Siena University
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $226.2 million
- Spending
- $219.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 2,097
- Volunteers
- 38
- Highest pay
- $524,303, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2531 of 32 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $198.9 million spent. SIENA UNIVERSITY IS A COEDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT, LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY WITH A FRANCISCAN AND CATHOLIC TRADITION. FOUNDED IN 1937 BY SEVEN FRANCISCAN FRIARS, IT IS LOCATED IN LOUDONVILLE, NEW YORK, A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY JUST OUTSIDE THE STATE'S CAPITAL. SIENA IS REGISTERED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. ALL PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS. IN ADDITION, THE CHEMISTRY PROGRAM IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, THE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM IS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION, AND THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION. SIENA'S 3335 UNDERGRADUATES ENROLL IN ONE OF THREE SCHOOLS - LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCE, AND BUSINESS - AND MAY CHOOSE TO PURSUE STUDY FROM A TOTAL OF 26 DEPARTMENTS WITH 45 MAJORS, 68 MINORS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND PROFESSIONAL CURRICULA IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, PRE-LAW, AND SOCIAL WORK. 233 GRADUATES HAVE ENROLLED IN THE GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. ON AVERAGE, 94 STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD IN A GIVEN YEAR. NINETY- SIX POINT NINE PERCENT OF SIENA STUDENTS ENTER GRADUATE SCHOOL OR FIND EMPLOYMENT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING GRADUATION. ADMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITY IS COMPETITIVE. OF THE 759 INCOMING MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2028, 15.6 PERCENT GRADUATED IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS AND THEIR AVERAGE SAT SCORE WAS 1224.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1948.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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