Nonprofit · EIN 72-0408929
DILLARD UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $50,720,584 | $45,818,563 | $4,902,021 | $324,212,961 | $56,124,347 | $268,088,614 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $69,321,093 | $74,097,221 | -$4,776,128 | $285,169,583 | $21,599,070 | $263,570,513 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $44,760,589 | $45,628,465 | -$867,876 | $270,334,041 | $11,779,834 | $258,554,207 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $17,374,082
- of which government grants
- $11,758,159
- Program service revenue
- $19,022,031
- Investment income
- $12,474,734
- Other revenue
- $1,849,737
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,139,856
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $21,203,985
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $2,173,149
- Travel
- $1,037,335
- Depreciation
- $4,050,130
- Program services (functional)
- $31,400,555
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,418,008
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $285,169,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $324,212,961
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $56,124,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $268,088,614
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $192,937,856
- Publicly traded securities
- $105,500,359
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $268,088,614
- Gross receipts
- $50,720,584
- Employees
- 380
- Year formed
- 1869
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHELLE LARKIN FORD | PRESIDENT/CE Key employee | 40 | $248,961 |
| MONIQUE GUILLORY | VP OF ACADEM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,770 |
| ADBALLAH DARWISH | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,725 |
| SHARON HUTCHINSON | VP OF BUSINE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,175 |
| ERIC BUCKLES | VP OF INSTIT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,810 |
| ASHRAF ESMAIL | VP OF ENROLL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,575 |
| ROCHESTER ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROSE-ANN BLENMAN-ABANGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM BOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIFFANY BRUNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AYO DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ORIM GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRIFFIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROD HALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSE HUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VINCE HUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JONES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KOPYLOV | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR LUCI LAPOVSKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALFRED LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROLAND MECHANT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEXTER ODOM | VP /CFO OF B Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHELSEA ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHESTER ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROSE-ANN BLENMAN-ABANGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM BOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RONALD BURNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE COLEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REVEREND JAN CURWICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AYO DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROCHELLE FORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DATHEL GEORGES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ORIM GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRIFFIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEITH HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VINCE HUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL JONES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALFRED LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROLAND PICKENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHELSEA ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDGE CARL STEWART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERROLL WILLIAMS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHESTER ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ROSE-ANN BLENMAN-ABANGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIM BOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONALD BURNS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHARLIE COLEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REVEREND JAN CURWICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AYO DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROCHELLE FORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DATHEL GEORGES | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ORIM GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL GRIFFIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM HESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEITH HILL | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VINCE HUDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL JONES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ALFRED LEE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROLAND PICKENS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHARLES RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHELSEA ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JUDGE CARL STEWART | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERROLL WILLIAMS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2601 GENTILLY BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122-3043
- In care of
- % CFO ROSENWALD HALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEXTER ODOM
- Signed the 990
- DEXTER ODOM, VP /CFO OF BUSINESS
- Phone
- (504) 571-2182
- Return prepared by
- SEAN BRUNO CPAS
Mission
DILLARD UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE GRADUATES WHO EXCEL AND BECOME WORLD LEADERS AND ARE BROADLY EDUCATED, CULTURALLY AWARE AND CONCERNED WITH IMPROVING THE HUMAN CONDITION.
Program accomplishments
- FOUR YEAR POST SECONDARY INSTITUTION.Expenses $31,400,555
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
- 72-0408929
- 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)
- $324,212,961
- Income (IRS master file)
- $50,720,584
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $50,720,584 | $45,818,563 | $324,212,961 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $69,321,093 | $74,097,221 | $285,169,583 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $44,760,589 | $45,628,465 | $270,334,041 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $52,848,355 | $50,886,479 | $266,760,047 | IRS |
| 990 | 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 72-0408929).
Questions about DILLARD UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of DILLARD UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DILLARD UNIVERSITY is 72-0408929.
- Is DILLARD UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to DILLARD UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DILLARD 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 DILLARD 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 DILLARD 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 DILLARD UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DEXTER ODOM.
- Who are the officers and directors of DILLARD UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $248,961 (ROCHELLE LARKIN FORD, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does DILLARD UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $50,720,584, expenses of $45,818,563 and total assets of $324,212,961 at year end.
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