Voorhees University

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Denmark, SC501(c)(3)Since 1905Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 57-0329786Revenue $37.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSvoorheescollege.com213 Wiggens Dr, 29042-2533 · Denmark, SCTax-exempt since Jul 1946School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To operate a teaching facility and provide higher education opportunities to interested and eligible individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$460K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.2M a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$460K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$33.5M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$36.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$37.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$40.0M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$36.2M
FY2024$38.4M
FY2025$37.0M
Expenses
$33.5M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$17.3M
FY2022$28.3M
FY2023$35.0M
FY2024$38.3M
FY2025$33.5M
Net assets
$36.8M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$34.6M
FY2022$33.0M
FY2023$34.2M
FY2024$33.9M
FY2025$36.8M

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 1946.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $24.9M Management & general 26% · $8.6M

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

25 people listed on the 990; $460K 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
VP of Academic Affairs
$188,370Pt VII · Sec A
Provost and Founding Executive Director
$166,238Pt VII · Sec A
Director Center for Excellence
$105,788Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronnie Hopkins’s $188K as VP of Academic Affairs is at the 32nd 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ronnie Hopkins$188,370$188,370$187,200$156,000
Dr Damara Hightower-Mitchel$166,238$166,238——
Damara Hightower Mitchell——$161,250—
Tondelya Green-Jackson$105,788$105,788——
Cathy Scarborough-Franklin—$102,500——
Tondaleya G Jackson——$101,249—
Gwenda Greene—$95,712——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers higher education and operates a teaching facility for eligible individuals.

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3 programs · $30.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instructional

Expenses for academic instructional departments of the University.

$20.0Mprogram expense
02

Institutional

Expenses to support the institutions general operating activities.

$8.0Mprogram expense
03

Student Services -programs, departments, and activities that support students outside the classroom. Their purpose is to promote student success, retention, graduation, and overall well-being. These include Academic Support, Student Affairs, Career Services, Counseling Wellness, Health Services, Financial Aid and Enrollment Services, etc.

$2.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.7M · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,148,470
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,546,879

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$33.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.9M
Managementcol C$8.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$36.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$42.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$22.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$37.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.8M
Other assetsLn 15$833K
Total assetsLn 16$42.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$36.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5177
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M$11.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.2M$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$36.6M$35.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$33.9M$31.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.3M$2.3M
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$9.5M$6.4M$3.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.0M$529K
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$14.2M$11.3M$2.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$549K$478K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$833K$833K
TravelLn 17$1.5M$1.3M$152K
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$1.5M$867K$670K
InsuranceLn 23$369K$369K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.3M$978K$4.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$39.1M$25.8M$13.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $37.0M$33.5M$3.5M$36.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $38.4M$38.3M$65K$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $36.2M$35.0M$1.2M$34.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.7M$28.3M−$1.7M$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $40.0M$17.3M$22.7M$34.6M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $36,885,380 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,850,491$25,049,827
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,094,854$9,633,172
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,156,962$1,316,262
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,258,045$886,119
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $38,360,352$36,885,380
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,172,009$2,299,579
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,681,078$12,083,796
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,442,216$24,730,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $38,295,303$39,114,238
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,049−$2,228,858
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,885,380 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,754,969
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,294,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,049,827
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$9,633,172
VIII-3 Investment income$1,316,262
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$886,119
VIII-12 Total revenue$36,885,380
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,114,238 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,299,579$2,299,579
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $6,406,454 · Management $3,069,660$9,476,114
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,028,462 · Management $37,450$1,065,912
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,012,424 · Management $529,346$1,541,770
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-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,340,240 · Management $2,891,869$14,232,109
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $549,231 · Management $477,808$1,027,039
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $832,600$832,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,311,126 · Management $151,500$1,462,626
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 amortizationPrograms $866,806 · Management $670,084$1,536,890
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $368,707$368,707
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $978,400 · Management $4,292,492$5,270,892
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,792,722 · Management $13,321,516 · Fundraising $0$39,114,238
Part X · Balance sheet $35,714,358 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,313,207$1,775,683
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,880,808$2,338,367
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,435$78,435
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,243,916$18,835,782
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,526,987$11,853,170
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $547,267$832,921
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,590,620$35,714,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,030,908$2,295,681
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,633,904$1,721,727
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,664,812$4,017,408
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,177,184$24,970,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,748,624$6,726,239
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,925,808$31,696,950
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,590,620$35,714,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,696,950 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,885,380
XI-2 Total expenses$39,114,238
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,228,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,925,808
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,696,950

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