St. John's Continues to Grow

The University’s financial position as of May 31, 2007, and its operating results for the year then ended are presented in the accompanying statements, which have been prepared by the University’s management in accordance with reporting and accounting standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board for not-for-profit organizations.

As presented in the accompanying Balance Sheets, total assets were $1.1 billion at May 31, 2007, as compared to $875.7 million at May 31, 2006. The increase is due primarily to an increase of $62.9 million, or 23.2%, in the value of the University’s investment portfolio, a $129.0 million increase in funds held by bond trustees, and net additions to plant assets of $34.3 million.

Total assets and total net assets are presented in the accompanying chart.

The Statements of Activities presents the change in net assets for each of the University’s net asset categories, unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted for the years ended May 31, 2007 and 2006. Total operating revenues increased $21.7 million, or 6.1%, to $377.5 million. Total operating expenses increased $23.9 million, or 7.0%, to $365.8 million. Operating revenues exceeded operating expenses by $11.7 million.

Non-operating activities include investment return in excess of the amount utilized in operations of $47.4 million offset by nonoperating charges of $8.7 million which, when combined with operating income, increased unrestricted net assets by $50.5 million, or 15.4%, to $378.9 million.

Temporarily restricted net assets decreased by $631,000, or 2.2%, to $28.3 million, while permanently restricted net assets increased $4.1 million, or 7.3%, to $60.5 million.

Total net assets increased $54.0 million, or 13.0%, to $467.8 million.

The two pie charts that follow present the composition of total operating revenues and total operating expenses for fiscal year 2007.