Nonprofit · EIN 95-1643992
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · ORANGE, CA 92866
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $757,765,974 | $689,739,963 | $68,026,011 | $2,373,586,868 | $525,822,485 | $1,847,764,383 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $52,940,574
- of which government grants
- $16,418,856
- Program service revenue
- $646,573,849
- Investment income
- $39,163,347
- Net rental income
- -$198,841
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,084,558
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,159
- Other revenue
- $19,088,204
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $216,304,363
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,427,892
- Other salaries and wages
- $216,384,281
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $289,995,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,671,392
- Accounting fees
- $471,516
- Occupancy
- $36,814,659
- Travel
- $5,737,354
- Depreciation
- $46,697,823
- Program services (functional)
- $610,506,752
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,953,396
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20,279,815
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,279,240,565
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,373,586,868
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $525,822,485
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,847,764,383
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,119,170,247
- Publicly traded securities
- $215,587,307
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,371,938,444
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $475,825,939
- Gross unrelated business income
- $422,140
- Gross receipts
- $904,490,116
- Employees
- 5,891
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 1861
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELE STRUPPA | PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,308,930 | $588,728 |
| HAROLD HEWITT JR | EXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25) Officer | 40 | $994,193 | $66,185 |
| MATTHEW PARLOW | EXEC VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $835,398 | $148,597 |
| NORMA BOUCHARD | EVP PROVOST (THRU 3/13/25) Officer | 40 | $718,447 | $156,648 |
| ANDREW JORDAN | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $652,860 | $56,372 |
| JANNA BERSI | SR.VP, INVESTMENTS & ADMIN Key employee | 40 | $640,036 | $47,674 |
| VERNON SMITH | FACULTY - NOBEL LAUREATE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $588,418 | $57,224 |
| YAKIR AHARONOV | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $509,456 | $38,698 |
| HENRIK CRONQVIST | FACULTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $498,606 | $41,696 |
| JANINE DUMONTELLE | VP, GENERAL COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $473,071 | $61,115 |
| HELEN NORRIS | VICE PRESIDENT & CIO Key employee | 40 | $425,643 | $62,592 |
| JERRY PRICE | SVP STDNT AFFAIRS/DEAN OF STDNT Key employee | 40 | $370,056 | $101,289 |
| BRENDA RUSHFORTH | VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $408,669 | $46,312 |
| GLENN PFEIFFER | INTERIM PROVOST (3/1-5/31/25) Officer | 40 | $394,497 | $58,340 |
| BRIAN THOMASON | INTERIM EXEC VP & COO Officer | 40 | $397,809 | $45,805 |
66 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL PELLY | VP OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT MGMT Key employee | 40 | $388,306 | $37,662 |
| COLLETTE CREPPELL | VP CAMPUS PLANNING & DESIGN Key employee | 40 | $392,611 | $25,340 |
| PARKER S KENNEDY | CHAIR (12/24)/EMERTIUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES P BURRA | CHAIRMAN (AS OF 1/1/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES V MAZZO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT CHAPMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA ARGYROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ S BHATHAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYE BIRTCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN BUNT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AKIN CEYLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRVING M CHASE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEROME W CWIERTNIA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEINAB DABBAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE E FOWLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAVIN S HERBERT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HILBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY HOROWITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES IRLANDO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CHAPIN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON KROTTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE LIMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK LOWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA MASSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARONYA MOULTRIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBELLE MUSCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MUTH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NELLA WEBSTER-O'GRADY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B ROSZAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE LORETTA SANCHEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOHINDAR S SANDHU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SCHEETZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD M SIMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX VALDES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM VANDERHOOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE GADDI VASQUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE WALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN R WILKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE FUJISHIGE YADA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE ZHANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WYLIE A AITKEN | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE GEORGE L ARGYROS | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOY B HENLEY | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD E SODARO | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM K HOOD | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA ATTALLAH | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE R CRAIG | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID C HENLEY | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER C HOBBS | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANN LEATHERBY | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MALLOY | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD R SCHMID | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| R DAVID THRESHIE | EMERITUS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND LATAUNYA BYNUM | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY DUNLAP | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA HALLAIAN | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY HARTLEY | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND DAYNA KINKADE | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARI NAZAROFF | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (THRU 6/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PENN | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE PHILO | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND RACHAEL PRYOR | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHIE SANCHEZ | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 UNIVERSITY DR, ORANGE, CA 92866-1005
- In care of
- % BEHZAD BINESH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANIELE C STRUPPA, ONE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ORANGE, CA 92866
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN THOMASON, INTERIM EXEC VP & COO
- Phone
- (714) 997-6598
- Return prepared by
- KPMG LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED EDUCATION OF DISTINCTION THAT LEADS TO INQUIRING, ETHICAL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES AS GLOBAL CITIZENS.
Program accomplishments
- LISTED BELOW ARE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, WHICH CURRENTLY PROVIDE MORE THAN 50 FIELDS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDY AND MORE THAN 40 GRADUATE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF CREDENTIAL AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.- GEORGE L. ARGYROS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS- ATTALLAH COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES- LAWRENCE AND KRISTINA DODGE COLLEGE OF FILM AND MEDIA ARTS- JOHN & DONNA CREAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES- WILKINSON COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, & SOCIAL SCIENCES- COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS- SCHOOL OF PHARMACY- DALE E. FOWLER SCHOOL OF LAW- SCHMID COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY- SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION- DALE E. AND SARAH ANN FOWLER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGExpenses $453,206,350 · grants $216,304,363 · revenue $580,348,365
- CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY HAS TWO LIBRARIES WHICH SERVE AS A PRIMARY RESOURCE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY -THE LEATHERBY LIBRARIES AND THE HUGH & HAZEL DARLING LAW LIBRARY.THE LEATHERBY LIBRARIES INCLUDES NINE INDIVIDUALLY NAMED LIBRARIES WITH DISTINCTIVE COLLECTIONS REPRESENTING DISCIPLINARY AREAS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO INCLUDE ARTS AND HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MUSIC, FILM AND MEDIA ARTS, AND BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL LIBRARY, AND A SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES LIBRARY. THE FIVE-STORY FACILITY FEATURES 15 GROUP STUDY ROOMS, 5 MULTI-MEDIA ROOMS, A PRESENTATION STUDIO, OVER 145 COMPUTERS, 6 COMPUTER CLASSROOMS, A LIBRARY INSTRUCTION ROOM, AN EXTENDED HOURS STUDY COMMONS, AND MORE THAN 800 SEATS AT TABLES, STUDY CARRELS, AND LOUNGE CHAIRS. THE LEATHERBY LIBRARIES COLLECTION CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 400,000 VOLUMES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO OVER 400 DATABASES, 65,000 PERIODICAL TITLES, IN ADDITION TO DVD'S VIDEOS, CD'S AND OTHER MEDIA EQUIPMENT.THE HUGH & HAZEL DARLING LAW LIBRARY FEATURES COMFORTABLE, QUIET STUDY AREAS WITH SEATING FOR OVER 300 PATRONS, INCLUDING 11 GROUP STUDY ROOMS. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO OVER 300,000 RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE MODERN LEGAL RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY NEEDS FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN OVER 100 HOURS A WEEK ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAS EXTENDED HOURS DURING EXAM PERIODS.Expenses $57,198,281
- STUDENT SERVICES: CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTENDING THEIR EDUCATION BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE STUDENT GOVERNMENT, DIVISION III INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, PUBLICATIONS, RADIO BROADCASTING, FINE ARTS, AND OVER 200 REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING AN ACTIVE FRATERNITY AND SORORITY SYSTEM.Expenses $50,363,123
- AUXILIARY ENTERPRISESSTUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TO ATTEND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL, SERVICE AND SOCIAL EVENTS. BECAUSE OF CHAPMAN'S SIZE, STUDENTS ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONE OR TWO ASPECTS OF CAMPUS LIFE BUT ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A WIDE ARRAY OF OPPORTUNITIES. CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY IS PROUD TO OFFER SEVERAL HOUSING OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS, INCLUDING FIVE TRADITIONAL RESIDENCE HALLS AND SIX APARTMENT-STYLE RESIDENCE FACILITIES. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENCE HALLS AND APARTMENTS ARE COMFORTABLE AND SAFE LIVING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THE CHAPMAN LIVING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CREATES AN ENGAGING CAMPUS CLIMATE AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THAT FACILITATE THE FOLLOWING LEARNING OUTCOMES:- A HEALTHY SENSE OF SELF: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN HONEST UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THEMSELVES AND AN ABILITY TO MAKE INDIVIDUAL CHOICES THAT PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.- A FRAMEWORK OF PERSONAL ETHICS AND VALUES: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK OF CONSISTENT ETHICS AND VALUES THAT GUIDES THEIR DAILY LIVES.- AN ABILITY TO APPLY CRITICAL THOUGHT: STUDENTS WILL MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS GROUNDED IN CAREFUL, OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION, EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS.- AN ABILITY TO DEVELOP AND SUSTAIN MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP SKILLS TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY, MEANINGFUL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.- A COMMITMENT TO CITIZENSHIP: STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMIT TO BECOMING AN ENGAGED MEMBER.- A PURSUIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AN INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY AND DESIRE FOR CONTINUAL LEARNING BOTH WITHIN AND BEYOND FORMAL EDUCATION.Expenses $49,738,998 · revenue $66,225,484
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-1643992
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B430)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,373,586,868
- Income (IRS master file)
- $904,490,116
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2023 | $697,587,519 | $650,111,702 | $2,207,207,972 | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | $697,718,019 | $583,235,927 | $2,132,825,456 | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY is 95-1643992.
- Is CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHAPMAN 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 CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DANIELE C STRUPPA.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 81 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,308,930 (DANIELE STRUPPA, PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE).
- How much revenue does CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $757,765,974, expenses of $689,739,963 and total assets of $2,373,586,868 at year end.
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