Public Charity

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in ANDERSON, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $177.4M revenue, $154.9M expenses, $293.1M total assets. 96 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 570324906 ANDERSON, SC Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$177.4M
Total Expenses$154.9M
Total Assets$293.1M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE UNIVERSITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA BAPTIST CONVENTION OFFERING BACHELORS, MASTERS, AND DOCTORATE DEGREES. LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 398 ACRES IN THE UPSTATE REGION OF SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE APPALACHIANS, THE UNIVERSITY FEATURES A RIGOROUS EDUCATION IN A SUPPORTIVE CHRISTIAN ATMOSPHERE. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS 64 BACCALAUREATE MAJORS, 43 MAJOR-EMBEDDED CONCENTRATIONS, AS WELL AS 56 MINORS AND TWO UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS 22 MASTER DEGREES AND 7 GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS, CHRISTIAN STUDIES, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CYBERSECURITY, EDUCATION, MUSIC EDUCATION, NURSING, AND PATHOLOGY. AT THE POST-MASTER'S LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS 11 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS: DOCTOR OF MINISTRY, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (FOUR), DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LEADERSHIP, DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PREACHING, AND DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (THREE).

Where $100 goes at Anderson University

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

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$77
The university is a comprehensive university affiliated with the south carolina baptist convention offering bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees
87% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 398 acres; 11 programs; 4,500 students
$11
Auxiliary enterprise revenue
13% of program spending
<$1
Other program revenue that includes, but is not limited to, commissions from sales of student related items, perkins debt service, ticket sales for athletic and theatre events, and…
0% 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

TRUSTEE Dr Benjamin Smoak
TRUSTEE Dr Benjamin W Littlejohn Jr
TRUSTEE Dr Condy Richardson
SR VP ADMINISTRATION, BRAND & STRATEGIC PLANNING Dr David Omar Rashed
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR) Dr Edward M Carney
PRESIDENT Dr Evans P Whitaker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,575,304 42 grants
General Support
$725,502 39 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$153,546 3 grants
Animal Welfare
$150,000 1 grant
Youth Development
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $177.4M $154.9M $293.1M
2024 $148.4M $146.0M $274.6M
2023 $131.2M $131.9M $268.0M
2022 $130.2M $123.2M $269.9M
2021 $124.7M $107.4M $214.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $124.7M to $177.4M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $293.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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