GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1923

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

BRENT WHITE

Phone

4154427859

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY, founded in 1923, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $48.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $59.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 22% operating deficit.

Mission

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY PREPARES INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD AND SERVE BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PRACTICE-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN LAW, TAXATION, BUSINESS AND RELATED PROFESSIONS - AS A NONPROFIT INSTITUTION - IN AN INNOVATIVE AND CHALLENGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $41,627,217 Revenue: $34,333,701

HIGHER EDUCATION IS THE UNIVERSITY'S SOLE MISSION AND PROGRAM. GGU OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT, AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN LAW, TAXATION, BUSINESS AND RELATED PROFESSIONS...

HIGHER EDUCATION IS THE UNIVERSITY'S SOLE MISSION AND PROGRAM. GGU OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT, AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN LAW, TAXATION, BUSINESS AND RELATED PROFESSIONS THROUGH COURSES OFFERED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ONLINE COURSES OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. FULL TIME ENROLLMENT (FTE) FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 WAS 5,781.

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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 $12,228,695

Program Service Revenue $34,306,675

Investment Income $1,572,061

Other Revenue $115,186

TOTAL REVENUE $48,222,617

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $5,588,338

Salaries & Benefits $30,083,397

Fundraising Expenses $1,102,373

Program Expenses $41,627,217

Other Expenses $23,383,340

TOTAL EXPENSES $59,055,075

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$48,222,617	$46,758,409	+0.0%
Expenses	$59,055,075	$63,540,917	-0.1%
Net Income	$-10,832,458	$-16,782,508	-0.4%

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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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

627

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

$922,654

Total Directors

Key Employees

$869,859

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
MELINDA A DUNN	CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHIP CONRADI	VICE CHAIR/SEC (THRU 12/12/24)	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NANCY TULLY	TRUSTEE & SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA MENDELSON	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS DIRKS	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT H PATTERSON	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCIS RYU	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BETTY YEE	TRUSTEE (THRU 10/1/24)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DIANE YU	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TUIJA CATALANO	TRUSTEE	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID FIKE	PRESIDENT	37.50	Officer	$533,453	$49,614	$583,067
ELAINE CLARK	VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN AND CFO	37.50	Officer	$297,068	$42,519	$339,587
MARK YATES	DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW	37.50	Key Emp	$266,868	$29,311	$296,179
NATHANIEL HINERMAN	DEAN, SCH OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES	37.50	Key Emp	$250,904	$40,170	$291,074
ROBERT SHOFFNER	EXEC DIR OF AGENO SCHOOL OF BUS	37.50	Key Emp	$259,743	$22,863	$282,606
COURTNEY BORTON	CHIEF MKTG/VP MKTG/ENROL(THRU 8/7/24)	37.50	Highest	$287,540	$10,677	$298,217
JOAQUIN GONZALES III	DEAN, GGU WORLDWIDE/VP, GLOB AFF	37.50	Highest	$252,726	$30,589	$283,315
DAVID LAMANNA	ASSOC VICE PROVOST FOR ACAD/STUDENT AFF	37.50	Highest	$216,613	$27,581	$244,194
CHRIS CARDILLO	ASSOC DEAN, SCH OF UNDERGRAD STUDIES	37.50	Highest	$197,873	$31,366	$229,239
MICHAEL KOPERSKI	EXEC DIR OF BUS SVC, FACIL & ADMIN	37.50	Highest	$196,913	$13,640	$210,553
BRENT WHITE	FORMER PROVOST/VP OF ACAD AFFAIRS	0.00		$110,000	$0	$110,000

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	$48,222,617	$59,055,075	$93,641,950	$-10,832,458
2024	$46,758,409	$63,540,917	$113,105,680	$-16,782,508
2023	$51,789,181	$64,430,060	$126,943,760	$-12,640,879
2022	$81,559,491	$61,783,142	$141,254,047	$19,776,349
2021	$69,893,732	$65,209,388	$142,840,704	$4,684,344
2020	$68,236,029	$69,855,819	$132,658,164	$-1,619,790
2019	$66,234,801	$72,631,920	$131,431,720	$-6,397,119
2018	$62,660,126	$62,970,685	$138,236,368	$-310,559