Nonprofit · EIN 56-0529933
BARTON COLLEGE
Tax-exempt · WILSON, NC 27893
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $52,719,590 | $49,436,371 | $3,283,219 | $97,095,572 | $33,002,483 | $64,093,089 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $58,534,737 | $52,134,879 | $6,399,858 | $94,665,332 | $35,238,901 | $59,426,431 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $49,943,456 | $51,126,790 | -$1,183,334 | $93,066,777 | $39,348,546 | $53,718,231 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,082,060
- of which government grants
- -$231,792
- Program service revenue
- $41,706,134
- Investment income
- $2,688,939
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,861
- Other revenue
- $242,457
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,962,216
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,388,155
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,893,376
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,643,457
- Travel
- $867,604
- Depreciation
- $2,607,057
- Program services (functional)
- $42,732,156
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,558,311
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,145,904
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,665,332
- Total assets, end of year
- $97,095,572
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,002,483
- Net assets, end of year
- $64,093,089
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $52,348,503
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,518,149
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,381,302
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $44,711,787
- Gross receipts
- $52,719,590
- Employees
- 625
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1902
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DOUGLAS SEARCY | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $404,382 | $37,031 |
| DANNY DAVIS | VP FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Officer | 50 | $180,280 | $19,010 |
| DENNIS MATTHEWS | VP FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING Key employee | 50 | $171,623 | $22,801 |
| VICTORIA MORRIS | VP OF PEOPLE & SUPPORT Key employee | 50 | $153,712 | $24,876 |
| KEVIN PENNINGTON | PROVOST & VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,177 | $15,919 |
| KELLY TARANTO | VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $142,914 | $4,339 |
| KEN TYLER | VP FOR ATHLETICS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $127,869 | $10,032 |
| AMANDA METTS | VP FOR ADMISSION/STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $119,648 | $3,655 |
| ROBERT GREG BAUER | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $109,663 | $13,504 |
| MR ERIC W SELLERS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BARRY F DILLEHAY | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FRANK T BATTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GREGG A DEMAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AMY DENTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES C FARTHING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR G CHARLES FINKLEA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR STUART M FRANTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REV JAMIE L HADDOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRS LINDA S HERNDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR MARK S HILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR GARLAND R HOMES JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRS PHYLLIS PARISH HOWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL MICHALAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR CRAIG MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS E QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR RHINE SHARP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR DAVID A TURNAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR GRANT D WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR GARNETT WHITEHURST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MRS SHEILA WIGGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DOUGLAS SEARCY | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $401,270 | $26,334 |
| DENNIS MATTHEWS | VP FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARK Key employee | 50 | $179,697 | $3,625 |
| DANNY DAVIS | VP FOR ADMINISTRATION AND Officer | 50 | $154,078 | $13,429 |
| VICTORIA MORRIS | VP OF PEOPLE & SUPPORT Key employee | 50 | $150,638 | $15,505 |
| KEVIN PENNINGTON | PROVOST & VP FOR ACADEMIC Highest-paid employee | 50 | $149,677 | $12,797 |
| KELLY TARANTO | VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $142,164 | $1,491 |
| AMANDA METTS | VP FOR ADMISSION/STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,038 | $1,215 |
| JOHN BETHUNE | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $103,937 | $2,195 |
| MR ERIC WAYNE SELLERS BOARD CHAIR | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BARRY F DILLEHAY | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM DENNIS ADAMS III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FRANK T BATTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GREGG A DEMAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AMY DENTON | ALUMNI BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES C FARTHING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR G CHARLES FINKLEA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR STUART FRANZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HARLOW Z HEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GARLAND R HOMES JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GARETH CARL HOSFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS PHYLLIS PARISH HOWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JOHN FLOYD LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL MICHALAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CRAIG MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS E QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RHINE SHARP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID A TURNAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GRANTHAM D WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GARNETT WHITEHURST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DOUGLAS SEARCY | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $371,342 | $19,529 |
| DENNIS MATTHEWS | VP FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARK Key employee | 50 | $176,930 | $1,861 |
| KEVIN PENNINGTON | PROVOST & VP FOR ACADEMIC Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,363 | $11,163 |
| VICTORIA MORRIS | VP OF PEOPLE & SUPPORT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $138,936 | $12,587 |
| CHRIS MCKENZIE | FORMER VP FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Officer | 50 | $118,493 | $7,808 |
| KELLY TARANTO | VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,331 | $1,243 |
| MR WILLIAM DENNIS ADAMS III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FRANK BATTEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS LINDA DAWSON CONNOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GREGG A DEMAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR BARRY F DILLEHAY | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES C FARTHING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR G CHARLES FINKLEA JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HARLOW Z HEAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GARLAND R HOMES JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR GARETH CARL HOSFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS PHYLLIS PARISH HOWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP VALERIE J MELVIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR THOMAS E QUINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ERIC SELLERS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR E JEROME VICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PHILIP H WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS SHEILA BARKER WIGGINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES M ADAMS SR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RHINE SHARP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DANIEL MICHALAK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS AMY DENTON | ALUMNI BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CRAIG MYERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL SLEDGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID A TURNAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GRANTHAM D WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR GARRETT WHITEHURST | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY DAVIS | VP FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Officer | 50 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5000, WILSON, NC 27893-7000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DOUGLAS N SEARCY, 400 ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE DR, WILSON, NC 27893
- Signed the 990
- DANNY DAVIS, VP FOR ADMIN AND FINANCE
- Phone
- (252) 399-6314
- Website
- WWW.BARTON.EDU
- Return prepared by
- BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1902, BARTON COLLEGE IS A FOUR-YEAR, PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE LOCATED IN WILSON, N.C. THE BARTON EXPERIENCE FOCUSES ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITHIN A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAUREATE AND MASTER'S DEGREES. BARTON CELEBRATES BOLD THINKING AMONG FACULTY AND STAFF AS THE COLLEGE NURTURES BOLD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG STUDENTS. BARTON OFFERS PURPOSEFUL INTERNSHIPS AND PRACTICUMS IN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, ENGAGING CO-CURRICULAR COHORTS, MEANINGFUL INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND STUDY, RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION THROUGH THE DAY OF SCHOLARSHIP, OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF CULTURAL EVENTS, AND DIVERSE ATHLETIC COMPETITION AMONG MORE THAN 20 COLLEGIATE TEAMS.
Program accomplishments
- INSTRUCTION: ACCREDITED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS WITH 43 MAJORS AND 38 MINORS FOR UNDERGRADUATES, 6 PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS, AND 6 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,149 UNDERGRADUATES.Expenses $18,554,657 · revenue $34,841,105
- AUXILIARY SERVICES: ROOM, BOARD, AND BOOKSTORE.Expenses $5,215,283 · revenue $7,107,486
- INSTITUTIONAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS FROM ENDOWMENT, RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIPS, AND INSTITUTIONAL DISCOUNT.Expenses $18,962,216 · grants $18,962,216
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
- 56-0529933
- 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
- 1952
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $97,095,572
- Income (IRS master file)
- $52,719,590
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $52,719,590 | $49,436,371 | $97,095,572 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $58,534,737 | $52,134,879 | $94,665,332 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $49,943,456 | $51,126,790 | $93,066,777 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $52,350,546 | $50,522,882 | $93,087,460 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 56-0529933).
Questions about BARTON COLLEGE
- What is the EIN of BARTON COLLEGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BARTON COLLEGE is 56-0529933.
- Is BARTON COLLEGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
- Are donations to BARTON COLLEGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BARTON COLLEGE 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 BARTON COLLEGE 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 BARTON COLLEGE 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 BARTON COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DOUGLAS N SEARCY.
- Who are the officers and directors of BARTON COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $404,382 (DR DOUGLAS SEARCY, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BARTON COLLEGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $52,719,590, expenses of $49,436,371 and total assets of $97,095,572 at year end.
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