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Marquette University

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % DENNIS BUTLER COMPTROLLER
Other · MILWAUKEE, WI · EIN 39-0806251

About

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

In care of Dennis Butler Comptroller

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
8,031
Volunteers
2,040

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$710.0M
Expenses
$652.7M
Assets
$2.0B
Liabilities
$485.5M

Financial history

$733.4M$366.7M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $710.0M · Peak FY2022: $733.4M · Avg: $648.8M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.6M
Foreign employees2
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe Including Iceland and Greenland
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$256K
Grants Given
$200.6M
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
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Address

PO BOX 1881
Milwaukee, WI, 53201-188

Governance

Voting board members31
Independent members21
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %12.0%
Permanent endowment %88.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Retained by contractors$121K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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