Nonprofit · EIN 15-0532053
AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,460,186 | $2,957,761 | $502,425 | $18,863,568 | $458,661 | $18,404,907 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,933,949 | $4,608,306 | -$1,674,357 | $19,412,136 | $2,028,662 | $17,383,474 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,702,679 | $6,538,090 | -$2,835,411 | $19,813,410 | $2,320,875 | $17,492,535 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,064,160
- Program service revenue
- $23,097
- Investment income
- $1,358,782
- Royalties
- $12,824
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $872,029
- Other revenue
- $14,147
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $692,148
- Other salaries and wages
- $770,363
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,727,425
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $24,201
- Accounting fees
- $53,086
- Occupancy
- $33,042
- Travel
- $342,419
- Depreciation
- $28,211
- Program services (functional)
- $1,460,438
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,337,520
- Fundraising (functional)
- $159,803
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,412,136
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,863,568
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $458,661
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,404,907
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,315,900
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,521,546
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,883,361
- Gross receipts
- $12,639,523
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1818
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $240,975 | $34,892 |
| PATRICK REYES | EXECUTIVE VP, DEAN Officer | 35 | $169,566 | $34,210 |
| SHANNON DALEY-HARRIS | ASSOCIATE DEAN Highest-paid employee | 35 | $142,028 | $29,526 |
| MALCOLM EZENNIA | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer | 35 | $118,349 | $29,527 |
| ERICA RAMIREZ | APPLIED RESEARCH DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $118,286 | $28,989 |
| LISA ANDERSON | VP EMBODIED JUSTICE LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 35 | $129,104 | $14,908 |
| DERRICK MCQUEEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| PRABHJOT SINGH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN CUNNINGHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SUTTLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES-AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK YAMADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN WINGARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ERIC WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GREG STOVELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KATIE GOLIEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRENDAN BARNICLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON | PRESIDENT EMERITA Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $241,524 | $25,720 |
| CEDRIC EDMUNDSON FORMER CHIEF | FIN. & ADMIN. OFFICER (LEFT JUNE 2023) Former | 35 | $156,510 | $9,062 |
| LISA ANDERSON VP EMBODIED | JUSTICE LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 35 | $130,727 | $9,037 |
| PATRICK REYES | DEAN Highest-paid employee | 35 | $108,289 | $14,641 |
| MALCOLM EZENNIA | CHIEF FIN. & ADMIN. OFFICER Officer | 35 | $99,628 | $23,058 |
| SHARON GROVES | VP, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $114,468 | $6,074 |
| SOPHIA AMARO | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $109,906 | $3,537 |
| KEISHA MCKENZIE | SR. VP, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $106,669 | $4,762 |
| DERRICK MCQUEEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN CUNNINGHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATE MAHRER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES AUSTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GOLIEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PRABHJOT SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SUTTLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN WINGARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON | PRESIDENT EMERITA Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $241,205 | $3,924 |
| CEDRIC EDMUNDSON | CHIEF FIN. & ADMIN. OFFICE THRU 6/21/23 Officer | 35 | $208,799 | $1,399 |
| KEISHA MCKENZIE | SR. VP, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $144,715 | $3,644 |
| KATHARINE RHODES HENDERSON | FORMER PRESIDENT EMERITA Former | 0 | $141,889 | $0 |
| SHARON GROVES | VP, PARTNER ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $140,473 | $220 |
| LISA ANDERSON VP EMBODIED | JUSTICE LEADERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 35 | $130,823 | $1,215 |
| SOPHIA AMARO | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $128,985 | $147 |
| SARAH MASTERS DIRECTOR | HARTLEY MEDIA INITIATIVE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $118,750 | $220 |
| DERRICK MCQUEEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN CUNNINGHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATE MAHRER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUCK LUCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ABIGAIL DISNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE GOLIEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HENDERSON III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BILL LONGBRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| IQBAL MAMDANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| OTIS MOSS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAZMIN PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATH RADA | DIRECTOR THRU 8/22/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK RYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PRABHJOT SINGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN WINGARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 475 RIVERSIDE DR STE 1270, NEW YORK, NY 10115-0016
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON, 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 438, NEW YORK, NY 10115
- Signed the 990
- MALCOLM EZENNIA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN
- Phone
- (212) 662-4315
- Website
- WWW.AUBURNSEMINARY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IDENTIFIES AND STRENGTHENS LEADERS FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PUBLIC SQUARE TO BUILD COMMUNITY, BRIDGE DIVIDES, PURSUE JUSTICE, AND HEAL THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTJANET PRINDLE SEIDLER CENTER FOR PROPHETIC LEADERSHIP:THIS IS THE UMBRELLA FOR LEADERSHIP FORMATION THAT IS HEALING-CENTERED AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS. THE JANET PRINDLE SEIDLER CENTER FOR PROPHETIC LEADERSHIP AIMS TO EQUIP LEADERS TO BE GROUNDED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TRADITIONS, EQUIPPED TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND BRIDGE DIVIDES, AND CONNECTED TO OTHER LEADERS. THE MAIN PROGRAM WITHIN THE CENTER IS THE EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM:- FOCUSED ON EMERGING FAITH LEADERS (AGES 18-35) EQUIPPING THEM FROM A CHRISTIAN-ROOTED SEMINARY FOR A MULTI-FAITH WORLD. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL FAITH TRADITIONS. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND GATHERED IN COHORTS.- FORMAT: BEGINS WITH IN-PERSON INTENSIVE IN A U.S. COMMUNITY, FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SESSIONS.- PRACTICAL FOCUS: CONFLICT NAVIGATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING, DIALOGUES ACROSS DIFFERENCE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.- COST: FOR SELECTED FELLOWS, TRAVEL, LODGING, MEALS, AND PROGRAM MATERIALS ARE CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER GRANT FUNDING, THOUGH IN FUTURE YEARS THAT MODEL WILL SHIFT AS THE LARGEST GRANT FUNDING COMES TO A CLOSE IN 2028. WALTER AND JUNE WINK FELLOWSHIP ("WINKS"):AUBURN'S SECOND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS THE WALTER AND JUNE WINK FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. NAMED AFTER WALTER AND JUNE WINK WHO SERVED AT THE SEMINARY FROM THE LATE 1970S UNTIL WALTER'S PASSING IN 2012, THIS FELLOWSHIP IS FOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY PROFESSIONALS AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS.- FOCUS: CHILDREN'S MINISTRY AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HOW TO BRING SACRED TEXTS TO LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HOW TO USE EMBODIED PEDAGOGY, HOW TO BUILD INTERGENERATIONAL WORSHIP. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND INVITED THROUGH COHORTS.- FORMAT: BEGINS WITH AN IN-PERSON INTENSIVE AND THEN IS FOLLOWED BY VIRTUAL SESSIONS.- THIS SUPPORTS LEADERS WHO WANT TO INTEGRATE THEOLOGY, JUSTICE, AND IMAGINATIVE PEDAGOGY IN THEIR MINISTRIES.- COST: LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. HAS SUPPORTED THE PROGRAM THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT. IN ITS PILOT YEAR 2025, AUBURN WILL COVER ALL COSTS FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.Expenses $862,327 · revenue $23,097
- RESEARCH- AUBURN HAS A CENTER FOR RESEARCH (FORMERLY CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION). THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AND ENDOWED IN 2007 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. TO GATHER, ANALYZE, AND RESEARCH TRENDS IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION, FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE 270+ ACCREDITED THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS (ATS).- AUBURN HAS CONDUCTED STUDIES ABOUT THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION SINCE THE LATE 1970S, ESTABLISHING ITS JOURNAL, AUBURN STUDIES, IN 1993 WITH ALL ISSUES BEING LOGGED ON AUBURN'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS INDEXED WITH ATLA, THE AMERICAN THEOLOGICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)- THE RESEARCH IS EMPIRICAL: AUBURN CONDUCTS STUDIES ON STUDENT DEBT, TRENDS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION, TRUSTEE ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER CHALLENGES FACING THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS.WHEELER FELLOWS:- TO ACCOMPLISH THIS RESEARCH, AUBURN SELECTS SCHOLARS (WHEELER FELLOWS) EACH YEAR TO CARRY OUT RIGOROUS RESEARCH INTO THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION.- FELLOWS ARE IDENTIFIED AND SELECTED THROUGH NOMINATION PROCESS FROM PARTNERS IN THE FIELD BASED ON RESEARCH QUESTIONS OUTLINED IN AUBURN'S MANDATE.AUBURN STUDIES:- AUBURN'S PUBLICATION THAT SINCE 1993 HAS PROVIDED RESEARCH REPORTS ON THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION.- WHEELER FELLOWS AND THEIR RESEARCH ARE FEATURED IN AN ANNUAL ISSUE.- AUBURN ALSO CONVENES CONSULTATIONS, WEBINARS, AND PUBLISHES REPORTS FOR THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND INSTITUTIONAL DECISION-MAKERS.Expenses $217,847 · grants $5,500
- STORYTELLING & NARRATIVE CHANGE- AUBURN BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF STORY TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM. AUBURN RUNS PROGRAMS THAT HELP LEADERS EXAMINE AND RESHAPE RELIGIOUS NARRATIVES THAT MAY CAUSE DIVISION, TRAUMA, OR ALIENATION.- AUBURN'S PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON VIRTUAL GATHERINGS (CURRENTLY TITLED DEAN'S LECTURES) AND STORYTELLING CIRCLE GATHERINGS.DEAN'S LECTURE SERIES:- VIRTUAL LECTURES FEATURING STORYTELLERS, FAITH LEADERS, AND CULTURAL FIGURES (AUTHORS, ACTIVISTS) WHO EXPLORE THEMES OF HEALING, THEOLOGY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)STORYTELLING CIRCLES:- IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL GATHERINGS, INCLUDING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, FOCUSED ON SHARED HISTORIES, TRAUMA, AND RECONCILIATION.LETTERS TO THE FUTURE:- A PROJECT WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WRITE HOPEFUL, HEALING "LETTERS" ENVISIONING A FUTURE ROOTED IN JUSTICE AND LOVE.Expenses $380,264 · grants $21,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 15-0532053
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,863,568
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,639,523
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,460,186 | $2,957,761 | $18,863,568 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,933,949 | $4,608,306 | $19,412,136 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,702,679 | $6,538,090 | $19,813,410 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,272,218 | $6,470,099 | $21,843,380 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 15-0532053).
Questions about AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
- What is the EIN of AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY is 15-0532053.
- Is AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $240,975 (EMMA JORDAN-SIMPSON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,460,186, expenses of $2,957,761 and total assets of $18,863,568 at year end.
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