Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · EIN 15-0532081 · Education · Rank 314 by total revenue
Syracuse university is a non-profit research university devoted to education, research and public engagement.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,968,534,790
- Total expenses
- $1,753,093,865
- Total assets
- $5,433,960,735
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $606,401,521
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $785,628,229
- Employees
- 17,116
- Salary base per employee
- $35,429
"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 (59)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Syverud | CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 60 | $1,845,442 |
| J Michael Haynie | VC STRAT. INITIATIVES & INNOVATION | Officer | 60 | $1,012,137 |
| Gabe Nugent | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 60 | $912,772 |
| Brett Padgett | SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $894,906 |
| Mary Opperman | SVP & UNIVERSITY SECRETARY | Officer | 60 | $518,511 |
| Lois Agnew | INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR & PROVOST | Officer | 60 | $441,189 |
| Allen Groves | SVP & CHIEF STUDENT EXPERIENCE OFF. | Key employee | 60 | $542,202 |
| Behzad Mortazavi | DEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCE | Key employee | 60 | $476,850 |
| Patrick J Ahearn | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard M Alexander | VICE CHAIR | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Steven W Ballentine | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Sharon R Barner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steven W Barnes | VICE CHAIR | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Steven R Becker | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Naomi Bergman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrew T Berlin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Alonna Berry | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael E Blackshear | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christine A Carona | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Vincent H Cohen Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steven L Einhorn | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Clifford J Ensley | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Harold A Fetner | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Shelly L Fisher | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Elisabeth Fontenelli | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Peter Gianesini Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Neil A Gold | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian D Grossman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stephen H Hagerty | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Deborah A Henretta | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Allegra F Ivey | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard M Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lawrence S Kramer | VICE CHAIR | Board | 3 | None reported |
| John A Lally | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Christine E Larsen | VICE CHAIR | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Deborah R Leone | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jeannine L Lostritto | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Raquel-Ann McNabb | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gisele A Marcus | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Patricia H Mautino | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Sandra Cordova Micek | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael A Newhouse | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tonia O'Connor | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ronald P O'Hanley | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Edward Pettinella | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Louise Phanstiel | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kenneth A Pontarelli | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Douglas A Present | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kirthiga U Reddy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jonathan Resnick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Frank Ryan IV | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jeffrey M Scruggs | BOARD CHAIRMAN | Board | 10 | None reported |
| Michael T Tirico | VICE CHAIR | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kathleen A Walters | CHAIR EMERITUS | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Michael R Venutolo | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David N Watson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Howard E Woolley | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| David M Zaslav | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $14,666,817, which is 2.4% of the $606,401,521 salary base shared by 17,116 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Brown | FOOTBALL HEAD COACH | Highly paid employee | 60 | $3,073,809 | $0 | $62,435 | $3,136,244 |
| Adrian Autry | BASKETBALL HEAD COACH | Highly paid employee | 60 | $2,136,694 | $0 | $62,956 | $2,199,650 |
| Kent Syverud | CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 60 | $1,268,926 | $0 | $576,516 | $1,845,442 |
| Elijah Robinson | FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | Highly paid employee | 60 | $1,519,716 | $0 | $62,488 | $1,582,204 |
| Candace Campbell Jackson | SVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF | Highly paid employee | 60 | $1,035,992 | $0 | $158,177 | $1,194,169 |
| J Michael Haynie | VC STRAT. INITIATIVES & INNOVATION | Officer | 60 | $866,515 | $0 | $145,622 | $1,012,137 |
| Felisha Legette-Jack | BASKETBALL HEAD COACH | Highly paid employee | 60 | $928,200 | $0 | $61,899 | $990,099 |
| Gabe Nugent | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 60 | $877,538 | $0 | $35,234 | $912,772 |
| Gretchen Ritter | FMR VC, PROVOST & CHF ACADEMIC OFF. | Former | 60 | $854,433 | $0 | $44,761 | $899,194 |
| Brett Padgett | SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 60 | $833,206 | $0 | $61,700 | $894,906 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601339349308535 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 15-0532081
- Organization website (as filed): www.syracuse.edu