Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT · EIN 06-0646623 · Education · Rank 1,200 by total revenue
Fairfield's mission is to develop the creative intellectual potential of its students and to foster in them ethical and religious values and a sense of social responsibility.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $558,598,313
- Total expenses
- $473,872,011
- Total assets
- $1,304,678,399
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $140,524,254
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $192,589,930
- Employees
- 3,771
- Salary base per employee
- $37,264
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (37)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark R Nemec PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 45 | $1,095,361 |
| Michael Trafecante | VP FOR FINANCE, CFO & TREASURER | Officer | 45 | $544,439 |
| Kristine Carroll | SECRETARY | Officer | 45 | $141,487 |
| Christine Siegel | PROVOST & SR VP ACADEMICS | Key employee | 45 | $611,114 |
| Joanne Williams | SR VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN | Key employee | 45 | $525,286 |
| Richard Greenwald | DEAN, SCHOOL OF CAS | Key employee | 45 | $382,927 |
| David Frassinelli | VP of Facilities, Campus & Auxiliary Services | Key employee | 45 | $364,728 |
| Andrew J McMahon | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian P Hull | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Christopher C Desmarais | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Christopher C Quick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Clinton A Lewis Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dagan T Kasavana | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Douglas W Hammond | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elner L Morrell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hugh Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John C Meditz | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Jorge A Chiluisa | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Kathleen Rafferty Hay | TRUSTEE (AS OF 7-1-2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kevin P Cannon | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Lisa M Ferraro | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Mark P Egan | TRUSTEE (AS OF 7-1-2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mary Ryan Cunningham | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Maureen Errity Bujno | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Patricia E Glassford | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Phillip J Neugebauer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rev Christopher J Devron Sj | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rev Gerald Blaszczak SJ | TRUSTEE (AS OF 7-1-2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rev Gregory Kalscheur Sj | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Rev Gregory M Goethals Sj | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Rev Mario A Powell Sj | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert J Murphy Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Rosellen Walsh Schnurr | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Shelagh Mahoney-Mcnamee | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Shelia Kearney Davidson | TRUSTEE | Board | 5 | None reported |
| Stephen M Lessing | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas J Fanning Sr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,720,971, which is 4.1% of the $140,524,254 salary base shared by 3,771 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark R Nemec PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 45 | $907,966 | $0 | $187,395 | $1,095,361 |
| Christine Siegel | PROVOST & SR VP ACADEMICS | Key employee | 45 | $526,034 | $0 | $85,080 | $611,114 |
| Paul Schlickmann | VP OF ATHLETICS | Highly paid employee | 45 | $497,036 | $0 | $86,960 | $583,996 |
| Zhan Li | DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Highly paid employee | 45 | $498,364 | $0 | $49,420 | $547,784 |
| Michael Trafecante | VP FOR FINANCE, CFO & TREASURER | Officer | 45 | $383,591 | $0 | $160,848 | $544,439 |
| Joanne Williams | SR VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN | Key employee | 45 | $474,082 | $0 | $51,204 | $525,286 |
| Walter Halas | VP OF ADVANCEMENT | Highly paid employee | 45 | $427,725 | $0 | $74,177 | $501,902 |
| Christopher Casey | MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | Highly paid employee | 45 | $389,140 | $0 | $85,060 | $474,200 |
| Cory Unis | VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | Highly paid employee | 45 | $371,760 | $0 | $82,202 | $453,962 |
| Richard Greenwald | DEAN, SCHOOL OF CAS | Key employee | 45 | $305,649 | $0 | $77,278 | $382,927 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631339349303418 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-0646623
- Organization website (as filed): www.fairfield.edu