Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1966.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
66 people listed on the 990; $7.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr David R Decker | $956,585 | $1,378,789 | $988,171 | $819,583 | $812,107 | $812,107 |
| Christi Farley-Cabungcal | $388,867 | $368,944 | $308,637 | $293,429 | $296,510 | $296,510 |
| Dr Christopher Washington | $381,590 | $369,620 | $331,999 | $323,958 | $326,427 | $326,427 |
| Dr Godfrey Mendes | $375,861 | $364,133 | $326,609 | $318,176 | $321,689 | $321,689 |
| Linda Steele | — | — | — | — | — | $367,095 |
| Dr Marv Briskey | $347,463 | $337,349 | $294,519 | $296,929 | $297,240 | $297,240 |
| Rick Sunderman | $347,222 | $336,320 | $311,666 | $299,314 | $282,773 | $282,773 |
| Dr Lynnette Rouzer | $320,480 | $300,403 | $242,263 | $250,352 | — | — |
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
Provides high-quality, relevant education to help diverse learners achieve goals and enrich the world.
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Franklin University served 7,981 unique students in the 2019-20 Academic Year, granting 46 Associate's degrees, 982 Bachelor's degrees, 629 Master's degrees, 11 Doctoral degrees, and 8 graduate certificates. Franklin has a total of 100 academic program offerings (86 undergraduate, 9 graduate, 3 doctorate, and 2 graduate certificates).
Franklin University served 7,981 unique students in the 2019-20 Academic Year, granting 46 Associate's degrees, 982 Bachelor's degrees, 629 Master's degrees, 11 Doctoral degrees, and 8 graduate certificates. Franklin has a total of 100 academic program offerings (86 undergraduate, 9 graduate, 3 doctorate, and 2 graduate certificates).
Urbana University served 1,399 unique students in the 2019-20 Academic Year, granting 58 Bachelor's degrees and 5 Master's degrees. Urbana University had 24 undergraduate programs (21 bachelors and 3 associates) and 3 graduate programs.
Urbana University served 1,399 unique students in the 2019-20 Academic Year, granting 58 Bachelor's degrees and 5 Master's degrees. Urbana University had 24 undergraduate programs (21 bachelors and 3 associates) and 3 graduate programs.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $112.0M | $99.1M | $12.9M | $127.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 | $94.7M | $89.2M | $5.5M | $117.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 12, 2024 | $87.7M | $88.5M | −$831K | $108.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 31, 2023 | $89.9M | $88.0M | $1.9M | $108.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2022 | $78.0M | $72.6M | $5.4M | $123.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 18, 2022 | $81.6M | $86.3M | −$4.8M | $107.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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