Mission
THE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL UNION'S MISSION IS THE ENDOWMENT, SUPPORT AND DIRECTION OF THE THEOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION OF THE DIVINITY SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
Public Charity
BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL UNION
Based in CHICAGO, IL, BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL UNION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.6M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $98.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $32.6M.
EIN: 366117636
CHICAGO, IL
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.6M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$98.7M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$32.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Baptist Theological Union
How Baptist Theological Union divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$98
Programs
the work itself
$2
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $98 for programs
$98
The Baptist Theological Union and the university of Chicago under an affiliation agreement, together, operate the divinity school of the university of Chicago
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
TO SUPPORT THE DIVINITY SCHOOL
$4,187,657
DIVINITY SCHOOL
$4,813,409
DIVINITY SCHOOL
$4,999,226
DIVINITY SCHOOL
$4,999,226
DIVINITY SCHOOL
$4,613,290
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Annette Owen
TRUSTEE
Astrid Beck
TRUSTEE
David Gregg
TRUSTEE
Elijah Zehyoue
TRUSTEE
Jesse Brown
TRUSTEE
John Schloerb
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.6M | $4.4M | $98.7M |
| 2024 | $1.3M | $4.9M | $90.5M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $5.0M | $86.7M |
| 2022 | $22.8M | $4.6M | $89.8M |
| 2021 | $5.0M | $4.3M | $79.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.0M to $3.6M (-28%), with total assets most recently reported at $98.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IL.
IL
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.