Public Charity

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY, of SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $94.6M in revenue, $81.2M in expenses, $345.1M in total assets. 117 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $58.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 710239576 SILOAM SPRINGS, AR Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$94.6M
Total Expenses$81.2M
Total Assets$345.1M
Grant Records117
Funding Total$58.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY (JBU) PROVIDES CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION THAT PREPARES STUDENTS TO HONOR GOD AND SERVE OTHERS BY DEVELOPING THEIR INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL, AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)JBU SERVES TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ON ITS RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS IN SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. JBU ALSO OFFERS NON-TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES THROUGH ITS ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AT JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY SERVES GRADUATE STUDENTS.

Where $100 goes at John Brown University

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

$87 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$54
Instructional services
62% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,300 students
$12
Auxiliary
14% of program spending
$12
Student services
14% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO SUPPORT THE WALTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY FOR THE FRESHMAN CLASSES OF 2022, 2023, AND 2024
$1,871,405
$750,000
2025
TO SUPPORT THE WALTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY FOR THE FRESHMAN CLASSES OF 2019, 2020, AND 2021
$408,784
2025
TO SUPPORT THE WALTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY FOR THE FRESHMAN CLASSES OF 2025, 2026, AND 2027
$378,900
2025
SCHOLARSHIP
$6,999

Showing up to 5 of 117 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Dr Charles Pollard
BOARD MEMBER Dr Emily K Deng
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Dr James Krall
DEPARTMENT CHAIR, GENERAL SCIENCE; PROFESSOR OF PH Dr Kenneth Hahn
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Dr Kimberly M Hadley
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Dr Robert Norwood

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$47,658,791 64 grants
Economic Development
$6,500,000 1 grant
General Support
$2,960,882 39 grants
Health & Medicine
$40,000 2 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$17,828 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $94.6M $81.2M $345.1M
2024 $86.4M $77.8M $314.2M
2023 $80.1M $75.1M $295.1M
2022 $80.4M $71.9M $277.4M
2021 $85.4M $67.0M $290.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $85.4M to $94.6M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $345.1M.

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

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