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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1644026

UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

Tax-exempt · LA VERNE, CA 91750

Financials

$210.2M$210.3M2022$214.4M$213M2023$209.1M$206.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$209,132,648$206,517,776$2,614,872$473,473,607$136,710,959$336,762,648
June 30, 2024990$214,416,236$212,971,934$1,444,302$459,151,303$135,346,129$323,805,174
June 30, 2023990$210,198,947$210,306,991-$108,044$455,580,567$148,560,444$307,020,123
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,808,215
of which government grants
$4,659,498
Program service revenue
$184,867,621
Investment income
$17,347,770
Net rental income
$260,757
Net gain from sales of assets
$9,550,414
Net income from fundraising events
-$394,024
Net income from gaming
$25,045
Other revenue
$1,109,042

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$66,806,085
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,490,589
Other salaries and wages
$64,897,849
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$84,783,227
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$947,797
Accounting fees
$190,328
Occupancy
$5,295,016
Travel
$964,821
Depreciation
$9,838,803
Program services (functional)
$167,308,905
Management and general (functional)
$35,808,979
Fundraising (functional)
$3,399,892

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$459,151,303
Total assets, end of year
$473,473,607
Total liabilities, end of year
$136,710,959
Net assets, end of year
$336,762,648
Land, buildings and equipment
$155,271,865
Publicly traded securities
$242,781,579
Net assets without donor restrictions
$200,765,518
Net assets with donor restrictions
$135,997,130
Gross unrelated business income
$11,627
Gross receipts
$315,131,984
Employees
2,067
Volunteers
24
Year formed
1891
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AVEDIS KECHICHIANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$544,641$59,952
PARDIS MAHDAVIFORMER PRESIDENT (THRU 6/24)
Former
0$505,582$30,595
DEVORAH LIEBERMANFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
0$406,845$54,130
SHERRI MYLOTTVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$261,918$41,541
IBRAHIM HELOUPROFESSOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$246,918$40,033
CARLETTA LACY - EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
40$235,221$33,479
SHANNON MATHEWSDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Key employee
40$207,449$58,134
MD HAQUEDEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Key employee
40$207,671$43,631
EMMELINE DE PILLISDEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Key employee
40$217,973$25,612
TODD BRITTONCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AVP
Key employee
40$205,650$35,263
KEEOK PARKASSOCIATE DEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$202,750$32,679
PLACIDO GOMEZLAW PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$233,798$0
KEVIN MARSHALLDEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW
Key employee
40$195,031$34,638
ISSAM GHAZZAWIASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$196,744$30,290
ERIC BISHOP VP OFENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT (THRU 8/24)
Key employee
40$209,159$13,400
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RISA DICKSONPRESIDENT (AS OF 8/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$206,025$14,434
HIMA VATTIGENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee
40$190,634$29,472
MARK HICKS ADJUNCTFACULTY/ACTING PRESIDENT (THRU 8/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$188,912$10,924
JUAN REGALADOCHIEF STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER
Key employee
40$183,541$14,773
ROY KWONFORMER PROVOST
Former
0$123,196$8,204
LAURA HARTLEYINTERIM PROVOST
Officer
40$71,697$9,526
ANTHONY REVIERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
VALERIE ROMEROVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOSEPH FENGLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM BOWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM J BURCHIELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA DANIELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD DANIELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN QUAY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUPE DE LA CRUZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER ECKELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZOILA ESCOBARTRUSTEE (THRU 04/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUIS FAURATRUSTEE (THRU 03/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUPERT GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER HIDALGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA LALLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY LAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS PIERCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN R SKELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW WONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER WORTHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMMETT TERRELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEVORAH A LIEBERMANPRESIDENT (THRU 08/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$793,956$54,179
AVEDIS KECHICHIANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$785,413$51,602
SHERRI MYLOTTVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$271,459$43,555
IBRAHIM HELOUPROFESSOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$225,812$38,635
PARDIS MAHDAVIPRESIDENT (FROM 06/23 THRU 06/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$235,015$25,807
ROY KWONVICE PROVOST (THRU 06/24)
Officer
40$243,842$15,981
ERIC BISHOPINTERIM VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$241,311$16,718
MD HAQUEDEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Key employee
40$217,031$40,668
SHANNON MATHEWSDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Key employee
40$195,941$55,691
KEVIN MARSHALLDEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW
Key employee
40$206,024$44,588
LORI GORDIENASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$198,459$44,127
KEEOK PARKASSOCIATE DEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$199,075$37,296
TODD BRITTONCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AVP
Key employee
40$198,694$33,622
EMMELINE DE PILLISDEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Key employee
40$211,057$21,073
ANN SCHULTZPROFESSOR/DIRECTOR PA PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$197,876$17,240
ISSAM GHAZAWIASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$186,137$28,803
JUAN REGALADOCHIEF STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER
Key employee
40$177,894$14,311
KEROP JANOYANPROVOST (THRU 07/23)
Officer
40$119,341$9,576
JONATHAN REEDFORMER PROVOST
Former
0$116,004$11,802
MARY AGUAYOFORMER VP, STR. ENROLL MANAGEMENT
Former
0$114,285$2,169
MARK HICKS AS OF 0624ADJUNCT FACULTY/ACTING PRESIDENT
Officer
24$60,341$886
ANTHONY REVIERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
VALERIE C ROMEROVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN M SEARINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUIS FAURATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A ABRAHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM J BURCHIEL MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM BOWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN QUAY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER ECKELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH V FENGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY LAU ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX LESTER ESQTRUSTEE (THRU 05/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH D LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ANN MELLEBYTRUSTEE (THRU 05/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL MOSELEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD DANIELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMMETT L TERRELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REGGIE WEBBTRUSTEE (THRU 03/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZOILA ESCOBARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA DANIELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RAFFOULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN RAY SKELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUPE DE LA CRUZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER HIDALGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS PIERCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUPERT GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REBECCA TUROWETZ LALLYTRUSTEE (AS OF 08/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW WONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER WORTHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 52 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DEVORAH A LIEBERMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$593,292$57,587
AVEDIS KECHICHIANCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$343,258$95,414
KEROP JANOYANPROVOST
Officer
40$265,444$50,397
DOAJO HICKSGENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 09/22)
Officer
40$256,076$50,162
SHERRI MYLOTTVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$259,223$44,988
IBRAHIM HELOUPROFESSOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$221,947$45,756
KEVIN MARSHALLDEAN, COLLEGE OF LAW
Key employee
40$206,421$48,616
JONATHAN REEDPROVOST (THRU 06/21)
Former
40$224,964$20,994
MARY AGUAYO THRU 0523VP, STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MGMT
Key employee
40$194,686$47,518
LORI GORDIENASSOC VP OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$192,498$47,684
SHANNON MATHEWSDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Key employee
40$177,433$58,362
TODD BRITTONCHIEF INFO. OFFICER, AVP
Key employee
40$196,865$35,992
EMMELINE DE PILLISDEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Key employee
40$207,691$24,187
KEEOK PARKASSOC DEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$190,939$40,063
BRIAN CLOCKSININTERIM PROVOST (THRU 03/23)
Key employee
40$185,891$41,618
PLACIDO GOMEZPROFESSOR OF LAW
Highest-paid employee
40$180,919$44,565
ISSAM GHAZAWIASSOC PROFESSOR OF MGMT
Highest-paid employee
40$187,101$29,908
MD HAQUEINTERIM DEAN OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Key employee
40$180,121$33,557
JUAN REGALADODEAN OF STUDENTS
Key employee
40$162,534$15,180
RODNEY LEVEQUEAS. VP FOR STGIC. COM. (THRU 01/23)
Former
40$146,268$13,926
KIMBERLY WHITE-SMITHDEAN, COLLEGE OF EDU. (THRU 06/22)
Former
40$130,957$26,728
MARK HICKSTRUSTEE/ADJUNCT FACULTY
Trustee or director
24$64,368$1,166
ANTHONY REVIERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
VALERIE C ROMEROVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SUSAN M SEARINGSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUIS FAURATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN N REENDERSTRUSTEE (THRU 06/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A ABRAHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM J BURCHIEL MDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM BOWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANN QUAY DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT DYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER ECKELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH V FENGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY LAU ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX LESTER ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH D LITTLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY ANN MELLEBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL MOSELEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD DANIELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EMMETT L TERRELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REGGIE WEBBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LIZARRAGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZOILA ESCOBARTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA DANIELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RAFFOULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OWEN RAY SKELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUPE DE LA CRUZTRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER HIDALGOTRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS PIERCETRUSTEE (AS OF 07/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1950 3RD ST, LA VERNE, CA 91750-4401
In care of
% LORI GORDIEN CASE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR RISA DICKSON, 1950 THIRD STREET, LA VERNE, CA 917504401
Signed the 990
LORI GORDIEN, ASSOCIATE VP OF FINANCE
Phone
(909) 593-3511
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1644026 or by the name UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE OFFERS A DISTINCTIVE AND RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO A DIVERSE POPULATION OF TRADITIONAL-AGE, ADULT, AND GRADUATE LEARNERS, PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AND A COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING ACROSS THE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE OFFERS HIGH QUALITY DEGREE PROGRAMS TO BOTH TRADITIONAL-AGE AND ADULT LEARNERS: PROVIDING LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FORM UNDERGRADUATE TO DOCTORAL LEVELS AND DELIVERING PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS AT THE CENTRAL LA VERNE CAMPUS AS WELL AS REGIONAL CAMPUSES AND SATELLITE CLASS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A STUDENT CENTERED, VALUES BASED, AND DIVERSE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. IT TAKES PRIDE IN OFFERING SMALL CLASS SIZES IN A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED SETTING. THE UNIVERSITY ENCOURAGES EFFECTIVE TEACHING, RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SERVICE TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY BY SHARING ITS ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES. UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO 4,972 UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, LAW, AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS.
    Expenses $167,308,905 · grants $66,806,085 · revenue $186,084,885

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1644026
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
1934
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$473,473,607
Income (IRS master file)
$315,131,984

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$209,132,648$206,517,776$473,473,607IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$214,416,236$212,971,934$459,151,303IRS
990June 2023$210,198,947$210,306,991$455,580,567XML
990June 2022$221,932,913$215,014,967$450,756,910IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 95-1644026).

Questions about UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

What is the EIN of UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE is 95-1644026.
Is UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.
Are donations to UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE 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 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE 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 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE 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 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR RISA DICKSON.
Who are the officers and directors of UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 21 received compensation from the organization, the highest $544,641 (AVEDIS KECHICHIAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER).
How much revenue does UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $209,132,648, expenses of $206,517,776 and total assets of $473,473,607 at year end.

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