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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

BROOKVILLE, NY · EIN 111633516 · Form 990 · FY2023 · Very Large (>$50M) · liu.edu
revenue
$466.5M
expenses
$417.3M
net assets
$874.7M
employees
3,534
volunteers
30
program ratio
90%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE EXCELLENCE AND ACCESS IN EDUCATION TO THOSE WHO SEEK TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE. SEE SCH O.

profile · synthesized from sources

Long Island University, founded in 1926, is a private university providing access to higher education across multiple campuses in New York and globally. It offers over 150 degree programs through colleges of health sciences, business, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and performing arts. The university serves a diverse student body of over 15,000 with a focus on experiential learning, Division I athletics, and community engagement.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $86.89M
    STUDENT SERVICES AND AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES - REPRESENTS THE ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS' EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT OF THE FORMAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES IN THIS CATEGORY INCLUDE EXPENSES FOR RESIDENCE HALLS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL EVENTS, STUDENT NEWSPAPERS, INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, COUNSELING AND CAREER GUIDANCE, STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION AND STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 1,650 STUDENTS RESIDE IN THE DORMS.
  2. #2 $8.41M
    RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE - REPRESENTS ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY ORGANIZED TO PRODUCE RESEARCH, WHETHER COMMISSIONED BY AN AGENCY EXTERNAL TO THE INSTITUTION OR SEPARATELY BUDGETED BY AN ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT WITHIN THE INSTITUTION. THIS CATEGORY ALSO INCLUDES ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES BENEFICIAL TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS EXTERNAL TO THE INSTITUTION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Division I Athletics
NCAA Division I sports program with 39 teams competing in the Northeast Conference, including basketball, swimming, and esports
LIU Global
Four-year undergraduate program spanning eight countries on five continents, designed to prepare students for global leadership careers
Research and Public Service
Supports faculty-led research initiatives and community service programs across disciplines
Student Run Businesses
On-campus ventures including The Student Body fashion boutique and Browse, an Apple-authorized technology center, providing real-world business experience
Student Services and Auxiliary Enterprises
Provides housing, dining, counseling, career guidance, student health services, cultural events, and intercollegiate athletics for student well-being and development
activities · 7 groups

What they do

  • Higher Education Degree Programs 2 activities
    • Delivers academic programs with experiential and service learning components
      Offers over 150–220 degree and certificate programs across campuses, including career-oriented fields such as accounting, retailing, and secretarial studies combined with liberal arts, along with experiential learning and service learning through the "LIU Cares" initiative, through which students complete over 150,000 hours of community service annually.
    • Enrolls large and diverse student body with strong faculty representation
      Enrolls over 15,000 students across its campuses, employs 488 full-time faculty members, and maintains an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio, admitting students of any race, color, national, or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities.
  • Financial Aid and Scholarship Access Programs 1 activity
    • Awards substantial financial aid to students
      Provides $100 million in financial aid annually to support student access and affordability.
  • Strategic Planning and Organizational Development 1 activity
    • Develops and implements strategic institutional plans
      Developed and implemented strategic advancement plans including "Education Beyond Boundaries: LIU 2020" and subsequent institutional priorities approved by the Board of Trustees to align resources with student needs and guide re-accreditation efforts, such as the 2023 review with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
  • Campus Construction and Renovation Projects 1 activity
    • Maintains and enhances academic infrastructure
      Constructs, acquires, and repurposes facilities to support education, including the William Zeckendorf Health Sciences Center, the Jeanette and Edmund T. Pratt Jr. Center for Academic Studies, the Steinberg Wellness Center, nursing simulation labs, and the restoration of the historic Hillwood mansion into Winnick House for administrative and performance use; also repurposed the Brooklyn Paramount Theater into a gymnasium and academic building.
  • Student Support and Academic Services 1 activity
    • Provides comprehensive student services and support programs
      Offers a wide range of student services including residence halls (housing approximately 1,650 students), counseling, career guidance, student health services, student aid administration, cultural events, student organizations, intramural and intercollegiate athletics, and student newspapers to support emotional, physical, intellectual, cultural, and social development.
  • Alumni Community Building 1 activity
    • Supports alumni engagement through educational and recreational travel
      Offers a travel program for alumni and friends to participate in educational and recreational trips, fostering ongoing community connections.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Conducts nationally ranked research
      Engages in research activities at a level placing it in the top 7% nationally and seeks competitive external funding from federal sources to support this work.
    • Operates multi-campus educational facilities across metropolitan New York
      Runs six metropolitan area locations and the College of Pharmacy, serving communities in Brooklyn, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester counties, including the LIU Post campus established on the 177-acre Hillwood estate acquired in 1951.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$466.46M
Contributions & grants$34.42M7%
Program service revenue$418.73M90%
Investment income$13.35M3%
Other revenue$-50K
expenses
Total expenses$417.30M
Program expenses90%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$163.82M
Grants paid out$103.18M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.09B
Cash$43.60M
Investments$547.76M
Liabilities$219.91M
Net assets$874.69M
Liquid reserves17.0 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +6.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 19
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
DR KIMBERLY CLINE PRESIDENT 60 $2.28M
ROD STRICKLAND HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL 40 $696K
CHRISTOPHER FEVOLA VP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 60 $630K
JOSEPH SCHAEFER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 60 $596K
ARASH DABESTANI DEAN-PHARMACY 40 $589K
BASHAR BAROUDI VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 50 $569K
RANDY BURD FMR SVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS (THRU 7/23) 50 $517K
MOHAMMED CHERKAOUI VP RESEARCH 50 $448K
KERRY KRUCKEL VP UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT 50 $422K
REBECCA STATES FULL PROFESSOR 40 $415K
PAUL GILMORE DEAN - LIBERAL ARTS 40 $413K
ELIZABETH CHEUNG-GAFFNEY VP UNIVERSITY COUNSEL 50 $407K
MICHAEL BERTHEL VP STUDENT AFFAIRS 50 $396K
MICHAEL KINCH EXEC DEAN-SCIENCES (THRU 6/24) 40 $370K
WINIFRED MACK TRUSTEE/EXC DEAN HLTH PROF 40 $322K
CHARLES RASBERRY FMR VP UNIV ADV (THRU 8/22) 50 $317K
DEIRDRE WHITMAN FMR VP UNI. ADMISSIONS (THRU 8/22) 40 $232K
LORETTA KNAPP FMR VP ACAD AFFAIRS (THRU 6/18) 35 $146K
CHERIE SEROTA TRUSTEE/VISIT. ASST. PROF. 35 $105K
board members · 6
  • ALFRED R KAHN — TRUSTEE
  • BOB JAHELKA — TRUSTEE
  • BRIAN K LAND — TRUSTEE
  • CHINTU PATEL — TRUSTEE
  • DANIEL B FISHER — TRUSTEE
  • DAVID KLINE — TRUSTEE (THRU 10/23)
relationships · 7

Who they work with

  • Brooklyn College of Pharmacy Partner — Merged with LIU in 1929, becoming part of its pharmacy program.
  • Government Government — Establishes relationships with government entities to support university goals
  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education Government — Institutional accrediting agency that accredits Long Island University
  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education Government — Undergoing re-accreditation review with the commission in Spring 2023.
  • Presence Partner — Platform used for managing student organizations and events through Presence.io portals for Brooklyn and Post campuses.
  • U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Government — Federal agency that designated Long Island University as a Yellow Ribbon School for veterans support.
  • award-winning travel tour operators Partner — Partners with travel tour operators to deliver alumni travel experiences.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Equitable Access through Affordability, Flexibility, and Non-Discrimination
    methodology: access_through_affordability_and_flexibility
    By combining moderate tuition, flexible scheduling, and non-discriminatory admissions, the university increases access for underrepresented groups because removing financial, temporal, and social barriers enables broader participation in higher education.
  • Experiential Learning Model
    methodology: experiential_learning
    By engaging students in hands-on, real-world experiences such as service learning and student-run enterprises, the university deepens learning and professional readiness because applied practice strengthens knowledge retention and workforce skills.
  • Global Immersion for Leadership Development
    methodology: global-immersion_education
    By delivering education across multiple countries, the university builds global leadership competencies because immersive cross-cultural experiences develop adaptability, intercultural understanding, and real-time problem-solving skills.
  • Holistic Student Support
    methodology: holistic student support
    By providing comprehensive non-instructional services that support emotional, physical, intellectual, cultural, and social development, the university fosters student success because well-being and engagement are foundational to academic persistence and growth.
  • Integrated Research, Teaching, and Learning
    methodology: integrated_research_teaching_learning
    By integrating research with teaching and learning, the university enhances academic excellence and student outcomes because it creates a dynamic educational environment where discovery and instruction reinforce one another.