Public Charity

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in ASHLAND, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $136.6M revenue, $137.5M expenses, $314.5M total assets. 167 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 340714626 ASHLAND, OH Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$136.6M
Total Expenses$137.5M
Total Assets$314.5M
Grant Records167
Funding Total$26.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY, GUIDED BY OUR CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, IS A COMPREHENSIVE, PRIVATE UNIVERSITY THAT PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, SHAPING GRADUATES WHO WORK, SERVE AND LEAD WITH INTEGRITY IN THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Ashland University

How Ashland University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$82
Ashland University offers more than 70 different academic programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels
88% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 70 programs
$11
The university's auxiliary enterprise operations exist primarily to furnish goods and services to students, faculty, and staff
12% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

PROVOST (EXIT 3/25) Amiel Jarstfer
DIRECTOR, DEV & STRATEGIC Chad Kifer
TRUSTEE Christine Taylor
TRUSTEE Daniel Coffee
DEAN Daniel Fox
TRUSTEE David E Graetz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$22,987,994 71 grants
General Support
$2,330,884 64 grants
Economic Development
$281,607 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$5,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$966,621 25 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $136.6M $137.5M $314.5M
2024 $132.3M $136.2M $307.7M
2023 $130.7M $138.3M $305.8M
2022 $179.4M $144.8M $314.1M
2021 $151.4M $130.6M $298.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $151.4M to $136.6M (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $314.5M.

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