Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1944.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 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
30 people listed on the 990; $601K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stumb | $291,633 | $264,739 | $274,468 | $281,188 | $225,153 | $224,774 |
| Ronald Ford | — | — | $180,753 | $200,000 | — | — |
| Ron Pavan | $177,998 | $153,220 | $158,583 | $154,417 | $121,742 | $122,478 |
| C William McKee | $175,395 | $155,257 | $159,322 | $158,017 | $126,455 | $124,856 |
| Mark Hanshaw | $159,610 | $140,462 | — | — | — | — |
| Courtney Wheeler | $147,607 | $129,205 | — | — | — | — |
| Judy Jordan | — | — | $93,608 | $117,489 | $127,321 | $111,832 |
| Reggie Blair | $126,381 | $126,784 | — | — | — | — |
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 Cumberland 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Offers private co-ed college education to everyone, regardless of race or religion.
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Instruction
Private university providing education for approximately 1,920 full-time and 511 part-time undergraduate and 273 graduate students through its nine undergraduate divisions and graduate programs.
Student Services
Provide services to the approximately 2,704 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs.
Other Services
Services operated for the convenience of its students, faculty, and staff.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported 4 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported 2 findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $16.0M | $12.6M | $12.3M | $12.0M | $11.5M |
| Given inLn 1b | $257K | $154K | $591K | $312K | $372K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $177K | $289K | $252K | $647K | $507K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $6.8M | $10.4M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $12.6M | $16.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $29.6M | $30.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $51.1M | $59.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $17.7M | $20.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $33.4M | $38.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $24.2M | $24.2M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $947K | $192K | $477K | $278K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $10.9M | $9.2M | $1.7M | $2K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $371K | $295K | $67K | $9K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $641K | $510K | $116K | $15K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.0M | $800K | $182K | $24K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $117K | $117K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2.1M | $343K | $1.7M | $46K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $373K | $2K | $371K | $24 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3.2M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $73K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.6M | $166K | $1.5M | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $50K | $3K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $73K | $63K | $10K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $455K | $455K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.6M | $1.6M | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $148K | $148K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $195K | $138K | $54K | $3K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $13K | $13K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $50.2M | $41.7M | $8.0M | $462K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 14, 2026 | $82.2M | $78.4M | $3.8M | $65.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2025 | $75.7M | $73.0M | $2.8M | $59.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2024 | $81.1M | $69.6M | $11.4M | $54.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 23, 2023 | $69.2M | $64.5M | $4.7M | $42.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 12, 2022 | $52.5M | $50.2M | $2.4M | $38.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 9, 2021 | $47.6M | $46.4M | $1.1M | $33.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $52,511,771 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,511,771 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,160,868 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $59,024,127 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,799,267 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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