Hood Theological Seminary

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Salisbury, NC501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 56-2231069

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $430K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
47%
Net assets
$18.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$18.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$17.8M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$18.0M
FY2025$18.5M

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 Sep 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $1.8M Management & general 42% · $1.6M Fundraising 11% · $421K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $193K 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
Seminary President
$192,809Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Vergel L Lattimore’s $193K as Seminary President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dr Vergel L Lattimore$192,809$192,809$182,421$165,630$192,076

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

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

Programs and updates

Hood Theological Seminary is a college or university based in Salisbury, NC.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization is an institution of higher education and provides instruction, scholarships and various support services in achieving its primary purpose

$1.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $503K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$125,783
Unitemized GrantFY2023$77,925
Unitemized GrantFY2022$75,395
Unitemized GrantFY2021$127,666
Unitemized GrantFY2020$95,765

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$887K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$421K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$887K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7$296K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$79K
Total assetsLn 16$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 60
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$3.2M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.7M$14.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M$21.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.0M$18.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$533K$637K$247K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$51K$13K$28K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$302K$53K$224K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$38K$42K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Investment management feesLn 11f$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$158K$46K$106K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$167K$68K$90K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$43K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$66K$4K$3K$59K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$845$845
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$196K$81K$106K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$21K$28K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$971K$811K$157K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$6K$49K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$1.8M$1.6M$421K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.9M−$124K$18.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.4M$254K$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.6M−$66K$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.6M$606K$16.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$3.3M$1.5M$17.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,774,556 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,816
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,615,043
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,648,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,178,375$1,178,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $590,741$590,741
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $36,789$36,789
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $295,814$295,814
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,978$23,978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,202,353 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $923,344$3,774,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,898,249 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $125,783$125,783
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $532,625 · Management $636,643 · Fundraising $247,211$1,416,479
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,968 · Management $27,751 · Fundraising $10,526$51,245
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,793 · Management $223,838 · Fundraising $25,055$301,686
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,027 · Management $42,067 · Fundraising $15,837$95,931
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,250$21,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,400$47,400
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $85,186$85,186
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,339 · Management $106,189 · Fundraising $5,651$158,179
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,869$3,869
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $68,426 · Management $90,124 · Fundraising $8,345$166,895
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,307 · Management $6,724 · Fundraising $5,282$55,313
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,011 · Management $2,889 · Fundraising $58,853$65,753
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $845$845
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,512 · Management $106,041 · Fundraising $9,819$196,372
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,064 · Management $27,743 · Fundraising $2,569$51,376
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $811,355 · Management $156,536 · Fundraising $2,983$970,874
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,343 · Management $48,735 · Fundraising $28,735$83,813
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,843,553 · Management $1,633,830 · Fundraising $420,866$3,898,249
Part X · Balance sheet $21,232,514 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,218,810$2,786,745
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,497$128,366
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,128$73,957
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,751,537$3,659,722
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,668,062$14,504,757
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $114,026$78,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,965,060$21,232,514
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,471$57,054
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $127,502$147,292
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,735,473$2,535,046
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,943,446$2,739,392
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,186,482$3,932,317
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,835,132$14,560,805
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,021,614$18,493,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,965,060$21,232,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,493,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,774,556
XI-2 Total expenses$3,898,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,021,614
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$595,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,493,122

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