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St Louis University

Public charity · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 43-0654872 Website

The mission of saint louis university is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of god and for the service of humanity. The university seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and service to the community. It is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of god's creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the gospels. As a catholic, jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the judeo-christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the society of jesus.

St Louis University at a glance

In short: St Louis University gave $49.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $49.0M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$48,995,369
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$48,995,369
Median grant
$48,995,369
Total assets
$3,052,408,787
+3.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who St Louis University funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Taylor Geospatial Institute: $49.0MThe Taylor GeospatialInstitute$49.0M

The largest 2025 recipient was The Taylor Geospatial Institute ($49.0M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

St. Louis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $49.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Taylor Geospatial Institute St. Louis, MOCreation of a nationally recognized center for geospatial research to accelerate the st. Louis region's development as a global geospatial center of excellence.$48,995,369
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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$3,052,408,787$1,195,599,660$967,639,853$48,995,3691$345,952,552
2024$2,956,918,436$864,274,135$915,038,750——$109,829,943
2023$2,885,243,219$1,121,394,454$875,464,191——$348,584,264
2022$2,671,166,373$1,324,139,331$1,170,217,395——$130,310,813
2021$2,817,505,000$1,132,791,738$1,074,447,674——$124,283,915
2020$2,505,467,689$1,013,550,302$1,039,203,682——$54,086,036

About St Louis University

Based on IRS filings

St Louis University is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $49.0M. Net investment income was $346.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

St Louis University is led by Fred P. Pestello, President on every filing since 2020; 25 of 62 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fred P. Pestello

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $819K (2020) → $1.8M (2025)

  • Daniela Salvemini

    Academic Dept Chair - Nonmed

    Academic Dept Chair - Nonmedical → Academic Dept Chair - Nonmed, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $508K (2024) → $543K (2025)

  • Christopher May

    Director of Athletics

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $479K (2024) → $497K (2025)

  • Chang-Soo Huh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darryl T. Jones

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Ignaczak

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George A. Brill

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James P. Kavanaugh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmie Edwards

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph P. Conran

    Trustee

    Chairman → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marian Bo Mehan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Uhlhorn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Garanzini

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul D. Kalsbeek

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rex A. Sinquefield

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard A. Chaifetz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas M. Buchanan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trudy Busch Valentine

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia M. McDowell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Engler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Dwyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael McFarland

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael McMillan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Philip Steele

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Lannon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy McMahon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akberet Boykin-Farr

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Hoog

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arindam Kar

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holden Thorp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Lally

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessie Knight

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph McShane Sj

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Vyas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Vitale

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Rodrigues

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob O'Loughlin

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Bush

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle T. Uy

    Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

    Assistant Secretary → Vice President & General Counsel, 2022

    Vice President & General Counsel → Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $178K (2020) → $348K (2025)

  • David F. Heimburger

    Vice President & CFO

    Vice President, CFO, Treasurer & CIO → Vice President, CFO & CIO, 2022

    Vice President, CFO & CIO → Vice President & CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $366K (2020) → $459K (2025)

  • Jessica M. Evenson

    Vice President Ethics & Compliance

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2020) → $223K (2025)

  • Kenneth A. Olliff

    Vice President Research

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $267K (2020) → $218K (2025)

  • Michael A. Lucido

    Vice President Facilities

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $247K (2020) → $313K (2025)

  • Michael J. Luna

    Vice President Hr

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $281K (2020) → $364K (2025)

  • Sheila M. Manion

    Vice President Development

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $303K (2020) → $368K (2025)

  • Travis S. Ford

    Head Coach-Basketball

    Head Coach - Basketball → Head Coach-Basketball, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $2.4M (2020) → $2.8M (2025)

  • Kyle D. Collins

    Vice President It & CIO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $251K (2021) → $364K (2025)

  • Michael A. Lewis

    Provost

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $307K (2021) → $491K (2025)

  • Christine K. Jacobs

    Vice President Medical Affairs

    Interim Vice President Medical Affairs → Vice President Medical Affairs, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $516K (2022) → $739K (2025)

  • James H. Fugel

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2022) → $223K (2025)

  • Sarah Cunningham

    Vice President Stdnt Development

    Vice President Student Development → Vice President Stdnt Development, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $256K (2022) → $159K (2025)

  • Anita Borgmeyer

    Vice President Marketing & Committee

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $158K (2023) → $124K (2025)

  • Bernard Rousseau

    Dean - Health Sciences

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $519K (2024) → $532K (2025)

  • Robert Reddy

    Interim Vice President Enrollment

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2024) → $354K (2025)

  • Rochelle Smith

    Vice President Div & Committee Eng

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $317K (2024) → $305K (2025)

  • Amelia A. Arnold

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $86K (2025)

  • Ellen Barnidge

    Interim Vice President Research

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $237K (2025)

  • Josh Schertz

    Head Coach-Basketball

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $1.3M (2025)

  • Matthew Goodwin

    Interim Vice President Student Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $173K (2025)

  • William Johnson

    Vice President & Rector Slu Madrid

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $315K (2025)

  • David Suwalsky Sj

    Vice President Mission & Identity

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (57)
  • Former: Jacqueline Drury Pollvogt (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick J. Sly (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Lo (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert J. Ciapciak (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: W. Winston Chan (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Amber L. Johnson (2022–2024) — Vice President Div & Committee Eng
  • Former: Rob Adkisson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Amelia A. Yablonka (2023–2024) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Enrico Di Cera (2024) — Professor & Chairman - Biochem
  • Former: Anne L. Gagen (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: George Paz (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Gerald E. Daniels (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey L. Fowler (2020–2023) — Vice President Marketing & Committee
  • Former: Kathleen B. Davis (2020–2023) — Vice President Enrollment & Retention
  • Former: Robert F. O'Loughlin (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert W. Wilmott (2020–2023) — Vice President Medical Affairs
  • Former: Ron Kruszewski (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: William R. Kauffman (2020–2023) — Vice President General Co & Secretary
  • Former: Anne Cahill (2022–2023) — Assistant Professor
  • Former: Michael J. Sheeran (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Abdulaziz S. Alali (2023) — Assistant Professor
  • Former: Christopher Blewett (2023) — Division Chief-Pediatric Surgery
  • Former: Kevin Elledge (2023) — Ceo-Slucare
  • Former: Rochelle Smith Partial Year (2023) — Vice President Div & Committee Eng
  • Former: B. Todd Jones (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: G. Keith Phoenix (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Howard M. Place (2020–2022) — Professor
  • Former: Kevin E. Behrns (2020–2022) — Vice President Med Affairs
  • Former: Ramona Behshad (2020–2022) — Professor
  • Former: Robert N. Fox (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Debra K. Rudder Lohe (2021–2022) — Vice President Student Development
  • Former: Akberet Boykin Farr (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jonathan C. Smith Partial Year (2022) — Vice President Div & Committee Eng
  • Former: Robert W. Wilmott Partial Year (2022) — Vice President Medical Affairs
  • Former: William R. Kauffman Partial Year (2022) — Vice President General Counsel & Secretary
  • Former: Albert C. Black Jr. (2020–2021) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Anthony Tersigni (2020–2021) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Chester L. Gillis (2020–2021) — Interim Provost - Former
  • Former: Greg Stubblefield (2020–2021) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Jerome Dwyer (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Jonathan C. Smith (2020–2021) — Vice President Div & Committee Eng - Partial Year
  • Former: Keith S. Naunheim (2020–2021) — Professor
  • Former: Kent T. Porterfield (2020–2021) — Vice President - Student Development - Former
  • Former: Kristin Robertson (2020–2021) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Michael J. Sheeran Sj (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Philip Steele Sj (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Giovanni Speziali (2021) — Professor
  • Former: Yosef Y. Greenspon (2021) — Assistant Professor
  • Former: David J Hakanson (2020) — Vice President It & CIO
  • Former: Francis E O'Donnell Jr. (2020) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Jay W Goff (2020) — Former Vice President Enrollment
  • Former: Kevin L Cullen (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: LB Eckelkamp Jr. (2020) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Peter F Benoist Sr. (2020) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Robert L Niehoff SJ (2020) — Trustee - Partial Year
  • Former: Saleem I Abdulrauf (2020) — Professor
  • Former: William A Blase Jr. (2020) — Trustee - Partial Year

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Travis S Ford — Head Coach-Basketball: $2.8MTravis S FordHead Coach-Basketball$2.8MFred P Pestello — President: $1.8MFred P PestelloPresident$1.8MJosh Schertz — Head Coach-Basketball: $1.3MJosh SchertzHead Coach-Basketball$1.3MChristine K Jacobs — VP Medical Affairs: $739KChristine K JacobsVP Medical Affairs$739KDaniela Salvemini — Academic Dept Chair - Nonmed: $543KDaniela SalveminiAcademic Dept Chair - Nonmed$543KBernard Rousseau — Dean - Health Sciences: $532KBernard RousseauDean - Health Sciences$532KChristopher May — Director of Athletics: $497KChristopher MayDirector of Athletics$497KMichael a Lewis — Provost: $491KMichael a LewisProvost$491KDavid F Heimburger — VP & CFO: $459KDavid F HeimburgerVP & CFO$459KSheila M Manion — VP Development: $368KSheila M ManionVP Development$368KKyle D Collins — VP It, CIO (It) & CIO (Innov): $364KKyle D CollinsVP It, CIO (It) & CIO (Innov)$364KMichael J Luna — VP HR: $364KMichael J LunaVP HR$364KRobert Reddy — Interim VP Enrollment: $354KRobert ReddyInterim VP Enrollment$354KDanielle T Uy — VP, General Counsel & Secretary: $348KDanielle T UyVP, General Counsel & Secretary$348KWilliam Johnson — VP & Rector SLU Madrid (Start OCT24): $315KWilliam JohnsonVP & Rector SLU Madrid (Start…$315KMichael a Lucido — VP Facilities: $313KMichael a LucidoVP Facilities$313KRochelle Smith — VP Div/Comm Eng: $305KRochelle SmithVP Div/Comm Eng$305KEllen Barnidge — Interim VP Research (Start JUN24): $237KEllen BarnidgeInterim VP Research (Start…$237KJessica Evenson — VP Ethics & Compliance: $223KJessica EvensonVP Ethics & Compliance$223KJames H Fugel — Treasurer: $223KJames H FugelTreasurer$223KKenneth a Olliff — VP Research (Termed MAY24): $218KKenneth a OlliffVP Research (Termed MAY24)$218KMatthew Goodwin — Interim VP Student Develop (Start JUL24): $173KMatthew GoodwinInterim VP Student Develop…$173KSarah Cunningham — VP STDNT Dev (Termed JUL24): $159KSarah CunninghamVP STDNT Dev (Termed JUL24)$159KAnita Borgmeyer — VP Marketing & Comm (Termed MAY24): $124KAnita BorgmeyerVP Marketing & Comm (Termed…$124KAmelia a Arnold — Assistant Secretary: $86KAmelia a ArnoldAssistant Secretary$86K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.8M, to Travis S Ford (Head Coach-Basketball). 25 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about St Louis University

How much does St Louis University give each year?

St Louis University gave $49.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is St Louis University?

St Louis University reported $3.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2B.

What is St Louis University?

St Louis University is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Louis, MO. It holds $3.1B in total assets as of 2025.

Where does St Louis University operate?

St Louis University has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is St Louis University's EIN?

St Louis University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-0654872. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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