- Revenue 2023
- $91,560,640
- Expenses 2023
- $91,351,986
Program services were 82.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 1120 N OCOEE ST
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 · 2023
Mission
LEE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. THE UNIVERSITY IS OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AND IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
LEE UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN INSTITUTION WHICH OFFERS LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ON BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AND DISTANCE PROGRAMS. WE SEEK TO PROVIDE EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES BIBLICAL TRUTH AS REVEALED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WITH TRUTH DISCOVERED THROUGH THE STUDY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN THE PRACTICE OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST AS SAVIOR IS THE CONTROLLING PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH OUR EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE IS CARRIED OUT. THE FOUNDATIONAL PURPOSE OF ALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT LEE IS TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING, ABILITY, AND SKILLS WHICH WILL PREPARE THEM FOR RESPONSIBLE CHRISTIAN LIVING IN A COMPLEX WORLD.
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INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES - INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,964 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THIS INCLUDES BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $51,114,516 · Grants $25,112,594 · Revenue $73,956,654
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT - PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO VARIOUS ATTENDEES OF THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS, SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY. ACADEMIC SUPPORT INCLUDES FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, THE LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTERS.
Expenses $4,076,330
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STUDENT SERVICES - PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENROLLED STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENT ATHLETICS, HEALTH CLINIC, SPIRITUAL LIFE PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL LIFE PROGRAMS, ETC.
Expenses $11,590,114
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AUXILIARY SERVICES - OPERATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF INCLUDING RESIDENCE HALLS, DINING HALLS, CAMPUS BOOKSTORE, AND THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Expenses $8,397,019 · Revenue $11,068,722
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 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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Wade LombardWADE LOMBARD
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Clayton WatsonCLAYTON WATSON
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Marty BakerMARTY BAKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Emmitt BeallEMMITT BEALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Eliezer BonillaELIEZER BONILLA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Patricia CarrollPATRICIA CARROLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ishmael CharlesISHMAEL CHARLES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert DaughertyROBERT DAUGHERTY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Hector DiazHECTOR DIAZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ashley FreerASHLEY FREER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bobby K Jones IIBOBBY K JONES II
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael KnightMICHAEL KNIGHT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dennis LivingstonDENNIS LIVINGSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jerry MaddenJERRY MADDEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kevin McGlameryKEVIN MCGLAMERY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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James McIntyreJAMES MCINTYRE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Byron MedlinBYRON MEDLIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David RamirezDAVID RAMIREZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeff RobinsonJEFF ROBINSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Matt SharpMATT SHARP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steve SmithSTEVE SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lee StormsLEE STORMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kelvin TarukwashaKELVIN TARUKWASHA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark WilliamsMARK WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Charles Paul ConnCHARLES PAUL CONN
CHANCELLOR
- Total calculated
- $223,485
- From this org
- $205,431
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,054
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $106,318
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $99,113
- Deferred
- $10,568
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,486
- Filer's total
- $223,485
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
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2023
- Revenue
- $91,560,640
- Expenses
- $91,351,986
- Contributions
- $6,252,245
- Grants paid
- $25,112,594
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2022
- Revenue
- $97,254,831
- Expenses
- $93,462,606
- Contributions
- $11,424,448
- Grants paid
- $24,154,333
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $108,753,431
- Expenses
- $105,914,787
- Assets (EOY)
- $200,405,989
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $107,961,707
- Expenses
- $101,306,371
- Assets (EOY)
- $217,646,784
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $106,104,009
- Expenses
- $102,875,743
- Assets (EOY)
- $201,404,012
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $106,365,324
- Expenses
- $104,498,313
- Assets (EOY)
- $183,656,123
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $101,847,920
- Expenses
- $99,498,739
- Assets (EOY)
- $180,199,832
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $96,336,927
- Expenses
- $92,101,282
- Assets (EOY)
- $182,091,564
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $93,742,969
- Expenses
- $85,449,164
- Assets (EOY)
- $170,967,957
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $93,742,969
- Expenses
- $85,449,164
- Assets (EOY)
- $170,967,957
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $87,392,642
- Expenses
- $83,599,683
- Assets (EOY)
- $163,103,080
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $89,029,043
- Expenses
- $77,541,849
- Assets (EOY)
- $162,664,700
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
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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LETTIE PATE WHITEHEAD FOUNDATION INC
$145,000
2023 For general scholarship support.
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LETTIE PATE WHITEHEAD FOUNDATION INC
$145,000
2024 For general scholarship support.
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LETTIE PATE WHITEHEAD FOUNDATION INC
$133,000
2022 For general scholarship support.
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$100,000
2023 CHARITABLE GIFT
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$100,000
2024 CHARITABLE GIFT
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$100,000
2022 CHARITABLE GIFT
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2022 Grants/Scholarships
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2025 HISTORY/GOV'T PROGRA
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2023 Grants/Scholarships
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 as related by
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LETTIE PATE WHITEHEAD FOUNDATION INC
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 11 November 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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.