Public Charity

TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY

Based in LEXINGTON, KY, TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $86.1M in revenue, $71.1M in expenses, $274.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 83 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.2M.

EIN: 610444825 LEXINGTON, KY Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$86.1M
Total Expenses$71.1M
Total Assets$274.6M
Grant Records83
Funding Total$2.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THROUGH AN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL ARTS, TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY PREPARES ITS STUDENTS FOR A HUMANE AND FULFILLING PERSONAL AND PUBLIC LIFE BY CULTIVATING INDEPENDENT THINKING, OPEN-MINDEDNESS, CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN A DIVERSE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Transylvania University

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

$88 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Transylvania University, located in the heart of downtown Lexington, kentucky, is a topranked private liberal arts college featuring a community-driven, personalized approach to a liberal arts education
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 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

BOARD MEMBER Ann Orme Windley
BOARD MEMBER Aristides S Candris
BOARD SECRETARY Betsy Brooks Bulleit
BOARD MEMBER Billie Jo Setzer
BOARD MEMBER Brian C Wood
BOARD MEMBER Charisse Gillet

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,154,621 36 grants
Education
$854,895 31 grants
Sports & Recreation
$31,100 3 grants
Research & Policy
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$197,804 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $86.1M $71.1M $274.6M
2024 $71.8M $69.8M $264.5M
2023 $66.5M $68.9M $252.7M
2022 $58.0M $64.2M $249.6M
2021 $70.6M $59.8M $268.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $70.6M to $86.1M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $274.6M.

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