Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
65 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
36 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Dr Dwaun J Warmack’s $1.1M as President is at the 99th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Dwaun J Warmack | $1,079,436 | $542,465 | $472,034 | $455,000 | $420,000 | $150,000 |
| Dr Henry N Tisdale | — | — | — | — | $185,593 | $341,776 |
| Karl Wright | — | $201,463 | $260,618 | $252,512 | $252,512 | $245,999 |
| Teresa Hardee Boone | $171,903 | $247,445 | — | — | — | — |
| Zia Hasan | $217,199 | $217,199 | $213,235 | $205,048 | $205,048 | $199,759 |
| Tijuana Hudson | — | — | $211,505 | $204,205 | $204,205 | $198,938 |
| Leroy a Durant | $208,745 | $208,764 | $204,287 | $194,476 | $194,476 | $189,460 |
| Drexel Ball | — | — | — | — | $195,118 | $190,085 |
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.
See Claflin University executive salaries →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 quality undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs alongside comprehensive student support services as a historically Black, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts university.
Questions for Claflin University
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Instructional
Claflin's primary exempt purpose achievement is to provide a higher education to students under a college degree program. Claflin has four schools consisting of the school of education, school of natural science and mathematics, school of business and school of humanities and social science as well as the center for professional and…
Auxiliary Services
The university conducted auxiliary enterprises for the convenience of students, faculty, staff and the community-at-large. Auxiliary enterprises consist of intercollegiate athletics, student housing, food service and print shop.
Student Services
Claflin university is wedded to the idea that academic achievement is facilitated by a well-balanced and well-rounded program of student activities and services. As the name implies, student development and services operates primarily for students.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 28 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 5 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 27 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 11 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
Plus 27 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 26 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $44.8M | $29.2M | $29.2M | $29.1M | $22.7M |
| Given inLn 1b | $5.2M | $2.5M | $4.8M | $1.0M | $649K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $200K | $296K | $121K | $108K | $350K |
| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $36.8M | $20.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $85.5M | $84.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $49.9M | $61.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $176.3M | $173.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $32.6M | $33.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $143.7M | $139.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $199K | $199K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $7.3M | $7.3M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $2.2M | $2.2M | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $20.7M | $15.7M | $4.4M | $657K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $967K | $626K | $300K | $42K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3.1M | $2.2M | $824K | $92K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $112K | $112K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $27K | $27K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $174K | $174K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $297K | $297K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $10.4M | $3.8M | $6.0M | $626K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $515K | $252K | $238K | $24K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $370K | $203K | $152K | $15K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.2M | $647K | $2.3M | $233K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.9M | $1.3M | $502K | $50K |
| InterestLn 20 | $1.1M | $672K | $358K | $36K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2.9M | $1.8M | $994K | $100K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $890K | $890K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.2M | $1.9M | $1.2M | $117K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6.6M | $6.6M | $148K | −$158K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $66.0M | $43.0M | $21.2M | $1.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 | $69.3M | $69.8M | −$502K | $145.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 9, 2026 | $79.0M | $66.0M | $13.0M | $139.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 | $73.8M | $69.1M | $4.6M | $143.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2023 | $90.5M | $62.9M | $27.6M | $132.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $109.8M | $53.4M | $56.4M | $119.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 | $59.4M | $58.4M | $942K | $57.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $79,043,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,043,301 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,016,204 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $172,994,315 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,651,560 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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