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Nonprofit · EIN 61-0458355

ASBURY COLLEGE

Tax-exempt · WILMORE, KY 40390

Financials

$66.5M$63M2023$64M$64.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ASBURY COLLEGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$63,995,895$64,406,446-$410,551$190,397,269$15,919,258$174,478,011
June 30, 2024990$66,549,803$62,951,695$3,598,108$184,366,354$13,796,728$170,569,626
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,303,482
of which government grants
$264,913
Program service revenue
$51,160,044
Investment income
$4,442,195
Net rental income
$114,369
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,039,937
Net income from sales of inventory
$70,130
Other revenue
$2,090,174

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$20,060,188
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,036,739
Other salaries and wages
$17,886,325
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$24,269,953
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$32,315
Accounting fees
$100,072
Occupancy
$3,365,753
Travel
$893,074
Depreciation
$4,596,921
Program services (functional)
$56,611,005
Management and general (functional)
$5,779,886
Fundraising (functional)
$2,015,555

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$184,366,354
Total assets, end of year
$190,397,269
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,919,258
Net assets, end of year
$174,478,011
Land, buildings and equipment
$88,567,647
Publicly traded securities
$57,651,926
Net assets without donor restrictions
$86,990,019
Net assets with donor restrictions
$87,487,992
Gross unrelated business income
$41,928
Gross receipts
$82,629,035
Employees
1,244
Volunteers
80
Year formed
1904
State of legal domicile
KY

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Dr Kevin J BrownPresident
Officer
40$276,795$48,226
Dr Sherry PowersProvost
Officer
40$141,578$16,828
Mark WhitworthVP for Intercollegiate Athletics
Officer
40$124,479$23,603
Dr Mark TroyerVP for Institutional Advancement
Officer
40$118,886$22,936
Glenn HamiltonVP for Operations
Officer
40$107,863$22,771
Jennifer McChordVP for Enrollment Management
Officer
40$108,217$22,347
Dale L JarrardAssociate VP for Advancement
Highest-paid employee
40$100,347$22,207
Dr Sarah BaldwinVP for Student Development
Officer
40$96,143$21,944
Andrew J ColemanVice Chair
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Ashleigh Lindsay-BehnkeTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CE Crouse JrTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cindy-Lou DrummondTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Delvin J PikesTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dr OJ OlekaTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Dr Stephen K ToadvineTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0$0
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Elaine A BerniusSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0
Jamie C HigdonTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Janine C JonesTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Jeffrey E StrykerTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
John G RinehimerTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Jorge AcevedoTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Joseph R PittsTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Larry D BrownBoard Chair
Trustee or director
4$0
LIsa F AusleyTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Neal R SchultzTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Richard O SpeakmanTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Rob L AukermanTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Ron BallTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Sarah L LuceTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Timothy A ShellTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
Waldon GarrissTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR KEVIN BROWNPRESIDENT
Officer
40$194,391$41,807
SHERRY POWERSPROVOST
Officer
40$138,546$16,695
MARK WHITWORTHVP FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Officer
40$118,316$23,463
DR MARK J TROYERVP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$115,071$22,510
JENNIFER MCCHORDVP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Officer
40$104,698$22,197
GLENN R HAMILTONVP FOR OPERATIONS
Officer
40$104,129$22,372
DALE L JARRARDASSOCIATE VP FOR ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$100,775$22,169
DR SARAH B BALDWINVP FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$85,965$21,784
LARRY D BROWNBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIMOTHY A SHELLVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH L LUCESECRETARY
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AARON P AMMERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JORGE ACEVEDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROB L AUKERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LISA L AUSLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RON BALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELAINE A BERNIUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW J COLEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CE CROUSE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CINDY-LOU DRUMMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
WALDON GARRISSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMIE C HIGDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANINE C JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET G KIMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ASHLEIGH LINDSAY-BEHNKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DELVIN J PIKESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HON JOSEPH R PITTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEAL R SCHULTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD O SPEAKMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFFREY E STRYKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COMMISSIONER E SUE SWANSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEPHEN K TOADVINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 MACKLEM DR, WILMORE, KY 40390-1152
In care of
% UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KEVIN BROWN, 1 MACKLEM DRIVE, WILMORE, KY 40390
Signed the 990
GLENN R HAMILTON, VP FOR OPERATIONS
Phone
(859) 858-3511
Return prepared by
Forvis Mazars LLP

Mission

ASBURY UNIVERSITY EQUIPS STUDENTS, THROUGH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SPIRITUAL VITALITY, FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE TO THE PROFESSIONS, SOCIETY, THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH, PREPARING THEM TO ENGAGE THEIR CULTURES AND ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF CHRIST WORLDWIDE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ASBURY UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY. THE COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED IN 1890 AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS, THE NATIONAL ASSOCATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, AND THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM BY THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE COLLEGE OPERATES A MAIN CAMPUS IN WILMORE, KY AND A VIRTUAL CAMPUS FOR ON-LINE LEARNING, PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,927 STUDENTS.
    Expenses $56,611,005 · grants $20,060,188 · revenue $53,095,660

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-0458355
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
1934
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$190,397,269
Income (IRS master file)
$82,629,035

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$63,995,895$64,406,446$190,397,269XML
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$66,549,803$62,951,695$184,366,354IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$61,685,781$58,632,031$176,637,593IRS
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$69,387,747$56,347,315$169,761,805IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 61-0458355).

Questions about ASBURY COLLEGE

What is the EIN of ASBURY COLLEGE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ASBURY COLLEGE is 61-0458355.
Is ASBURY COLLEGE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.
Are donations to ASBURY COLLEGE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ASBURY 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 ASBURY 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 ASBURY 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 ASBURY COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KEVIN BROWN.
Who are the officers and directors of ASBURY COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 31 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $276,795 (Dr Kevin J Brown, President).
How much revenue does ASBURY COLLEGE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $63,995,895, expenses of $64,406,446 and total assets of $190,397,269 at year end.

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