Nonprofit · EIN 61-1124267
FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC
Tax-exempt · VERSAILLES, KY 40383
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $50,146,239 | $47,702,191 | $2,444,048 | $137,753,660 | $27,468,479 | $110,285,181 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $46,948,261 | $42,914,028 | $4,034,233 | $127,842,080 | $27,282,541 | $100,559,539 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $41,554,362 | $40,416,955 | $1,137,407 | $114,233,967 | $25,780,355 | $88,453,612 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,531,818
- of which government grants
- $1,822,174
- Program service revenue
- $47,122,424
- Investment income
- $290,774
- Other revenue
- $201,223
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,708,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,221,681
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,242,254
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $31,531,224
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $108,463
- Accounting fees
- $73,500
- Occupancy
- $205,853
- Travel
- $1,146,507
- Depreciation
- $2,383,598
- Program services (functional)
- $37,995,434
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,071,700
- Fundraising (functional)
- $635,057
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $127,842,080
- Total assets, end of year
- $137,753,660
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,468,479
- Net assets, end of year
- $110,285,181
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,882,135
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $100,060,416
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,224,765
- Gross receipts
- $50,146,239
- Employees
- 290
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1939
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR SUSAN STONE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (PART-YEAR) Officer | 40 | $527,667 | $50,385 |
| JOAN SLAGER | DEAN Key employee | 40 | $213,321 | $46,990 |
| SHELLEY ALDRIDGE | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,064 | $52,398 |
| PAULA ALEXANDAR DELPECH | DEAN OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,424 | $25,384 |
| MARC BLEVINS | CHIEF INFORMATION AND DIGITAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,252 | $27,054 |
| DR BROOKE FLINDERS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (PART-YEAR) Officer | 40 | $173,405 | $18,593 |
| EMILY FANGUE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PART-YEAR) Officer | 40 | $130,819 | $42,328 |
| BOBBI SILVER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,151 | $8,663 |
| KEVIN SCALF | DEPARTMENT CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,657 | $23,767 |
| KYLIE WATERS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PART-YEAR) Officer | 40 | $7,710 | $1,380 |
| MARCUS OSBORNE | CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI SCHUILING | VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA METCALF | TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HINES | SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR PETER SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE BOLLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAY WYKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLYLE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA SMALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CORLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY RADERSTORF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNELL DEWITTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNA SANTIESTEBAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STEINMETZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR SUSAN STONE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $479,036 | $59,464 |
| JOAN SLAGER | DEAN Key employee | 40 | $176,096 | $43,839 |
| SHELLEY ALDRIDGE | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,319 | $49,625 |
| EMILY FANGUE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $145,506 | $48,990 |
| PAULA ALEXANDER DELPECH | DEAN OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,625 | $26,459 |
| HARRIET CHAPPELL | CHAIR OF FAMILY NURSING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,204 | $11,070 |
| MARC BLEVINS | CHIEF INFORMATION AND DIGITAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,972 | $19,578 |
| BOBBI SILVER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,158 | $8,665 |
| MICHAEL CARTER | CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RUST | VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA METCALF | TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HINES | SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PETER SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI SCHUILING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAY WYKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLYLE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA SMALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CORLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY RADERSTORF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNELL DEWITTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA SANTIESTEBAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STEINMETZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE BOLLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR SUSAN STONE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $479,039 | $57,644 |
| JOAN SLAGER | DEAN Key employee | 40 | $181,561 | $42,896 |
| SHELLEY ALDRIDGE | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,766 | $48,940 |
| MICHAEL STEINMETZ | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND FACILITIES, PARTIAL Officer | 40 | $166,163 | $20,438 |
| JESS CALOHAN | CHAIR OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,375 | $48,592 |
| PAULA ALEXANDAR DELPECH | CHIEF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,032 | $23,646 |
| HARRIET CHAPPELL | CHAIR OF FAMILY NURSIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,124 | $8,733 |
| RACHEL RISNER | ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,861 | $25,601 |
| EMILY FANGUE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, PARTIAL YEAR Officer | 40 | $45,402 | $10,853 |
| MICHAEL CARTER | CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RUST | VICE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA METCALF | TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HINES | SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN JOHNON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PETER SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERRI SCHUILING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAY WYKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLYLE CARTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA SMALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CORLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY RADERSTORF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNELL DEWITTY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA SANTIESTEBAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2050 LEXINGTON RD, VERSAILLES, KY 40383-1738
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR BROOKE FLINDERS, 2050 LEXINGTON ROAD, VERSAILLES, KY 40383
- Signed the 990
- DR BROOKE FLINDERS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (859) 251-4700
- Website
- WWW.FRONTIER.EDU
- Return prepared by
- BLUE & CO LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION THAT PREPARES NURSES TO BECOME COMPETENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL, ETHICAL AND COMPASSIONATE NURSE-MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO WORK WITH ALL PEOPLE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE TRANSFORM THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND POPULATIONS, AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE EQUITY BY INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHLY SKILLED NURSE-MIDWIVES AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES.
Program accomplishments
- FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY (FNU) HAS BEEN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION TO NURSES SEEKING ADVANCED DEGREES SINCE 1939. FNU OFFERS A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION THAT PREPARES NURSES TO BECOME COMPETENT, ENTREPRENEURIAL, ETHICAL AND COMPASSIONATE NURSE-MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS WHO WILL PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES RESIDING IN ALL AREAS, WITH A FOCUS ON RURAL AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. FNU FULFILLS OUR MISSION BY OPERATING ACCREDITED DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHICH ALLOW NURSES FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION DREAMS WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR WORK OR HOME. THE PRIMARY TENET IS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE EDUCATED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WILL REMAIN TO SERVE THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FNU CURRENTLY OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - A POST-MASTERS DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) DEGREE FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND NURSE-MIDWIVES. - A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN) + COMPANION DNP PROGRAM WITH FOUR TRACKS AS OPTIONS: NURSE-MIDWIFE, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER, WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER, AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER.SINCE ACHIEVING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION IN 2004, TOTAL ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN FROM 200 STUDENTS TO MORE THAN 2,700 STUDENTS. FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES FOR NURSE- MIDWIFERY EDUCATION, GRADUATING OVER ONE-THIRD OF NEW NURSE-MIDWIVES ANNUALLY. OUR OTHER PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE HAVE OVER 8,000 ALUMNI WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS DAILY IN THE LIVES OF COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FNU GRADUATES ARE PROVIDING PRIMARY HEALTHCARE TO RURAL AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES IN EVERY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE QUALITY AND ACADEMIC RIGOR OF A FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ARE EVIDENT IN THE CERTIFICATION PASS RATES OF OUR GRADUATES. CERTIFICATION RESULTS FROM 2021 REVEALED THAT PASS RATES OF THE GRADUATES OF THE FRONTIER FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM, NURSE-MIDWIFERY PROGRAM, WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM, AND PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM ALL EXCEEDED NATIONAL AVERAGES.Expenses $28,505,403 · grants $1,708,250 · revenue $47,122,424
- ACADEMIC SUPPORT: FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY TAKES A MULTI-LAYERED, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ACADEMIC ADVISING. IN ADDITION TO THE FACULTY WHO ARE WITH STUDENTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IN THE COURSEWORK, FNU ASSIGNS EACH STUDENT AN ACADEMIC ADVISOR AND A REGIONAL CLINICAL FACULTY MEMBER (RCF) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND DIRECTION FROM THE POINT OF ADMISSION UNTIL THE STUDENT FINISHES THEIR DEGREE.FRONTIER HAS A WIDE NETWORK OF STUDENT SUPPORT, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, WHICH COORDINATES TO ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS.Expenses $4,140,420 · revenue $201,223
- STUDENT SERVICES AND RECRUITING EXPENSES: INCLUDES REGISTRAR, FINANCIAL AID ADMINISTRATION, AND ADMISSIONS.Expenses $5,349,611
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-1124267
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B55Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $137,753,660
- Income (IRS master file)
- $50,146,239
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $50,146,239 | $47,702,191 | $137,753,660 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $46,948,261 | $42,914,028 | $127,842,080 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $41,554,362 | $40,416,955 | $114,233,967 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 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 61-1124267).
Questions about FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC
- What is the EIN of FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC is 61-1124267.
- Is FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC 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 FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names DR BROOKE FLINDERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $527,667 (DR SUSAN STONE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (PART-YEAR)).
- How much revenue does FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $50,146,239, expenses of $47,702,191 and total assets of $137,753,660 at year end.
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