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Nonprofit · EIN 62-0502739

LEE UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, TN 37311

Financials

$97.3M$93.5M2022$91.6M$91.4M2023$111.3M$93.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LEE UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$111,269,584$93,226,464$18,043,120$208,374,307$21,141,534$187,232,773
June 30, 2024990$91,560,640$91,351,986$208,654$198,829,507$29,398,301$169,431,206
June 30, 2023990$97,254,831$93,462,606$3,792,225$196,959,701$30,791,783$166,167,918
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$21,782,477
of which government grants
$1,830,277
Program service revenue
$85,850,367
Investment income
$3,615,307
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,066,562
Other revenue
$21,433

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$25,865,979
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$637,603
Other salaries and wages
$29,441,728
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$36,055,197
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$187,599
Accounting fees
$125,797
Travel
$2,824,667
Depreciation
$4,970,939
Program services (functional)
$75,231,844
Management and general (functional)
$17,994,620

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$198,829,507
Total assets, end of year
$208,374,307
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,141,534
Net assets, end of year
$187,232,773
Land, buildings and equipment
$147,438,600
Net assets without donor restrictions
$142,784,685
Net assets with donor restrictions
$44,448,088
Gross receipts
$111,269,584
Employees
1,868
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1918
State of legal domicile
TN

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
CHARLES PAUL CONNPRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR
Officer
40$170,643$71,935
MARK WALKERFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
40$146,090$93,276
CHRIS CONINEVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE
Officer
40$140,984$32,030
ANDREA DISMUKESPROFESSOR OF VOICE
Highest-paid employee
40$158,297$8,410
PAUL DELALUZCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$125,025$12,762
DEBORAH MURRAYPROVOST
Officer
40$123,819$11,951
WILLIAM ESTESDEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$119,472$8,744
XIAOQING YUASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF VIOLIN
Highest-paid employee
40$119,300$1,713
JOHN HISEYASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
Highest-paid employee
40$115,323$1,713
KEVIN MCGLAMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$2,000$0
JEREMY ISAACSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$1,000$0
MARK WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$1,000$0
MARTY BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMMITT BEALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIEZER BONILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PATRICIA CARROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ASHLEY FREERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOBBY K JONES IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JERRY JETERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL KNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DENNIS LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
WADE LOMBARDCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
2$0
JERRY MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BYRON MEDLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DERWOOD PERKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFF ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MATT SHARPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LEE STORMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KELVIN TARUKWASHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CLAYTON WATSONVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0
JC WORLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MITCH CORDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARK WALKERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$201,045$65,906
CHARLES PAUL CONNCHANCELLOR
Officer
40$205,431$18,054
CHRIS CONINEVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE
Officer
40$152,241$19,151
DEBORAH MURRAYPROVOST
Officer
40$132,819$11,750
SARA CAMPBELLDEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING
Highest-paid employee
40$135,400$226
WILLIAM ESTESDEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$122,980$9,016
JAYSON VANHOOKVICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT AND MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$116,424$14,571
PAUL DELALUZCHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$115,382$13,349
BRADLEY MOFFETTVICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$112,735$11,812
WADE LOMBARDCHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLAYTON WATSONVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY BAKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EMMITT BEALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIEZER BONILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATRICIA CARROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ISHMAEL CHARLESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT DAUGHERTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HECTOR DIAZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ASHLEY FREERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BOBBY K JONES IIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL KNIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DENNIS LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JERRY MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN MCGLAMERYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES MCINTYREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BYRON MEDLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID RAMIREZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFF ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT SHARPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEE STORMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KELVIN TARUKWASHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHARLES PAUL CONNCHANCELLOR
Officer
40$265,717$58,313
MARK WALKERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$207,654$102,871
CHRIS CONINEVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE
Officer
40$150,717$33,408
CHRISTOPHER COULTERASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ENGLISH
Highest-paid employee
40$138,843$9,507
JAYSON VANHOOKVICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT & MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$119,024$25,256
SARA CAMPBELLDEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING
Highest-paid employee
40$124,088$18,793
DEBORAH MURRAYPROVOST
Officer
40$133,319$6,086
PAUL DELALUZCHAIR, DEPT OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$119,598$15,534
WILLIAM ESTESDEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$122,685$4,781
WADE LOMBARDCHAIR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
CLAYTON WATSONVICE-CHAIR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
MARTY BAKERDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
EMMITT BEALLDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
ELIEZER BONILLADIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
PATRICIA CARROLLDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
ISHMAEL CHARLESDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
ROBERT DAUGHERTYDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
HECTOR DIAZDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
ASHLEY FREERDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
BOBBY K JONES IIDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
MICHAEL KNIGHTDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
DENNIS LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
JERRY MADDENDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
KEVIN MCGLAMERYDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
JAMES MCINTYREDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
BYRON MEDLINDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
DAVID RAMIREZDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
JEFF ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
MATT SHARPDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
STEVE SMITHDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
LEE STORMSDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
KELVIN TARUKWASHADIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0
MARK WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Institutional trustee
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1120 N OCOEE ST, CLEVELAND, TN 37311-4458
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRIS CONINE, 1120 NORTH OCOEE STREET, CLEVELAND, TN 37311
Signed the 990
CHRIS CONINE, VICE PRESIDENT
Phone
(423) 614-8000
Return prepared by
BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP

Mission

LEE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. THE UNIVERSITY IS OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AND IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES - INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,961 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THIS INCLUDES BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $50,396,330 · grants $25,865,979 · revenue $74,169,805
  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT - PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO VARIOUS ATTENDEES OF THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS, SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY. ACADEMIC SUPPORT INCLUDES FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTERS.
    Expenses $3,934,354
  • STUDENT SERVICES - PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENROLLED STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENT ATHLETICS, HEALTH CLINIC, SPIRITUAL LIFE PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL LIFE PROGRAMS, ETC.
    Expenses $11,935,242
  • AUXILIARY SERVICES - OPERATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF INCLUDING RESIDENCE HALLS, DINING HALLS, CAMPUS BOOKSTORE, AND THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
    Expenses $8,965,918 · revenue $11,701,995

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
62-0502739
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
1951
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$208,374,307
Income (IRS master file)
$111,269,584

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$111,269,584$93,226,464$208,374,307IRS
990June 2024$91,560,640$91,351,986$198,829,507XML
990June 2023$97,254,831$93,462,606$196,959,701XML
990June 2022$108,753,431$105,914,787$200,405,989IRS
990June 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 62-0502739).

Questions about LEE UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of LEE UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LEE UNIVERSITY is 62-0502739.
Is LEE UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
Are donations to LEE UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LEE 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 LEE 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 LEE 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 LEE UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRIS CONINE.
Who are the officers and directors of LEE UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,643 (CHARLES PAUL CONN, PRESIDENT AND CHANCELLOR).
How much revenue does LEE UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $111,269,584, expenses of $93,226,464 and total assets of $208,374,307 at year end.

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