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Southern Wesleyan University

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Undergraduate College (4-year) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$29.8M (2023)

Expenses
$29M (2023)

Total Assets
$47M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$5.95M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2021 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$29,832,627
Expenses
$28,981,278
Net Income
$851,349
Net Assets
$41,039,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,980,206
13.3%
Program Services $23,982,261
80.4%
Investment Income $524,027
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $808,144
2.7%
Net Fundraising -$21,878
Sales of Assets $244,571
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $315,296
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $402,033
1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,093,505
27.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,991,887
Total Liabilities $5,952,371
Net Assets $41,039,516
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr William Crothers (President (Part Year)) $140,409 $0 $10,500
Dr April White Pugh (Provost (Part Year)/Vp For Academic Affairs) $108,632 $0 $13,914
Mr Roger House (Vp For Finance/Cfo/Treasurer (Part Year)/Director) $77,032 $0 $0
Mr Devon R Broome (Interim Vp For Finance/Cfo/Treasurer) $75,938 $0 $2,570
Dr William D Barker (President) $71,917 $0 $28,000
Mr D Kenneth Whitener (Vp For Finance/Cfo/Treasurer (Part Year)/Director) $20,764 $0 $0
Rev J Mike Hilson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jerry L Lumston (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jonathan W Lewis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Daniel A Berry (Director (Part Year)) $0 $0 $0
Dr Elaine Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr John Ott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kathleen Ruth (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kevin Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr R Dale Hale (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Verna J Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Andrew Caldwell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Fred Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Hershell A Pruitt (Director (Part Year)) $0 $0 $0
Mr James A Jensen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James Bross Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James Medders (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Keith W Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Pete Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas H Cayce (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,099,449
Expenses
$31,553,513
Net Income
$6,545,936
Net Assets
$39,581,163
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,395,794
29.9%
Program Services $25,782,210
67.7%
Investment Income $121,098
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $539,689
1.4%
Net Fundraising -$14,624
Sales of Assets $26,265
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $249,017
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $315,721
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,832,563
24.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,468,008
Total Liabilities $6,886,845
Net Assets $39,581,163
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Todd S Voss (Former President) $134,315 $0 $39,075
Dr William Crothers (President) $123,651 $0 $18,000
Mr Roger House (Vp For Finance/Cfo/Treasurer) $112,853 $0 $0
Dr April White Pugh (Provost/Vp For Academic Affairs) $104,907 $0 $9,000
Rev J Mike Hilson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jerry L Lumston (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jonathan W Lewis (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dr Daniel A Berry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Pete Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr William L Benton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James Bross Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Waymond L Burton Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Louise H Carlton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr E Keith Carroll (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas H Cayce (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr D Mike Chambers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr R Dale Hale (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Thomas L Harding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James A Jensen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles L Joiner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Daniel E Le Roy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Dan Loggins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Verna J Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Donald W Milstead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kevin Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$34,040,688
Expenses
$32,599,593
Net Income
$1,441,095
Net Assets
$33,497,506
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,842,583
17.2%
Program Services $27,498,617
80.8%
Investment Income $14,939
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $282,848
0.8%
Net Fundraising $2,245
0.0%
Sales of Assets $176,071
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $223,385
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $362,081
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,109,177
27.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $41,257,690
Total Liabilities $7,760,184
Net Assets $33,497,506
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Todd S Voss (President) $164,865 $0 $45,690
Mr Roger House Py Trustee (Interim Vp For Finance/Cfo/Treasurer) $49,597 $0 $0
Rev J Mike Hilson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jerry L Lumston (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Daniel A Berry (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mr Pete Benson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr William L Benton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev J Wesley Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James Bross Jr (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Waymond L Burton Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Louise H Carlton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr E Keith Carroll (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Thomas H Cayce (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr D Mike Chambers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Joseph R Dongell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr R Dale Hale (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Thomas L Harding (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr James A Jensen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles L Joiner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Daniel E Le Roy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Jonathan W Lewis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mr Dan Loggins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Verna J Lowe (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rev Donald W Milstead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Kevin Myers (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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