University of Mary
The University of Mary exists to serve the religious, academic and cultural needs of the people in this region and beyond.
University of Mary at a glance
In short: University of Mary gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,838
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,613
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $256,352,570
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who University of Mary funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix ($10K). Together the top 3 received $26K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How University of Mary gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2025) to $165K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ | General Operating | $10,000 |
| FIRE Foundation of Denver Littleton, CO | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Bismarck Mandan Chamber Foundation Bismarck, ND | General Operating | $5,838 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $256,352,570 | $111,552,517 | $98,529,836 | $25,838 | 3 | $4,928,019 |
| 2024 | $242,542,545 | $127,054,830 | $100,606,541 | $35,512 | 3 | $2,909,644 |
| 2023 | $216,721,922 | $95,710,757 | $89,664,411 | $58,517 | 6 | $1,500,029 |
| 2022 | $208,539,926 | $103,801,276 | $84,888,322 | $27,500 | 2 | $3,610,956 |
| 2021 | $217,782,844 | $95,416,601 | $79,369,457 | $80,187 | 10 | $5,563,567 |
| 2020 | $188,008,414 | $79,618,446 | $79,403,463 | $155,325 | 9 | $2,615,911 |
| 2019 | $185,060,660 | $89,040,620 | $88,450,615 | $164,945 | 11 | $2,318,906 |
About University of Mary
Based on IRS filings
University of Mary is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bismarck, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $256.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $4.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of Mary is led by Monsignor James P Shea, President on every filing since 2019; 9 of 40 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Monsignor James P Shea
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$152K (2019) → $201K (2025)
Sister Nicole Kunze
Prioress & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Dan Butler
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Daniel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Baumgartner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Ehlis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Reyes
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Steffes
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Appert
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monsignor Greg Schlesselmann
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister JoAnn Krebsbach
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Engelhardt
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Naughton
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rondi McGovern
Trustee
Trustee Starting May → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister Nancy Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister Rosanne Zastoupil
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Tharaldson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Gibney
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reed Reyman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Capouch
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Schaan Barth Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sister Rosemary DeGracia
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Feil
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Hastings
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Congresswoman Julie Liffrig
Fedorchak - Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Senator Kevin Cramer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Lambertz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Dockter
Dean & College of Health Professions
Professor-Dept. Chair of P.t. → Dean of School of Health Science, 2021
Dean of School of Health Science → Dean & College of Health Professions, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $144K (2025)
Christi Schaefbauer
Vice President for Financial Affairs
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$124K (2020) → $101K (2025)
Diane Fladeland
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Vice President for Academic Affairs → Vice President of Academic Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $171K (2025)
Jerome Richter
Executive Vice President
Executive V.p. Starting Dec → Executive Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$157K (2020) → $195K (2025)
Brenda Tufte - Associate
Dean of Edu. & Behavioral Sciences
Dean of Edu. & Behavioral Science → Dean of Edu. & Behavorial Sciences, 2024
Dean of Edu. & Behavorial Sciences → Dean of Edu. & Behavioral Sciences, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $146K (2025)
Rod Jonas-Dean of Liffrig Fam
School of Edu. & Behavioral Sciences
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$133K (2024) → $142K (2025)
Brent Winiger - Interim
Vice President for Financial Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$58K (2025)
Karel Sovak - Dean
Gary Tharaldson School of Business
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$153K (2025)
Sister Agatha Muggli
Secretary
Trustee → Trustee & Secretary Starting May, 2022
Trustee & Secretary Starting May → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Hennessy
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Zimmermann - VP for
Financial Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Dan Butler (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Julie Liffrig Fedorchak (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Cramer (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Karel Sovak (2021–2024) — Dean of School of Business
- Former: Abbot Daniel Maloney (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kathleen Gaddie (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kathy Miller (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mikey Hoeven (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nicole Kivisto (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sister Rosemary DeGarcia (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alan Anderson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brenda Nagel (2023) — Vice President for Public Affairs
- Former: Bill Simmons (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gary Watts (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kurt Schley (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Pauline Economon (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sister Agnes Reinert (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sister Patricia Schap (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Janeene Sibla - Associate (2022) — Dean of School of Health Science
- Former: Rodney Jonas - Dean of (2022) — School of Edu & Behavioral Sciences
- Former: Tim Seaworth (2022) — V.p. for Student Development
- Former: Janeene Sibla (2019–2021) — Associate Dean of School of Health Sciences
- Former: Rodney Jonas (2019–2021) — Dean of School of Edu & Behavioral Sci.
- Former: A Kirk Lanterman (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gary Miller (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory Vetter (2019–2020) — Executive V.p.
- Former: Joellen Roller (2019–2020) — Dean of School of Health S
- Former: Robert Dosch (2020) — Chair -Undergraduate Trad'l Studies
- Former: Gary Tharaldson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Glenda Reemts (2019) — Dept Chair of Nursing
- Former: Sister Susan Lardy (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $201K, to Monsignor James P Shea (President (See Sch O for details)). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of Mary
How much does University of Mary give each year?
University of Mary gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $36K across 3 grants.
What is University of Mary's typical grant size?
University of Mary's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $8,613, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does University of Mary give grants?
University of Mary's top state is Arizona, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Colorado (39%) and North Dakota (23%).
Does University of Mary give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of University of Mary's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is University of Mary?
University of Mary reported $256.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $111.6M.
What is University of Mary?
University of Mary is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bismarck, ND. It holds $256.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is University of Mary's EIN?
University of Mary's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0273403. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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