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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

EIN 47-0376583 · Education (B430)

What they do

Creighton University is A Catholic and Jesuit Comprehensive University Committed to Excellence In Its Selected Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Programs. As Catholic, Creighton is Dedicated to The Pursuit of Truth In All Its Forms and is Guided By The Living Tradition of The Catholic Church. As Jesuit, Creighton Participates In The Tradition of The Society of Jesus Which Provides An Integrating Vision of The World That Arises Out of The Knowledge and Love of Jesus Christ. As Comprehensive, Creightons Education Embraces Several Colleges and Professional Schools and is Directed to The Intellectual, Social, Spiritual, Physical and Recreational Aspects of Students Lives and to The Promotion of Justice. Creighton Exists for Students and Learning. Members of The Creighton Community Are Challenged to Reflect On Transcendent Values, Including Their Relationship With God, In An Atmosphere of Freedom of Inquiry, Belief and Religious Worship.

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Of every $100 spent, about $70.70 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.

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

They name their leaders60 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.23%of revenue went to mission work70.7% of expenses · Program services
1.13%of revenue went to fundraising1.3% of expenses
$85.21spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
23.85%of revenue went to management and office costs28.0% of expenses
$3.12in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
16.4%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 $3,997,008 for GREGORY MCDERMOTT (ATHLETIC COACH). 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$818,149,970
Mission workProgram services$492,758,58660.23% of revenue70.7% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$195,145,32323.85% of revenue28.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$9,241,4651.13% of revenue1.3% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$121,004,59614.79% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$697,145,37485.21% 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: 70.7% mission · 28.0% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.21% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 26.8% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.55% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 27.3% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.12% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 26.7% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.29% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 71.3% mission · 27.2% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.89% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 27.5% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.12% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 71.1% mission · 27.4% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.96% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 71.0% mission · 27.7% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.37% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$818,149,970
Expenses$697,145,374
Annual surplus $121,004,596 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)$492,758,586 · 70.7% of expenses
Management and office costs$195,145,323 · 28.0% of expenses
Fundraising$9,241,465 · 1.3% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$818,149,970
Expenses$697,145,374
Assets$2,174,543,732
Income$985,127,874
Contributions$133,842,189
Mission work (program services)$492,758,586
Fundraising$9,241,465
Grants given$1,650,009
Average grant$18,750
Management and general$195,145,323
Stocks and bonds$801,777,906
Accounting fees$312,666
Investing fees$9,855,182
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
GREGORY MCDERMOTTATHLETIC COACH · 40 hrs/week $3,997,008Base $3,934,580 · Other $62,428
NICHOLAS TOWNLEY MDPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $1,171,242Base $1,138,027 · Other $33,215
JOHN SCHMIDT MDPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $1,118,556Base $1,069,049 · Other $49,507
ROBERT DUNLAYDEAN, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 40 hrs/week $896,181Base $855,307 · Other $40,874
TERRANCE ZACH MDPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $676,112Base $631,888 · Other $44,224
DAVID BROOKS MDPROFESSOR · 40 hrs/week $622,224Base $573,082 · Other $49,142
MARDELL WILSONPROVOST · 40 hrs/week $550,183Base $452,934 · Other $97,249
JAN MADSENEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $487,996Base $462,141 · Other $25,855
JAMES S JANSEN JDGENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $407,951Base $364,239 · Other $43,712
AMY WILSONFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $373,524Base $272,641 · Other $100,883
MATT GERARDVICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS · 40 hrs/week $363,973Base $314,890 · Other $49,083
BRIDGET KEEGANDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES · 40 hrs/week $303,698Base $282,803 · Other $20,895

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (60)

GREGORY MCDERMOTTATHLETIC COACH

NICHOLAS TOWNLEY MDPROFESSOR

JOHN SCHMIDT MDPROFESSOR

ROBERT DUNLAYDEAN, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

TERRANCE ZACH MDPROFESSOR

DAVID BROOKS MDPROFESSOR

MARDELL WILSONPROVOST

JAN MADSENEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

JAMES S JANSEN JDGENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY

AMY WILSONFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE

MATT GERARDVICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

BRIDGET KEEGANDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

MARK LATTA DMDFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE

EVAN T ROBINSONFORMER KEY EMPLOYEE

JOHN J JESSE IIITREASURER

DEREK SCOTTASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

MR TODD FOJEDIRECTOR

MR SCOTT C HEIDERDIRECTOR

MR WILLIAM ROEDIRECTOR

MR WILLIAM J FOX JDDIRECTOR

MS ANN SCHMITTDIRECTOR

MS BETH LENKEDIRECTOR

MS CATHERINE L HUGHESDIRECTOR

MS DIANE K DURENDIRECTOR, CHAIR

MS JANIS ORLOWSKI MDDIRECTOR

MS JOSIE ABBOUDDIRECTOR

MS KAREN VAN DYKEDIRECTOR

MS KARRIN TAYLOR ROBSON JDDIRECTOR

MS LINDA HUNTDIRECTOR

MS SHARON HARPERDIRECTOR

MS SUSAN HADDIXDIRECTOR

MS WENDE KOTOUCDIRECTOR

REV CASEY BEAUMIER SJDIRECTOR

REV DANIEL S HENDRICKSON SJPRESIDENT

REV MATTHEW E CARNES SJDIRECTOR

REV NICHOLAS SANTOS SJ PHDDIRECTOR

REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJDIRECTOR

MR THOMAS BARRYDIRECTOR

MR CHRIS ELIASDIRECTOR

MR CHRIS J MURPHYDIRECTOR

MR CLARK LAURITZENDIRECTOR

MR DEREK LEATHERSDIRECTOR

MR DONALD E MONTGOMERY JDDIRECTOR

MR ERIC KEENDIRECTOR

MR JAMES BLACKLEDGEDIRECTOR

MR JERRY CROUSEDIRECTOR

MR JIM SIMPSONDIRECTOR

MR JOHN GRAHAMDIRECTOR

MR KENNY ROCKERDIRECTOR

MR KEVIN TRAVERSDIRECTOR

MR LEE GRAVESDIRECTOR

MR MARK H RAUENHORSTDIRECTOR

MR MARK R WALTERDIRECTOR

MR MARK W HENKELSDIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

MR MELVIN PALALAYDIRECTOR

MR MIKE FINLEYDIRECTOR

MR RICHARD T KIZERDIRECTOR

MR ROBERT GREENWOODDIRECTOR

MR ROBERT REED JRDIRECTOR

MR TOBIN A SCHROPPDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1935
Location
2500 CALIFORNIA PLAZA, OMAHA, NE 68178-0133
County
Douglas
In care of
% TOM ORZAIC
Primary officer
Jan Madsen, Executive Vice President

How to reach them

Filing and classification

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

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