Public Charity

CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

Based in JEFFERSON CITY, TN, CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $48.4M in revenue, $58.9M in expenses, $220.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 101 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $12.0M.

EIN: 620479189 JEFFERSON CITY, TN Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$48.4M
Total Expenses$58.9M
Total Assets$220.7M
Grant Records101
Funding Total$12.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

MISSION OF CHALLENGE, NURTURE, COMMUNITY: CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE OFFERS A CHRISTIAN, LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES OPEN INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY AND DEEPER SPIRITUAL MATURITY. STUDENTS RECEIVE A PERSONALIZED EDUCATION IN SMALL CLASSES. CARING FACULTY AND STAFF MENTORS GET TO KNOW AND NURTURE EACH STUDENT. WE SEEK TO INSTILL CHRISTIAN VALUES IN OUR STUDENTS AND INSPIRE THEM TO USE UNIQUE GIFTS FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVICE. THE HISTORIC BAPTIST DISTINCTIVES OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS CREATE A WELCOMING COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS A SENSE OF BELONGING. THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND GEOGRAPHIC BEAUTY OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION ENRICHES THE CARSON-NEWMAN EXPERIENCE, AND THE COLLEGE CONTRIBUTES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION ADN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NATIONAL TREASURE. VISION: TO BECOME A PREMIER CHRISTIAN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WITH A WORLD-WIDE IMPACT.

Where $100 goes at Carson-Newman University

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

$87 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$22
Carson-newman college is a private, christian-based liberal-arts not-for- profit institution of higher education which is operated under the auspices of the tennessee baptist convention
About 25% (cost not reported) · Reported in the filing: 2,669 students
$22
Carson-newman college provides student services that include admissions, orientation, registration, financial-aid assistance counseling, academic support and career counseling, psychological counseling, intramural programs, and inter-collegiate athletics
About 25% (cost not reported)
$22
Carson-newman college provides auxiliary enterprises that include housing for approximately 805 full-time students residential students, food service, a bookstore, and facilities for summer programs operated by lifeway ministries…
About 25% (cost not reported) · Reported in the filing: 805 students; 4,000 children

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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 Allen Morgan
TRUSTEE Amy Stover
TRUSTEE Angie Johnson
TRUSTEE Barry Steelman
PRESIDENT Charles Flower
VP OF ENROLL Danette Seale

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$7,108,900 4 grants
General Support
$2,710,837 41 grants
Education
$976,404 22 grants
Human & Social Services
$104,500 3 grants
Economic Development
$68,800 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $48.4M $58.9M $220.7M
2024 $58.7M $55.6M $178.7M
2023 $57.6M $50.6M $173.8M
2022 $42.3M $49.1M $156.7M
2021 $65.3M $44.4M $160.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $65.3M to $48.4M (-26%), with total assets most recently reported at $220.7M.

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

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