Nonprofit · EIN 43-0694556
FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · ST LOUIS, MO 63126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,096,457 | $18,757,094 | -$10,660,637 | $14,698,283 | $487,156 | $14,211,127 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $44,304,873 | $37,983,020 | $6,321,853 | $27,203,496 | $1,421,010 | $25,782,486 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $32,156,221 | $36,977,822 | -$4,821,601 | $42,986,299 | $24,185,186 | $18,801,113 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,215,395
- of which government grants
- $633,317
- Program service revenue
- $6,280,188
- Investment income
- $599,874
- Net rental income
- $1,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$93,990
- Other revenue
- $1,000
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,329,177
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,143,864
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,879,455
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,932,256
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $170,342
- Accounting fees
- $77,500
- Occupancy
- $2,019,386
- Travel
- $49,265
- Depreciation
- $197,655
- Program services (functional)
- $15,762,831
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,412,150
- Fundraising (functional)
- $582,113
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,203,496
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,698,283
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $487,156
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,211,127
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,074,454
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,215,614
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,983,238
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $227,889
- Gross receipts
- $10,819,713
- Employees
- 442
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1923
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY BLATTNER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $391,658 | $45,577 |
| ADAM WEYHAUPT | EXECUTIVE VP AND PROVOST Officer | 40 | $238,469 | $60,824 |
| ANN SPALL | CFO/VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $140,778 | $30,778 |
| RAYMOND KARASEK | VP FOR OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,156 | $45,807 |
| MEAGHAN ONG | ASSOCIATE PROVOST AND REGISTRAR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,733 | $45,348 |
| GALE BORKOWSKI RICE | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,875 | $18,460 |
| KAREN S GEDERA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA BENNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CLUNE CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE COOK CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTI FISCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN J GRIEVE CSJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HEREFORD CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDRA G LEHRER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN LENIHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ANN NESTEL CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIANNE C NIEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EILEEN PETITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABEL RAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVE RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA SCHMITZ CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUZZ SZTUKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LATOYA THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MSGR MICHAEL TUREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY BLATTNER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $269,381 | $50,181 |
| ADAM WEYHAUPT | VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $146,978 | $53,075 |
| GALE BORKOWSKI RICE | DEAN Key employee | 40 | $161,022 | $27,915 |
| QUINTON CLAY | VP ENR MGT & MARKETING (THRU 12/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,863 | $30,251 |
| ANN SPALL | CFO/VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $115,999 | $43,256 |
| KAREN S GEDERA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA BENNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CLUNE CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE COOK CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTI FISCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN J GRIEVE CSJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HEREFORD CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA G LEHRER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LENIHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN NESTEL CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNE C NIEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN PETITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABEL RAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVE RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA SCHMITZ CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUZZ SZTUKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATOYA THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR MICHAEL TUREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY BLATTNER | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $242,023 | $45,232 |
| GALE BORKOWSKI RICE | DEAN Key employee | 40 | $172,976 | $24,503 |
| ADAM WEYHAUPT | VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $137,918 | $41,050 |
| QUINTON CLAY | VP ENR MGT AND MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,724 | $27,350 |
| ANN SPALL | CFO/VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 40 | $114,386 | $39,913 |
| MARIA BUCKEL | VP ATHLETICS (THRU 12/22) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,756 | $13,829 |
| KAREN S GEDERA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA BENNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA CLUNE CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSEANNE COOK CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN DONOVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTI FISCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN J GRIEVE CSJA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HEREFORD CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA G LEHRER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LENIHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN NESTEL CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANNE C NIEMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN PETITO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABEL RAGEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVE RILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA SCHMITZ CSJ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM SCHUNK | TRUSTEE (THRU 6/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD SHORE | TRUSTEE (THRU 2/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUZZ SZTUKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LATOYA THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MSGR MICHAEL TUREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9920 WATSON RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63126-1834
- In care of
- % ANN SPALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANN SPALL, 9920 WATSON RD STE 115, ST LOUIS, MO 63126
- Signed the 990
- ANN SPALL, CFO/VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN
- Phone
- (314) 889-4586
- Website
- WWW.FONTBONNE.EDU
- Return prepared by
- RUBINBROWN LLP
Mission
FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY IS A COEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY, UNDERSTANDING, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF TRUTH. FONTBONNE SEEKS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, TO ACT ETHICALLY, AND TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AS CITIZENS AND LEADERS. FONTBONNE OFFERS BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN AN ATMOSPHERE CHARACTERIZED BY INCLUSION, OPEN COMMUNICATION, AND PERSONAL CONCERN. THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SYNTHESIS OF LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. AS A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET, FONTBONNE IS ROOTED IN THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION.
Program accomplishments
- FONTBONNE IS AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS, WHICH ALSO PROVIDES AUXILIARY SERVICES SUCH AS DORMITORIES, DINING HALL AND A BOOK STORE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF ITS STUDENTS AND FACULTY. TOTAL BENEFITTED (AVERAGE FTE) = 359.Expenses $15,762,831 · grants $3,329,177 · revenue $6,280,188
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
- 43-0694556
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Group exemption
- 0928: UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,698,283
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,819,713
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,096,457 | $18,757,094 | $14,698,283 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $44,304,873 | $37,983,020 | $27,203,496 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $32,156,221 | $36,977,822 | $42,986,299 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $36,840,552 | $34,939,671 | $47,781,957 | IRS |
| 990 | 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 43-0694556).
Questions about FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY is 43-0694556.
- Is FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
- Which annual return does FONTBONNE 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 FONTBONNE 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 FONTBONNE 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 FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANN SPALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $391,658 (NANCY BLATTNER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,096,457, expenses of $18,757,094 and total assets of $14,698,283 at year end.
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