which government grants
- $1,420,244
- Program service revenue
- $108,130,227
- Investment income
- $1,651,175
- Net rental income
- $52,763
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,169,781
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $8,730,568
- Other revenue
- $9,028,983
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $42,497,502
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,111,352
- Other salaries and wages
- $32,770,679
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $44,068,490
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $168,077
- Accounting fees
- $160,055
- Occupancy
- $5,750,295
- Travel
- $2,578,339
- Depreciation
- $8,286,536
- Program services (functional)
- $109,962,032
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,485,015
- Fundraising (functional)
- $835,901
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $144,141,892
- Total assets, end of year
- $140,638,059
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $68,685,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $71,952,627
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $90,407,392
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,584,465
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $70,339,245
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,613,382
- Gross unrelated business income
- $48,000
- Gross receipts
- $127,509,753
- Employees
- 1,432
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID VENEKLASE | FORMER INTERIM TREAS/SEC/EVP FINANCE AND CFO Former | 0 | $1,089,454 | $0 |
| RICHARD PAPPAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $575,108 | $225,875 |
| SCOTT EPSTEIN | EVP FOR QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $274,179 | $137,138 |
| WALTER O'NEILL | EVP FOR ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES Key employee | 40 | $247,800 | $141,714 |
| ANTHONY ANDERSON | TREAS/SEC/EVP FOR FINANCE AND CFO Officer | 40 | $300,200 | $83,006 |
| GILDA GELY | EVP FOR ACADEMICS AND PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $285,675 | $82,592 |
| RACHEL RENDER | EVP FOR ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $258,839 | $106,731 |
| DEBRA COOPER | EVP FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $243,984 | $96,727 |
| GERALD NYAMBANE | DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND COLLEGE OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,892 | $58,464 |
| AMY MANSFIELD | DEAN - MAINE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS/COLLEGE OF TECH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,681 | $31,119 |
| PAULA CUNNINGHAM | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VANDYKE | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CHANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI FAWAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOYLE HAYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH KLINGENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILEANA MCALARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL MRAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT RIDDLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD PAPPAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $572,915 | $343,926 |
| SCOTT EPSTEIN | EVP FOR QUALITY & EFFECTIVENESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $269,298 | $133,846 |
| WALTER O'NEILL | EVP ENROLLMENT & STUDENT SERVICES Key employee | 40 | $249,714 | $137,382 |
| GILDA GELY | EVP FOR ACADEMICS & PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $283,354 | $80,868 |
| RACHEL RENDER | EVP FOR ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,267 | $103,058 |
| DEBRA COOPER | EVP FOR MARKETING & COMMUN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $243,580 | $93,989 |
| DAVID VENEKLASE | FORMER INTERIM TREAS/SEC/EVP FINANCE AND CFO Former | 0 | $265,036 | $41,757 |
| JODI CHYCINSKI | VP - ADMISSIONS & STRAT PT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,261 | $54,435 |
| AMY MANSFIELD | DEAN - MAINE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS/COLLEGE OF TECH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,368 | $29,802 |
| ANTHONY ANDERSON | TREAS/SEC/EVP FOR FINANCE AND CFO Officer | 40 | $163,224 | $39,982 |
| PAULA CUNNINGHAM | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VANDYKE | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOYLE HAYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CHANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI FAWAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HAHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HETZLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH KLINGENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILEANA MCALARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL MRAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT RIDDLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY TUUK-KURAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH YERRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD PAPPAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $611,327 | $359,107 |
| SCOTT EPSTEIN | EVP FOR QUALITY & EFFECTIV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $275,720 | $130,480 |
| WALTER O'NEILL | EVP ENROLLMENT & STUDENT S Key employee | 40 | $264,159 | $135,432 |
| DAVID VENEKLASE | PART YR INTERIM TREAS/SEC/EVP FINA Officer | 40 | $321,518 | $62,815 |
| GILDA GELY | EVP FOR ACADEMICS & PROVOS Key employee | 40 | $304,786 | $77,829 |
| RACHEL RENDER | EVP FOR ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $281,808 | $99,777 |
| DEBRA COOPER | EVP FOR MARKETING & COMMUN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,984 | $94,028 |
| AMY MANSFIELD | DEAN - MAINE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,816 | $29,256 |
| JODI CHYCINSKI | VP - ADMISSIONS & STRAT PTRSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,992 | $45,981 |
| KENNETH YERRICK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA CUNNINGHAM | VICE-CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMI FAWAZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HAHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOYLE HAYES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HETZLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH KLINGENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY TUUK-KURAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE VANDYKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILEANA MCALARY | PART YEAR - TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY ANDERSON | PART YR TREAS/SEC/EVP FOR FINANCE Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6191 KRAFT AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512-9396
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANTHONY ANDERSON, 6191 KRAFT AVE SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
- Signed the 990
- ANTHONY ANDERSON, EVP OF FINANCE AND CFO
- Phone
- (616) 451-3511
- Website
- WWW.DAVENPORT.EDU
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PREPARES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXCEL IN THE KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN, INCLUDING OVER 3,000 SECTIONS OF COURSES AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY.Expenses $108,938,331 · grants $42,497,502 · revenue $115,340,393
- EDUCATING BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS THROUGH NON-CREDIT COURSES IN VARIOUS AREAS.Expenses $1,023,701 · revenue $1,520,402
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
- 38-1945965
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $140,638,059
- Income (IRS master file)
- $127,509,753
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $125,921,834 | $128,282,948 | $140,638,059 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $119,108,531 | $123,249,705 | $144,141,892 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $118,629,455 | $130,334,641 | $155,806,618 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $130,003,886 | $129,091,637 | $149,447,617 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 38-1945965).
Questions about DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY is 38-1945965.
- Is DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DAVENPORT 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 DAVENPORT 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 DAVENPORT 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 DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANTHONY ANDERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,089,454 (DAVID VENEKLASE, FORMER INTERIM TREAS/SEC/EVP FINANCE AND CFO).
- How much revenue does DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $125,921,834, expenses of $128,282,948 and total assets of $140,638,059 at year end.
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