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Saint Mary's University

Public charity · Grantmaker EIN: 98-1358092 Website

The mission of Saint Mary's University (SMU) is to offer undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs; to engage in research and disseminate its results; and to serve the community from the local to the international level.

Saint Mary's University at a glance

Total assets
$225,935,227
-8.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$121,844,886
-6.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$5,647,785
-7.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$129,808,036
-2.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Saint Mary's University funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Pismo Beach

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Inclusive Post Secondary Education (Ipse) Pismo Beach, CAMasters Interns$6,629
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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$225,935,227$121,844,886$129,808,036——$5,647,785
2024$247,836,604$129,884,918$133,327,438——$6,086,677
2023$261,399,718$149,964,159$134,636,477——$3,101,252
2022$246,064,636$131,512,488$130,580,084——$5,017,890
2021$229,275,385$114,015,364$107,295,693$6,6291$2,473,232

About Saint Mary's University

Based on IRS filings

Saint Mary's University is a public charity focused on Education. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $225.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $5.6M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Saint Mary's University is led by Robert Summerby-Murray, President & Vice Chancellor on every filing since 2021; 27 of 54 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert Summerby-Murray

    President & Vice Chancellor

    On filings since 2021

    41 hrs/week

    $242K (2021) → $262K (2025)

  • E. Kevin Kelloway

    Research Chair

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2022) → $178K (2025)

  • Alan R. Abraham Jr.

    Governor & Chair

    Governor → Governor & Chair -, 2023

    Governor & Chair - → Governor & Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Sargeant Greenwood

    Vice President & Advancement

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2021) → $196K (2025)

  • Malcom Butler

    Former Officer & Professor

    Vice President, Academic & Research → Vice President, Academic & Res. -, 2023

    Vice President, Academic & Res. - → Former Officer & Professor, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $184K (2021) → $129K (2025)

  • Margaret McKee

    Former Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor → Governor & Professor -, 2024

    Governor & Professor - → Former Governor & Professor, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2021) → $119K (2025)

  • Mohamed Drira

    Governor & Professor

    Professor → Governor & Professor -, 2023

    Governor & Professor - → Governor & Professor, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    41 hrs/week

    $259K (2021) → $143K (2025)

  • Pawan Lingras

    Professor

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $211K (2021) → $183K (2025)

  • Robert Singer

    Former Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor → Governor & Professor -, 2024

    Governor & Professor - → Former Governor & Professor, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2021) → $127K (2025)

  • Steven Smith

    Former Key Employee & Professor

    Dean of Science & Associate Vice President → Acting Dean of Sci & Avp-, 2022

    Acting Dean of Sci & Avp- → Former Key Employee & Professor, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2021) → $153K (2025)

  • Ather Akbari

    Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor - → Governor & Professor, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    41 hrs/week

    $163K (2022) → $134K (2025)

  • Margaret Macdonald

    Former Key Employee & Professor

    Former Key Employee → Former Key Employee & Professor, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2022) → $144K (2025)

  • Adam Sarty

    Associate Vice President, Research & Dean Fgsr

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $177K (2023) → $167K (2025)

  • Lucie Kocum

    Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor - → Governor & Professor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    41 hrs/week

    $82K (2023) → $98K (2025)

  • Madine Vanderplaat

    Vice President, Academic & Res.

    Vice President, Academic & Res. - → Vice President, Academic & Res., 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2023) → $184K (2025)

  • Mary Ingraham

    Dean of Arts

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $165K (2023) → $163K (2025)

  • Rituparna Kanungo

    Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor - → Governor & Professor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    41 hrs/week

    $112K (2023) → $82K (2025)

  • Jason Rhinelander

    Governor & Professor

    Governor & Professor - → Governor & Professor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    41 hrs/week

    $78K (2024) → $89K (2025)

  • Mohammad Rahaman

    Professor

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $183K (2024) → $181K (2025)

  • Todd Williams

    Interim Vice President Finance & Administrator

    Vice President, Finance & Administrator - → Interim Vice President Finance & Administrator, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $143K (2024) → $161K (2025)

  • Antony Charles

    Governor & Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    41 hrs/week

    $154K (2025)

  • Ayo Makanjuola

    Vice President Finance & Administrator -

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $60K (2025)

  • Erin Adlakha-Kerr

    Governor & Professor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    41 hrs/week

    $88K (2025)

  • Gordon Fullerton

    Assistant Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Rylan Higgins

    Governor & Professor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    41 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Samuel Veres

    Dean of Science & Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $172K (2025)

  • William Sewell

    Governor & Professor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2025)

  • Xiaoou Zhang

    Professor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2025)

  • Anna Marenick

    Governor

    Governor → Governor -, 2024

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Metledge

    Governor -

    Governor - → Governor, 2023

    Governor → Governor -, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kellie Sauriol

    Governor

    Governor → Governor -, 2024

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Doane

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Gosine

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Durland

    Chancellor

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Fraser

    Governor

    Governor → Governor -, 2022

    Governor - → Governor, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sian Wren

    Governor

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bafana Mashingaidze

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Bonnell-Eisner

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vivek Sood

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anubhav Gupta

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashish Ganapathy

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Guance

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jilian D'alessio

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louie Velocci

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Mercer

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roddy Macdonald

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah McLean

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Waithe

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zh Rui Shiray Tan

    Governor

    Governor - → Governor, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Holland

    Governor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prajwal Shetty

    Governor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaneika Carter

    Governor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simbararshe Chiunda

    Governor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Hutchinson

    Governor -

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (47)
  • Former: Esther Enns (2021–2024) — Associate Vice President, Teaching & Learning
  • Former: Floyd Kane (2021–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Harjeet Bhabra (2021–2024) — Former Key Employee & Professor
  • Former: Jamie Macneil (2021–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Jane Roy (2021–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Michelle Benoit (2021–2024) — Vice President, Finance & Administrator -
  • Former: Sylvia Gawad (2021–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Dawn Jutla (2022–2024) — Professor
  • Former: Alex Wilson (2023–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Francesca Southwell (2023–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Isobel Tyler (2023–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Kyle Cook (2023–2024) — Governor -
  • Former: Tony Charles (2023–2024) — Governor & Professor -
  • Former: Anita Bezeau (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Duncan Macintyre (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Jennifer Nicholson (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Joshua Lafond (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Lawrence Freeman (2021–2023) — Governor & Chair -
  • Former: Lisa Gannett (2021–2023) — Governor & Professor -
  • Former: Najah Attig (2021–2023) — Governor & Associate Prof. -
  • Former: Richard Flynn (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Tom O'Handley (2021–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Adrian White (2022–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Collette Robert (2022–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Franklyn Southwell (2022–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: J. Colin Dodds (2022–2023) — Professor
  • Former: Joshua Sydney (2022–2023) — Governor -
  • Former: Lori Francis (2022–2023) — Dean of Science
  • Former: Tim Stretton (2022–2023) — Governor & Professor -
  • Former: Alexandra Dobrowolsky (2021–2022) — Governor & Professor -
  • Former: Bryn De Chastelain (2021–2022) — Governor -
  • Former: Nicole Neatby (2021–2022) — Governor & Professor -
  • Former: Rami Zokari (2021–2022) — Governor -
  • Former: Samantha Graham (2021–2022) — Governor -
  • Former: Scott McElman (2021–2022) — Governor -
  • Former: Chief Bob Gloade (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Crystal Witter (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Dan Rudisuela (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Danika Van Proosdij (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Gabrielle Morrison (2021) — Vice President, Finance & Administrator -
  • Former: Goran Stanivukovic (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Greg Dickie (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Kevin Mullen (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Khin Phyo Hlaing (2021) — Professor
  • Former: Linda Campbell (2021) — Gov-
  • Former: Mary Navas (2021) — Governor -
  • Former: Vasiliki Athanasakou (2021) — Professor

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Dr Robert Summerby-Murray — President and Vice-Chancellor: $262KDr Robert…President and Vice-Chancellor$262KMs Erin Sargeant Greenwood — VP, Advancement: $196KMs Erin Sargeant…VP, Advancement$196KDr Madine Vanderplaat — VP, Academic & Res.: $184KDr Madine VanderplaatVP, Academic & Res.$184KDr Pawan Lingras — Professor: $183KDr Pawan LingrasProfessor$183KDr Mohammad Rahaman — Professor: $181KDr Mohammad RahamanProfessor$181KMr E Kevin Kelloway — Research Chair: $178KMr E Kevin KellowayResearch Chair$178KDr Samuel Veres — Dean of Science/Professor: $172KDr Samuel VeresDean of Science/Professor$172KDr Xiaoou Zhang — Professor: $169KDr Xiaoou ZhangProfessor$169KDr Adam Sarty — Assoc. VP, Research & Dean FGSR: $167KDr Adam SartyAssoc. VP, Research & Dean FGSR$167KDr Mary Ingraham — Dean of Arts: $163KDr Mary IngrahamDean of Arts$163KDr Gordon Fullerton — Assistant Professor: $162KDr Gordon FullertonAssistant Professor$162KMr Todd Williams — Interim VP Finance & Admin.: $161KMr Todd WilliamsInterim VP Finance & Admin.$161KDr Antony Charles — Governor; Professor: $154KDr Antony CharlesGovernor; Professor$154KDr Steven Smith — Former Key Employee; Professor: $153KDr Steven SmithFormer Key Employee; Professor$153KDr Margaret Macdonald — Former Key Employee; Professor: $144KDr Margaret MacdonaldFormer Key Employee; Professor$144KDr Mohamed Drira — Governor; Professor: $143KDr Mohamed DriraGovernor; Professor$143KDr Ather Akbari — Governor; Professor: $134KDr Ather AkbariGovernor; Professor$134KMr Malcom Butler — Former Officer; Professor: $129KMr Malcom ButlerFormer Officer; Professor$129KMr Robert Singer — Former Governor; Professor: $127KMr Robert SingerFormer Governor; Professor$127KMr Margaret McKee — Former Governor; Professor: $119KMr Margaret McKeeFormer Governor; Professor$119KDr William Sewell — Governor; Professor - as of 09/2024: $118KDr William SewellGovernor; Professor - as of…$118KDr Rylan Higgins — Governor; Professor - as of 09/2024: $104KDr Rylan HigginsGovernor; Professor - as of…$104KDr Lucie Kocum — Governor; Professor: $98KDr Lucie KocumGovernor; Professor$98KDr Jason Rhinelander — Governor; Professor: $89KDr Jason RhinelanderGovernor; Professor$89KDr Erin Adlakha-Kerr — Governor; Professor - as of 01/2025: $88KDr Erin Adlakha-KerrGovernor; Professor - as of…$88KDr Rituparna Kanungo — Governor; Professor: $82KDr Rituparna KanungoGovernor; Professor$82KMr AYO Makanjuola — VP Finance & Admin. - as of 09/2024: $60KMr AYO MakanjuolaVP Finance & Admin. - as of…$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $262K, to Dr Robert Summerby-Murray (President and Vice-Chancellor). 27 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Saint Mary's University

How large is Saint Mary's University?

Saint Mary's University reported $225.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $121.8M.

What is Saint Mary's University?

Saint Mary's University is a public charity focused on Education. It holds $225.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Saint Mary's University operate?

Saint Mary's University has awarded grants in California.

What is Saint Mary's University's EIN?

Saint Mary's University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-1358092. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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