California Baptist University president salary and executive pay
California Baptist University paid its president, Dr Ronald Ellis, $2,296,028 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $382,182 (20.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $482,651,024, up 5.7% from $456,762,325 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. California Baptist University ranks 24th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. California Baptist University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1890710, Riverside, CA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,296,028
- Total revenue
- $482,651,024
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 91%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349310887.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 12th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.48% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dr Ronald Ellis President PRESIDENT | $2,296,028 |
| Richard K CroyHEAD BASKETBALL COACH | $842,286 |
| Jarrod OlsonHEAD WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH | $654,625 |
| Mark HoweVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | $635,005 |
| Lowell DacusVP FOR ENROLLMENT | $578,537 |
Also paid on the latest return: Dr Charles Sands IV (PROVOST/VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS), $551,746; Gary Warren Adcock (HEAD BASEBALL COACH), $489,354.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Anthony Dockery (CHAIR), Brian Chelette (VICE CHAIR), Bart Shifter (SECRETARY), Nancy Avera (TRUSTEE), Natalia Aylett (TRUSTEE), Daniel Bishop (TRUSTEE), Tammy Brown (TRUSTEE), Wil Byers (TRUSTEE), Dave Condon (TRUSTEE), Walt Crabtree (TRUSTEE), Josh De La Rosa (TRUSTEE), Dawn Dwyer (TRUSTEE), Richard Fields (TRUSTEE), Bob Gates (TRUSTEE), David Gill (TRUSTEE), Nathan Granillo (TRUSTEE), Sheri Harder (TRUSTEE), Margaret Hollis (TRUSTEE), Marni Jimenez (TRUSTEE), Stacy Johnson (TRUSTEE), David Kennedy (TRUSTEE), Chrystal Kern (TRUSTEE), Phoebe Lambeth (TRUSTEE), Sherri Maxson (TRUSTEE), Eydie Miskel (TRUSTEE), and 11 more.
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Dr Ronald Ellis President PRESIDENT | $2,296,028 | $482,651,024 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dr Ronald Ellis President PRESIDENT | $1,913,846 | $456,762,325 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dr Ronald Ellis President PRESIDENT | $1,782,919 | $439,711,685 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dr Ronald Ellis President PRESIDENT | $952,358 | $454,581,726 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349310887.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dr Ronald EllisPRESIDENT | $2,132,163 | $163,865 | $1,278,019 | $845,000 | $9,144 | $107,500 | $56,365 | $2,296,028 |
| Richard K CroyHEAD BASKETBALL COACH | $726,653 | $115,633 | $724,872 | $0 | $1,781 | $54,000 | $61,633 | $842,286 |
| Jarrod OlsonHEAD WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH | $525,912 | $128,713 | $523,324 | $0 | $2,588 | $55,200 | $73,513 | $654,625 |
| Mark HoweVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | $506,179 | $128,826 | $496,915 | $0 | $9,264 | $54,000 | $74,826 | $635,005 |
| Lowell DacusVP FOR ENROLLMENT | $469,393 | $109,144 | $462,344 | $0 | $7,049 | $49,603 | $59,541 | $578,537 |
These figures come from California Baptist University's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How California Baptist University compares
Ranked 24th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 23rd, Southern Methodist University, $2,319,722
- Next in this ranking: 25th, Morehouse School of Medicine, $2,259,716
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Wellesley College$1,364,215 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Colgate University$1,420,097 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Long Island University$1,496,104 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
University of Tampa$503,840 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Touro University$1,361,965 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Dr Ronald Ellis (PRESIDENT) was paid $2,296,028 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,132,163 from California Baptist University and $163,865 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Dr Ronald Ellis, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,296,028.
California Baptist University paid its president, Dr Ronald Ellis, $2,296,028 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $382,182 (20.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dr Ronald Ellis, paid $952,358. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $952,358 (Dr Ronald Ellis); June 2023, $1,782,919; June 2024, $1,913,846; June 2025, $2,296,028.
California Baptist University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $471,670,378 and total revenue of $482,651,024 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $10,980,646. Expenses were $445,194,447 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 5.9%. The president's pay of $2,296,028 equals 0.49% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns California Baptist University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.