2026-05-15T19:13:21+00:00 2025-06-30 135381590 BDO USA 421 FAYETTEVILLE ST STE 300 RALEIGH NC 276011776 990 2024-07-01 550394213 WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY INC WHEE 3042432000 316 WASHINGTON AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 DIANNA VARGO PRESIDENT 3042432000 2026-05-15 true SANDRA L FEINSMITH P01064157 9197549370 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANNA VARGO 316 WASHINGTON AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 36619817 false 0928 X WWW.WJU.EDU X 1954 WV TO PROVIDE CATHOLIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE INTELLIGENTLY TO THE WELFARE OF SOCIETY. 8 4 424 4 0 1772492 4304522 23427195 25556895 171988 803875 261292 1635754 25632967 32301046 10760421 13396673 0 0 8375635 9799460 0 53391 11857252 11079713 30993308 34275846 -5360341 -1974800 25069171 14307981 16411795 7754315 8657376 6553666 BY INTEGRATING LEARNING, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CHRISTIAN REVELATION, THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO FOSTER COMPETENCE, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY ENTER THE WORLD OF WORK WITH SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GOALS, A LIFE LONG APPETITE FOR LEARNING AND THE DESIRE TO MAKE OUR UNIVERSE A BETTER PLACE. LEADERSHIP TO MODEL THE CATHOLIC CONCERN FOR REGIONAL AND GLOBAL NEIGHBORS, THE UNIVERSITY WELCOMES PEOPLE OF ALL CREEDS, RACES AND NATIONALITIES TO SHARE IN THE INTELLIGENT PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. THE UNIVERSITY PROMOTES CLOSE STUDENT-FACULTY CONTACTS AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL FOR LEADERSHIP. false false 28001550 13396673 25556895 GENERAL/OTHER POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: THE UNIVERSITY IS A CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY FOUNDED IN 1954. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES HIGHER LEARNING IN THE JESUIT TRADITION TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AFTER GRADUATION WITH A PHILOSOPHY OF FOCUSING ON THE ENTIRE PERSON (EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL). WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY OFFERS MORE THAN 30 MAJORS INCLUDING LIBERAL ARTS, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, NURSING, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. 762333 0 0 RESEARCH EDUCATION PROJECTS FOCUSING ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. WHEELING JESUIT RECEIVES FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER AND FACULTY RESEARCH. 28763883 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false true 34 0 true 424 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 4 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false WV X X LISA SIMON 3042432000 316 WASHINGTON AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 DIANNA M VARGO PRESIDENT 60.0 0.0 X X 79520 0 3502 CHAD CARTER BOARD SECRETARY 1.0 40.0 X 0 114363 30753 DANIEL HALLER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID HENDRICKSON BOARD MEMBER 10.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 FATHER WALT JAGELA BOARD MEMBER 1.0 40.0 X 0 40368 10042 JENNIFER HORNYAK BOARD MEMBER 1.0 40.0 X 0 118777 17848 MSGR JOSEPH PETERSON BOARD MEMBER (THRU 09/12/2024) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PHIL MAUSER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN HAID BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ZAC BRUNEY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH 40.0 0.0 X 102787 0 3552 182307 273508 65697 1 false false false BDO PO Box 642743 PITTSBURGH PA 152642743 AUDIT AND TAX SERVICES 169167 TA NELSON 170 VANDERBILT RD CONNELLSVILLE PA 154259103 BUS RENTAL SERVICES 118325 2 3568995 735527 49481 4304522 TUITION AND FEES 611310 19632971 19632971 0 0 AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES 721000 5923924 5923924 0 0 0 0 0 0 25556895 113987 0 0 113987 84307 0 0 84307 0 0 4633659 375000 4087771 231000 545888 144000 689888 0 0 689888 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1547152 0 0 1547152 TICKET SALES 900099 4295 0 0 4295 0 0 0 0 1551447 32301046 25556895 0 2439629 13396673 13396673 0 0 458523 0 458523 0 6787997 5852166 882440 53391 53524 46566 6958 0 1912294 1722343 189951 0 587122 510797 76325 0 38184 0 38184 0 166953 0 166953 0 15000 15000 2075614 0 2075614 0 2104 2104 0 0 -34491 -34491 0 0 562633 551380 11253 0 376341 0 376341 0 613803 613803 0 0 746047 201432 544615 0 FOOD SERVICES VENDOR 2042129 2042129 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1993596 1377181 616415 0 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 1754068 1754068 0 0 SUPPLIES 727732 727732 0 0 0 0 0 0 34275846 28763883 5458572 53391 1371105 1505525 0 0 17995 0 8458918 1163576 0 0 0 0 615095 493684 0 0 435726 347888 34172257 27750548 6999063 6421709 4695179 1783962 0 0 0 0 2476090 2591637 25069171 14307981 3166550 1065701 0 0 6274072 961814 0 0 0 0 0 0 6084032 5121575 65847 0 821294 605225 16411795 7754315 X 1699049 3239205 6958327 3314461 8657376 6553666 25069171 14307981 -1974800 -128910 0 X false true true true true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6958327 535175 246947 3932094 3314461 16524596 24740 -5640964 3950045 6958327 16709934 9325 1388326 1582989 16524596 17907772 28121 -1109949 116010 16709934 15212872 237458 2520605 63163 17907772 0.0 0.2365 0.7635 false false 1366359 1366359 522853 522853 0 3056847 1632695 1424152 29226198 25595000 3631198 6421709 FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS 2547692 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS - OPERATING 43945 2591637 Federal Income Taxes REFUNDABLE ADVANCES FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT 375171 AGENCY FUNDS 230054 605225 X 22875463 -128910 4100000 0 3971090 18904373 13396673 13396673 32301046 24979173 4100000 0 4100000 20879173 13396673 13396673 34275846 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds THE ENDOWMENT IS PRIMARILY USED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. SOME FUNDS APPROVED FOR AND USED FOR OPERATIONS THIS YEAR. The Attorney General approved to release restrictions on the endowment for use of borrowing, fund operations, scholarships, etc. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE, WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AT JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements STUDENT AID NETTED AGAINST TUITION ON F/S - 13396673 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statements STUDENT AID NETTED AGAINST TUITION ON F/S - 13396673 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY HAS A POLICY OF PROVIDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ITS EMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, AND APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. ACCORDINGLY, NO PERSON WILL BE DENIED ADMISSION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, BLINDNESS, HANDICAP DISABILITY, OR DISABLED VETERAN. THIS POLICY IS REITERATED IN ALL SOLICITATIONS, NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS, AND MEDIA BROADCASTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WHEN SOLICITING FOR STUDENTS. Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(a) FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENT WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY RECEIVES MONEY FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO FUND STUDENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS. WJU ALSO RECEIVES GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND FOR THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER. true STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP 1531 13396673 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE UNIVERSITY MONITORS THEIR RESPECTIVE GRANTS BY ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE ACCOUNTING FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL GRANT. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION FOR PROCESSING TO ENSURE THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT. X COMPUTER, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 1 49481 Market value 0 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION SALARY RANGES ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARABILITY STUDY PERFORMED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. ALL POSITIONS ARE GRADED UPON RESPECTIVE JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO ENSURE THE RESPECTIVE JOBS ARE PROPERLY CLASSIFIED PER THE UNIVERSITY POLICIES. SALARIES FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CFO OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THE UNIVERSITY SHALL HAVE A SINGLE MEMBER WHICH SHALL BE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON, THROUGH ITS BISHOP. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR REJECT ANY NOMINEE FOR A POSITIONS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO REMOVE, FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE POWERS ARE RESERVED TO THE MEMBER: A. TO APPROVE OR REJECT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; B. TO ADOPT, AMEND, AND REPEAL THESE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION; C. TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE SALE OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION, ANY BUSINESS COMBINATION, MERGER, ACQUISITION, OR CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION; I. TO APPROVE OR REJECT ANY BORROWING OR FINANCING FOR OR BY THE CORPORATION AND TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE CREATION OF ANY LIENS AGAINST THE CORPORATION OR ITS ASSETS (OUTSIDE OF THE ORDINARY COURSE AND NOT INCLUDING ANY LIENS THAT ARISE BY OPERATION OF LAW); II. TO APPROVE OR REJECT ANY PLAN OF DISSOLUTION AND ANY PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION; D. TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT, BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OF THE PRESIDENT; E. TO APPROVE OR REJECT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT, OR TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT WHICH WOULD THEN REQUIRE A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT; F. TO APPROVE OR REJECT ANY NOMINEE FOR A POSITIONS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND TO REMOVE, FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; G. TO ACCESS ANY INFORMATION OF THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAX RETURNS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION; AUDITS; INFORMATION RELATED TO BONDS AND OTHER DEBTS OF THE CORPORATION; INSURANCE INFORMATION; INFORMATION RELATED TO CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS, VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS, AND CREDIT OF ANY KIND EXTENDED TO THE CORPORATION; AND INFORMATION MAINTAINED OR DEVELOPED BY THE CORPORATION'S PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS; H. TO APPROVE LEGAL ACTION TAKEN IN THE NAME OF OR ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OTHER THAN ROUTINE LEGAL ACTIONS SUCH AS COLLECTION OF OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE PRESIDENT. THE FORM 990 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE UNIVERSITY OBTAINS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY FROM ALL TRUSTEES AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT ALSO OBTAINS CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS FROM OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES UPON HIRING. ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING IN SPONSORED RESEARCH SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON HIRING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public A CODE OF ETHICS STATEMENT IS POSTED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE. THE CODE OF ETHICS STATEMENT CONTAINS VERBIAGE THAT ADDRESSES OUR POSITION WITH THE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN PERSONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERESTS. Form 990, Part XI, Line 10 EXPLANATION OF NET ASSET DECREASE THE UNIVERSITY'S NET ASSETS DECREASED BY $2.1 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 2025. IN APRIL 2024, THE UNIVERSITY PETITIONED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA TO RELEASE RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE PETITION WAS APPROVED IN MAY 2024. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WERE USED TO PAY DOWN THE UNIVERSITY'S INTERNAL BORROWINGS AND TO FUND OPERATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS IMPLEMENTED A PLAN AND BELIEVES IT CAN REVERSE THE NEGATIVE TREND AND CONTINUE THE RICH TRADITION OF EDUCATING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. Going Concern Management continues to focus on assessment of academic programs, associated staffing, enrollment efforts, discount rate reduction, and other development related steps with their new Foundation. 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