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Filing year 2023

ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Rochester, New York·EIN 16-0743126·NTEE B430 · Education·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$54.5M
Total assets
$122.4M
Total expenses
$61.6M
Reported officers
42
Mission

AS NEW YORK'S LEADING UNIVERSITY FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION, RWU IS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS COMMITTED TO HISTORIC CHRISTIANITY, WHICH SEEKS TO PREPARE THOUGHTFUL, SPIRITUALLY MATURE, SERVICE-ORIENTED PEOPLE WHO WILL TRANSFORM SOCIETY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Education organizations in New York.

President
Median to 75th percentile
$161k
$180k
Base
$145k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$13k
Chief Financial Officer
Median to 75th percentile
$161k
$180k
Base
$157k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Chief Academic Officer
Officer (Unspecified)
$157k
$175k
Base
$143k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$10k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$156k
$175k
Base
$122k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$32k
Former President
Former Officer/director/trustee
25th percentile to median
$155k
$173k
Base
$115k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$16k
VP for Institutional Advancement
Vice President
25th percentile to median
$152k
$170k
Base
$126k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$22k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
25th percentile to median
$147k
$164k
VP for Enrollment Management
Vice President
25th percentile to median
$146k
$163k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$140k
$156k
Chief Strategy Officer
Officer (Unspecified)
$136k
$152k
VP for Student Experience
Vice President
25th percentile to median
$134k
$149k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
10th to 25th percentile
$124k
$138k
Professor
Highest Compensated Employee
Below 10th percentile
$111k
$124k
VP Northeastern Seminary
Vice President
25th percentile to median
$80k
$89k
VP of Operations & Bus Dev
Vice President
10th to 25th percentile
$7k
$8k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 27 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Education

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2023, the highest total compensation at ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY equaled 0.3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

This organization (2023)
0.3%
Sector median
7%
Middle half of sector
2% to 17%

Based on 26,320 education organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Down 42%
from 2022

From $280k in 2022 to $161k in 2023.

$280k
2022
$161k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 44% in real terms$323k to $180k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay fell 42% from 2022 to 2023, while revenue held roughly steady.

$280k in 2022 to $161k in 2023.
  • Chief Financial Officer pay rose 4% from 2022 to 2023.
  • Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 21% from 2022 to 2023.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2022 and 2023.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

What does the Chief Executive Officer of ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY earn?

In 2023, the Chief Executive Officer of ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY received $161,264 in total compensation. This pay is above the median (the midpoint) for Chief Executive Officer roles among Education organizations in New York, within the top half of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Education organizations in New York, the 2023 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY falls between the median and the 75th percentile. In 2023, the highest total compensation at ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY equaled 0.3% of the organization's total expenses. The median for education organizations is 7%.

What are ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY reported $54.5M in total revenue and $61.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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