Public Charity

BLACKBURN UNIVERSITY

BLACKBURN UNIVERSITY, of CARLINVILLE, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $20.4M in revenue, $24.6M in expenses, $80.7M in total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 370661491 CARLINVILLE, IL Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.4M
Total Expenses$24.6M
Total Assets$80.7M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BLACKBURN COLLEGE LINKS A RIGOROUS AND AFFORDABLE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION WITH A UNIQUE STUDENT-MANAGED WORK PROGRAM PREPARING GRADUATES FOR CAREERS, COMMUNITIES, AND LIFELONG LEARNING. THE BLACKBURN COMMUNITY VALUES CRITICAL AND INDEPENDENT THINKING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, SERVICE, SHARED GOVERNANCE, AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Where $100 goes at Blackburn University

How Blackburn University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
464 students served during fall semester 2024; 430 students served during spring semester 2025
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 464 students; 430 students
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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

TRUSTEE Cynthia Lamar
TRUSTEE Dan Anderson
TRUSTEE David Dorris
VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE Deana Rogers
TRUSTEE Don Taylor
TRUSTEE Fran Goodman

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$954,471 18 grants
General Support
$486,276 16 grants
Unspecified
$9,908 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $20.4M $24.6M $80.7M
2024 $22.8M $21.4M $84.1M
2023 $17.8M $20.5M $78.4M
2022 $24.5M $20.4M $75.8M
2021 $22.6M $20.5M $77.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $22.6M to $20.4M (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $80.7M.

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