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Saint John's University

Public charity · Grantmaker Collegeville, MN EIN: 45-3656162 Website
Men and boysAcademicsEducationHigher education

Key facts about Saint John's University

EIN
45-3656162
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$563,776,745

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$563.8M

+4.3% YoY

Revenue

$177.7M

+30.3% YoY

Net Investment Income

$54.9M

+229.6% YoY

Expenses

$127.2M

-23.6% YoY

How Saint John's University gives

  • Giving grew 113032% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

About Saint John's University

Based on IRS filings

Saint John's University is a public charity focused on Men and boys, based in Collegeville, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $563.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $54.9M.

Focus Areas

Men and boysAcademicsEducationHigher education
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St. PaulCollegeville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M1 grants20191 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants20240 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2019) to $38.9M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $38.9M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$563,776,745$540,561,536$556,790,847
Revenue$177,677,023$136,311,138$140,291,117
Expenses$127,206,754$166,552,878$122,227,607
Net Investment Income$54,889,467$16,655,099$14,653,885

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Saint John's University is led by John Ross, Executive Director of Heritage Program on every filing since 2023; 8 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Ross

    Executive Director of Heritage Program

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $269K (2023) → $221K (2025)

  • Anthony Finnestad

    Executive Director of Culinary Services

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $133K (2025)

  • Leanne Stewart

    Trustee - Chair

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian McGrane

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chip Ray

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Beach Osb

    Trustee & Associate Professor

    Trustee, Associate Professor & Faculty Resident → Trustee & Associate Professor, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gretchen Agee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Martin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Forster

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Becker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Whalen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Melsen

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Soukup

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Skalicky

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aelred Senna Osb

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Schleif

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corie Barry

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Roberts

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jona Van Deun

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Myhran

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Porter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Dombovy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Reuter Osb

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michaela Hedican Osb

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Lasceski Osb

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Bonach

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edwin Torres

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Lescinski Csj

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nickolas Kleespie Osb

    Trustee & Chaplain

    Trustee & Chaplain Started Sept → Trustee & Chaplain, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    50 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Lies Csc

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy Plamann

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Nakasone

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Young

    Associate Vice President Institutional Advisor

    Associate Vice President Institutional Advisor → Associate Vice President Institutional Advancement, 2023

    Associate Vice President Institutional Advancement → Associate Vice President Institutional Advisor, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $155K (2025)

  • Richard Ice

    Provost

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $202K (2019) → $246K (2025)

  • Robert Culligan

    Vice President of Institutional Advancement

    Vice President of Institutional Advancement → Vice President of Institutional Advisor, 2022

    Vice President of Institutional Advisor → Vice President of Institutional Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $230K (2019) → $256K (2025)

  • Kara Kolomitz

    Chief Operating Officer

    Chief Operating Office Started → Chief Operating Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    50 hrs/week

    $250K (2024) → $327K (2025)

  • Carie Braun

    Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $137K (2025)

  • Jeremy Scegura

    Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $131K (2025)

  • Bennett Morgan

    Trustee - Vice Chair

    Trustee → Trustee - Vice Chair, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (61)
  • Former: Benedict Leuthner Osb (2019–2024) — Trustee-
  • Former: Philip Galanis (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Adamson (2019–2024) — Vice President of Finance & Admin.-Trea.
  • Former: Thomas Nicol (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Donald Neary (2020–2024) — Director, Western Region & Episc
  • Former: Michael Connolly (2021–2024) — Vice President of Student Development
  • Former: Daniel Scott (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jennifer Meyer (2022–2024) — CFO & Inv. Manager
  • Former: Mary Kramer (2022–2024) — Trustee-
  • Former: Mary Thompson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Erin Muckerheide (2023–2024) — Chief Hro
  • Former: Barbara Brandes (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Joe Hoesley (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Galanis (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: James Mullen (2021–2023) — Former President
  • Former: Barb Brandes (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Katie Boylan (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Terry Dolan (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Anthony Ruff Osb (2019–2022) — Trustee & Associate Professor
  • Former: Bill Kling (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Bradley Jenniges Osb (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian Crevoiserat (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dan McKeown (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dusan Kosic (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Jarocki (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Joyce Schlough (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Linda Hoeschler (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Peggy Ladner (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ian Dommer Osb (2020–2022) — Trustee & Faculty Res
  • Former: Mike Urbanos (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Steve Halverson (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Hokr (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Barbara May (2021–2022) — Academic Dean
  • Former: Kenneth Osborne (2021–2022) — Controller
  • Former: Daniel Finn (2022) — Professor
  • Former: John Meoska Osb (2022) — Trustee & Faculty Res
  • Former: Laurie Hamen (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Maria Burnham (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Terri Kallsen (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Carol Abell (2019–2021) — Director of Human Resources
  • Former: Joe Mucha (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Hemesath (2019–2021) — Former President
  • Former: Patricia Epsky (2019–2021) — Corporate Secretary-Chief of Staff
  • Former: Steve Cummings (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Stuart Harvey Jr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Agee Gretchen (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Eugene McAllister (2020–2021) — Interim President
  • Former: James Triggs (2019–2020) — Executive Director of Heritage Program
  • Former: Nicholas Hayes (2019–2020) — Visiting Professor
  • Former: Pat Ellingsworth (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Schubert (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Hollas Osb (2019) — Trustee & Deputy to President for Advmt
  • Former: Gregory Melsen (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Gregory Soukup (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jon McGee (2019) — Vice President Planning & Public Affairs
  • Former: Jose Peris (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph Hoesley (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Marilou Eldred (2019) — Trustee - Chair
  • Former: Michael Urbanos (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Bailey (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Ellingsworth (2019) — Trustee - Vice Chair

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

Kara Kolomitz — Chief Operating Officer: $327KKara KolomitzChief Operating Officer$327KRobert Culligan — VP of Institutional Advancement: $256KRobert CulliganVP of Institutional Advancement$256KRichard Ice — Provost: $246KRichard IceProvost$246KJohn Ross — Exec Dir of Heritage Program: $221KJohn RossExec Dir of Heritage Program$221KJohn Young — Assoc VP Institutional Adv: $155KJohn YoungAssoc VP Institutional Adv$155KCarie Braun — Professor: $137KCarie BraunProfessor$137KAnthony Finnestad — Exec Dir of Culinary Services: $133KAnthony FinnestadExec Dir of Culinary Services$133KJeremy Scegura — Controller: $131KJeremy SceguraController$131K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $327K, to Kara Kolomitz (Chief Operating Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Saint John's University

How large is Saint John's University?

Saint John's University reported $563.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $177.7M.

What is Saint John's University?

Saint John's University is a public charity focused on Men and boys, based in Collegeville, MN. It holds $563.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Saint John's University operate?

Saint John's University has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Saint John's University's EIN?

Saint John's University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3656162. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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