Butler University
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 35-0867977 · Education · Rank 1,790 by total revenue
To provide the highest quality liberal and professional education and to integrate the two by creating a stimulating intellectual community.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $365,379,403
- Total expenses
- $356,661,781
- Total assets
- $792,307,471
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $103,715,671
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $141,157,583
- Employees
- 3,749
- Salary base per employee
- $27,665
"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 (36)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Danko | President | Officer | 50 | $991,954 |
| Claire Aigotti | General Counsel/Asst Secretary | Officer | 50 | $383,937 |
| Bruce Arick | EVP - Finance & Admin/COO/Asst Treas. | Officer | 50 | $365,603 |
| Susan Westermeyer | Controller/Asst Treasurer | Officer | 50 | $176,509 |
| Chris Gahl | Vice Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Howard Schrott | Treasurer | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jana Brost | Secretary | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jeff Blade | Chair | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Alan Finn | EVP-Finance and Administration/COO (Beg 3/25) | Officer | 50 | None reported |
| Aaron Schamp | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Amy Wierenga | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Andrew Greenlee | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Anthony Murdock | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bob Wildman | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Brian Stemme | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bryan Brenner | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Chad Pingel | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Chris Miskel | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Delia Askew | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gary Butkus | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jane Magnus-Stinson | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jatinder-Bir Singh Sandhu | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jay Love | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joe Eaton | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joy Mason | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Judith Thomas | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kathy Martin Harrison | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Keith Faller | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lynne Zydowsky | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mark Minner | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Hole | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| P Scott Bening | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rebecca Graham Paul | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rollin Dick | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steve Sterrett | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Thomas Fischer | Trustee | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 9 people received $6,099,112, which is 5.9% of the $103,715,671 salary base shared by 3,749 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Matta | Men's Basketball Head Coach | Highly paid employee | 50 | $2,649,530 | $0 | $52,611 | $2,702,141 |
| James Danko | President | Officer | 50 | $925,823 | $0 | $66,131 | $991,954 |
| Brooke Barnett | Provost/EVP - Academic Affairs | Highly paid employee | 50 | $346,201 | $0 | $53,204 | $399,405 |
| Claire Aigotti | General Counsel/Asst Secretary | Officer | 50 | $289,713 | $0 | $94,224 | $383,937 |
| Austin Parkinson | Women's Basketball Coach | Highly paid employee | 50 | $319,717 | $0 | $49,537 | $369,254 |
| Bruce Arick | EVP - Finance & Admin/COO/Asst Treas. | Officer | 50 | $315,437 | $0 | $50,166 | $365,603 |
| Michael Pegues | Men's Basketball Assistant Coach | Highly paid employee | 50 | $313,285 | $0 | $43,401 | $356,686 |
| Grant Leiendecker | VP and Athletics Director | Highly paid employee | 50 | $305,565 | $0 | $48,058 | $353,623 |
| Susan Westermeyer | Controller/Asst Treasurer | Officer | 50 | $148,104 | $0 | $28,405 | $176,509 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611059349301471 (Form 990, period ending 2025-05-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 35-0867977
- Organization website (as filed): www.butler.edu