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Nonprofit · EIN 91-0473310

WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY

Tax-exempt · SPOKANE, WA 99251

Financials

$141.4M$145M2022$146.8M$147.4M2023$164.2M$150.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$164,233,665$150,881,223$13,352,442$381,432,792$102,581,048$278,851,744
June 30, 2024990$146,768,884$147,365,414-$596,530$373,916,134$105,773,999$268,142,135
June 30, 2023990$141,406,517$144,978,014-$3,571,497$369,290,279$109,523,869$259,766,410
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,506,801
of which government grants
$1,055,079
Program service revenue
$125,080,521
Investment income
$28,232,448
Net rental income
$22,652
Net gain from sales of assets
$12,847,807
Net income from fundraising events
-$608,757
Other revenue
-$586,105

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$63,859,387
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,868,366
Other salaries and wages
$38,330,213
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$52,975,102
Professional fundraising fees
$363,247
Legal fees
$109,926
Accounting fees
$202,911
Occupancy
$3,757,000
Travel
$2,190,545
Depreciation
$5,676,807
Program services (functional)
$117,772,282
Management and general (functional)
$30,125,282
Fundraising (functional)
$2,983,659

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$373,916,134
Total assets, end of year
$381,432,792
Total liabilities, end of year
$102,581,048
Net assets, end of year
$278,851,744
Land, buildings and equipment
$138,873,903
Publicly traded securities
$92,910,562
Net assets without donor restrictions
$74,892,321
Net assets with donor restrictions
$203,959,423
Gross unrelated business income
$72,112
Gross receipts
$340,336,586
Employees
2,053
Volunteers
77
Year formed
1890
State of legal domicile
WA

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
SCOTT MCQUILKINTRUSTEE & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$382,624$35,487
GREGOR THUSWALDNERPROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Key employee
40$213,660$25,134
TIMOTHY WILKINSONDEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$193,502$23,554
KENNETH BROWNVP AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$191,292$23,485
STACEY SMITHVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$189,075$21,304
JOHN PELLPROVOST & EXECUTIVE VP
Key employee
40$175,279$24,202
JOSHUA HIBBARDVP ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$175,300$23,977
RHOSETTA RHODESVP STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Key employee
40$180,405$9,274
MIKE EDIGERDEAN, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$172,531$13,387
KEVIN HELGESONPROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Highest-paid employee
40$151,042$18,940
DONNA MANN ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Highest-paid employee
40$157,675$8,338
CANDICE CORREIAPROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$141,987$17,971
BRIAN KIRKPATRICKTRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT CHANDLERTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHELLY O'QUINNTRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BARBARA RICHTERTRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ANDREW ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW ROBBLEETRUSTEE (THROUGH 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID FLESHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID NELSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED STOCKTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY HOPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES BENNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON THACKSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER RATCLIFFETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEREMIAH CASETRUSTEE (THROUGH 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA HUGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE LEVITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY HOSTETLERTRUSTEE (THROUGH 10/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
L DENICE RANDLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCUS JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK BENSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK LUPTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY TRUMBLE FOXTRUSTEE (THROUGH 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
OCTAVIO MORALESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RENEE WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT DUDLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERYL KINDER-PYLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE RUETSCHLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUE DIAMONDTRUSTEE (THROUGH 09/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM MITROVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER OLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 51 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SCOTT MCQUILKINTRUSTEE & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$397,670$43,858
GREGOR THUSWALDNERPROVOST & EXECUTIVE VP
Key employee
40$190,392$25,095
KENNETH BROWNVP AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$189,084$25,230
STACEY KAMM SMITHVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$189,534$22,453
TIMOTHY WILKINSONDEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$181,964$25,801
RHOSETTA RHODESVP STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Key employee
40$170,722$10,073
JOHN PELLDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$153,096$22,076
KEVIN HELGESONPROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Highest-paid employee
40$149,158$20,450
MIKE EDIGERDEAN, SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$150,377$16,686
RONALD JACOBSONDEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$149,808$13,363
BRIAN KIRKPATRICKTRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT CHANDLERTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHELLY O'QUINNTRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA RICHTERTRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA LAIRSONTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW ROBBLEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE STORMTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES BOPPELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FLESHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NELSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED STOCKTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY HOPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES BENNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON THACKSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER RATCLIFFETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMIAH CASETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOCELYN WILSONTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KAITESTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA HUGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE LEVITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY HOSTETLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
L DENICE RANDLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCUS JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK BENSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK LUPTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY TRUMBLE FOXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OCTAVIO MORALESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RENEE WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBYN HOGUETRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT DUDLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHERYL KINDER-PYLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE RUETSCHLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUE DIAMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM MITROVICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRAVIS DOWNSTRUSTEE (OUTGOING)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER OLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SCOTT MCQUILKINTRUSTEE & PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$404,733$33,015
LAWRENCE PROBUSVP OF FINANCE & ADMIN (TERM 12/2022)
Officer
40$226,734$25,540
GREGOR THUSWALDNERPROVOST & EXECUTIVE VP
Key employee
40$185,554$26,882
GREG ORWIGVP ADMISSIONS & STUDENT FIN. SVCS.
Key employee
40$160,457$46,810
TIMOTHY WILKINSONDEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$176,024$25,099
STACEY KAMM SMITHVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Key employee
40$177,763$22,525
RHOSETTA RHODESVP STUDENT LIFE & DEAN OF STUDENTS
Key employee
40$163,600$14,606
KENNETH BROWNVP AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$147,238$21,229
KEVIN HELGESONPROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Highest-paid employee
40$147,346$19,264
RONALD JACOBSONDEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$151,098$12,515
GREGORY WINTZDIRECTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Highest-paid employee
40$144,331$18,888
JOHN PELLDEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Highest-paid employee
40$142,309$20,682
BRIAN KIRKPATRICKTRUSTEE, CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SCOTT CHANDLERTRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES BENNETTTRUSTEE, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHELLY O'QUINNTRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA LAIRSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW ERICKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW ROBBLEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE STORMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA RICHTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDA WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES BOPPELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FLESHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NELSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC PETERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED STOCKTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY HOPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON THACKSTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER RATCLIFFETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMIAH CASETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOCELYN WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN KAITESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSHUA HUGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE LEVITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY HOSTETLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENNETH ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWANDA DENICE RANDLETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK BENSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY TRUMBLE FOXTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OCTAVIO MORALESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL CUNNINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER BARNESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBYN HOGUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT DUDLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRAVIS DOWNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WALTER OLIVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
300 W HAWTHORNE RD, SPOKANE, WA 99251-2515
In care of
% NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY FID
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SCOTT MCQUILKIN, 300 W HAWTHORNE ROAD, SPOKANE, WA 99251
Signed the 990
KENNETH M BROWN, VP AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Phone
(509) 777-3208
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

SINCE 1890, WHITWORTH HAS HELD FAST TO ITS FOUNDING MISSION OF PROVIDING "AN EDUCATION OF MIND AND HEART" THROUGH RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY GUIDED BY DEDICATED CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION: WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY'S ENROLLMENT (FALL 2025): UNDERGRADUATE: 2,046 GRADUATE: 373. SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATE (2024-25): 66.7 PERCENT OF FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FALL 2019 GRADUATED WITHIN SIX YEARS. FRESHMAN-TO-SOPHOMORE RETENTION RATE (2024-25): 83.6 PERCENT. THE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT BODY HAS A COMPOSITION OF 64%/36% WHITE/NON-WHITE; 56%/44% FEMALE/MALE AND REPRESENTATION OF 37 FOREIGN NATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS MORE THAN 100 UNDERGRADUATE, 30 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND 2 DOCTORATE PROGRAMS; THE MOST PROMINENT UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ARE BUSINESS/ECONOMICS, HEALTH SCIENCE, EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY, AND MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 IS ALSO THE 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN IN THE TOP RANKINGS OF U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.
    Expenses $111,381,447 · grants $60,356,638 · revenue $111,890,002
  • AUXILIARY SERVICES: WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY PROVIDES DINING SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 1,100 RESIDENT STUDENTS (FALL 2025) AND TO THE MANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO LIVE OFF CAMPUS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, ROOM AND BOARD SERVICES GENERATED GROSS REVENUES OF OVER $13 MILLION, WHICH HELPED SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE APPROXIMATELY 2,400 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS REGISTERED AT THE UNIVERSITY.
    Expenses $3,722,671 · revenue $5,989,336
  • STUDENT SERVICES: WHITWORTH'S RESIDENCE HALLS, ON-CAMPUS HOUSES, AND APARTMENTS ACCOMMODATE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 STUDENTS (FALL 2025). WHITWORTH HAS A TWO-YEAR RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 8 HALLS AND 26 THEME HOUSES. STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS: WHITWORTH HAS OVER 40 STUDENT CLUBS, RANGING FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TO THE HAWAIIAN CLUB.
    Expenses $2,668,164 · grants $3,502,749 · revenue $7,201,183

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
91-0473310
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
1942
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$381,432,792
Income (IRS master file)
$340,336,586

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$164,233,665$150,881,223$381,432,792IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$146,768,884$147,365,414$373,916,134XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$141,406,517$144,978,014$369,290,279XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$162,022,483$154,894,972$369,174,535IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 91-0473310).

Questions about WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY

What is the EIN of WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY is 91-0473310.
Is WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WHITWORTH 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 WHITWORTH 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 WHITWORTH 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 WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SCOTT MCQUILKIN.
Who are the officers and directors of WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $382,624 (SCOTT MCQUILKIN, TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $164,233,665, expenses of $150,881,223 and total assets of $381,432,792 at year end.

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