Bucknell University (EIN 240772407) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1846

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

John C Bravman

Phone

5705771138

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

Bucknell University, founded in 1846, is a major nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $423.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 12% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $384.0M left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

Bucknell is a unique national university where liberal arts and professional programs complement each other.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $39,331,786

Program Service Revenue $292,521,056

Investment Income $84,264,266

Other Revenue $7,508,864

TOTAL REVENUE $423,625,972

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $91,088,857

Salaries & Benefits $173,353,915

Fundraising Expenses $13,859,530

Program Expenses $329,063,620

Other Expenses $119,383,880

TOTAL EXPENSES $383,997,561

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$423,625,972	$378,989,380	+0.1%
Expenses	$383,997,561	$357,037,930	+0.1%
Net Income	$39,628,411	$21,951,450	+0.8%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

3590

Volunteers

861

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$6,323,397

Total Directors

$1,295,830

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
John Bravman	President	40.00	Officer Director	$1,067,924	$227,906	$1,295,830
Nathan Davis	Coach-M.Basketball	40.00		$545,012	$19,841	$564,853
Scott Rosevear	VP-Advancement	40.00	Officer	$451,447	$106,531	$557,978
Param Bedi	VP and COO	40.00	Officer	$454,826	$100,817	$555,643
Karin Rilley	General Counsel	40.00	Officer	$433,939	$82,495	$516,434
Nicole Whitehead	VP-Talent & HR	40.00	Officer	$417,354	$45,852	$463,206
Raquel Alexander	Former Dean-Management	40.00		$270,986	$182,220	$453,206
Margot Vigeant	Interim Provost	40.00	Officer	$340,618	$102,039	$442,657
E Mermann-Jozwiak	Former Provost	40.00		$356,828	$81,032	$437,860
Lisa Keegan	VP-Enrollment	40.00	Officer	$385,766	$47,873	$433,639
Karl Voss	Dean-Arts and Sciences	40.00		$265,540	$118,772	$384,312
Jermaine Truax	VP-Athletics	40.00	Officer	$289,640	$85,775	$375,415
Robert Midkiff	Former VP-Strategy	40.00		$288,428	$52,147	$340,575
Heather Johns	VP-Communicatio	40.00	Officer	$280,000	$58,012	$338,012
Cindy Guthrie	Interim Dean-Management	40.00		$300,067	$30,562	$330,629
Brad Putman	Dean-Engineering	40.00		$295,803	$32,580	$328,383
David Cecchini	Coach-Football	40.00		$234,023	$93,118	$327,141
Ankur Pareek	Professor	40.00		$255,543	$57,194	$312,737
Joe Wilck	Professor	40.00		$248,579	$61,204	$309,783
Eileen Petula	Former VP - Fin and Admin	40.00		$280,170	$28,896	$309,066
John Griffin	Coach-M.Basketball	40.00		$241,392	$44,837	$286,229
Kathleen Graham	AVP-Advancement	40.00	Officer	$213,490	$44,085	$257,575
Josh Grill	AVP-Advancement	40.00	Officer	$188,429	$56,013	$244,442
Jeffrey Loss	AVP-Facilities	40.00	Officer	$199,032	$44,445	$243,477
Elizabeth Stewart	AVP-Treas/Contr	40.00	Officer	$206,876	$33,222	$240,098
Carol Kennedy	Secretary	40.00	Officer	$199,379	$30,640	$230,019
Amy Badal	Dean of Students	40.00		$190,976	$27,922	$218,898
Erin Jablonski	FMR Interim Dean-Engineering	40.00		$164,093	$29,485	$193,578
Vernes Edghill-Walden	VP-Equity & Inc	40.00	Officer	$119,876	$9,096	$128,972
Christopher O'Brien	Chairman	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Annie Seibold Drapeau	Vice Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Steven Kohn	Vice Chair	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Garry Thaniel	Secretary	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Laureen Leptinsky Costa	Asst Secretary	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Neely Ainslie	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dawn Becker	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Keren Bergman	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
J Frank Brown	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Buchholz	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Frank Davis	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Cadette Detwiler	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Dominguez	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brenda Earl	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Makoto Fujimura	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Martin Gilliard	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Gilligan	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eugene Gorab	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sunil Gulati	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Donald Isken	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alexandra Ahrens Jung	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bridget LaCroix Lecky	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jordan Leiser	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Speer Miles	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Samuel Nana-Sinkam Jr	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Perricelli	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Reynolds	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laurie Schmidt	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Frank Schoeneman	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Erika Stanat	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kecia Thomas	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Uebele	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kathryn Boselli Vizas	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Audra Wilson	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robin Gale Zafirovski	Trustee	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$423,625,972	$383,997,561	$1,744,423,493	$39,628,411
2023	$378,989,380	$357,037,930	$1,678,403,221	$21,951,450
2022	$288,902,813	$335,022,662	$1,651,590,991	$-46,119,849
2021	$331,765,475	$307,999,875	$1,702,706,536	$23,765,600
2020	$330,771,712	$298,948,333	$1,432,401,486	$31,823,379
2019	$340,914,511	$302,979,979	$1,417,140,021	$37,934,532
2018	$316,301,298	$302,572,084	$1,388,471,110	$13,729,214

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