Nonprofit · EIN 86-0186050
ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Tax-exempt · GLENDALE, AZ 85306
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $52,881,187 | $54,245,691 | -$1,364,504 | $78,906,665 | $58,857,274 | $20,049,391 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $52,476,862 | $51,323,012 | $1,153,850 | $65,598,503 | $44,338,599 | $21,259,904 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $39,509,708 | $44,550,802 | -$5,041,094 | $59,972,131 | $40,038,446 | $19,933,685 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,744,780
- of which government grants
- $4,030
- Program service revenue
- $45,583,317
- Investment income
- $454,587
- Other revenue
- $98,503
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $19,722,992
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,318,221
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,865,318
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,796,409
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $234,970
- Occupancy
- $1,419,254
- Travel
- $1,449,252
- Depreciation
- $2,028,253
- Program services (functional)
- $49,083,005
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,856,213
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,306,473
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $65,598,503
- Total assets, end of year
- $78,906,665
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $58,857,274
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,049,391
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $50,821,212
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,666,934
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,123,998
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,925,393
- Gross receipts
- $52,881,187
- Employees
- 499
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1960
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEN MUNSIL | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $478,560 | $17,769 |
| JAMES TITO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $300,051 | $1,032 |
| JEFFREY GREEN | VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Key employee | 50 | $194,333 | $10,453 |
| JAMES GRIFFITHS | VP UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT Key employee | 50 | $162,726 | $9,465 |
| ANTHONY ALLEN | VP ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $145,978 | $15,050 |
| MICHAEL WERNER | VP FINANCE Officer | 50 | $142,117 | $14,728 |
| PETER DRYER | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,711 | $5,239 |
| JEFF RUTTER | VP & HEAD BASKETBALL COACH Highest-paid employee | 50 | $126,679 | $14,630 |
| MR MICHAEL FARRIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LARRY ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE MIHAILOV | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GUNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MACULAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD MORRISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRUITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SHELLY RODEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW UNKEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT VEACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEN MUNSIL | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $567,775 | $27,651 |
| JAMES TITO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $276,219 | $252 |
| JEFFREY GREEN | VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Key employee | 50 | $188,867 | $7,105 |
| ANTHONY ALLEN | VP ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $136,340 | $33,100 |
| MICHAEL WERNER | VP FINANCE Officer | 50 | $142,861 | $18,970 |
| JEFF RUTTER | HEAD COACH Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,700 | $24,620 |
| JAMES GRIFFITHS | VP UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $140,950 | $12,729 |
| JONATHAN CLINE | VP OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $108,449 | $15,758 |
| PETER DRYER | DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $115,699 | $6,929 |
| THOMAS OKARMA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY ANDERSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE MIHAILOV | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JIM BAUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BLANKENSHIP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARK FULLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GUNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MACULAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEN MIKE MORRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PRUITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHELLY RODEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW UNKEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEN MUNSIL | PRESIDENT Officer | 60 | $465,994 | $27,739 |
| JAMES TITO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 50 | $246,169 | $1,968 |
| JEFF RUTTER | VP OF ENROLLMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $155,753 | $18,558 |
| JAMES GRIFFITHS | VP OF UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMEN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $143,274 | $14,457 |
| KELLY BULLOCK | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,573 | $22,902 |
| JON CLINE | VP OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $108,531 | $17,322 |
| PETER DRYER | ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $113,072 | $7,558 |
| CATHERINE ELLINGSEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS OKARMA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JIM BAUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK BLANKENSHIP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLOYD BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARK FULLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENN DOBBS | TRUSTEE (THRU 10/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEFF GUNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE MIHAILOV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MORRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PRUITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHELLY RODEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW UNKEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 W FIRESTORM WAY, GLENDALE, AZ 85306-3216
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEN MUNSIL, 1 WEST FIRESTORM WAY, GLENDALE, AZ 85306
- Signed the 990
- LEN MUNSIL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (602) 489-5300
- Website
- WWW.ARIZONACHRISTIAN.EDU
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A BIBLICALLY-INTEGRATED, LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION EQUIPPING GRADUATES TO SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, AS LEADERS OF INFLUENCE AND EXCELLENCE.
Program accomplishments
- ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEDICATED TO TRAINING GRADUATES TO SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS LEADERS OF INFLUENCE AND EXCELLENCE. BASED IN GLENDALE, AZ, ACU HAS THREE BIBLICALLY INTEGRATED GRADUATE DEGREES IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, AND EDUCATION. FOUNDED RECENTLY, ACU'S PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN RAPIDLY AND BEGUN TO SEND LEADERS INTO THE WORLD WITH A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION AND A PURPOSE TO TRANSFORM CULTURE WITH TRUTH.Expenses $43,155,255 · grants $19,722,992 · revenue $37,406,584
- AUXILIARY SERVICES & OUTREACH MINISTRIES:ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY PROVIDES STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS, UPDATED FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS, AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR EACH STUDENT. ACU PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO FULFILL THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION TO ENGAGE THE WORLD FOR JESUS CHRIST AND TRANSFORM CULTURE WITH TRUTH. THE UNIVERSITY HELPS CONNECT STUDENTS WITH MINISTRIES AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIPS.Expenses $5,927,750 · revenue $8,176,733
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 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-0186050
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B42Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $78,906,665
- Income (IRS master file)
- $52,881,187
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $52,881,187 | $54,245,691 | $78,906,665 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $52,476,862 | $51,323,012 | $65,598,503 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $39,509,708 | $44,550,802 | $59,972,131 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $38,249,960 | $39,345,700 | $63,919,404 | IRS |
| 990 | 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 86-0186050).
Questions about ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
- What is the EIN of ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY is 86-0186050.
- Is ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARIZONA 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 ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 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 ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 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 ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LEN MUNSIL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $478,560 (LEN MUNSIL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $52,881,187, expenses of $54,245,691 and total assets of $78,906,665 at year end.
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