Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1959.
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Where the money goes
89 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
31 people listed on the 990; $1.5M 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
President
$283,686Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$170,475Pt VII · Sec A
Dean College of Pharmacy
$169,930Pt VII · Sec A
Provost
$156,721Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Cah/Assoc Provost Hs
$152,396Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$149,628Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Prof/Associate Dean Pharmacy
$123,687Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Cas
$121,343Pt VII · Sec A
Prof/Chs Ipe/Co Cur Co
$118,326Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Growth Strategy Officer
$38,942Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Legal Compliance Officer
$30,119Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Williams | $283,686 | $288,056 | $187,069 | — | — |
| Bruce McLarty | — | — | $109,132 | $262,518 | $277,798 |
| Julie Hixson-Wallace | $169,930 | $163,481 | $146,469 | $158,618 | $174,940 |
| Jean-Noel Thompson | $170,475 | $168,642 | $100,948 | — | — |
| Daniel Atchley | — | — | $166,732 | — | — |
| Jeffrey Mercer | — | — | — | $160,822 | $156,570 |
| David Collins | — | — | $135,917 | $157,749 | $160,073 |
| Marty Spears | $156,721 | $152,455 | $151,326 | $148,218 | $141,446 |
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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed
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Provides Christ-centered higher education that integrates academic excellence and faith development to prepare students for global service and leadership.
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1 program · $124.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Higher Education
$124.0Mprogram expense
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
Folds of Honor FoundationFY2025$23K
Our RescueFY2025$16K
Missions & Training for Service INCFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$41K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $989K · 2020–2024
Sunset Church of ChristFY2024$50,000
Cross Point Church of ChristFY2024$40,000
College Church of ChristFY2024$37,676
Creekside Church of ChristFY2024$25,000
Sunset International Bible InstituteFY2024$6,394
World Bible School IncorporatedTX · FY2023$112,978
College Church of ChristAR · FY2023$56,398
West Side Church of ChristFY2023$40,000
Cloverdale Church of ChristFY2023$30,000
Truth for Today INCSC · FY2023$10,000
Gadsen Church of ChristFY2023$5,778
Sunset International Bible Institute INCTX · FY2023$5,383
College Church of ChristAR · FY2022$76,223
Individual RecipientFY2022$50,000
Mission Upreach INCTX · FY2022$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$30,700
Holmes Road Church of ChristTN · FY2022$14,400
Pleasant Valley Church of ChristFY2022$12,825
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$149.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$18.4M
Money outPt IX
$139.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$124.0M
Managementcol C$12.8M
Fundraisingcol D$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$412.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$488.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$18.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$17.7M
Total revenueLn 12$149.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$134.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$221.0M
Other assetsLn 15$102.7M
Total assetsLn 16$488.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$76.0M
Net assetsLn 32$412.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52,819
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $4.7M | $4.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $114.1M | $134.2M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $219.9M | $221.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $476.8M | $488.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $73.8M | $76.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $403.1M | $412.8M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $159K | $159K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| 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 | $1.2M | $452K | $600K | $142K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $53.1M | $47.9M | $4.3M | $891K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $3.3M | $3.0M | $278K | $62K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $12.4M | $10.9M | $1.3M | $102K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $3.5M | $3.1M | $319K | $54K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $103K | $103K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $87K | $87K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $40K | $40K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $15.2M | $14.7M | $255K | $293K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $289K | $107K | $148K | $34K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7.9M | $6.5M | $1.1M | $297K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2.8M | $981K | $1.8M | $231 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $6.1M | $6.1M | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $7.4M | $6.7M | $211K | $497K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $793K | $674K | $82K | $37K |
| InterestLn 20 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $513K | |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12.4M | $12.1M | $310K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $23K | $12K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6.0M | $5.5M | $439K | $60K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2.7M | $1.7M | $912K | $46K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $139.4M | $124.0M | $12.8M | $2.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $149.1M | $139.4M | $9.7M | $412.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $128.9M | $130.4M | −$1.5M | $403.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $114.5M | $125.6M | −$11.1M | $404.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $128.5M | $123.1M | $5.4M | $415.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $174.2M | $112.2M | $62.0M | $410.2M | 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 $149,102,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,634,073$19,765,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,500,350$110,938,226
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,725,400$18,398,671
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,859,823$149,102,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260,537$159,070
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,594,239$73,442,068
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $47,500$39,873
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,457,050$65,734,407
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,359,326$139,375,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,499,503$9,726,887
Part VI · Governance 15 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $149,102,305 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,430,477 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,751,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,014,158
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,098,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,765,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,145,382 · Unrelated business $362,367$105,507,749
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $741,770$741,770
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$17,656,901
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,317,629 · Unrelated business $362,367$149,102,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $139,375,418 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $159,070$159,070
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $451,959 · Management $599,549 · Fundraising $142,055$1,193,563
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,908,374 · Management $4,292,697 · Fundraising $890,553$53,091,624
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,952,893 · Management $278,275 · Fundraising $61,801$3,292,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,937,557 · Management $1,341,283 · Fundraising $102,465$12,381,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,109,982 · Management $319,098 · Fundraising $53,527$3,482,607
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102,997$102,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $86,887$86,887
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $39,873$39,873
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,699,091 · Management $255,390 · Fundraising $292,853$15,247,334
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $107,375 · Management $147,841 · Fundraising $33,851$289,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,490,170 · Management $1,104,167 · Fundraising $297,499$7,891,836
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $980,846 · Management $1,808,957 · Fundraising $231$2,790,034
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,118,470$6,118,470
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,731,077 · Management $210,746 · Fundraising $497,196$7,439,019
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $673,990 · Management $81,813 · Fundraising $37,483$793,286
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,480,046 · Management $512,687$1,992,733
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,106,354 · Management $310,077$12,416,431
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,804,763 · Management $22,698 · Fundraising $12,367$1,839,828
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,542,607 · Management $438,697 · Fundraising $59,705$6,041,009
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,727,196 · Management $912,386 · Fundraising $45,894$2,685,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,981,820 · Management $12,826,245 · Fundraising $2,567,353$139,375,418
Part X · Balance sheet $488,820,670 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,563,559; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,947,599$1,541,058
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,740,338$2,567,514
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,958,537$11,199,848
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,524,873$1,607,025
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,540,443$1,485,259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $219,878,232$221,022,627
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $114,063,897$134,156,353
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $111,464,183$102,677,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $476,835,961$488,820,670
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,015,734$5,650,893
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,923,624$5,819,460
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $16,825,396$15,246,653
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,239,626$48,545,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,754,380$76,012,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,314,045$178,049,108
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $222,767,536$234,759,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $403,081,581$412,808,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $476,835,961$488,820,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $412,808,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,102,305
XI-2 Total expenses$139,375,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,726,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$403,081,581
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$412,808,468
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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