Keiser University and Everglades University chancellor salary and executive pay
Keiser University paid its chancellor, Arthur Keiser, $899,724 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $3,371 (0.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $663,296,165, up 5.4% from $629,354,217 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Keiser University ranks 106th of 137 universities on this site by chancellor's pay. Keiser University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2024. Also known as Keiser University, Everglades University or Everglades College.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 65-0216638, Ft Lauderdale, FL.
Chancellor, fiscal year ending December 2024
$899,724
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Kristi L Mollis (PRESIDENT), $598,913; Gregg Wallick (CHAIRMAN /PRESIDENT), $1,000.
- Total revenue
- $663,296,165
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 41%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523219349303667.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 78th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The return is filed by Everglades College Inc, doing business as "KEISER UNIV & EVERGLADES UNIV".
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Arthur Keiser Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $899,724 |
| Peter F CrocittoEXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR | $841,637 |
| Kristi L MollisPRESIDENT | $598,913 |
| James W WaldmanVICE CHANCELLOR | $513,337 |
| Garrett B VonkCAMPUS PRESIDENT | $407,857 |
Also paid on the latest return: Andrew C Lee (VICE CHANCELLOR), $397,617; Susan Ziegelhofer (ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR), $366,498; Michele I Morgan (CAMPUS PRESIDENT), $357,994; Christopher A Valleau (TREASURER/VICE CHANCELLOR), $332,180; Maria Kondracki (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Gregg Wallick (CHAIRMAN /PRESIDENT), $1,000; Howard Talenfeld (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Michael Viola (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Manuel Mair (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Wanda Gozdz (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Thomas Foster (TRUSTEE), $1,000; Joshua Fordin (TRUSTEE), $500; Jose Cortes (TRUSTEE), $500; Nicole Heran (TRUSTEE), $500.
Chancellor's pay by year
Each row is the chancellor on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Arthur Keiser Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $899,724 | $663,296,165 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Arthur Keiser Chancellor VP/CHANCELLOR | $896,353 | $629,354,217 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Arthur Keiser Chancellor VP/CHANCELLOR | $896,638 | $598,651,077 | Filing |
| Dec 2021 | Arthur Keiser Chancellor VP/Chancellor | $883,035 | $647,335,916 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523219349303667.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Arthur KeiserCHANCELLOR | $874,709 | $25,015 | $874,709 | $0 | $0 | $13,800 | $11,215 | $899,724 |
| Peter F CrocittoEXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR | $816,471 | $25,166 | $816,471 | $0 | $0 | $13,800 | $11,366 | $841,637 |
| Kristi L MollisPRESIDENT | $559,067 | $39,846 | $559,067 | $0 | $0 | $13,800 | $26,046 | $598,913 |
| James W WaldmanVICE CHANCELLOR | $480,370 | $32,967 | $480,370 | $0 | $0 | $13,800 | $19,167 | $513,337 |
| Garrett B VonkCAMPUS PRESIDENT | $382,842 | $25,015 | $382,842 | $0 | $0 | $13,800 | $11,215 | $407,857 |
These figures come from Keiser 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 Keiser University compares
Ranked 106th of 137 universities by chancellor's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 105th, Duquesne University, $906,757
- Next in this ranking: 107th, Yale University, $890,194
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Quinnipiac University$1,313,227 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Seton Hall University$170,550 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
The New School$766,385 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Pace University$1,165,088 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Santa Clara University$1,212,179 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Arthur Keiser (CHANCELLOR) was paid $899,724 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $874,709 from Keiser University and $25,015 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The chancellor, Arthur Keiser, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $899,724.
Keiser University paid its chancellor, Arthur Keiser, $899,724 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $3,371 (0.4%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2021, when the chancellor was Arthur Keiser, paid $883,035. By fiscal year end: December 2021, $883,035 (Arthur Keiser); December 2022, $896,638; December 2023, $896,353; December 2024, $899,724.
Keiser University's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $602,119,305 and total revenue of $663,296,165 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $61,176,860. Expenses were $606,106,831 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they fell 0.7%. The chancellor's pay of $899,724 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Keiser University and Everglades University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2021 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 17, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.