Widener University
Chester, PA · EIN 23-1386178 · Education · Rank 2,211 by total revenue
Empowering our community of learners to discover and create better futures.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $294,909,738
- Total expenses
- $286,677,110
- Total assets
- $406,591,765
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $82,050,822
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $101,846,840
- Employees
- 2,711
- Salary base per employee
- $30,266
"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 (33)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey M Robertson PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 60 | $705,526 |
| Kathryn Herschede | VP FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | Officer | 60 | $299,177 |
| William Lockard III | INTERIM VP ADM/FIN JUL 2024-JAN 2025 | Officer | 60 | $295,271 |
| Linda Gilbert | VP FOR ADMIN/FINANCE TO JUL 2024 | Officer | 60 | $253,691 |
| Paul S Beideman | CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Cynthia H Sarnoski PHD | VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Nancy G Hesse | TREASURER OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Eugene D McGurk Jr ESQ | SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| John H Tilelli Jr | PAST CHAIR OF THE BOARD | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Heather Meier | VP FOR ADMIN/FINANCE AS OF JAN 2025 | Officer | 60 | None reported |
| Andrew Workman | PROVOST | Key employee | 60 | $416,445 |
| Theresa Travis | VP ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 60 | $333,056 |
| Joseph Howard | VP FOR ENROLLMENT | Key employee | 60 | $286,370 |
| Eric Behrens | VP FOR LIBRARY & INFORMATION SYSTEMS | Key employee | 60 | $274,591 |
| Michelle Davis | VP, INCLUSION & BELONGING | Key employee | 60 | $252,728 |
| Domenic C Colasante | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Dexter Hamilton | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James J Hargadon | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| J Matthew Hartley PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James W Hirschmann III | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Antionette Leatherberry | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Christian Nascimento | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Marcia Zaruba O'Connor | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Miguel O Pena | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Iraklis Prokopakis | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Catherine Pulos | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Scott Reid | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Louis Rodriguez Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Timothy Speiss | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Min S Suh ESQ | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard L P Tan | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Douglas M Wolfberg ESQ | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Maritza Garcia | STUDENT TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,739,680, which is 4.6% of the $82,050,822 salary base shared by 2,711 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey M Robertson PHD | PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 60 | $625,154 | $0 | $80,372 | $705,526 |
| Anne M Krouse | DEAN SCHOOL OF NURSING | Highly paid employee | 40 | $457,469 | $0 | $18,460 | $475,929 |
| Andrew Workman | PROVOST | Key employee | 60 | $382,146 | $0 | $34,299 | $416,445 |
| Alicia Kelly | VICE DEAN, DELAWARE LAW | Highly paid employee | 40 | $242,847 | $0 | $101,411 | $344,258 |
| Theresa Travis | VP ADVANCEMENT | Key employee | 60 | $309,361 | $0 | $23,695 | $333,056 |
| Kathryn Herschede | VP FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | Officer | 60 | $281,266 | $0 | $17,911 | $299,177 |
| William Lockard III | INTERIM VP ADM/FIN JUL 2024-JAN 2025 | Officer | 60 | $253,696 | $0 | $41,575 | $295,271 |
| Christian Johnson | PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $257,246 | $0 | $36,302 | $293,548 |
| Anthony R Wheeler | DEAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $250,210 | $0 | $39,890 | $290,100 |
| Joseph Howard | VP FOR ENROLLMENT | Key employee | 60 | $268,092 | $0 | $18,278 | $286,370 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202641309349301209 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-1386178
- Organization website (as filed): www.widener.edu