Brite Divinity School educates and inspires people to serve god's diverse (continued on part III)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $107.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.0M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$127.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.0M
FY2022▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.6M
FY2021$16.9M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$12.3M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2022▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$11.5M
Net assets
$127.6M
FY2022+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$110.5M
FY2021$127.4M
FY2022$127.6M
FY2023$124.4M
FY2024$131.4M
FY2025$134.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1935.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $6.6M Management & general 19% · $1.7M Fundraising 7% · $594K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990-T; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$202,455Pt VII · Sec A
Business & Finance (thru 03/2022)
$123,300Pt VII · Sec A
$122,625Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP & Dean
$122,130Pt VII · Sec A
$110,849Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Dean/Assoc. Professor
$108,787Pt VII · Sec A
$108,308Pt VII · Sec A
$100,852Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Dr Stephen M Cady II’s $303K as President is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Dr Stephen M Cady II$303,203—————
Dr D Newell Williams—$245,887$294,616$202,455$252,758$240,633
Rev Michael Cooper-White—$209,333$37,276———
Dr Michael St a Miller$159,122$141,164$155,687$122,130$125,837—
Mr Jeffrey Guy Thru 12024—$148,117————
Mr Donald D Walker$147,213$141,133$140,347$82,710——
Ms Mary Brouillette———$78,129$134,290$132,358
Dr James O Duke———$122,625$129,903$130,704

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and inspires people to serve God's diverse creation.

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3 programs · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Brite divinity school educates and inspires people to serve god's diverse world as leaders in churches, the academy, and public life. See schedule o for MORE.BRITE divinity school educates and inspires people to serve god's diverse world as leaders in churches, the academy and public life.

$4.3Mprogram expense
02

Brite's leibrock village apartments provide conveniently located affordable housing for students and their families. The village consists of 56 units in three separate buildings arranged to promote community to the fullest. Two full-time staff are employed for the benefit of the facility.

$685Kprogram expense
03

Research and related programs enhance the life of brite and its constituents. The research and related program services are projects organized specifically to enhance the mission of the divinity school. Work is internally and externally funded, often by multi-year grants.

$344Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $10.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,233,407
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,796,985
Unitemized GrantFY2022$937,554
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,622,727
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,894,434
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,183,608

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$11.0M
Investment income$4.3M
Gifts and grants$3.0M
Fees for services$2.8M
Money out
$8.9M
Programs$6.6M
Management$1.7M
Fundraising$594K
Owns and owes
$127.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.2M
Total assets$130.8M
Liabilities$3.2M
People
37
listed
Paid10
Voting board28
Independent27
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$3.0M
Government grants$749K
Fees for services$2.8M
Investment income$4.3M
Other income$962K
Total revenue$11.0M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.2M
Total assets$130.8M
Liabilities$3.2M
Net assets$127.6M
Operations
Employees75
Volunteers37
Fiscal year endsMay
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.3M$11.5M$802K$134.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.1M$11.7M−$2.6M$131.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.4M$8.7M$8.7M$124.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $11.0M$8.9M$2.2M$127.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.9M$9.7M$7.2M$127.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.6M$9.5M$2.1M$110.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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