Public Charity

THE SHAW UNIVERSITY

THE SHAW UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in RALEIGH, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $36.3M revenue, $39.7M expenses, $73.3M total assets. 111 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 560530235 RALEIGH, NC Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.3M
Total Expenses$39.7M
Total Assets$73.3M
Grant Records111
Funding Total$13.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Shaw University's mission centers on teaching and maintaining excellence in research and academic programs that enhance intellectual and technological development. The University also emphasizes character formation through religious, cultural, social, and ethical values, aiming to graduate students with strong competencies and preparation for leadership and service in their chosen fields.

Where $100 goes at The Shaw University

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

$61 Programs the work itself
$38 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $61 for programs

$61
The Shaw University is a coeducational institution of liberal arts, offering undergraduate degrees and a masters of divinity degree, masters of religious education and a master of science…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 964 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

PRESIDENT, SGA Aydia Cobb
VP FOR FINANCE AND ADMIN/CFO David Byrd
PRESIDENT, FACULTY SENATE Dr Adrian Allen
SECRETARY Dr H Donell Lewis
TRUSTEE Dr Ida Silver Wiggins
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Dr James A Thorton

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$11,305,436 60 grants
General Support
$1,124,419 32 grants
Arts & Culture
$245,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$104,000 3 grants
Sports & Recreation
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $36.3M $39.7M $73.3M
2024 $33.8M $44.4M $65.9M
2023 $36.2M $45.1M $66.9M
2022 $42.0M $41.3M $69.5M
2021 $67.0M $40.7M $72.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $67.0M to $36.3M (-46%), with total assets most recently reported at $73.3M.

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