- Revenue 2024
- $21,824,198
- Expenses 2024
- $18,352,001
Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B420
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 6610 N LOVINGTON HWY
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST IS A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING MEN AND WOMEN FOR A LIFETIME OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP BY EMPHASIZING FAITH, RESPONSIBILITY, AND INITIATIVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CHRIST-CENTERED HIGHER EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
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USW OFFERS GRADUATE LEVEL PROGRAMS IN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND ARTS AND SCIENCES. DEGREES OFFERED INCLUDE MBA, DBA, MSE, EDD, MS, MA, AND DMIN. THE USW COLLEGE OF BUSINESS FUNCTIONS AS AN EDUCATIONAL CATALYST FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE BY DEVELOPING BUSINESS LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND EXECUTIVES DEDICATED TO APPLYING SERVANT LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES IN FREE ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS. THE USW COLLEGE OF EDUCATION MISSION IS TO IMMERSE CANDIDATES IN AUTHENTIC PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THROUGH A RIGOROUS AND INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM THAT LEVERAGES THEIR STRENGHTS AND EMPOWERS THEM TO BE REFLECTIVE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO EQUITY AND SERVING THEIR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES FROM AN ASSET-BASED PERSPECTIVE. THE USW COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES TO OFFER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE, MEANING, PURPOSE, AND KNOWLEDGE WHILE DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON A PATH TO BEING SERVANT LEADERS IN THEIR VOCATIONS.
Expenses $6,281,276 · Grants $907,904 · Revenue $9,687,732
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USW OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL PROGRAMS IN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND ARTS AND SCIENCES. DEGREES OFFERED INCLUDE BBA, BSE, BS, AND BA. TO COMPLEMENT THE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC HONOR, CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, CIVIC, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SUPPORTS INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAMMING WHERE STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. ATHLETIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, MENS AND WOMENS BASKETBALL, MENS AND WOMENS SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, CROSS COUNTRY, AND GOLF. AS A UNIVERSITY GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, USW OFFERS A PRISON SEMINARY PROGRAM FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PURSUE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE MEANT TO PREPARE THE INDIVIDUAL TO EFFECT POSITIVE COMMUNITY CHANGE THROUGH BEST PRACTICES IN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, ETHICS, AND CHRISTIAN STUDIES.
Expenses $5,682,132 · Grants $2,604,157 · Revenue $5,719,871
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RESIDENCE HALLS, APARTMENTS, AND STUDENT MEAL PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE PRIMARILY FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.
Expenses $1,813,052 · Grants $504,626 · Revenue $1,478,425
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Dr Elaine Sena CortezDR ELAINE SENA CORTEZ
BOARD MEMBER / ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
- Total calculated
- $9,214
- From this org
- $9,214
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Lee RobersonLEE ROBERSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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David ShawDAVID SHAW
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brad CaressBRAD CARESS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken BromleyKEN BROMLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cliff BrunsonCLIFF BRUNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Castillo EsqLAURA CASTILLO ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather EvansHEATHER EVANS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leanne GandyLEANNE GANDY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr George KleinDR GEORGE KLEIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael Newell EsqMICHAEL NEWELL ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard SanchezRICHARD SANCHEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Connie SevierCONNIE SEVIER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobby ShawBOBBY SHAW
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian SniderBRIAN SNIDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Samuel S Spencer JrSAMUEL S SPENCER JR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Lizabeth WhiteLIZABETH WHITE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary EidsonGARY EIDSON
BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristi GoodwinKRISTI GOODWIN
BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James LackeyJAMES LACKEY
BOARD MEMBER (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Ryan TiptonDR RYAN TIPTON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $330,793
- From this org
- $312,715
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,078
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $301,881
- Bonus
- $10,834
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,298
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,780
- Filer's total
- $330,793
-
Dr Paula SmithDR PAULA SMITH
EVP/CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $167,212
- From this org
- $160,152
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,060
- Hours/week
- 50 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,231
- Bonus
- $5,921
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,203
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,857
- Filer's total
- $167,212
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Dr Brianna LopezDR BRIANNA LOPEZ
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $225,202
- From this org
- $209,689
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,513
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,458
- Bonus
- $8,231
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,238
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,275
- Filer's total
- $225,202
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Dr Keisha TiptonDR KEISHA TIPTON
DEAN/FACULTY
- Total calculated
- $165,609
- From this org
- $146,155
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,454
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,146
- Bonus
- $6,009
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,036
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,418
- Filer's total
- $165,609
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Steve AppelSTEVE APPEL
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $132,842
- From this org
- $120,665
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,177
- Hours/week
- 50
The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $21,824,198
- Expenses
- $18,352,001
- Contributions
- $1,426,890
- Grants paid
- $4,016,687
-
2023
- Revenue
- $17,490,677
- Expenses
- $17,687,055
- Contributions
- $1,263,484
- Grants paid
- $4,302,775
-
2022
- Revenue
- $17,030,000
- Expenses
- $16,554,579
- Contributions
- $1,673,630
- Grants paid
- $4,371,696
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $18,560,703
- Expenses
- $18,741,410
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,198,087
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $17,670,200
- Expenses
- $18,399,838
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,944,232
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,346,902
- Expenses
- $16,714,984
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,056,918
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,330,911
- Expenses
- $16,449,892
- Assets (EOY)
- $18,244,516
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,604,596
- Expenses
- $16,080,272
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,528,168
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,870,193
- Expenses
- $16,550,102
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,850,818
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,747,397
- Expenses
- $14,916,123
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,045,400
-
2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $18,322,656
- Expenses
- $13,800,018
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,893,712
-
2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,027,771
- Expenses
- $12,321,195
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,998,512
-
2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $11,939,395
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,557,741
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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2023 Endowment transfer
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2024 ENDOWMENT TRANSFER
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University of the Southwest Foundation
no cash amount reported
2022 Support
Grants received
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2024 OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
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2023 Operations support and fund University scholarships
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2022 Support
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$26,365
2022 SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION WORK
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LINKS PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL INC
$25,000
2022 Campus Recovery Fund
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2023 ANNUAL DONATION COMMITMENT - 2023 AND 2024 COMBINED
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2023 CHARITABLE GIVING
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2022 GROWTH
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2024 ANNUAL DONATION COMMITMENT - 2024 AND 2025 COMBINED
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2022 ANNUAL DONATION
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · TO SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST · NM
Declared as related by
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.