The College provides a Christian based environment suitable for learning, it provides liberal arts and religious programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 482 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $21.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.9M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68.1M
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$49.8M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$99.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$68.1M
FY2025▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$38.0M
FY2021$42.5M
FY2022$41.8M
FY2023$38.0M
FY2024$36.9M
FY2025$68.1M
Expenses
$49.8M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.4M
FY2021$38.7M
FY2022$39.3M
FY2023$40.9M
FY2024$38.3M
FY2025$49.8M
Net assets
$99.1M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45.6M
FY2021$82.1M
FY2022$84.0M
FY2023$81.6M
FY2024$80.9M
FY2025$99.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1951.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $34.1M Management & general 31% · $15.2M Fundraising 1% · $483K

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

39 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$513,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Academic Affairs
$226,702Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Vice President for Business Finance
$201,595Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
$168,796Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Human Resources, Chief of Staff Risk Mgmt.
$167,079Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Student Affairs
$131,680Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Admissions
$131,379Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Security
$121,238Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Anthony J Davis’s $513K as President is at the 90th 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
Dr Anthony J Davis$513,000$390,041$299,774$278,458$289,017$184,167
Dr Jimmy R Jenkins——$385,000$338,493—$385,672
Mr Reginald Dickens——$245,529$264,938$246,475$191,300
Dr Kelli Vastelle Randall——$237,362$225,563$205,100$167,500
Ms Dawn B McNair$226,702$225,000$167,774———
Mr Greg Petzke$201,595$200,000$9,230———
Ms Maria Lumpkin—$180,000————
Dr Jacqueline Flowers Miller$167,079$170,000$95,541$60,541——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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2 programs · $34.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The College is an institution of higher education and provides instruction and various support services in achieving its purpose

$25.7Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary Enterprises support the Colleges mission of providing quality educational opportunities. These services include but are not limited to food service, campus housing, campus post office, vending, campus stores and athletics.

$8.4Mprogram expense

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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 2 funders$45K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $33.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,485,641
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,096,171
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,862,593
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,941,043
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,597,725
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,868,914

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$49.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$34.1M
Managementcol C$15.2M
Fundraisingcol D$483K
Owns and owesPt X
$99.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$120.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$68.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.5M
SavingsLn 2$179K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84.8M
Other assetsLn 15$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$120.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.9M
Net assetsLn 32$99.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5482
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.4M$21.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67.3M$84.8M
Total assetsLn 16$102.0M$120.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.6M$20.9M
Net assetsLn 32$80.4M$99.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.5M$8.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30.8M$17.2M$13.2M$483K
All other expensesLn 24e$8.4M$8.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$49.8M$34.1M$15.2M$483K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $68.1M$49.8M$18.4M$99.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $36.9M$38.3M−$1.3M$80.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $38.0M$40.9M−$2.9M$81.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.8M$39.3M$2.6M$84.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $42.5M$38.7M$3.8M$82.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $38.0M$35.4M$2.5M$45.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $68,135,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,108,114$43,944,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,847,821$22,534,069
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $191,873$272,193
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $766,415$1,384,263
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,914,223$68,135,223
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,096,171$8,485,641
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,239,881$2,048,059
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,925,622$39,246,871
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $38,261,674$49,780,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,347,451$18,354,652
Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $68,135,223 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,150,522
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,794,176
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,944,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,534,069$22,534,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $272,193$272,193
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,384,263$1,384,263
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,190,525$68,135,223
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $49,780,571 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,485,641$8,485,641
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $2,048,059$2,048,059
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,186,800 · Management $13,152,555 · Fundraising $483,423$30,822,778
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,424,093$8,424,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,096,534 · Management $15,200,614 · Fundraising $483,423$49,780,571
Part X · Balance sheet $119,984,085 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $204,631; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,774,316$4,510,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $225,792$178,717
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,500,431$2,013,559
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,608,153$1,085,241
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,785$66,010
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $115,159$271,562
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,340,009$84,824,027
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,843,273$7,735,893
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $13,605,681$13,642,369
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,737,026$5,451,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,011,457$119,984,085
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,114,428$12,080,167
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $2,391,335$2,124,854
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,493,305$4,120,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,581,896$20,895,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,326,400$86,366,634
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,103,161$12,721,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,429,561$99,088,233
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,011,457$119,984,085
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $99,088,233 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$68,135,223
XI-2 Total expenses$49,780,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,354,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,429,561
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$304,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$99,088,233

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