Gannon University
Erie, PA · EIN 25-0496976 · Education · Rank 3,616 by total revenue
Gannon University is an institution of post-secondary education with campuses in Erie, PA and Ruskin, FL, offering over 100 academic programs, including online and traditional Associate, Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees to a Fall 2024 student enrollment of 4,189.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $159,593,681
- Total expenses
- $161,138,438
- Total assets
- $429,284,630
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $48,792,735
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $67,877,701
- Employees
- 1,962
- Salary base per employee
- $24,869
"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 (41)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Iwanenko | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $541,058 |
| Keith Taylor | Executive Advisor, President Emeritus | Officer | 40 | $394,730 |
| Jennifer Lundy | VP for Finance & Campus Operations | Officer | 40 | $263,005 |
| William Edmondson | VP Enrollment, until 01/15/2025 | Officer | 40 | $255,785 |
| Sarah Ewing | Provost | Officer | 40 | $253,962 |
| Mark Jordano | Chief Information Officer | Officer | 40 | $218,505 |
| Nancy Bird | VP of University Advancement | Officer | 40 | $210,616 |
| Valerie Bacik | Chief Institutional Planning | Officer | 40 | $172,352 |
| Gwendolyn M Garbarino | Secretary | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Mark J Minnaugh | Vice Chairperson | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Most Rev Lawrence T Persico | Chairperson | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Mahesh Aggarwal | Board Member/President Faculty Senate | Board | 40 | $164,476 |
| Walter W Cooper | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Scott M Krall | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Pierre McCormick | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Candace D Battles | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard E Beattie | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Gerald Blanks | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Tina M Donikowski | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Dana M Fallon | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Very Rev Michael Ferrick | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James Fiorenzo | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Timothy J Hilty | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rev Scott W Jabo | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Stacy M Juchno | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Susan P Forquer | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rev Christopher J Singer | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Richard G Orlando | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Matthew Nichilo | Board Member/Student Government President | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Rev Nicholas J Rouch | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| James J Rutkowski | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Antoinette Spevetz | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Monica Trott | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Laura Vaccaro | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Margaret A VanderLaan | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Howard Ward | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Mark Zagorski | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Sean Dugan | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kelly Meredith | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Karen Surkala | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Robert P Barker | Board Member | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $2,751,303, which is 5.6% of the $48,792,735 salary base shared by 1,962 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Iwanenko | President | Board, Officer | 40 | $487,558 | $0 | $53,500 | $541,058 |
| Keith Taylor | Executive Advisor, President Emeritus | Officer | 40 | $338,245 | $0 | $56,485 | $394,730 |
| Jennifer Lundy | VP for Finance & Campus Operations | Officer | 40 | $234,531 | $0 | $28,474 | $263,005 |
| William Edmondson | VP Enrollment, until 01/15/2025 | Officer | 40 | $213,741 | $0 | $42,044 | $255,785 |
| Sarah Ewing | Provost | Officer | 40 | $224,952 | $0 | $29,010 | $253,962 |
| Mark Jordano | Chief Information Officer | Officer | 40 | $168,450 | $0 | $50,055 | $218,505 |
| Karinna Vernaza | Dean-College of Eng and Business | Highly paid employee | 40 | $174,682 | $0 | $43,083 | $217,765 |
| Nancy Bird | VP of University Advancement | Officer | 40 | $187,788 | $0 | $22,828 | $210,616 |
| Davide Piovesan | Associate Dean, Col. of Engineering and Business | Highly paid employee | 40 | $156,332 | $0 | $41,858 | $198,190 |
| Lynne Bianchi | Director Medical Research Operations | Highly paid employee | 40 | $159,625 | $0 | $38,062 | $197,687 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631279349300138 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-0496976
- Organization website (as filed): www.gannon.edu