Public Charity

LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY

LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY, of GAFFNEY, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $46.5M in revenue, $57.6M in expenses, $49.6M in total assets. 50 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570314402 GAFFNEY, SC Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$46.5M
Total Expenses$57.6M
Total Assets$49.6M
Grant Records50
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1845, LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY WAS A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION IN GAFFNEY, SC. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED ON APRIL 29, 2025 TO CLOSE THE COLLEGE, LETTING GO ALL EMPLOYEE AS OF MAY 31, 2025.

Where $100 goes at Limestone University

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

$83 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
Limestone University provided post-secondary education for approximately 2,150 fte degree-seeking students, including academic/student support and auxiliary services
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,150 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

DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Andrew English
CHIEF OF STAFF Brandan Hartman
INTERIM PROVOST Brian Ameling
BOARD MEMBER Brian Bauer
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/12/24) Brian Russell
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/12/25) Chelsea Mccoy

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,404,723 29 grants
Education
$486,175 19 grants
Health & Medicine
$20,000 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $46.5M $57.6M $49.6M
2024 $47.0M $53.0M $61.0M
2023 $45.7M $58.3M $73.1M
2022 $58.5M $60.4M $85.1M
2021 $48.9M $51.9M $91.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $48.9M to $46.5M (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $49.6M.

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