University of St Thomas
Inspired by catholic intellectual tradition, the university of st. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. Founded in 1885, the university of st. Thomas is a catholic university based in the twin cities of st. Paul and minneapolis. The largest private university in Minnesota, st. Thomas offers bachelor's degrees in over 100 major fields of study and more than 60 graduate degree programs including master's, education specialist, juris doctor, and doctorates. The university of st. Thomas is known nationally for academic excellence that prepares students for the complexities of the contemporary world. Through disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiry and deep intercultural understanding, we inspire students to lead, work, and serve with the skill and empathy vital to creating a better world.
University of St Thomas at a glance
In short: University of St Thomas gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,000
- -99.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $16,000
- Median grant
- $16,000
- Total assets
- $2,045,501,747
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who University of St Thomas funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bridging Inc ($16K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $5.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bridging Inc Roseville, MN | General support | $16,000 |
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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 | $2,045,501,747 | $602,630,236 | $548,068,300 | $16,000 | 1 | $31,128,287 |
| 2024 | $1,946,357,939 | $513,572,567 | $502,030,131 | $3,306,148 | Total only | $21,975,622 |
| 2023 | $1,754,407,977 | $537,075,956 | $469,090,264 | $5,158,227 | Total only | $20,052,081 |
| 2022 | $1,672,860,241 | $513,833,802 | $459,182,574 | $3,646,302 | Total only | $38,478,978 |
| 2021 | $1,542,547,921 | $470,760,335 | $418,714,890 | $11,450 | Total only | $32,375,644 |
| 2020 | $1,331,564,102 | $450,761,247 | $410,087,597 | $36,500 | 3 | $14,250,896 |
| 2019 | $1,316,963,018 | $438,356,771 | $406,683,032 | $72,983 | 4 | $27,651,629 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About University of St Thomas
Based on IRS filings
University of St Thomas is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $16K. Net investment income was $31.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of St Thomas is led by Robert Vischer, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 14 of 51 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Vischer
President
Dean of School of Law → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$294K (2019) → $730K (2025)
Jodee A. Kozlak
Board Chair
Trustee → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Father Dennis Dease
President Emeritus & Trustee
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$86K (2024) → $38K (2025)
Phillip Esten
Vice President & Director of Athletics
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$488K (2024) → $446K (2025)
Andrew Cecere
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S. Duff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann L. Winblad
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Archie Black
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian D. Wenger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey C. Gage
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James P. Gearen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John N. Allen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa S. Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Zesbaugh
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael E. Dougherty
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael V. Ciresi
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick G. Ryan
Trustee
Board Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Karon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reverend John M. Malone
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rory O'Neill
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy P. Flynn
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Frey Wolfe
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbra Schoneman
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Haddad
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katharine Anderson Groethe
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wilhelmina Wright
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Juran
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen P. Nachtsheim
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Sempowski Ward
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Bailey-Chang
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David John
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doctor Amy Goldman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doctor John Morrison
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathlene Campbell
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dienhart
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Edward Malloy
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Kelly
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Lentsch
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Thurman
Vice President for Development, Alumni Relations & University Advancement
Vice President for Development & Alumn → Vice President for Development, Alumni Relations & University Advancement, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$344K (2019) → $434K (2025)
Mark Vangsgard
CFO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$304K (2019) → $328K (2025)
Michael Paulsen
Law Professor
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$351K (2019) → $377K (2025)
MayKao Hang
Dean & Founding Member of Morrison Family College of Health
Dean & Founding Member of Morrison College Family Health → Dean & Founding Member of Morrison Family College Ofhealth, 2023
Dean & Founding Member of Morrison Family College Ofhealth → Dean & Founding Member of Morrison Family College of Health, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$400K (2021) → $440K (2025)
Abigail Crouse
General Counsel & Secretary
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$171K (2022) → $272K (2025)
Eddy Rojas
Executive Vice President & Provost
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$175K (2022) → $500K (2025)
Kathleen Arnold
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Vice President Chief Hr Officer → Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $207K (2025)
Glenn Caruso
Football Coach
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$379K (2024) → $381K (2025)
Laura Dunham
Dean Opus College of Business
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$347K (2024) → $356K (2025)
Sonali Dalal
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$700K (2024) → $688K (2025)
James Brummer
Vice President for Facilities Management
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$376K (2025)
Phil Soran
Board Vice Chair
Trustee → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Kolar
Board Vice Chair
Trustee → Board Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: David Deeds (2019–2024) — Professor of Entrepeneurship
- Former: Virginia A. Hubbard Morris (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Amy Goldman (2019–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Dennis Dease (2019–2023) — President Emeritus & Trustee
- Former: John Morrison (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Sullivan (2019–2023) — President - Former
- Former: Mark W. Gregg (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Penny Wheeler (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Reverend Edward Malloy Csc (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Gross Methner (2019–2023) — General Counsel & Secretary - Former
- Former: Stefanie Lenway (2019–2023) — Dean & Opus College of Business
- Former: Amy McDonough (2020–2023) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Phil Esten (2020–2023) — Vice President & Director of Athletics
- Former: Karen Lange (2021–2023) — Vice President Student Affairs
- Former: Nancy Peterson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Yohuru Williams (2021–2023) — Director of the Racial Justice Initiative
- Former: Donald Weinkauf (2022–2023) — Dean & School of Engineering
- Former: Sameer Kumar (2022–2023) — Professor Opus College of Business
- Former: Kymm Martinez (2019–2022) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Richard Plumb (2019–2022) — Executive Vice President & Provost
- Former: Stephen P. Nachstheim (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ashish Khandpur (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Larry Snyder (2019–2021) — Vice President for Mission
- Former: The Honorable Wilhelmina Wright (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kathleen Groethe (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey Buelt (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert J. Ulrich (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kumar Sameer (2020) — Professor Opus School of Business
- Former: Alvin E McQuinn (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Burton D. Cohen (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Wilderson Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Gail J. Dorn (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kathleen J. Higgins Victor (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mary G. Marso (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ritch Sorenson (2019) — Professor & Opus Chair in Family Enterprise
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 $730K, to Robert Vischer (President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of St Thomas
How much does University of St Thomas give each year?
University of St Thomas gave $16K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3.3M in grants paid.
How large is University of St Thomas?
University of St Thomas reported $2.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $602.6M.
What is University of St Thomas?
University of St Thomas is a public charity focused on Education, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $2.0B in total assets as of 2025.
Where does University of St Thomas operate?
University of St Thomas has awarded grants in California, Minnesota.
What is University of St Thomas's EIN?
University of St Thomas's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0693970. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
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