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Nonprofit · EIN 75-0859801

EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · MARSHALL, TX 75670

Financials

$59.9M$61.6M2022$61.3M$62M2023$60M$62.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
May 31, 2025990$59,986,096$62,117,519-$2,131,423$162,683,502$25,438,731$137,244,771
May 31, 2024990$61,317,030$62,028,483-$711,453$162,319,971$27,135,498$135,184,473
May 31, 2023990$59,916,905$61,604,276-$1,687,371$164,173,531$32,209,968$131,963,563
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,024,494
of which government grants
$2,711,302
Program service revenue
$49,969,871
Investment income
$2,241,036
Royalties
$14,921
Net rental income
-$149,324
Net gain from sales of assets
$98,662
Net income from fundraising events
-$114,902
Other revenue
-$249,305

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$18,818,858
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,418,278
Other salaries and wages
$15,892,040
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,534,189
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$25,360
Accounting fees
$105,784
Occupancy
$3,698,126
Travel
$1,825,105
Depreciation
$3,533,513
Program services (functional)
$53,703,830
Management and general (functional)
$7,772,606
Fundraising (functional)
$641,083

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$162,319,971
Total assets, end of year
$162,683,502
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,438,731
Net assets, end of year
$137,244,771
Land, buildings and equipment
$80,902,389
Publicly traded securities
$16,549,468
Net assets without donor restrictions
$50,092,388
Net assets with donor restrictions
$87,152,383
Gross receipts
$61,624,030
Employees
902
Volunteers
40
Year formed
1912
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
DR BLAIR BLACKBURNPRESIDENT
Officer
40$562,555$59,743
DR THOMAS SANDERSSECRETARY/PROVOST/VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$190,672$32,170
RYAN ERWINSENIOR VP FOR CAMPUS LIFE
Key employee
40$175,412$27,831
DR SCOTT BRYANTVP FOR ADVANCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Key employee
40$154,208$31,010
CHRIS CRAWFORDAVP OPERATIONS/SOCCER COACH
Highest-paid employee
40$128,179$23,686
JOANNA HAMMONDVP FIN. AFFAIRS/CFO/TREASURER
Officer
40$105,730$39,504
DR COLLEEN HALUPADEAN OF ONLINE EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$119,078$10,513
LEE S FERGUSONFORMER CFO/TREASURER
Highest-paid employee
40$102,637$26,702
DR MARTY WARRENDEAN OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
Highest-paid employee
40$106,710$19,624
DR GRACE FANTDEAN/PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$104,145$14,955
PAMELA COURSEYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MIKE ARNOLDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
SUZANNE MCWHORTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
REV JAMES WEBBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDGE DAVID ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
37 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATIE BALFETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE BARNESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON BELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH BOONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERRY BUSTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEON CARTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID CHADWICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR ROY COTTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BELINDA DENNISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR DM EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN HENRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REV LEONARD HORNSBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA HUFFHINESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMIKO JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR DIANE LANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA LAZENBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEON LEACHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHIP LUTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON CHRIS PADDIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY PEELERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON PETEETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR BEN G RAIMERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA RINGLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLI RICHARDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA SPINNEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELODY THOMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDY TOMPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR KENT WILLISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KEITH HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RJ COLLINSTRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK COMBSTRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
JERRY BENSONTRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
GLENN BICKERDIKETRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR TYRREL GROHMANTRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CARY HILLIARDTRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
DR DAVID RITSEMATRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Dr Blair BlackburnPresident
Officer
40$480,003$73,464
Lee S FergusonVP Fin. Affairs/CFO/Treasurer
Officer
40$166,164$42,892
Dr Thomas SandersSecretary/Provost/VP for Academic Affairs
Officer
40$170,696$29,609
Ryan ErwinSenior VP for Campus Life
Highest-paid employee
40$162,365$17,992
Dr Scott BryantVP for Advancement and Administration
Highest-paid employee
40$132,115$20,471
Chris CrawfordAVP for University Operations
Highest-paid employee
40$106,094$21,540
Dr Colleen HalupaDean of Online Education
Highest-paid employee
40$115,611$10,076
Dr Joseph BrownDean/Professor
Highest-paid employee
40$105,183$6,880
Mike ArnoldVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Pamela CourseyChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Rev James WebbChair (part year)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Suzanne McWhorterSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Allison PeteetTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Andrea LazenbyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Angela HuffhinesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Belinda DennisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bruce BarnesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Chip LuterTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David ChadwickTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Ben G RaimerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Cary HilliardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Diane LaneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr DM EdwardsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Kent WillisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Leon LeachTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Roy CottonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Tyrrel GrohmanTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elizabeth BooneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Glenn BickerdikeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hon Chris PaddieTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason BellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jerry BensonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Judge David AndersonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Keith HillTrustee (part year)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kelli RichardsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Leon CarterTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mary PeelerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melody ThompsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Patrick CombsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rev Leonard HornsbyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RJ CollinsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sherry BustinTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Susan HenryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Tamiko JonesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wendy TompkinsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Dr Blair BlackburnPresident
Officer
40$470,726$69,451
Lee S FergusonVP Fin. Affairs/CFO/Treasurer
Officer
40$168,590$39,602
Dr Thomas SandersSecretary
Officer
40$173,134$28,317
Ryan ErwinVP for Athletics
Highest-paid employee
40$164,459$18,044
Dr Scott BryantVP for Advancement
Highest-paid employee
40$119,708$21,331
Brian MayperHead Football Coach
Highest-paid employee
40$116,316$19,981
Dr Rebekah GrigsbyDean of Nursing
Highest-paid employee
40$106,524$16,823
Dr Colleen HalupaDean of Online Education
Highest-paid employee
40$105,727$9,343
Mike ArnoldSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Pamela CourseyVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Rev James WebbChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Andrea LazenbyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Angela HuffhinesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Belinda DennisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bruce BarnesTrustee (Part Year)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Ben G RaimerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Billy C Foote SrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Cary HilliardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr David HiggsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Diane LaneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr DM EdwardsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Kent WillisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Michael GossettTrustee (Part Year)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Roy CottonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Dr Tyrrel GrohmanTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elizabeth BooneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Glenn BickerdikeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Hon Chris PaddieTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jana SimsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason BellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jerry BensonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jo Ann WhitesideTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Judge David AndersonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Keith HillTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kelli RichardsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Leon CarterTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Melody ThompsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Patrick CombsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rev Leonard HornsbyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RJ CollinsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sam MoseleyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sergio RamosTrustee (Part Year)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Susan HenryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Suzanne McWhorterTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Tamiko JonesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1 TIGER DR, MARSHALL, TX 75670-1412
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DR BLAIR BLACKBURN, ONE TIGER DRIVE, MARSHALL, TX 75670
Signed the 990
JOANNA HAMMOND, VP FIN. AFFAIRS/CFO/TREASURER
Phone
(903) 935-7963
Return prepared by
CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC

Mission

EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (ETBU) WAS FOUNDED IN 1912 AS A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. AFFILIATED WITH THE BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS, ETBU EDUCATES STUDENTS BY INTEGRATING BIBLICAL FAITH AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP MIND, BODY AND SOUL THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PREPARE GRADUATES TO BE CHRISTIAN SERVANT LEADERS IN THEIR CALLING TO GOD AND HUMANITY. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON QUALITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, FINE ARTS, AND BUSINESS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP AND TO PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SERVING STUDENTS OF VARIED AGES AND OF DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, CULTURAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS. WE AFFIRM THAT THE LIBERAL ARTS FORM THE SUREST FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND THAT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PROVIDES THE SUREST FOUNDATION FOR LIFE.

990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IS A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND ITS SERVICE IS THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS. THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS BY INTEGRATING BIBLICAL FAITH AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP MIND, BODY, AND SOUL THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PREPARE GRADUATES TO BE CHRISTIAN SERVANT LEADERS IN THEIR CALLING TO GOD AND HUMANITY. FOR THE FALL 2024 SEMESTER, THE UNIVERSITY ENROLLED 1,663 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 281 GRADUATE STUDENTS. ETBU STUDENTS HAVE THE CHOICE OF MULTIPLE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS, AND TWO DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS, CHRISTIAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION AND PERFORMING ARTS, HUMANITIES, EDUCATION, NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, NURSING, PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, AND B.H. CARROLL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. WITH A STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO OF 15:1 AND AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 20, STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION TAUGHT THROUGH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW AND VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY COURSE CONTENT OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF ARE HOLISTICALLY SHAPING ETBU TIGERS INTO CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS AND SERVANT LEADERS, EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST IN THEIR FUTURE VOCATIONS.
    Expenses $53,703,830 · grants $18,818,858 · revenue $49,969,871

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
75-0859801
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
1964
Accounting year ends
May
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$162,683,502
Income (IRS master file)
$61,624,030

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990May 2025$59,986,096$62,117,519$162,683,502XML
990-TMay 2025–––IRS
990May 2024$61,317,030$62,028,483$162,319,971XML
990-TMay 2024–––IRS
990May 2023$59,916,905$61,604,276$164,173,531XML
990-TMay 2023–––IRS
990May 2022$69,149,691$62,820,891$165,907,529IRS
990May 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 75-0859801).

Questions about EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY is 75-0859801.
Is EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
Are donations to EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 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 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 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 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 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 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DR BLAIR BLACKBURN.
Who are the officers and directors of EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 52 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $562,555 (DR BLAIR BLACKBURN, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $59,986,096, expenses of $62,117,519 and total assets of $162,683,502 at year end.

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