Barry University Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A CATHOLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDED BY THE ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS. WITH A LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION, BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.
- Income
- $203.3 million
- Spending
- $202.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 2,231
- Volunteers
- 289
- Highest pay
- $811,784, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 26% 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
10 of 20It owes 36% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (education, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2529 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $119.5 million spent. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: BARRY UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A PERSONALIZED, VALUES-BASED EDUCATION CENTERED ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING. OUR DEGREE PROGRAMS SPAN HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND MEDICAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, WITH DEDICATED SCHOOLS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE, NURSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK, AND LAW. BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A TOP-RATED UNIVERSITY IN AWARDING FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES, MAKING COLLEGE AFFORDABLE AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL MOBILITY. BARRY PROVIDES ITS STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON EDUCATION THAT TRANSFORMS CONCEPTS INTO IMPACT AND PRODUCES GRADUATES WHO ARE LEADERS IN SOLVING SOCIETY'S CRITICAL CHALLENGES. ANCHORED IN THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION AND ENDURING COMMITMENTS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, BARRY STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AVERAGING 70,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE A YEAR BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.BARRY STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES, OVER 90% FIRST-TIME PASS RATE ON THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT NATIONAL CERTIFYING EXAM (PANCE), RECOGNITION FOR THEIR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK, AND LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE BARRY UNIVERSITY SERVICE CORPS. STUDENT ATHLETES AT BARRY EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM AND HAVE WON 28 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. WITH OVER 60 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, GREEK LIFE, INTRAMURAL SPORTS AND NUMEROUS CAMPUS EVENTS, INCLUDING ATHLETIC EVENTS, BARRY OFFERS A ROBUST AND DIVERSE CAMPUS LIFE.
- $34.6 million spent. STUDENT SERVICES AND AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: BARRY UNIVERSITY STUDENT SERVICES INCLUDE CAREER AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, MINISTRY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, THE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ADVISING, STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, DEAN OF STUDENTS, FITNESS CENTER, FOOD PANTRY, CAREER CLOSET, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES, LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES, ORIENTATION, STUDENT CONDUCT, STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES, STUDENT UNION, AND FULL GRADUATION SERVICES. THE UNIVERSITY'S AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES INCLUDE TEN RESIDENCE HALLS, THE ROUSSELL DINING HALL AND OTHER RETAIL AND CATERING OPTIONS, THE BARRY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS STORE, AND LAPTOP CHECKOUT KIOSKS.
- $7.0 million spent. THE MONSIGNOR WILLIAM BARRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (LOCATED IN MIAMI SHORES, FL) SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN PRINT, ELECTRONIC, AND STREAMING FORMATS, AS WELL AS INTERLIBRARY LOAN TO MATERIAL NOT OWNED OR LICENSED. THE RESOURCES ARE COMPLEMENTED BY 37 DESKTOP COMPUTERS, TWO KIOSKS WITH A TOTAL OF 36 LAPTOPS, WALK-UP SCANNING STATION (KIC4), AS WELL AS THREE NEWLINE INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS (TWO ARE 75 AND ONE IS 86"). PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE 4-STORY, 86,000+ SQ FT LIBRARY IS PROVIDED 93.5 HOURS A WEEK AND INCLUDES ACCESS TO 13 GROUP STUDY ROOMS, PRINTING, COPYING, AND SCANNING. THE LIBRARY SHARES CATALOG ACCESS WITH BARRY UNIVERSITY DWAYNE O. ANDREAS SCHOOL OF LAW LIBRARY (LOCATED IN ORLANDO, FL). REFERENCE LIBRARIANS AT BOTH LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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