Nonprofit · EIN 55-0465880
WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC
Tax-exempt · CHARLESTON, WV 25356
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $982,887 | $587,681 | $395,206 | $4,160,682 | $2,606,490 | $1,554,192 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $490,029 | $618,167 | -$128,138 | $3,392,277 | $2,289,806 | $1,102,471 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $442,587 | $555,750 | -$113,163 | $3,284,717 | $2,083,248 | $1,201,469 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $807,302
- Program service revenue
- $144,000
- Investment income
- $30,074
- Other revenue
- $1,511
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $437,574
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $20,600
- Program services (functional)
- $446,657
- Management and general (functional)
- $108,776
- Fundraising (functional)
- $32,248
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,392,277
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,160,682
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,606,490
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,554,192
- Publicly traded securities
- $772,636
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $989,342
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $564,850
- Gross receipts
- $982,887
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1951
- State of legal domicile
- WV
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN BEAKES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $0 | $100,000 |
| CHRIS WOOD | CHAIRMAN - DAVIS & ELKINS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN ROTH | VICE CHAIRMAN - UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCCUSKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSSITSA GETSKOVA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON SPORCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDESTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MOHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR NUTTING GURBACS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DENIKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE CARIDI | MEMBER - BETHANY COLLEGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDERSON | MEMBER - APPALACHIAN BIBLE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MOORE | MEMBER - WV WESLEYAN COLLE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNA VARGO | MEMBER - WHEELING UNIVERSI Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN BEAKES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $0 | $100,000 |
| JOHN MCCUSKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSSITSA GETSKOVA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON SPORCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDESTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MOHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR NUTTING GURBACS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DENIKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WOOD | CHAIRMAN - DAVIS & ELKINS Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN ROTH | VICE CHAIRMAN - UNIVERSITY Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE CARIDI | MEMBER - BETHANY COLLEGE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDERSON | MEMBER - APPALACHIAN BIBLE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MOORE | MEMBER - WV WESLEYAN COLLE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNA VARGO | MEMBER - WHEELING UNIVERSI Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MCCUSKEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROSSITSA GETSKOVA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON SPORCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDESTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC MOHAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAYLOR NUTTING GURBACS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN DENIKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS WOOD | CHAIRMAN - DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| MARTIN ROTH | VICE CHAIRMAN - UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE CARIDI | MEMBER - BETHANY COLLEGE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL ANDERSON | MEMBER - APPALACHIAN BIBLE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES MOORE | MEMBER - WV WESLEYAN COLLE Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| DIANNA VARGO | MEMBER - WHEELING UNIVERSITY Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| BEN BEAKES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7058, CHARLESTON, WV 25356-0058
- In care of
- % SUTTLE STALNAKER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BENJAMIN R BEAKES, PO BOX 7058, CHARLESTON, WV 25356
- Signed the 990
- BENJAMIN R BEAKES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (304) 345-5525
- Website
- WWW.WVICU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GRAY GRIFFITH & MAYS AC
Mission
THE MISSION OF WVICU IS TO ADVANCE COLLECTIVELY THE INTERESTS OF WEST VIRGINIA'S INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR STUDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- WVICU REQUESTS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED TO WEST VIRGINIA STUDENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE HIGH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL NEED AT OUR SIX MEMBER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.Expenses $437,574 · grants $437,574 · revenue $144,000
- EXPENSES INCURRED TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF INDEPENDENT HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE NATION.Expenses $9,083
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 55-0465880
- 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
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B00J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,160,682
- Income (IRS master file)
- $982,887
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $982,887 | $587,681 | $4,160,682 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $490,029 | $618,167 | $3,392,277 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $442,587 | $555,750 | $3,284,717 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,011,077 | $602,824 | $3,092,498 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 55-0465880).
Questions about WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC
- What is the EIN of WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC is 55-0465880.
- Is WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
- Are donations to WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC 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 WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BENJAMIN R BEAKES.
- Who are the officers and directors of WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $982,887, expenses of $587,681 and total assets of $4,160,682 at year end.
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