University of San Francisco president salary and executive pay
USF's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports $0 for its president, Rev Fitzgerald SJ. Total revenue on that return was $555,066,876, up 0.4% from $553,015,973 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. USF ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. USF has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as USF.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-1156628, San Francisco, CA.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$0 as filed
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$1,499,460Ms DavisActing Senior VP and General Counsel
- Total revenue
- $555,066,876
- Pay vs. peers
- Lowest (reported as $0)
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202631049349300143.View the filing
Peers: the 132 universities on this site that report top pay above $0, by top pay as a share of revenue. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The return reports $0 for the president, listed as "Rev Fitzgerald SJ". Its Schedule O says: "WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS A JESUIT PRIEST WHO HAS TAKEN A VOW OF POVERTY, ALL OF HIS EARNINGS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SOCIETY OF JESUS (THE JESUIT ORDER)." It adds that as of August 1, 2025 the university hired its first lay president, Dr. Salvador D. Aceves.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Ms DavisActing Senior VP and General Counsel | $1,499,460 |
| Mr CrossVP Business and Finance | $1,381,082 |
| Mr GerlufsenHead Men's Basketball Coach | $1,032,387 |
| Dr FungVP Academic Affairs and Provost | $549,935 |
| Mr WilliamsAthletic Director | $508,468 |
Also paid on the latest return: Dr Oparah (Professor and Former VP Academic Affairs and Provost), $499,362; Mr Bawa (VP Info Tech, Chief Information Officer), $463,369; Dr Erhemjamts (Dean, School of Management), $429,812; Mr London (Associate VP Facilities Management), $397,185; Ms Orio (VP, Operations), $371,548; Dr Chincarini (Professor), $369,621; Dr Leo (Professor), $367,428; Ms Ryder (VP Marketing Communications), $335,177; Dr Fry-Bowers (Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions), $333,662; Dr Paris (Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences), $331,617; Ms Burke (Interim VP, Development), $287,690; Ms McClenahan (VP Development), $275,193; Dr Gary (VP, Student Life), $241,715; Dr Camperi (Professor and Former Dean, Arts and Sciences), $217,109.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Rev Fitzgerald SJ (President), Dr Miner (Board Member), Dr Song (Board Member), Mr Allanson (Board Member), Mr Boland (Chair), Mr Buell (Board Member), Mr Diez (Board Member), Mr Giraudo (Board Member), Mr Malloy (Board Member), Mr Myers (Board Member), Mr Pena (Board Member), Mr Porter (Board Member), Mr Sangiacomo (Board Member), Mr Schrader (Board Member), Mr Scott (Board Member), Mr Seiwald (Board Member), Mr Shah (Board Member), Mr Silk (Board Member), Mr Simon (Board Member), Mr Skrip (Board Member), Mr Smith (Board Member), Mr Swig (Board Member), Mr Tay (Board Member), Ms Calandra (Board Member), Ms Cheng (Board Member), and 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Rev Fitzgerald SJ President President | $0 | $555,066,876 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Rev Fitzgerald SJ President President | $0 | $553,015,973 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Rev Fitzgerald SJ President President | $0 | $575,479,803 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Rev Fitzgerald SJ President President | $0 | $568,780,406 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202631049349300143.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Ms DavisActing Senior VP and General Counsel | $1,416,893 | $82,567 | $537,280 | $0 | $879,613 | $38,028 | $44,539 | $1,499,460 |
| Mr CrossVP Business and Finance | $1,323,082 | $58,000 | $512,020 | $0 | $811,062 | $38,028 | $19,972 | $1,381,082 |
| Mr GerlufsenHead Men's Basketball Coach | $977,505 | $54,882 | $836,510 | $55,000 | $85,995 | $38,028 | $16,854 | $1,032,387 |
| Dr FungVP Academic Affairs and Provost | $502,131 | $47,804 | $477,222 | $0 | $24,909 | $38,028 | $9,776 | $549,935 |
| Mr WilliamsAthletic Director | $437,535 | $70,933 | $374,209 | $52,517 | $10,809 | $38,028 | $32,905 | $508,468 |
| Rev Fitzgerald SJPresident | $0 | $0 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
These figures come from USF'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 USF compares
Ranked 133rd (tied) of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 133rd, St. John's University (New York), $0
- Next in this ranking: 133rd, Villanova University, $0
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Midwestern University$1,968,182 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
National University$1,053,175 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Fairfield University$1,095,361 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Richmond$2,553,560 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Duquesne University$906,757 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending May 2025 return reports $0 for Rev Fitzgerald SJ (President). The return reports $0 for the president, listed as "Rev Fitzgerald SJ". Its Schedule O says: "WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IS A JESUIT PRIEST WHO HAS TAKEN A VOW OF POVERTY, ALL OF HIS EARNINGS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SOCIETY OF JESUS (THE JESUIT ORDER)." It adds that as of August 1, 2025 the university hired its first lay president, Dr. Salvador D. Aceves. USF ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Ms Davis (Acting Senior VP and General Counsel), at $1,499,460. That is $1,499,460 more than the president, Rev Fitzgerald SJ.
By fiscal year end: May 2022, $0 (Rev Fitzgerald SJ); May 2023, $0; May 2024, $0; May 2025, $0.
USF's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $578,767,644 and total revenue of $555,066,876 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $23,700,768. Expenses were $588,369,800 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they fell 1.6%.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of San Francisco filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for 5 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above.