FOIA Request to Pennsylvania State University regarding Public University FY 2024 Employee Salaries on December 5, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to Pennsylvania State University by Keystone Today, a media organization focused on providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs. The request, sent under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, seeks detailed records of employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2024.
The requested information includes a range of data fields such as fiscal year, employee name, gender, age or year of birth, date of birth, employer name, title or position, department, hire date, compensation amount and type (including base pay and any additional pay), and employment type (full-time or part-time). Keystone Today has requested that these records be provided in electronic format.
In their request, Keystone Today acknowledges that not all fields may exist in every record. They have asked for the production of all responsive records regardless of whether each field is present. If any portion of a record is deemed exempt from disclosure, they request that non-exempt portions be released in redacted form rather than withheld entirely.
As members of the media involved in gathering and reporting news to the public, Keystone Today emphasizes the importance of access to public records for fulfilling their professional responsibilities. They also seek a fee waiver based on their role as media professionals.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
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.
