MERCY UNIVERSITY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MERCY UNIVERSITY

EIN 13-1967321 · Education (B420)

What they do

MERCY UNIVERSITY is COMMITTED to PROVIDING MOTIVATED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY to TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION BY OFFERING LIBERAL ARTS and PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN PERSONALIZED and HIGH QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, THUS PREPARING (SEE SCHEDULE O) STUDENTS to EMBARK ON REWARDING CAREERS, to CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES and to ACT ETHICALLY and RESPONSIBLY IN A CHANGING WORLD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders39 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

74.98%of revenue went to mission work79.8% of expenses · Program services

0.66%of revenue went to fundraising0.7% of expenses

$93.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

18.35%of revenue went to management and office costs19.5% of expenses

$3.39in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

7.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$227,950,801

Mission workProgram services$170,906,35874.98% of revenue79.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$41,822,42218.35% of revenue19.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,501,9320.66% of revenue0.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$13,720,0896.02% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$214,230,71293.98% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.8% mission · 19.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 18.2% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.54% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 18.9% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.80% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 19.6% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.29% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 81.3% mission · 17.7% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.26% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 18.1% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.20% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 79.8% mission · 19.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.47% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 18.7% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.28% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$227,950,801

Expenses$214,230,712

Annual surplus $13,720,089 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$170,906,358 · 79.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$41,822,422 · 19.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,501,932 · 0.7% of expenses

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Revenue$227,950,801

Expenses$214,230,712

Assets$726,585,185

Income$310,779,387

Contributions$17,251,294

Mission work (program services)$170,906,358

Fundraising$1,501,932

Management and general$41,822,422

Executive compensation (total)$2,799,961

Stocks and bonds$90,009,381

Accounting fees$226,200

Investing fees$1,297,422

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SUSAN PARISHPRESIDENT · 35 hrs/week $657,134Base $567,734 · Other $89,400

EVA FERNANDEZPROVOST (THRU 05/2025) · 35 hrs/week $540,720Base $467,399 · Other $73,321

THOMAS SIMMONDSVP, OPERATIONS & FACILITIES · 35 hrs/week $395,721Base $333,685 · Other $62,036

ADAM J CASTROVP, ADMISSIONS · 35 hrs/week $395,704Base $343,552 · Other $52,152

CAMILLE SHELLEYCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $361,989Base $283,902 · Other $78,087

KENYA BEARDDEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING · 35 hrs/week $361,300Base $287,711 · Other $73,589

JESSICA L HABERCHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 05/2025) · 35 hrs/week $348,648Base $296,100 · Other $52,548

KRISTEN M BURKEGENERAL COUNSEL/ACTING SECRETARY · 35 hrs/week $335,739Base $260,597 · Other $75,142

BRIAN AMKRAUT - VP WORKFORCECRED. & COMM. IMPACT (THRU 06/2025) · 35 hrs/week $333,747Base $231,730 · Other $102,017

BRETT CARROLL - CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 08/2024) · 35 hrs/week $319,355Base $288,146 · Other $31,209

BERNADETTE WADECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $317,423Base $239,185 · Other $78,238

KEVIN JOYCEVP, STUDENT AFFAIRS · 35 hrs/week $308,700Base $256,042 · Other $52,658

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (39)

SUSAN PARISHPRESIDENT

EVA FERNANDEZPROVOST (THRU 05/2025)

THOMAS SIMMONDSVP, OPERATIONS & FACILITIES

ADAM J CASTROVP, ADMISSIONS

CAMILLE SHELLEYCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

KENYA BEARDDEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING

JESSICA L HABERCHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 05/2025)

KRISTEN M BURKEGENERAL COUNSEL/ACTING SECRETARY

BRIAN AMKRAUT - VP WORKFORCECRED. & COMM. IMPACT (THRU 06/2025)

BRETT CARROLL - CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 08/2024)

BERNADETTE WADECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

KEVIN JOYCEVP, STUDENT AFFAIRS

PETER H WESTINTERIM PROVOST

SCORPIO K ROGERSVP, COMMUNITY RELATIONS & GOV

GENEVIEVE GULBRANDSENCONT. & ASST. TREAS. (AS OF 02/2024)

KRISTIN GREENWOODPROVOST AND SR. VP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

RICHARD AKS - INTERIMCFO (THRU 05/2025)/TRUSTEE

GARY BERNSTEINTRUSTEE

MICHELE A QUIROLOTRUSTEE

CARLOS S PASSITRUSTEE

SARAH A OCONNOR ESQTRUSTEE

JOSEPH GANTZCHAIRMAN

MICHAEL F HAYESTRUSTEE

PATRICIA BLACKMARTRUSTEE

ROBERT H NIEHAUSTRUSTEE

SUSAN M MAKLARITRUSTEE

VALERIE MASON CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE

MARLENE M TUTERATRUSTEE

JOSEPH P CARLUCCI ESQTRUSTEE

JOSEPH DEL TORO - CHIEFFINANCIAL OFFICER (AS OF 03/2025)

JOHN R THOMPSONTRUSTEE

JAMES M MCCORMICKTRUSTEE

JAMES B JENKINSTRUSTEE

GREGORY H WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

DAVID L JOHNSONTRUSTEE

CINDY V LOPEZVICE CHAIRMAN

CHRISTOPHER SOBECKITRUSTEE

BRUCE J HABERTRUSTEE

ALEX FERRARITRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1971
Location: 555 BROADWAY, DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522-1186
County: Westchester
In care of: % FINANCE DEPT
Primary officer: JOSEPH DEL TORO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(914) 674-7213

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B420)
IRS tax category: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

MERCY UNIVERSITY

MERCY UNIVERSITY

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