Nonprofit · EIN 31-0604719
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · WILBERFORCE, OH 45384
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $23,079,487 | $22,498,542 | $580,945 | $31,792,463 | $18,749,044 | $13,043,419 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $21,272,123 | $20,215,137 | $1,056,986 | $30,279,556 | $17,817,082 | $12,462,474 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,170,898
- of which government grants
- $6,242,891
- Program service revenue
- $13,348,888
- Investment income
- $518,747
- Other revenue
- $40,954
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,596,413
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,584,753
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $349,771
- Occupancy
- $406,114
- Travel
- $342,357
- Depreciation
- $1,169,877
- Program services (functional)
- $16,357,202
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,141,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,279,556
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,792,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,749,044
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,043,419
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,492,339
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,043,419
- Gross receipts
- $23,079,487
- Employees
- 664
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1856
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR VANN R NEWKIRK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $262,000 |
| AMANI LEWIS | CFO Officer | 40 | $62,039 |
| PAXTON BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JERMAINE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JERMAINE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE-AME Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCUS HENDERSON | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR NELSON RIVERS III | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATE JENKINS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM LEE | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR RICHARD ALLEN LEWIS | TRUSTEE-EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LYDEL MADDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL P MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALTER REYNOLDS | TRUSTEE - EX Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA RYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGELA T RYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN TOLBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE TRIMBLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BISHOP STAFFORD WICKER | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DELORES WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN NEWKIRK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $250,000 | $24,000 |
| FLOYD ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PAXTON BAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| REGINAL BEAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BOOSALIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR JAMYE COLEMAN-WILLLIAMS | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JERMAINE COVINGTON | TRUSTEE-AME Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP FRANK M REID III | TRUSTEE - EX Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR NELSON RIVERS III | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA JOHNSON | TRUSTEE-SECR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK E EMORY JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| COLONEL WILLIAM R LEE | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DR RICHARD ALLEN LEWIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL P MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN C MILLER | VICE CHAIRMA Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA T RYE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TOLBERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE TRIMBLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOE TURNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RICK WADE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WILSON | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WOODSON | CFO Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1055 N BICKETT RD, WILBERFORCE, OH 45384-5801
- In care of
- % MARY MORALE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR VANN R NEWKIRK, 1055 N BICKETT ROAD, WILBERFORCE, OH 45384
- Signed the 990
- DR VANN R NEWKIRK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (317) 714-3519
- Website
- WWW.WILBERFORCE.EDU
- Return prepared by
- CLAUSELL & ASSOCIATES CPA'S PC
Mission
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY IS A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AND THE PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, SUPPORT, AND ASSIST STUDENTS IN IDENTIFYING AND PREPARING FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES IN LIFE AS SOCIAL CHANGE AGENTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, ENTREPRENEURS, THOUGHT-LEADERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENS BY IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY AND CRITICAL THINKING. THE MISSION IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHED BY INSTILLING PRIDE, DISCIPLINE AND INSPIRING LIFE-LONG LEARNING, PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED, AND THE SKILLS DEVELOPED.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE A POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS OF WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY.Expenses $16,118,563
- THE UNIVESITY PROVIDES POST SECONDARY EDUCATION TO MINORITY STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE UNINTED STATES.Expenses $238,639
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
- 31-0604719
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1937
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,792,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $23,079,487
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $23,079,487 | $22,498,542 | $31,792,463 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $21,272,123 | $20,215,137 | $30,279,556 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $12,211,135 | $16,119,083 | $26,198,495 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $18,509,447 | $17,420,954 | $28,478,430 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY is 31-0604719.
- Is WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
- Are donations to WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY 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 WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY 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 WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY 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 WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR VANN R NEWKIRK.
- Who are the officers and directors of WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $262,000 (DR VANN R NEWKIRK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,079,487, expenses of $22,498,542 and total assets of $31,792,463 at year end.
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