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Robert Morris University

Public charity · Grantmaker Moon Township, PA EIN: 25-1120678 Website
AcademicsEducationGraduate and professional education

Our mission at Robert Morris University is to be the gateway to engaged, productive, and successful careers and lives.

Robert Morris University at a glance

Total assets
$247,112,473
-4.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$175,380,272
+4.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$4,828,894
+41.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$181,897,215
+2.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Robert Morris University funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Pittsburgh

How Robert Morris University gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+1%). 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$60K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2019) to $44K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Need Pittsburgh, PAFinancial Aid to Minority Students$44,000
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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$247,112,473$175,380,272$181,897,215——$4,828,894
2024$257,286,537$168,434,700$177,582,189$44,0001$3,417,351
2023$267,811,303$155,704,363$165,543,535$43,4001$659,771
2022$269,723,396$167,626,695$165,833,852$43,4001$4,446,805
2021$284,845,897$165,085,372$164,470,280$43,4001$2,502,516
2020$277,505,216$177,880,391$169,056,500$43,4001$3,255,458
2019$279,069,321$183,958,215$176,083,523$43,4001$2,064,620

About Robert Morris University

Based on IRS filings

Robert Morris University is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Moon Township, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $247.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $4.8M.

Focus Areas

AcademicsEducationGraduate and professional education

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert Morris University is led by Michelle Patrick, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 17 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michelle Patrick

    President

    Dean & Sbus → Interim President, 2022

    Interim President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $235K (2019) → $588K (2025)

  • Mark Popovich

    Chair

    Trustee → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan O'Brien

    Chair

    Trustee → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Peng

    Director, Mba Program & Acctg Professor

    Dept Head, Tax & Accounting → Acting Mba Director, 2023

    Acting Mba Director → Director, Mba Program & Acctg Professor, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $203K (2020) → $221K (2025)

  • Christopher King

    Vice President & Director of Athletics

    On filings since 2021

    50 hrs/week

    $252K (2021) → $261K (2025)

  • David Malone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Cunningham

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Claus

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerald Delon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Colbert

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Schott

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Boughner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Kelly

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Rooks

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Nicola

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew S. Toole

    Head Basketball Coach

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $400K (2019) → $424K (2025)

  • Derya A. Jacobs

    Senior Vice President Corp Relations & Strategic Initiatives

    Senior Vice President Corp Rel & Strat Init → Senior Vice President Corp Rel. & Strat. Init., 2023

    Senior Vice President Corp Rel. & Strat. Init. → Senior Vice President Corp Relations & Strategic Initiatives, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $297K (2019) → $300K (2025)

  • Lois D. Bryan

    Professor of Accounting

    Senior Associate Dean & Sbus → Professor of Accounting, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2019) → $208K (2025)

  • Perry F. Roofner

    Chief Facilities Officer

    Vice President for Facilities → Vice President & Facilities, 2022

    Vice President & Facilities → Chief Facilities Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $229K (2019) → $230K (2025)

  • Renee T. Cavalovitch

    Vice President & General Counsel

    Vice President & General Counsel → General Counsel, 2021

    General Counsel → Vice President & General Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $282K (2019) → $292K (2025)

  • Jill Kurp

    Chief Academic Outreach & Impact Officer

    Dept Head & Marketing → Chief Acad. Outreach & Impact Officer, 2023

    Chief Acad. Outreach & Impact Officer → Chief Academic Outreach & Impact Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $220K (2022) → $249K (2025)

  • Prasad Vemala Venkata

    Professor of Management

    Acting Dean & School Business → Interim Dean & School Business, 2023

    Interim Dean & School Business → Professor of Management, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $209K (2022) → $222K (2025)

  • Daria Crawley

    Dean, School of Business & Stem

    Acting Associate Dean & Sch. of Bus. → Acting Associate Dean & School of Business, 2024

    Acting Associate Dean & School of Business → Dean, School of Business & Stem, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $217K (2023) → $236K (2025)

  • Keith Roeper

    Vice President, Business Affairs & Treasurer

    Chief Accg Officer & Controller → Vice President, Business Affairs & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $135K (2023) → $238K (2025)

  • Nadine Englert

    Dean, College of Health & Human Sciences

    Int. Dean, Nsg, Edu & Hum. Stud. → Int Dean, School Nursing, Edu & Human Studies, 2024

    Int Dean, School Nursing, Edu & Human Studies → Dean, College of Health & Human Sciences, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $219K (2023) → $234K (2025)

  • Carl Ross

    Professor of Nursing

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $213K (2024) → $217K (2025)

  • Joseph J. Piccirilli

    Chief Acctg Officer & Controller

    CAO & Controller → Chief Acctg Officer & Controller, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $126K (2025)

  • Lisa Hernandez

    Vice President, People & Culture

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    $211K (2024) → $209K (2025)

  • Joseph Zimmer

    Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $284K (2025)

  • Clarence Dozier

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (70)
  • Former: Melissa A. Micco (2019–2024) — Vice President, Bus Affairs & Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin Hearn (2022–2024) — Former Vice President & Enrollment Management
  • Former: Jacqueline Travisano (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Hain (2024) — Assistant Controller
  • Former: Ping Wang (2024) — Professor of Cis
  • Former: Carrie Coghill (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Charles Homan (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Cheryl Walker (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Christine Bryant (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: David Lancia (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Harry Behling (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey A. Listwak (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President, Bus Aff & Treasurer
  • Former: John Michalenko (2019–2023) — Vice President & Student Life
  • Former: John Waldron (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Karen Larrimer (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Katie Jacobs (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kolia O'Conner (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Dicuccio (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Maria V. Kalevitch (2019–2023) — Dean, Eng, Math & Sci.
  • Former: Mark Pallone (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Ann Rafoth (2019–2023) — Former Provost & Senior Vice President Acad.
  • Former: Michael Smith (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Archer (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robin Sanders (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen Van Oss (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Hunley (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Rochelle Stachel (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Armando Ocando (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Amjad Ali (2022–2023) — Dean Info Hum & Soc Sci.
  • Former: Charles Hammel (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeanne Baugh (2023) — Professor, Comptroller & Info Systems
  • Former: Jonathan Potts (2023) — Vice President, Pub. & Mktg.
  • Former: Christopher V. Howard (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Leroy Ball (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephen Klemash (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Elizabeth Powers (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Chuck Hammel (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: John Lucot (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rande Somma (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: David Meyers (2022) — Dean, Nsg, Edu & Hum. Stud.
  • Former: Derek Schooley (2022) — Head Coach & Director Hockey Ops.
  • Former: Barbara McNees (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Charles J. Buscaglia (2019–2021) — Head Basketball Coach
  • Former: Frank Molinero (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Gerd Mueller (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: James Bouchard (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: James Rudolph (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey Broadhurst (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: John Viehman (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Nick Prater (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Norman Mitry (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Patricia Rooney (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Peggy M. Outon (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Richard Harshman (2019–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Robert Rogers (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Theresa Scheetz (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Sterling (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Welling Fruehauf (2019–2021) — Emeritus Trustee
  • Former: David L. Jamison (2019–2020) — Provost & Senior Vice President
  • Former: George W. Semich (2019–2020) — Interim Dean & Snehs
  • Former: Jay T. Carson (2019–2020) — Former Officer
  • Former: Wendy C. Beckemeyer (2019–2020) — Vice President Enrollment
  • Former: Craig S. Coleman (2019) — Athletic Director
  • Former: Dan W. Kiener (2019) — Former Officer
  • Former: David R. Majka (2019) — Vice President, Planning & Administrator
  • Former: Ellen G. Wieckowski (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Gary Sokulski (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory Spencer (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Victor Gregovits (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

Michelle Patrick — President: $588KMichelle PatrickPresident$588KAndrew S Toole — Head Basketball Coach (Men): $424KAndrew S TooleHead Basketball Coach (Men)$424KDerya a Jacobs — Sr VP Corp Relations, Strategic Initiatives: $300KDerya a JacobsSr VP Corp Relations, Strategic…$300KRenee T Cavalovitch — VP and General Counsel: $292KRenee T CavalovitchVP and General Counsel$292KJoseph Zimmer — Provost & VP of Academic Affairs: $284KJoseph ZimmerProvost & VP of Academic Affairs$284KChristopher King — VP & Director of Athletics: $261KChristopher KingVP & Director of Athletics$261KJill Kurp — Chief Academic Outreach & Impact Officer: $249KJill KurpChief Academic Outreach &…$249KKeith Roeper — VP, Business Affairs & Treasurer: $238KKeith RoeperVP, Business Affairs & Treasurer$238KDaria Crawley — Dean, School of Business & STEM: $236KDaria CrawleyDean, School of Business & STEM$236KNadine Englert — Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences: $234KNadine EnglertDean, College of Health and…$234KPerry F Roofner — Chief Facilities Officer: $230KPerry F RoofnerChief Facilities Officer$230KPrasad Vemala Venkata — Professor of Management: $222KPrasad Vemala VenkataProfessor of Management$222KJacob Peng — Director, MBA Program & Acctg Professor: $221KJacob PengDirector, MBA Program & Acctg…$221KCarl Ross — Professor of Nursing: $217KCarl RossProfessor of Nursing$217KLisa Hernandez — VP, People & Culture: $209KLisa HernandezVP, People & Culture$209KLois Bryan — Professor of Accounting: $208KLois BryanProfessor of Accounting$208KJoseph Piccirilli — Chief Acctg Officer & Controller: $126KJoseph PiccirilliChief Acctg Officer & Controller$126K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $588K, to Michelle Patrick (President). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Robert Morris University

How large is Robert Morris University?

Robert Morris University reported $247.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $175.4M.

What is Robert Morris University?

Robert Morris University is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Moon Township, PA. It holds $247.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Robert Morris University operate?

Robert Morris University has awarded grants in Pennsylvania, South Carolina.

What is Robert Morris University's EIN?

Robert Morris University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1120678. 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

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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