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Nonprofit · EIN 73-0587210

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · BETHANY, OK 73008

Financials

$62.9M$72.3M2022$64.9M$71.6M2023$72.1M$78.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$72,110,445$78,054,958-$5,944,513$115,290,660$58,608,262$56,682,398
June 30, 2024990$64,866,082$71,635,148-$6,769,066$114,285,569$53,568,222$60,717,347
June 30, 2023990$62,857,791$72,277,538-$9,419,747$112,591,587$49,209,834$63,381,753
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$9,760,626
of which government grants
$1,085,195
Program service revenue
$58,620,514
Investment income
$1,032,474
Net rental income
$338,308
Net gain from sales of assets
$788,457
Net income from fundraising events
-$33,442
Other revenue
$2,696,831

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$18,076,376
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$458,082
Other salaries and wages
$21,414,498
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$26,420,654
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$51,583
Accounting fees
$138,805
Occupancy
$1,779,294
Travel
$1,185,175
Depreciation
$3,613,773
Program services (functional)
$59,719,612
Management and general (functional)
$16,276,233
Fundraising (functional)
$2,059,113

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$114,285,569
Total assets, end of year
$115,290,660
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,608,262
Net assets, end of year
$56,682,398
Land, buildings and equipment
$80,926,581
Publicly traded securities
$28,182,931
Net assets without donor restrictions
$28,252,655
Net assets with donor restrictions
$28,429,743
Gross unrelated business income
-$25,522
Gross receipts
$76,081,488
Employees
1,124
Volunteers
350
Year formed
1959
State of legal domicile
OK

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
KEITH NEWMANUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$200,947$71,841
GARY CUMMINGSVP FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$107,277$23,272
DR MARK WINSLOWSENIOR VP AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
Officer
40$105,653$19,691
DR MIKE REDWINEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$103,443$13,044
RYAN AMEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI BABINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM BONDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSIE BUSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS CLEMENTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CRAIGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL CROUCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TABITHA DANLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN DONOVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DOWNSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
38 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JR EMRICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHUCK FOUNTAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH FRANKLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BEVERLY GENTRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CB GLIDDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK HARVEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DENIA HERRERABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK HOLLINGSWORTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN IBANEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAULA JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SANDY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA KYZER-RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK LANCASTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MYRNA LATHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK LINDSTROMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNY MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RON MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW MARSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID MCKELLIPSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TONI MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SIDNEY MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD MOOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE MURRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY NEWLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH PARDUEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT PATTERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KARL PAYTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY PIERCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL PIGGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK RAMSEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HUNTER THRASHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM THORNTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ERNEST TREVINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVEN WENTWORTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN WIESINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WHITSETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR KEITH NEWMANUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$219,621$69,766
DR MIKE REDWINEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$107,923$23,976
DR MARK WINSLOWSENIOR VP AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$111,134$14,453
GARY CUMMINGSVP FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Officer
40$38,023$9,875
RYAN AMEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI BABINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM BONDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSIE BUSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS CLEMENTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN CORNELIUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CRAIGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL CROUCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TABITHA DANLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN DONOVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DOWNSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JR EMRICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHUCK FOUNTAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH FRANKLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FREESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEVERLY GENTRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CB GLIDDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK HARVEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENIA HERRERABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF JANKOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA KYZER-RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LANCASTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYRNA LATHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LINDSTROMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNY MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW MARSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRAVIS MEDLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MCKELLIPSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIDNEY MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD MOOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE MURRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH PARDUEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT PATTERSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL PAYTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PIGGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK RAMSEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP RUSTINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUNTER THRASHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM THORNTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERNEST TREVINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVEN WENTWORTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN WIESINGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN WHITSETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 54 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR KEITH NEWMANUNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$200,719$71,803
DR TIM EADESUNVERSITY PROVOST & CHIEF
Highest-paid employee
40$108,082$55,400
DR SCOTT STRAWNVP FOR BUSINESS & FINANCE
Officer
40$114,091$26,673
DR MIKE REDWINEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest-paid employee
40$102,129$13,851
RYAN AMEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG ARMSTRONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI BABINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSIE BUSBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURTIS CLEMENTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEE COPELANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN CORNELIUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID CRAIGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHERYL CROUCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TABITHA DANLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTIN DONAVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DOWNSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JR EMRICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM EVANSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHUCK FOUNTAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH FRANKLINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FREESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEVERLY GENTRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CB GLIDDENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK HARVEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CALEB HERRERABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENIA HERRERABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF JANKOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAULA JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY JOHNSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA KYZER-RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LANCASTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYRNA LATHAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LEHMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LINDSTROMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNY MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON MARCHANTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MCKELLIPSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONI MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIDNEY MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD MOOREBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX MORALESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY MORSCHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE MURRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH PARDUEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL PAYTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL PIGGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT RICEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY ROWLANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP RUSTINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY SMITHSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM THORNTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVEN WENTWORTHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6729 NW 39TH EXPY, BETHANY, OK 73008-2605
In care of
% PHIL WHITE
Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany OK 73008
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GARY CUMMINGS, 6729 NW 39TH EXPRESSWAY, BETHANY, OK 73008
Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
Loren Gresham, 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany OK 73008
Signed the 990
SHANNON VANWINKLE, AVP OF BUSINESS & FINANCE
Phone
(405) 491-6326
Return prepared by
HOGANTAYLOR LLP

Mission

TO MAKE CHRISTLIKE DISCIPLES THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, FULLY ACCREDITED LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OFFERING BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 4 ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS, 55 BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS, 13 MASTERS PROGRAMS, AND 1 DOCTORAL PROGRAM. DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR 2,663 STUDENTS WERE SERVED WITH 633 STUDENTS EARNING DEGREES.
    Expenses $59,719,612 · grants $18,076,376 · revenue $61,038,001

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
73-0587210
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
1959
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$115,290,660
Income (IRS master file)
$76,081,488

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$72,110,445$78,054,958$115,290,660IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$64,866,082$71,635,148$114,285,569IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$62,857,791$72,277,538$112,591,587XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$74,735,048$69,692,413$121,775,011IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2008
Officer: Loren Gresham
June 30, 2009≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 73-0587210).

Questions about SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY is 73-0587210.
Is SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
Are donations to SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOUTHERN NAZARENE 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 SOUTHERN NAZARENE 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 SOUTHERN NAZARENE 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 SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GARY CUMMINGS.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,947 (KEITH NEWMAN, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $72,110,445, expenses of $78,054,958 and total assets of $115,290,660 at year end.

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