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Nonprofit · EIN 75-0851900

ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · ABILENE, TX 79699

Financials

$314.8M$255.9M2022$361.6M$273.4M2023$325.5M$295.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
May 31, 2025990$325,477,224$295,109,939$30,367,285$1,440,786,332$399,980,974$1,040,805,358
May 31, 2024990$361,614,766$273,427,543$88,187,223$1,323,523,322$330,817,820$992,705,502
May 31, 2023990$314,810,886$255,908,674$58,902,212$1,241,968,705$317,522,808$924,445,897
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$31,616,948
of which government grants
$6,902,285
Program service revenue
$224,150,615
Investment income
$47,440,245
Royalties
$19,298,433
Net rental income
$672,002
Net gain from sales of assets
$28,380,648
Net income from sales of inventory
$330,697
Other revenue
$22,269,416

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$90,086,180
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,687,862
Other salaries and wages
$78,861,315
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$106,624,042
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$179,074
Accounting fees
$191,677
Occupancy
$5,770,182
Travel
$10,441,807
Depreciation
$14,197,186
Program services (functional)
$205,933,231
Management and general (functional)
$84,377,776
Fundraising (functional)
$4,798,932

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,323,523,322
Total assets, end of year
$1,440,786,332
Total liabilities, end of year
$399,980,974
Net assets, end of year
$1,040,805,358
Land, buildings and equipment
$517,958,544
Publicly traded securities
$297,306,473
Net assets without donor restrictions
$580,723,632
Net assets with donor restrictions
$460,081,726
Gross unrelated business income
$1,666,664
Gross receipts
$551,403,692
Employees
3,124
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1906
State of legal domicile
TX

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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PHILIP SCHUBERTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$551,569$143,425
JOE LEECIO
Officer
40$505,623$70,700
KEITH PATTERSONHEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$418,439$40,142
STEPHEN JOHNSONCEO, DALLAS CAMPUS
Officer
40$317,329$43,073
BRETTE TANNERHEAD BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$315,355$43,560
KEVIN CAMPBELLSVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
40$303,408$44,296
RUSTY TOWELLDIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$284,551$62,536
ROBERT RHODESPROVOST
Officer
40$279,205$41,632
DANIEL MACALUSOVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$254,018$65,004
ZACHARY LASSITERVP OF ATHLETICS
Officer
40$264,923$36,790
TIMOTHY HEADASST DIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$269,872$25,845
STEVEN RUTTCOO ACU DALLAS
Highest-paid employee
40$245,272$32,837
SUSAN LEWISVP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$226,939$33,672
SLADE SULLIVANVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$192,346$42,259
TAMERA LONGVP OF ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$191,730$40,926
42 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BLAIR SCHROEDERCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
Officer
40$192,989$36,453
SHARON AYALAVP OF MARKETING
Officer
40$185,102$36,254
ANTHONY WILLIAMSEXEC DIR - INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT & BELONGING
Officer
40$173,821$31,852
LORI HERRICKCFO
Officer
40$184,016$20,730
RUSTY KRUZELOCKVP OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$166,089$31,849
WILLIAM BEASLEYCHIEF OF STAFF
Officer
40$152,371$33,833
WENDY JONESCHIEF HR OFFICER
Officer
40$128,573$28,992
KAY TINDLEVP OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$31,187$10,136
ALAN RICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
APRIL ANTHONYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR CULPEPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BELINDA HARMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BERTO GUERRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL MINICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLE PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CECIL EAGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FLOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON CLEVENGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG ROBISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELISE MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FERNANDO NASMYTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK GRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES PORTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANA HANNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSE MOORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE DALTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY SHEWMAKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KYLE HAMMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLIE HUTCHINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUKE HEJLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUKE JAMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARELYN SHEDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK DUNCUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCH WILBURNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RALPH DRAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY OWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICK WESSELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDRA FORTENBERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELTON GIBBSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOD BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WAYNE MASSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PHILIP SCHUBERTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$530,643$0$148,364
JACK RICHPRESIDENT - ACIMCO
Former
0$0$540,148$40,254
JOE LEECIO
Officer
40$486,218$0$68,973
KEITH PATTERSONHEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$405,341$0$41,222
BRETTE TANNERHEAD BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$316,080$0$42,410
RUSTY TOWELLDIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$273,466$0$77,969
DANIEL MACALUSOVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$251,121$0$72,834
KEVIN CAMPBELLSVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
40$273,732$0$47,538
STEPHEN JOHNSONVP AND CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER
Officer
40$274,820$0$44,367
ROBERT RHODESPROVOST
Officer
40$265,201$0$44,234
TIMOTHY HEADASST DIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$267,655$0$32,329
ZACHARY LASSITERVP OF ATHLETICS
Officer
40$256,651$0$36,392
RUSTY KRUZELOCKVP OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$195,761$0$51,352
SLADE SULLIVANVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$195,120$0$45,932
TAMERA LONGVP OF ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$196,505$0$36,094
KIM PAMPLINPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$197,155$0$35,094
BLAIR SCHROEDERCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
Officer
40$167,995$0$35,015
ANTHONY WILLIAMSCHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
Officer
40$169,991$0$29,651
LORI HERRICKCFO
Officer
40$170,574$0$19,902
JAMES ORREXEC DIR OFFICE OF PLANNED GIVING
Former
40$155,457$0$34,664
WILLIAM BEASLEYCHIEF OF STAFF
Officer
40$148,354$0$34,677
WENDY JONESCHIEF HR OFFICER
Officer
40$124,217$0$31,454
ELISE MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LESLIE HUTCHINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK DUNCUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARELYN SHEDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RANDY OWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LUKE JAMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICK WESSELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHELTON GIBBSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TOD BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
WAYNE MASSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RALPH DRAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALAN RICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KELLY SHEWMAKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BERTO GUERRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
APRIL ANTHONYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL MINICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROLE PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CECIL EAGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KYLE HAMMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BELINDA HARMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUG ROBISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID FLOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GUY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACK GRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES PORTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANA HANNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSE MOORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATE DALTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FERNANDO NASMYTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ARTHUR CULPEPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MITCH WILBURNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JACK RICHPRESIDENT - ACIMCO
Officer
1$0$591,688$46,324
PHILIP SCHUBERTPRESIDENT
Officer
40$499,428$0$120,572
KEITH PATTERSONHEAD FOOTBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$407,243$0$41,220
BRETTE TANNERHEAD BASKETBALL COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$322,147$0$33,776
STEPHEN JOHNSONVP AND CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER
Officer
40$283,784$0$40,939
KEVIN CAMPBELLSVP OF OPERATIONS
Officer
40$279,555$0$43,067
KENT RIDEOUTVICE PRESIDENT - ACIMCO
Former
0$0$291,275$26,517
RUSTY TOWELLDIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$277,358$0$37,581
ZACHARY LASSITERVP OF ATHLETICS
Officer
40$261,566$0$33,383
ROBERT RHODESPROVOST
Officer
40$247,057$0$40,494
DANIEL MACALUSOVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$247,405$0$40,112
TIMOTHY HEADASST DIRECTOR OF NEXT
Highest-paid employee
40$259,718$0$24,729
PHILIP BOONEADVANCEMENT OFFICE
Highest-paid employee
40$242,938$0$34,808
STEVEN RUTTVICE PRESIDENT, COO
Key employee
40$222,580$0$27,392
BLAIR SCHROEDERCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
Officer
40$203,181$0$32,593
RUSTY KRUZELOCKVP OF RESEARCH
Officer
40$193,782$0$34,460
SLADE SULLIVANVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Officer
40$186,185$0$41,408
TAMERA LONGVP OF ENROLLMENT
Officer
40$191,429$0$32,787
ANTHONY WILLIAMSCHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
Officer
40$167,041$0$30,055
JAMES ORRVP ADVANCEMENT
Former
40$153,785$0$33,203
JOE LEECIO
Officer
40$158,501$0$22,582
TONY HILLSENIOR REACTOR PHYSICIST
Key employee
40$151,588$0$27,656
LORI HERRICKCFO
Officer
40$144,135$0$17,663
SUZANNE ALLMONSENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRES
Officer
40$128,621$0$23,863
WENDY JONESCHIEF HR OFFICER
Officer
40$122,444$0$28,949
LINDA BONNINSVP OF MARKETING
Former
40$127,543$0$17,513
WILLIAM BEASLEYCHIEF OF STAFF
Officer
40$66,829$0$15,805
ROYCE MONEYCHANCELLOR
Former
40$22,875$0$70
ALAN RICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
APRIL ANTHONYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ARTHUR CULPEPPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BELINDA HARMONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BERTO GUERRATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BILL MINICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROLE PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CECIL EAGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHARLES ONSTEADTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DAVID FLOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DONNY EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOUG ROBISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELISE MITCHELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FERNANDO NASMYTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GUY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JACK GRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES PORTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANA HANNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KYLE HAMMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LESLIE HUTCHINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARELYN SHEDDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARK DUNCUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MITCH WILBURNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RALPH DRAPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RANDY OWENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICK WESSELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHELTON GIBBSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TOD BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
WAYNE MASSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
ACU BOX 29120, ABILENE, TX 79699-0001
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KEVIN CAMPBELL, ACU BOX 29120, ABILENE, TX 79699
Signed the 990
KEVIN CAMPBELL, SVP OF OPERATIONS
Phone
(325) 674-2000
Return prepared by
EIDE BAILLY LLP

Mission

ACU IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR CHRISTIAN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ACU IS A VIBRANT, INNOVATIVE, CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN AUTHENTIC SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, EQUIPPING THEM TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IS A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION WHICH SERVES APPROXIMATELY 6,300 GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING THE STUDENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ON-CAMPUS AND OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING, ON-CAMPUS FOOD SERVICE, ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE WITH STUDENT AID. ACU ALSO OPERATES PROGRAMS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY.
    Expenses $171,137,975 · grants $90,086,180 · revenue $188,245,565
  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES INTEGRATE LIVING, LEARNING, AND FAITH, WHEREBY STUDENTS LEARN TO LIVE LIVES OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IT COMBINES WHAT STUDENTS LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM WITH PRACTICAL APPLICATION THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES.
    Expenses $25,933,440 · revenue $28,227,579
  • EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDES ACADEMIC COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, AND STUDY ABROAD ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE A STUDENT'S LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF A STUDENT'S EDUCATION.
    Expenses $8,861,816 · revenue $9,645,755

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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025May 31, 2026October 15, 2026Not on file
2024May 31, 2025October 15, 2025990 on file
2023May 31, 2024October 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
75-0851900
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
1941
Accounting year ends
May
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,440,786,332
Income (IRS master file)
$551,403,692

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990May 2025$325,477,224$295,109,939$1,440,786,332XML
990-TMay 2025–––IRS
990May 2024$361,614,766$273,427,543$1,323,523,322XML
990-TMay 2024–––IRS
990May 2023$314,810,886$255,908,674$1,241,968,705XML
990-TMay 2023–––IRS
990May 2022$330,113,805$240,316,928$1,207,518,095IRS
990-TMay 2022–––IRS
990May 2021–––IRS
990-TMay 2021–––IRS
990May 2020–––IRS
990May 2019–––IRS
990May 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 75-0851900).

Questions about ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY is 75-0851900.
Is ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
Are donations to ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ABILENE CHRISTIAN 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 ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names KEVIN CAMPBELL.
Who are the officers and directors of ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 57 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $551,569 (PHILIP SCHUBERT, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $325,477,224, expenses of $295,109,939 and total assets of $1,440,786,332 at year end.

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