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Nonprofit · EIN 98-0013023

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80206

Financials

$40.1M$42.7M2022$48.6M$47.7M2023$49.6M$49.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
July 31, 2025990$49,636,435$49,756,486-$120,051$101,552,142$63,899,848$37,652,294
July 31, 2024990$48,647,779$47,672,702$975,077$86,279,646$53,728,099$32,551,547
July 31, 2023990$40,068,572$42,674,613-$2,606,041$89,285,976$57,762,032$31,523,944
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,220,677
Program service revenue
$47,103,245
Investment income
$715,598
Net rental income
$35,870
Net gain from sales of assets
-$2,949
Net income from sales of inventory
$39,436
Other revenue
$596,915

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,646,505
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,446,755
Other salaries and wages
$15,245,622
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$24,913,576
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$314,290
Accounting fees
$13,588
Occupancy
$4,543,328
Travel
$863,368
Depreciation
$2,407,924
Program services (functional)
$36,110,653
Management and general (functional)
$12,338,641
Fundraising (functional)
$1,307,192

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$86,279,646
Total assets, end of year
$101,552,142
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,899,848
Net assets, end of year
$37,652,294
Land, buildings and equipment
$44,110,110
Net assets without donor restrictions
$31,490,896
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,161,398
Gross receipts
$49,669,208
Employees
478
Volunteers
146
Year formed
1962
State of legal domicile
DE

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 July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD ASTHALTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
MARTIN AVIDANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
ELIZABETH BALLANTINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
ANDREW BATINOVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
GARTH BRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
ELLIOTT BURDETTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
MELANIE CISSONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
MARGARET CONKLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
KRYSTIAN CZERNIECKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.25$0
DORIS JOAN DAUGHNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
14.75$0
CHRISTINA DE LABOUCHERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
LEE HUEBNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
GILES KEMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
JOHN KLEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ACHIM KLUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
CAROL SUTTON LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
SILVER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5.75$0
BARBARA RENOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5.75$0
JANE ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
JACQUELINE ROUTIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
PHILIPPE TARTAVULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
SONYA STEPHENSPRESIDENT
Officer
39.75$0
COURTNEY STOMBOCKVP FOR PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES
Officer
39.75$0
MARC MONTHEARD VP SECURITYOPERATIONS & STUDENT SERVICES
Officer
39.75$0
TIM ROGERSVP & DIR. OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Officer
39.75$0
HANNAH WESTLEYDEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
39.75$0
MARIE-LAURE NAVE EVP FINANCE& ADMINISTRATION (SINCE AUG. 2024)
Officer
39.75$0
VALERIE FODE EVP FINANCE& ADMINISTRATION (UNTIL AUG. 2024)
Officer
39.75$0
WADDICK DOYLEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
STEPHEN SAWYERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
DANIEL GUNNPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
JEAN-CHARLES KHLAUTDIR. OF ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$0
STEPHANIE BUISSONDIR. OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
40$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD ASTHALTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5.75$0
MARTIN AVIDANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
EUAN BAIRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.75$0
ELIZABETH BALLANTINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.75$0
ANDREW BATINOVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
GARTH BRAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
ELLIOTT BURDETTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.75$0
MELANIE CISSONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
BEATRICE COINTREAUTRUSTEE (UNTIL NOV. 2023)
Trustee or director
1.25$0
MARGARET CONKLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4.75$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
KRYSTIAN CZERNIECKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.25$0
CHRISTINA DE LABOUCHERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0
RAYMOND HENZE IIITRUSTEE (UNTIL MAY 2024)
Trustee or director
2.75$0
LEE HUEBNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
GILES KEMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
SILVER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
JANE ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
JACQUELINE ROUTIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
CAROL SUTTON LEWISTRUSTEE (FROM FEB. 2024)
Trustee or director
3.4$0
PHILIPPE TARTAVULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
DORIS JOAN DAUGHNEYCHAIRWOMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
14.75$0
ACHIM KLUBERVICE-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4.75$0
JOHN KLEINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4.75$0
BARBARA RENOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
7.75$0
SONYA STEPHENSPRESIDENT
Officer
39.75$0
VALERIE FODEEVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
39.75$0
MARC MONTHEARD VP SECURITYOPERATIONS & STUDENT SERVICES
Officer
39.75$0
TIM ROGERSVP & DIR. OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Officer
39.75$0
ROBERT JOHNSONVP IT (UNTIL MARCH 2024)
Officer
39.75$0
HANNAH WESTLEY DEAN OFACADEMIC AFFAIRS (FROM AUG. 2023)
Officer
39.75$0
JEAN-CHARLES KHLAUTDIR. OF ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$0
KILIAN ORDELHEIDEDIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH
Highest-paid employee
40$0
WADDICK DOYLEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
DANIEL GUNNPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
STEPHEN SAWYERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
CELESTE SCHENCKPRESIDENT (UNTIL JUNE 2022)
Former
0$0
WILLIAM FISHER DEAN OFACADEMIC AFFAIRS (UNTIL JULY 2023)
Former
0$0
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD ASTHALTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5.75$0
MARTIN AVIDANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
4$0
EUAN BAIRDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.75$0
ELIZABETH BALLANTINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.75$0
ANDREW BATINOVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
ELLIOTT BURDETTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
MELANIE CISSONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
BEATRICE COINTREAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.25$0
MARGARET CONKLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.25$0
SANDRA CRAIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
KRYSTIAN CZERNIECKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.25$0
CHRISTINA DE LABOUCHERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
RAYMOND HENZE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
LEE HUEBNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3.75$0
GILES KEMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2.75$0
SILVER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
7.75$0
JANE ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
JACQUELINE ROUTIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.75$0
PHILIPPE TARTAVULLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1.55$0
DORIS JOAN DAUGHNEYCHAIRWOMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
14.75$0
ACHIM KLUBERVICE-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
4.75$0
JOHN KLEINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4.75$0
BARBARA RENOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
7.75$0
VALERIE FODEEVP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
39.75$0
WILLIAM FISHERDEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
39.75$0
MARC MONTHEARD VP SECURITYOPERATIONS & STUDENT SERVICES
Officer
39.75$0
TIM ROGERSVP & DIR. OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Officer
39.75$0
SONYA STEPHENSPRESIDENT (FROM SEPTEMBER 2022)
Officer
39.75$0
WADDICK DOYLEPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
STEPHEN SAWYERPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
CLAUDIO PIANIPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
SUSAN BARICHELLAPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
BRIAN SCHIFFPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$0
CELESTE SCHENCKPRESIDENT (UNTIL JUNE 2022)
Former
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
502, DENVER, CO 80206-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SONYA STEPHENS, 129 RUE DE LUNIVERSITE, PARIS, 75007, FR
Signed the 990
MARIE-LAURE NAVE, CFO & VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN.
Phone
(014) 062-0700
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

THE AMERICAN UNVERSITY OF PARIS, INC. (AUP) IS A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES, MIDDLE STATES ACCREDITED.

990 for the year ended July 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS SEEKING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BA & BS). THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IS 1,028 IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2025. AUP PROVIDES HOUSING TO STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE 1ST YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS WHOLLYOWNED ENTITY, SAS AUP HOUSING, WHICH WAS INCORPORATED IN JULY 2021 TOMANAGE THE STUDENT HOUSING ACTIVITY IN FRANCE.
    Expenses $32,967,808 · grants $6,276,144 · revenue $41,502,269
  • PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS SEEKING A MASTER'S DEGREE (MA & MS). THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IS 98 IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2025.
    Expenses $3,142,845 · grants $1,370,361 · revenue $4,161,474
  • OTHER AUXILIARY SERVICES AND STUDENT PROGRAMS
    revenue $1,961,111

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 July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025July 31, 2026December 15, 2026Not due yet
2024July 31, 2025December 15, 2025990 on file
2023July 31, 2024December 16, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
98-0013023
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
1983
Accounting year ends
July
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$101,552,142
Income (IRS master file)
$49,669,208

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990July 2025$49,636,435$49,756,486$101,552,142XML
990July 2024$48,647,779$47,672,702$86,279,646XML
990July 2023$40,068,572$42,674,613$89,285,976XML
990July 2022$37,266,316$38,518,701$71,593,986IRS
990July 2021–––IRS
990July 2020–––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 98-0013023).

Questions about THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC

What is the EIN of THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC is 98-0013023.
Is THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
Are donations to THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS 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 THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names SONYA STEPHENS.
Who are the officers and directors of THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC?
The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $49,636,435, expenses of $49,756,486 and total assets of $101,552,142 at year end.

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