Nonprofit · EIN 64-0303069
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, MS 39202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $59,144,390 | $62,530,759 | -$3,386,369 | $82,976,010 | $22,328,153 | $60,647,857 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $61,988,910 | $61,490,145 | $498,765 | $85,609,260 | $21,569,784 | $64,039,476 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,196,395
- of which government grants
- $227,855
- Program service revenue
- $55,732,257
- Investment income
- $517,465
- Net rental income
- $332,167
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $47,144
- Net income from fundraising events
- $24,942
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $20,745
- Other revenue
- $698,273
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $16,987,256
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,281,839
- Other salaries and wages
- $20,536,662
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,448,910
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $25,057
- Accounting fees
- $147,875
- Occupancy
- $1,834,627
- Travel
- $1,220,071
- Depreciation
- $2,942,907
- Program services (functional)
- $52,680,918
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,348,362
- Fundraising (functional)
- $501,479
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $85,609,260
- Total assets, end of year
- $82,976,010
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,328,153
- Net assets, end of year
- $60,647,857
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $65,897,949
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,575,582
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $48,110,201
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,537,656
- Gross receipts
- $66,865,139
- Employees
- 1,021
- Volunteers
- 71
- Year formed
- 1883
- State of legal domicile
- MS
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL WELLS | PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES CANNADA | VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES HOOD | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILL VISE | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN WALTERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES DOTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOLPHUS WEARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARL FYKE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FORREST BERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAINES STURDIVANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATH JORDAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEISHA PICKERING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA CIRLOT LOOSER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK WINDHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OSCAR JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JERNBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK WHITLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM LANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CASTLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE EDWARDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAY HAIRSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNE KENNEDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE HUSBAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER PARROTT | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| AUDREY KELLEHER | PROVOST Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| KEVIN RUSSELL | VP FOR ENROLLMENT & UNIV MKTG Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| Sheryl VITTITOE | CFO Key employee | 40 | $0 |
| ERIC HARTER | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L RICKELS | VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| SCOTT LITTLE | VP & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| SHELLEY SMITH | VP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE STEELMAN | AVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Walters - See Sch O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cal Wells - See Sch O | PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES CANNADA - SEE SCH O | VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES DOTY - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOLPHUS WEARY - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARL FYKE III - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FORREST BERRY - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAINES STURDIVANT - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY YOUNG - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES HOOD - SEE SCH O | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN TAYLOR - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEISHA PICKERING - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA CIRLOT LOOSER - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK WINDHAM - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER JERNBERG - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK WHITLOCK - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM LANE - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CASTLEMAN - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE EDWARDS - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAY HAIRSTON - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERNE KENNEDY - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA MORRIS - SEE SCH O | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Oscar Jones | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE HUSBAND - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL VISE - SEE SCH O | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Heath Jordan - SEE SCH O | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER PARROTT - SEE SCH O | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| AUDREY KELLEHER - SEE SCH O | Provost Start: 05/01/2023 Officer | 40 | $0 |
| BRADFORD M SMITH - SEE SCH O | Provost End: 04/30/2023 Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KEVIN RUSSELL - SEE SCH O | VP for Enrollment & Univ Mktg Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SCOTT LITTLE - SEE SCH O | VP & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L RICKELS - SEE SCH O | VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SHELLEY SMITH - SEE SCH O | VP Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SHERYL VITTITOE - SEE SCH O | CFO Officer | 40 | $0 |
| SAMUEL BLAINE MCCORKLE - SEE SCH O | HEAD COACH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| RICK UPCHURCH - SEE SCH O | AVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| AMY REX SMITH - SEE SCH O | DEAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE STEELMAN - SEE SCH O | AVP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
| ERIC HARTER - SEE SCH O | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1500 PEACHTREE STREET CAMPUS BOX 16, JACKSON, MS 39202-1754
- In care of
- % SHERYL S VITTITOE
- Principal officer (990 for 2023)
- ROGER PARROTT, 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS 39202
- Signed the 990
- Roger Parrott, President
- Phone
- (601) 968-8779
- Website
- WWW.BELHAVEN.EDU
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY PREPARES STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY TO SERVE JESUS CHRIST IN THEIR CAREERS, IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, AND IN THE WORLD OF IDEAS.
Program accomplishments
- BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION. BELHAVEN'S RICH LEGACY WITH A CHRISTIAN CURRICULUM IS CENTERED ON THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. THIS UNIQUE WORLDVIEW CURRICULUM SEAMLESSLY INTERTWINES HISTORY, LITERATURE, ART, MUSIC, AND PHILOSOPHY INTO A CHRONOLOGICAL CORE CURRICULUM FOR ALL INCOMING FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES. BELHAVEN HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND AFFORDABILITY, AND THE COLLEGE HAS EARNED REGIONAL ACCREDITATION BY THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGES OF THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (SACS). BELHAVEN IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED IN ALL FOUR OF THE ARTS: DANCE, MUSIC, THEATRE, AND VISUAL ART. OFFERING 70 AREAS OF STUDY INCLUDING ACADEMIC MAJORS AND CONCENTRATIONS AND A 13:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO FOR THE TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM, BELHAVEN PROVIDES A CLOSE-KNIT LEARNING COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS SEE THE COLLEGE'S VISION AND MISSION LIVED OUT IN THE LIVES OF FACULTY MEMBERS. ACCREDITED ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO DESIRE DISTANCE LEARNING WITH A CHRISTIAN CURRICULUM. BELHAVEN HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 6,000 STUDENTS, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 3,500 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ITS NONTRADITIONAL PROGRAM.Expenses $48,785,719 · grants $16,987,256 · revenue $49,784,525
- AUXILIARY EXPENSES-DORMITORIES, CAFETERIA, VENDING MACHINES, BOOKSTORE AND POST OFFICE.Expenses $3,895,199 · revenue $6,288,896
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 | Not on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 64-0303069
- 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
- 1945
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $82,976,010
- Income (IRS master file)
- $66,865,139
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2024 | $59,144,390 | $62,530,759 | $82,976,010 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $61,988,910 | $61,490,145 | $85,609,260 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $58,167,325 | $59,028,886 | $85,118,100 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 64-0303069).
Questions about BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY is 64-0303069.
- Is BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
- Are donations to BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BELHAVEN 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 BELHAVEN 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 BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 names ROGER PARROTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 lists 35 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024 it reported revenue of $59,144,390, expenses of $62,530,759 and total assets of $82,976,010 at year end.
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