Lipscomb University FY2024 filing

Nashville, TN · Higher education institution · Since 1891

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$242.5M
▲ +6% vs prior year
Spent
$243.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$213.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$242.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$216.3M
FY2022$227.5M
FY2023$228.2M
FY2024$242.5M
FY2025$272.1M
Expenses
$243.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$206.3M
FY2022$228.0M
FY2023$235.6M
FY2024$243.7M
FY2025$254.9M
Net assets
$213.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$221.5M
FY2022$214.6M
FY2023$203.3M
FY2024$213.5M
FY2025$235.7M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 2024 (IRS tax year 2023).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 7/4/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
8 funders, incl. Hispanic Scholarship Fund
$169K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
85% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100M+
↑ +6% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLipscomb University
EINHdr · item D62-0485733
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1940
Year of formationHdr · item L1891
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lipscomb.edu

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.01
Program services85%$207.1M
Management & general14%$33.3M
Fundraising1%$3.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$243.7M

Financial health

Operating surplus
-0.5%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
38%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
85%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$460.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$502.8M
FY2022$484.1M
FY2023$455.1M
FY2024$460.2M
FY2025$474.9M
Total liabilities
$246.7M
FY2024▼ -2%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$281.3M
FY2022$269.5M
FY2023$251.8M
FY2024$246.7M
FY2025$239.2M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$460.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 326
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 423

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$460.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$246.7M
Total net assetsLn 32$213.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$212.8M · 88%
Contributions & grants$20.4M · 8%
Investment income$7.9M · 3%
Other revenue$1.4M · 1%
Program service revenue88%$212.8M
Contributions & grants8%$20.4M
Investment income3%$7.9M
Other revenue1%$1.4M
— government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Total revenueLn 12$242.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $128.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $243.7M · Less non-cash grants $2.7M · Cash operating expenses/yr $241.0M
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207.1M · Total expenses $243.7M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $33.3M · Total expenses $243.7M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3.3M · Total expenses $243.7M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3.5M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $14.1M
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20.4M · Total revenue $242.5M
8%
Government reliance
Government grants $4.0M · Total revenue $242.5M
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $212.8M · Total revenue $242.5M
88%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7.9M · Total revenue $242.5M
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $212.8M · Total expenses $243.7M
87%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $242.5M · Prior year $228.2M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $213.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $242.5M · Expenses $243.7M
-0.5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $460.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $213.5M · Total assets $460.2M
46%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $442K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $123.8M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $460.2M
27%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Candice McQueen · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $569K · Total expenses $243.7M
0.2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $93.0M · Total expenses $243.7M
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——
Revenue growth 6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.09%——
Legal fee ratio 0.04%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.07%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$569,195Pt VII · Sec A
$362,278Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$352,151Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School
$317,871Pt VII · Sec A
$266,208Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Athletics
$262,350Pt VII · Sec A
Dean, College of Pharmacy
$241,582Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President
$240,053Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Candice McQueen$684,752$569,195$680,508$179,644—
Randy R Lowry III——$410,728$591,213$538,233
Charles Acuff$365,213$362,278$339,006$320,904$298,961
Danny Taylor————$364,723
David Wilson—$352,151$164,401——
Brad Schultz$315,605$317,871$279,291$192,448—
Keith Hinkle$285,773$240,053$99,119——
John R Lowry———$279,895$220,174

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a26
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b23
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Provides a comprehensive Christian higher education that integrates academic excellence, liberal arts, and professional preparation to develop students spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $186.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Instructional Expenses

Classroom and online and global instruction in a collaborative christian liberal arts learning environment from pre-kindergarten through the doctoral level and beyond with lifelong learning.

$131.7Mprogram expense
02

Student Services

Engaging student life in a dynamic and diverse community that gives students the opportunity to be real with themselves and each other while providing opportunities for spiritual faith development through service and learning.

$34.3Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary Enterprises

Provides students with the engaging on-campus lipscomb experience. Students who live on campus typically experience a strong sense of positive community.

$20.0Mprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $165.1M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,654,502
Nashville Public Education FoundationFY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,620,923
Unitemized GrantFY2020$51,728,047

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $272.1M$254.9M+12% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $242.5M$243.7M+6% 990 PDF
FY2023 $228.2M$235.6M+0.3% 990 PDF
FY2022 $227.5M$228.0M+5% 990 PDF
FY2021 $216.3M$206.3M 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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