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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AURORA UNIVERSITY

EIN 36-2166964 · Education (B430)

What they do

At Aurora University, Our Singular Goal is to Empower Students to Achieve Lasting Personal and Professional Success. We Do This By Being An Inclusive Community Dedicated to The Transformative Power of Learning. As A Teaching-centered Institution, We Encourage Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Discover What It Takes to Build Meaningful and Purposeful Lives.

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Of every $100 spent, about $86.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

83.35%of revenue went to mission work86.9% of expenses · Program services
1.07%of revenue went to fundraising1.1% of expenses
$95.96spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
11.54%of revenue went to management and office costs12.0% of expenses
$1.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
18.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $577,981 for SUSANA RIVERA-MILLS (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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.

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$184,679,910
Mission workProgram services$153,921,88483.35% of revenue86.9% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$21,310,66311.54% of revenue12.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$1,984,4561.07% of revenue1.1% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$7,462,9074.04% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$177,217,00395.96% 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: 86.9% mission · 12.0% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.96% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 13.2% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.92% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 11.8% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.65% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 10.9% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.80% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 88.8% mission · 10.1% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.61% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 9.9% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.32% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 88.4% mission · 10.1% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.17% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 11.1% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$184,679,910
Expenses$177,217,003
Annual surplus $7,462,907 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)$153,921,884 · 86.9% of expenses
Management and office costs$21,310,663 · 12.0% of expenses
Fundraising$1,984,456 · 1.1% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$184,679,910
Expenses$177,217,003
Assets$255,356,798
Income$205,734,108
Contributions$34,201,131
Mission work (program services)$153,921,884
Fundraising$1,984,456
Grants given$42,730
Average grant$14,243
Management and general$21,310,663
Stocks and bonds$49,909,790
Accounting fees$115,716
Investing fees$135,534
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
SUSANA RIVERA-MILLSPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $577,981Base $540,972 · Other $37,009
JEFFREY A KINGEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFIC · 40 hrs/week $394,606Base $348,603 · Other $46,003
SHARON W MAXWELLTREASURER & SVP FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $334,308Base $306,594 · Other $27,714
DEBORAH MAUESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $329,569Base $291,121 · Other $38,448
DONALD BEEBEHEAD FOOTBALL COACH · 40 hrs/week $314,294Base $275,154 · Other $39,140
JOHN ANDREW PRALLFORMER VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $305,780Base $287,486 · Other $18,294
MARGARET HOWESSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $292,836Base $260,768 · Other $32,068
REBECCA L SHERRICKFORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT $185,658
REBECCA FLAMINIOBOARD SECRETARY & SR EXEC ASST/BOARD PROFESSIONAL · 40 hrs/week $172,113Base $145,881 · Other $26,232

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

SUSANA RIVERA-MILLSPRESIDENT

JEFFREY A KINGEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFIC

SHARON W MAXWELLTREASURER & SVP FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE

DEBORAH MAUESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING

DONALD BEEBEHEAD FOOTBALL COACH

JOHN ANDREW PRALLFORMER VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

MARGARET HOWESSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

REBECCA L SHERRICKFORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

REBECCA FLAMINIOBOARD SECRETARY & SR EXEC ASST/BOARD PROFESSIONAL

LINNEA WINDELTRUSTEE

JOHN D AMMONSCHAIR

MARYMARGARET SHARP-PUCCITRUSTEE

MATTHEW CANNONTRUSTEE

MYRON J RESNICKTRUSTEE

RONALD HEMTRUSTEE

SCOTT PALMERTRUSTEE

THOMAS CHOICETRUSTEE

KAY PAGETRUSTEE

JONATHAN BIRKEYTRUSTEE

AMIR KIRKWOODTRUSTEE

JJ KINAHANTRUSTEE

JAMES A BYRD JRTRUSTEE

HILARY K BRENNANTRUSTEE

DOUGLAS J CRAFTTRUSTEE

CHARLES B DOSSTRUSTEE

CHAD A DEKINGVICE CHAIR

BRIAN KONENTRUSTEE

AUSTIN DEMPSEYTRUSTEE

ANN SHEETSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1941
Location
347 S GLADSTONE AVE, AURORA, IL 60506-4877
County
Kane
In care of
% SHARON MAXWELL
Primary officer
SHARON MAXWELL, SR. VP FOR BUS & FIN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(630) 892-6431

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
NTEE classification
Education (B430)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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