FOIA Request to Indiana University Of Pennsylvania regarding public university FY 2024 employee salaries on December 5, 2025.
Keystone Today, a media organization dedicated to comprehensive news coverage of local governmental affairs, has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Indiana University Of Pennsylvania. The request seeks detailed records concerning employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024. This request is made under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, 65 §66.1 et seq., and it emphasizes the preference for receiving this information in an electronic format.
The specific data fields requested include fiscal year, employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, department, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly wage, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time). Keystone Today acknowledges that not all fields may be present in every record but requests that all responsive records be produced regardless. In cases where portions of records are deemed exempt from disclosure, they ask for non-exempt sections to be released in redacted form.
The request highlights the role of Keystone Today as a member of the media involved in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency. Given this role, they believe they qualify for a fee waiver as media professionals. Additionally, the requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies using FOIA and Sunshine Laws.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
