Public Charity

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $178.5M, expenses of $185.7M, total assets of $216.1M. Imperigo tracks 48 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.2M.

EIN: 231352294 PHILADELPHIA, PA Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$178.5M
Total Expenses$185.7M
Total Assets$216.1M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. WE ARE A UNIVERSITY WITH PREEMINENCE IN TRANSDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS WITH EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, FASHION & TEXTILES, HEALTH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE - INFUSED WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS.

Where $100 goes at Philadelphia University

How Philadelphia University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Expenses incurred in providing an experiential education and providing more than 20 laboratories and studios for hands-on experience in architecture and interior design, engineering, textile design, fashion design…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Chief Business Officer JIB Aldo Romano
TRUSTEE Andrew Morrisroe
EXEC DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARCHIT Barbara Klinkhammer
SECRETARY Cristina G Cavalieri Esq
TRUSTEE Debra L Ness
SVP, OPERATIONS EAST FALLS Geoffrey Cromarty Edd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,522,182 18 grants
Research & Policy
$555,347 7 grants
Education
$508,739 12 grants
Health & Medicine
$278,845 7 grants
Economic Development
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $178.5M $185.7M $216.1M
2024 $173.3M $182.4M $209.4M
2023 $163.5M $173.5M $203.5M
2022 $148.6M $162.0M $207.9M
2021 $140.7M $151.0M $230.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $140.7M to $178.5M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $216.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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