Ave Maria University Inc
Ave Maria University Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $272,302,595
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $103,778,231
- +27.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,543,746
- +83.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $84,726,481
- +11.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ave Maria University Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ave Maria University Land Trust Ave Maria, FL | General Use | $49,169 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $272,302,595 | $103,778,231 | $84,726,481 | — | — | $3,543,746 |
| 2024 | $253,911,420 | $81,451,917 | $75,943,707 | — | — | $1,932,032 |
| 2023 | $246,761,373 | $72,587,422 | $70,134,466 | — | — | $1,130,590 |
| 2022 | $242,009,071 | $75,533,917 | $66,537,880 | — | — | $-1,256,463 |
| 2021 | $234,976,166 | $61,745,167 | $54,875,621 | $49,169 | 1 | $-548,707 |
| 2020 | $227,969,836 | $45,617,754 | $54,004,016 | — | — | $17,162 |
| 2019 | $235,120,449 | $53,627,060 | $53,845,112 | — | — | $7,147,830 |
About Ave Maria University Inc
Based on IRS filings
Ave Maria University Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ave Maria, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $272.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ave Maria University Inc is led by Mark Middendorf, President on every filing since 2022; 11 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Middendorf
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$389K (2023) → $507K (2025)
Patrick T. Rainey
Trustee & Chairman
Trustee → Trustee & Chairman, 2020
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick J. O'Connell
Senior Director of Development
Principal Gift Officer → Senior Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$163K (2019) → $234K (2025)
Dennis McCarthy
Director of Digital Platfo
Director of Digital Platforms → Director of Digital Platfo, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$198K (2024) → $219K (2025)
Anthony D'agostino
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bishop Frank J. Dewane
Trustee & Executive Officio
Trustee → Trustee & Executive Officio, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher G. Fahey
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denzil Samuels
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna M. Bradt
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul R. Roney
Trustee & Vice Chairman
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas S. Monaghan
Trustee & Chancellor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Hendershott
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deacon Steven Marcus
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Dolan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terrence O'Day
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Patton
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bishop Stephen Parkes
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Durand
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenny Wood
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lusant Ordonez
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Antonio Rea
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mosher
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr John Dominic Rasmussen
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Hallinan
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Dolan
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eugene Munin
Vice President Finance & General Counsel
Vice President Finance & CFO → Vice President Finance, CFO & General Counsel, 2024
Vice President Finance, CFO & General Counsel → Vice President Finance & General Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$141K (2019) → $241K (2025)
Roger Nutt
Provost
Vice President Academic Affairs → Provost, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$203K (2019) → $286K (2025)
Seana C. Sugrue
Vpaa
Political Science Professo → Vpaa, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$122K (2019) → $134K (2025)
Susan W. Gallagher
Cro
Vice President Marketing → Cro, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$148K (2023) → $198K (2025)
Dan Schreck
Cso
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$295K (2025)
Paul Husak
COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$379K (2024) → $333K (2025)
Steve Logan
CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$248K (2025)
David Costanzo
Senior Vice President Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$230K (2025)
Michael Kane
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (48)
- Former: Barbara B. Henkels (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Brent Johnson (2019–2024) — Vice President Enrollment
- Former: Daniel N. Mezzalingua (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Gabriel X. Martinez (2019–2024) — Business Inst. Associate Prof
- Former: Glory L. Sullivan (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: John V. Tippmann Sr. (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Joseph C. Canizaro (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Kimberly M. King (2019–2024) — Vice President Student Affairs
- Former: Michael To Timmis (2019–2024) — Trustee Emeritus
- Former: Ratchapol Dejthai (2019–2024) — Vice President It & CIO
- Former: Peter S. Whalen (2020–2024) — Associate Prof Mktg & Entrepre
- Former: Joseph P. Patterson (2021–2024) — Director of Athletics & Vice President Enrollment
- Former: Timothy J. Dockery (2022–2024) — Vice President Advancement
- Former: Julie K. Musselman (2023–2024) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Daniel James Hubert (2024) — Associate Provost for Inst. Effectiveness
- Former: Jim Thomas (2024) — Vice President Advancement
- Former: Margaret Wenzel (2024) — Senior Vice President Advancement
- Former: Bernadette Luca (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael A. Dauphinais (2019–2023) — Associate Theology Professor
- Former: Thomas P. Prince (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher P. Ice (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Michael Marsalli (2022–2023) — Professor
- Former: Sr John Dominic (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Travis R. Cutright (2022–2023) — Professor
- Former: Daniel J. Davy (2023) — Assistant Dean of Faculty
- Former: Jeffrey P. Fenuccio (2023) — Professor
- Former: Deacon John Jarvis (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin C. Rhoades (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Louis Argenta Dr (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mary L. Demetree (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Schwartz (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Walter Knysz Jr. DDS (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin G. Murphy (2022) — Vice President Marketing
- Former: Steven A. Long (2022) — Professor
- Former: Guy Smith (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: H. James Towey (2019–2021) — Former Amu President
- Former: Jennifer Kastroll (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Leigh-Anne Kazma (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sean Patrick Cardinal O'Malley (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Edward W. Easton (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cynthia A. Nelson (2020) — Senior Director, Principal Gifts & Programs
- Former: Arthur C. Brooks PhD (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brian P. Couch (2019) — Vice President Inst Advancement
- Former: Dennis John Grace (2019) — Special Assistant to President
- Former: Emilio Burillo (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John J. Ludden (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin J. Wiley (2019) — Senior Director Major Gifts
- Former: Patricia Flatley (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $507K, to Mark Middendorf (President). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ave Maria University Inc
How large is Ave Maria University Inc?
Ave Maria University Inc reported $272.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $103.8M.
What is Ave Maria University Inc?
Ave Maria University Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Ave Maria, FL. It holds $272.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ave Maria University Inc operate?
Ave Maria University Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Ave Maria University Inc's EIN?
Ave Maria University Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0482006. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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