Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1947.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 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
24 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jackson | $221,706 | $230,735 | $236,994 | $278,869 | $239,126 | $165,914 |
| Judith Rentz | $196,882 | $138,257 | $132,106 | — | — | — |
| Judy Rentz | — | — | — | — | $187,035 | $179,775 |
| Tom Sasser | — | — | — | — | — | $169,973 |
| Ahmad Shaar | $143,530 | — | $135,370 | $135,882 | $163,178 | $158,329 |
| Scott Fera | — | — | — | $149,632 | $144,416 | — |
| Lance Von Vogt | $147,057 | $142,411 | $114,715 | — | — | — |
| Jennifer Millar | $146,471 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 II1 listed
Programs and updates
Offers Christ-centered university degrees through traditional, continuing, and online programs.
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Traditional & Degree Completion
Jessup enrolls nearly 1,000 students in its undergraduate and degree completion programs with an integrated biblical foundation in each program. Each undergraduate program is founded on a solid liberal arts core and intentionally designed to foster a student's spiritual development.
Graduate Education
Jessup offers a growing array of high quality graduate degrees, each designed to offer an advanced-level educational experience taught by highly qualified faculty who share personal concern for each student's spiritual development and personal well-being.
Online Education
The growth of online options and programs now includes students across all degree platforms, as jessup serves over 1200 students online, with nearly 250 participating in 10 fully online degree programs.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $14.5M | $5.6M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $789K | $1.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $131.2M | $113.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $156.4M | $129.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $110.3M | $107.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $46.0M | $22.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $11K | $11K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $21.2M | $21.2M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $756K | $620K | $106K | $30K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $560K | $254K | $207K | $99K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $25.6M | $21.2M | $3.4M | $946K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $337K | $276K | $47K | $13K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4.0M | $3.3M | $562K | $161K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $261K | $75K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $72K | $59K | $10K | $3K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $724K | $593K | $101K | $29K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $87K | $87K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $15K | $15K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $6.4M | $5.2M | $880K | $256K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $972K | $817K | $140K | $15K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3.2M | $2.6M | $309K | $337K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $852K | $699K | $119K | $34K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3.8M | $3.0M | $593K | $169K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2.5M | $2.0M | $347K | $99K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $180K | $147K | $25K | $7K |
| InterestLn 20 | $5.4M | $4.5M | $762K | $218K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3.6M | $2.9M | $501K | $143K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $547K | $449K | $77K | $22K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.4M | $1.9M | $332K | $95K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $275K | $224K | $39K | $11K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $85.3M | $73.6M | $9.0M | $2.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $61.8M | $85.3M | −$23.6M | $22.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $78.0M | $64.3M | $13.7M | $46.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $57.2M | $57.8M | −$601K | $32.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $60.1M | $60.4M | −$311K | $33.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $60.3M | $54.5M | $5.8M | $38.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $63.8M | $54.4M | $9.4M | $32.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $61,760,660 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 16 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $61,760,660 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $85,312,619 across 25 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $129,904,040 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,519,916 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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