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John Carroll University

Public charity · Grantmaker University Heights, OH EIN: 34-0714681 Website

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, John Carroll University inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and throughout the world.

John Carroll University at a glance

Total assets
$629,703,784
+4.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$187,965,161
+9.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$14,487,037
-28.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$178,695,767
+4.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to John Carroll University

Who John Carroll University funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

ClevelandColumbusBedford

How John Carroll University gives

  • Giving fell 40% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2022) to $74K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohio Foundation of Independent College Columbus, OHAnnual Support$43,812
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$629,703,784$187,965,161$178,695,767——$14,487,037
2024$602,686,700$171,061,424$170,861,188——$20,260,653
2023$584,327,156$162,256,083$169,327,281——$7,370,302
2022$596,841,319$177,797,670$173,064,724$43,8121$12,988,158
2021$528,656,336$169,000,340$167,105,420$61,5214$9,517,348
2020$446,118,566$162,621,372$170,251,920$74,1312$3,832,972
2019$446,918,278$169,999,196$168,457,169$73,1812$8,092,377

About John Carroll University

Based on IRS filings

John Carroll University is a public charity focused on Education, based in University Heights, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $629.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $14.5M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John Carroll University is led by Alan R. Miciak, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 13 of 70 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan R. Miciak

    President

    Dean → Executive Vice President, 2021

    Executive Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $256K (2019) → $444K (2025)

  • William Bill Donnelly

    Chair of Board

    Director → Chair of Board, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ara A. Bagdasarian

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Barb Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce D. Jarosz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Dan Sansone

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Greg Skoda

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Hoddy Hanna III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jim Coyne

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jim Myers

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jim Winchester Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane B. Lambesis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Jeff Paravano

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin J. Embach Sj MD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Marty Connell SJ

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael B. Petras Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara J. Duganier

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Chris Kramer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Sample

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Dempsey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Mike Keresman III

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Tim Cavanagh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Tony Mazzella

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Tony Tricarichi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol J. Simon

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Ed Cooper III

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric H. Beck

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly B. Perzy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John L. Mastrantoni

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul M. Voinovich

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Ron Deneweth

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor B. Alexander

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian J. Mortellaro

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Gregg Muresan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jim Meathe

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • London L. Fletcher

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sean P. Nolan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annmarie P. Lyons

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Luecke

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason J. Therrien

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Meglin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa M. Zone

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Rick Adams

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita S. Carroll

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hal Jr Hawk

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Schmitt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann Chiarucci O'Brien

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Gagliano

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Chris Gessner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Dave Robinson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • F Michael Mike Covey III

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harley Magden

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irwin Haber

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Jim Moses

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lukas Laniauskas SJ

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Nicky Santos SJ

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Mullaney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Peck

    Vice President for Univ Mission & Identity

    Vice President of Mission & Identity → Vice President Mission & Identity, 2022

    Vice President Mission & Identity → Vice President for Univ Mission & Identity, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $127K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • William Elliott

    Professor

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $220K (2019) → $232K (2025)

  • Bonnie Gunzenhauser

    Vice President of Academic Affairs

    Dean of Arts & Science → Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, 2024

    Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs → Vice President of Academic Affairs, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $217K (2022) → $277K (2025)

  • Richard Daly

    Vice President for University Advancement

    Assistant Vice President Advancement → Vice President for University Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $197K (2022) → $181K (2025)

  • Elad Granot

    Dean of Boler College

    Dean of Boler College of Busin → Dean of Boler College, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2023) → $232K (2025)

  • Robert Connors

    Vice President Finance & Administration

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $168K (2023) → $233K (2025)

  • Carolyn Sorg

    Vice President of Enrollment & Marketing

    Vice President for Enrollment Management → Vice President of Enrollment & Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $204K (2025)

  • Colleen Treml

    General Counsel

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $197K (2024) → $202K (2025)

  • Melissa Cole

    Dean of the College of Health

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $266K (2024) → $285K (2025)

  • Brian Polian

    Vice President for Athletics & National Engagement

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $215K (2025)

  • Joanna Garcia

    Associate Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $208K (2025)

  • Michael Scanlan

    Vice President of University Advancement

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $181K (2025)

  • Nancy Benacci

    Vice Chair of Board

    Director → Vice Chair of Board, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (53)
  • Former: Albert Nagy (2019–2024) — Professor
  • Former: Teresa K. Lewandowski (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Terrence Ferus (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Steven Herbert (2021–2024) — Professor
  • Former: Sherri Crahen (2022–2024) — Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Former: Jeremiah Swetel (2023–2024) — Assistant Vice President Facilities & Auxiliary Svc
  • Former: Kevin Embach (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Henninger (2024) — Director
  • Former: Martin Connell (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Covey (2024) — Director
  • Former: Naomi Sigg (2024) — Vice President of Student Experience & Campus Belonging
  • Former: Walter Simmons (2024) — Professor
  • Former: Doreen Riley (2019–2023) — Vice President for Advancement
  • Former: Harold Hal F. Hawk Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Schuele (2019–2023) — Professor
  • Former: Mark G. Henninger Sj (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Johnson (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Stephanie Levenson (2019–2023) — Vice President Enrollment
  • Former: Lauri Strimkovsky (2021–2023) — Vice President Administrator & CFO
  • Former: Mark Sheldon (2023) — Professor
  • Former: Michael Covey (2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael J. L. Sheeran Sj (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael J. Merriman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Giacalone (2019–2022) — Professor
  • Former: William E. Kahl (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Larry Oskowski (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tiffany G. Green (2021–2022) — Vice President Diversity Equity Inclusion
  • Former: Mark McCarthy (2019–2021) — Vice President of Student Affairs
  • Former: Mary Jo Hogan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Robert Bloom (2019–2021) — Professor
  • Former: William J. O'Rourke Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Karl Kiser Sj (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Terence C. Sullivan (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Thomas B. Curran Sj (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: William A. Priemer (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Hareza Left (2020) — Executive Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Lauri Strimkovsky Start (2020) — Vice President Administrator & CFO
  • Former: Steven Herbert Start (2020) — Provost & Assistant Vice President
  • Former: Tiffany G. Green Start (2020) — Vice President Diversity Equity Inclusion
  • Former: Annette L. Haile (2019) — Director
  • Former: David M. O'Brien (2019) — Director
  • Former: David W. Short (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Hareza (2019) — Executive Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Evelyn Jenkins Gunn (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gerald F. Cavanagh Sj (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeanne M. Colleran PhD (2019) — Former Interim President
  • Former: Margaret Farrar (2019) — Dean
  • Former: Michele A. Kisthardt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Natalie Mazanowski Left (2019) — Vice President Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Richard J. Kramer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Richard Mausser (2019) — Former Vice President of Administration
  • Former: Robert W. Hostoffer DO (2019) — Director
  • Former: Stephen M. Todd (2019) — Director

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

Alan Miciak — President: $444KAlan MiciakPresident$444KMelissa Cole — Dean of the College of Health: $285KMelissa ColeDean of the College of Health$285KBonnie Gunzenhauser — Vice President of Academic Affairs: $277KBonnie GunzenhauserVice President of Academic…$277KRobert Connors — VP Finance & Administration: $233KRobert ConnorsVP Finance & Administration$233KWilliam Elliott — Professor: $232KWilliam ElliottProfessor$232KElad Granot — Dean of Boler College: $232KElad GranotDean of Boler College$232KBrian Polian — Vice President for Athletics and National Engagement: $215KBrian PolianVice President for Athletics…$215KJoanna Garcia — Associate Professor: $208KJoanna GarciaAssociate Professor$208KCarolyn Sorg — Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing: $204KCarolyn SorgVice President of Enrollment…$204KColleen Treml — General Counsel: $202KColleen TremlGeneral Counsel$202KMichael Scanlan — Vice President of University Advancement: $181KMichael ScanlanVice President of University…$181KRichard Daly — VP for University Advancement (END 8/2024): $181KRichard DalyVP for University Advancement…$181KEdward Peck — VP for Univ Mission & Identity: $145KEdward PeckVP for Univ Mission & Identity$145K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $444K, to Alan Miciak (President). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about John Carroll University

How large is John Carroll University?

John Carroll University reported $629.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $188.0M.

What is John Carroll University?

John Carroll University is a public charity focused on Education, based in University Heights, OH. It holds $629.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does John Carroll University operate?

John Carroll University has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is John Carroll University's EIN?

John Carroll University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0714681. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)

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