Anderson University

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Anderson, SC501(c)(3)Since 1911Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 57-0324906

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Anderson University is an academic community affiliated with the SC Baptist Convention.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 353 volunteers and 1,667 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.0M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97.0M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177.4M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$154.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$196.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177.4M
FY2025▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102.2M
FY2021$124.7M
FY2022$130.2M
FY2023$131.2M
FY2024$148.4M
FY2025$177.4M
Expenses
$154.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96.4M
FY2021$107.4M
FY2022$123.2M
FY2023$131.9M
FY2024$146.0M
FY2025$154.9M
Net assets
$196.1M
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140.1M
FY2021$165.5M
FY2022$164.0M
FY2023$163.3M
FY2024$170.2M
FY2025$196.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 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 1935.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $138.2M Management & general 9% · $14.6M Fundraising 1% · $2.1M

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

40 people listed on the 990; $2.7M 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
$833,457Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Development & Presidential Affairs
$208,732Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Administration, Brand & Strategic Planning
$207,097Pt VII · Sec A
VP and University Counsel
$198,897Pt VII · Sec A
Special Assistant
$192,960Pt VII · Sec A
Dean-College of Engineering
$186,439Pt VII · Sec A
$182,945Pt VII · Sec A
Dean-College of Business
$178,025Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Evans P Whitaker’s $833K as President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $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 Evans P Whitaker—$743,074$922,292$571,736$503,677$591,493
Dr Evans P Whitaker$833,457—————
Mr James Wayne Landrith$208,732—————
Dr David Omar Rashed$207,097—————
Mr James Wayne Landrith—$203,667————
David Omar Rashed——$201,781$191,442$186,175$186,771
Mr David Omar Rashed—$200,503————
James Wayne Landrith——$200,101$197,474$191,743$187,378

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 students within a faith-based academic community.

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3 program services account for $138.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The university is a comprehensive university affiliated with the south carolina baptist convention offering bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. Located on approximately 398 acres in the upstate region of south carolina near the foothills of the appalachians, the university features a rigorous education in a supportive christian…

$120.4Mprogram expense
02

Auxiliary Enterprise Revenue

Auxiliary enterprises exist to furnish goods or services to students, faculty, staff, or incidentally to the general public. Fees charged for auxiliary enterprises are priced to offset the cost of the goods or services provided.

$17.7Mprogram expense
03

Other program revenue that includes, but is not limited to, commissions from sales of student related items, perkins debt service, ticket sales for athletic and theatre events, and magazine subscription revenue.

$47Kprogram expense

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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$16K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $272.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$54,856,472
Unitemized GrantFY2023$51,551,203
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,343,964
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,866,787
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,082,399
Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,803,662
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,148,449
Unitemized GrantFY2019$34,386,780

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.1M
Money outPt IX
$154.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$138.2M
Managementcol C$14.6M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$196.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35.1M
Total assetsLn 16$293.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$568K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$18.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$146.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$115K
Gains on assetsLn 7$988K
Total revenueLn 12$177.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.5M
SavingsLn 2$29.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$85.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$150.4M
Other assetsLn 15$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$293.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97.0M
Net assetsLn 32$196.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,667
VolunteersI 6353
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$37.9M$35.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$60.7M$85.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151.4M$150.4M
Total assetsLn 16$274.6M$293.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104.4M$97.0M
Net assetsLn 32$170.2M$196.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$54.9M$54.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.2M$260K$1.7M$268K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$158K$158K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41.7M$37.5M$3.4M$746K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.8M$2.3M$454K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.3M$4.1M$1.2M$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.7M$2.4M$293K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$217K$217K
Accounting feesLn 11c$93K$93K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$316K$316K
Investment management feesLn 11f$322K$322K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8.8M$8.0M$709K$90K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.3M$146K$2.2M
Office expensesLn 13$3.3M$2.2M$1.1M$36K
Information technologyLn 14$3.7M$3.3M$250K$61K
OccupancyLn 16$8.1M$7.4M$733K$40K
TravelLn 17$2.5M$2.3M$141K$33K
InterestLn 20$2.9M$2.7M$200K$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7.4M$6.7M$593K$119K
InsuranceLn 23$1.1M$175K$914K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$169K$169K
All other expensesLn 24e$3.9M$3.8M$170K
Total functional expensesLn 25$154.9M$138.2M$14.6M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177.4M$154.9M$22.5M$196.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $148.4M$146.0M$2.4M$170.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $131.2M$131.9M−$733K$163.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $130.2M$123.2M$7.0M$164.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $124.7M$107.4M$17.2M$165.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $102.2M$96.4M$5.8M$140.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $177,419,350 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,724,286 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$137,722
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,344,652
VIII-1e Government grants$567,873
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,416,254
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,582,543
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,466,501
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $144,044,751$144,044,751
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,080,103$3,080,103
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $10,640$10,640
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $66,396$66,396
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $988,361$988,361
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,183−$18,183
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $56,495$56,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146,769,037 · Unrelated business $56,495 · Excluded from tax $4,127,317$177,419,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $154,911,872 across 22 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $54,856,472$54,856,472
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $260,186 · Management $1,694,273 · Fundraising $267,702$2,222,161
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $158,442$158,442
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,462,272 · Management $3,444,448 · Fundraising $746,492$41,653,212
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,332,204 · Management $454,500 · Fundraising $47,779$2,834,483
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,071,686 · Management $1,161,302 · Fundraising $90,512$5,323,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,367,414 · Management $292,545 · Fundraising $63,126$2,723,085
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $216,530$216,530
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $92,763$92,763
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $315,617$315,617
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $321,753$321,753
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,000,720 · Management $708,624 · Fundraising $89,665$8,799,009
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $146,036 · Management $2,166,866$2,312,902
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,219,044 · Management $1,057,123 · Fundraising $36,011$3,312,178
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,340,377 · Management $250,142 · Fundraising $61,213$3,651,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,373,892 · Management $733,076 · Fundraising $40,219$8,147,187
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,314,937 · Management $140,979 · Fundraising $33,270$2,489,186
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,653,195 · Management $200,066 · Fundraising $47,324$2,900,585
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,677,843 · Management $593,427 · Fundraising $119,111$7,390,381
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $175,056 · Management $914,498$1,089,554
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $168,926$168,926
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,762,028 · Fundraising $170,186$3,932,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,171,804 · Management $14,611,841 · Fundraising $2,128,227$154,911,872
Part X · Balance sheet $293,118,732 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,262,679$5,530,335
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,594,867$29,545,303
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,092,667$6,157,623
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,578,014$6,093,476
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,257,995$1,901,577
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $151,363,146$150,386,919
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $41,398,283$63,870,469
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $18,938,887$21,324,432
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $316,074$25,896
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,801,359$8,282,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $274,603,971$293,118,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,006,902$5,778,445
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,373,377$6,933,548
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $18,003,112$17,151,534
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,385,870$4,264,215
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $104,416,747$97,028,557
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,937,896$133,030,729
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $43,249,328$63,059,446
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $170,187,224$196,090,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $274,603,971$293,118,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,090,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,419,350
XI-2 Total expenses$154,911,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,507,478
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$170,187,224
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,273,554
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$121,919
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,090,175

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