SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (EIN 910565006) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1891

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Eduardo M Penalver

Phone

2062966150

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, founded in 1891, is a major nonprofit that reported $520.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 14% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $103.0M, a strong 20% operating margin.

Mission

Seattle University, an institution of higher education, is dedicated to educating the whole person, to professional formation, and to empowering leaders for a just and humane world.

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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 (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $147,598,091

Program Service Revenue $354,346,946

Investment Income $17,817,951

Other Revenue $748,880

TOTAL REVENUE $520,511,868

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $136,582,265

Salaries & Benefits $193,702,655

Fundraising Expenses $5,602,475

Program Expenses $354,513,629

Other Expenses $87,241,328

TOTAL EXPENSES $417,526,248

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$520,511,868	$455,110,469	+0.1%
Expenses	$417,526,248	$400,285,206	+0.0%
Net Income	$102,985,620	$54,825,263	+0.9%

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

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

4121

Volunteers

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

$5,346,878

Total Directors

$1,081,950

Key Employees

$2,617,743

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Eduardo Penalver	President and Board Member	37.5	Officer Director	$822,488	$34,834	$857,322
Shane Martin	Provost	37.5	Officer	$479,075	$43,711	$522,786
Anthony Varona	Dean, School of Law	37.5	Key Emp	$371,431	$41,197	$412,628
Christopher Malins	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	37.5	Officer	$353,356	$34,642	$387,998
Charles O'Kelley	Professor, Law	37.5	Highest	$340,347	$43,768	$384,115
Christopher Victor	Head Coach, Men's Basketball	37.5	Highest	$329,221	$52,241	$381,462
Joseph Phillips	Dean, Albers Sch of Bus and Econ	37.5	Key Emp	$329,374	$36,762	$366,136
Edgardo Gonzalez	VP, Advancement Services	37.5	Officer	$313,231	$52,140	$365,371
Mary Petersen	VP and University Counsel; Corp Secretary	37.5	Officer	$312,714	$44,815	$357,529
Melore Nielsen	Vice Provost for Enrollment Management	37.5	Officer	$265,038	$82,510	$347,548
Butch de Castro	Dean, College of Nursing	37.5	Key Emp	$298,156	$40,389	$338,545
Christopher Van Liew	Vice President for Strategic Initiatives	37.5	Officer	$256,418	$78,408	$334,826
Brooke Coleman	Professor, Law	37.5	Highest	$289,497	$42,250	$331,747
Amit Shukla	Dean, College of Science and Engineering	37.5	Key Emp	$281,801	$41,266	$323,067
Sharon Fink	Director of Athletics	37.5	Key Emp	$269,122	$46,509	$315,631
Steven Bender	Professor, Law	37.5	Highest	$263,405	$38,456	$301,861
Cynthia Dillard	Dean, College of Education	37.5	Key Emp	$254,642	$40,148	$294,790
Jerron Lowe	Vice President, Human Resources	37.5	Officer	$265,680	$28,916	$294,596
Deirdre Bowen	Associate Professor, Law	37.5	Highest	$258,691	$35,642	$294,333
Alvin Sturdivant	Vice Provost for Student Development	37.5	Officer	$257,821	$35,115	$292,936
Travis Nation	Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer	37.5	Officer	$250,381	$34,604	$284,985
Laura Spitz	Vice Provost of Global Engagement	37.50	Officer	$250,483	$34,191	$284,674
Monica Ingram	Vice Provost for Enrollment Management	37.5	Officer	$253,342	$22,152	$275,494
David Powers	Former Dean, College of Arts and Sciences	37.5		$243,512	$24,744	$268,256
Natasha Martin	Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion	37.5	Officer	$219,282	$35,493	$254,775
Scott McClellan	Vice President for University Affairs	37.5	Officer	$207,836	$42,109	$249,945
Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos	Vice President of Mission Integration	37.5	Officer	$201,596	$34,497	$236,093
Sarah Watstein	Dean, Lemieux Library	37.5	Key Emp	$193,914	$27,109	$221,023
David Lance	Associate Provost and Chief of Staff	37.5	Key Emp	$185,571	$0	$185,571
James Willette	Vice Provost for Student and Campus Life	37.5	Key Emp	$160,352	$0	$160,352
Arturo Araujo SJ	Assoc Professor, Art & Art History; Board Member	37.50	Director	$87,098	$0	$87,098
Eric Watson SJ	Assoc Professor, Chemistry; Board Member	0.5	Director	$82,820	$0	$82,820
Robert Grimm SJ	Counselor, Jesuit, and Board Member	37.50	Director	$52,208	$0	$52,208
Paul Fitzgerald SJ	Board Member	0.5	Director	$1,850	$0	$1,850
Patrick Kennedy	Board Member	0.5	Director	$652	$0	$652
Kathleen Aikenhead	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Alokolaro	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Fernando Alvarez-Lara SJ	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Blume	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Maureen Brotherton	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laury Bryant	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Burcham	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Callans	Board Chair	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Brenda Christensen	Board Member	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anita Crawford-Willis	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Melvin Flowers	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Galvin	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Valerie Gorder	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Russell Hagen	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Drew Herdener	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Richard Jones	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Steve Knight	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tod Leiweke	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joe Manca	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jason Oliver	Board Vice Chair	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Charles Porter	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mala Raman	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Fred Rivera	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Rothrock	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Sawyer	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lucas Sharma SJ	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ana White	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ezra Teshome	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ruth Tressel	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Vassall II	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Xiujuan Eva Zhao	Board Member	0.5	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
2025	$520,511,868	$417,526,248	$1,107,131,106	$102,985,620
2024	$455,110,469	$400,285,206	$971,466,289	$54,825,263
2023	$349,870,682	$372,559,090	$904,395,345	$-22,688,408
2022	$384,624,846	$351,276,919	$911,418,859	$33,347,927
2021	$388,497,065	$311,894,506	$948,615,677	$76,602,559
2020	$370,909,912	$333,196,840	$792,238,831	$37,713,072
2019	$353,689,800	$328,161,799	$758,485,233	$25,528,001
2018	$328,949,063	$320,656,213	$733,212,245	$8,292,850

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY