Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← All organizations

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH

EIN 62-0475697 SEWANEE, TN

Revenue 2024
$246,056,453
Expenses 2024
$193,784,099

Program services were 88.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B99
Classification
2000
Street
735 UNIVERSITY AVE

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

The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to the development of the whole person through a liberal arts education of the highest quality. The School of Theology educates women and men to serve the broad whole of the Episcopal Church in ordained and lay vocations.

Activities or mission (Part I)

An Episcopal University composed of the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology.

  • INSTRUCTION: IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, STUDENTS WORK CLOSELY WITH DISTINGUISHED AND DIVERSE FACULTY IN A DEMANDING COURSE OF HUMANE AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY THAT PREPARES THEM FOR LIVES OF ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE. A STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO OF 11:1 ENABLES CLOSE STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTION IN THE CLASSROOM AND ALLOWS FOR FACULTY GUIDANCE IN STUDENT RESEARCH.

    Expenses $108,606,763 · Grants $59,408,449 · Revenue $101,248,998

  • HOUSING AND AUXILIARY SERVICES: THE COLLEGE IS A RESIDENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE. ROOM AND BOARD PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONVERSATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. BESIDES TRADITIONAL RESIDENCE DORMITORIES, STUDENTS MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO LIVE IN A THEME HOUSE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS WITH A COMMON INTEREST.

    Expenses $26,737,141 · Revenue $41,451,133

  • STUDENT SERVICES: A WIDE RANGE OF CO-CURRICULAR AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO COMPLEMENT THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT STUDENT LIFE. MORE THAN A HUNDRED ORGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS FACILITATE SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE BROADER SEWANEE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $22,311,663 · Revenue $1,778,015

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF EXPENSES RELATED TO FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND OF EXPENSES RELATED TO PLANT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

    Expenses $12,798,826 · Revenue $2,182,596

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • Robert Pearigen

    Vice Chancellor/President

    Total calculated
    $628,437
    From this org
    $557,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,335
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $556,997
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $52,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,431
    Filer's total
    $628,340

  • Nancy Berner

    Former Vice Chancellor/President

    Total calculated
    $352,733
    From this org
    $301,686
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,047
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $301,581
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $49,762
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,285
    Filer's total
    $352,733

  • Earl Williams

    Treasurer thru June 30, 2025

    Total calculated
    $301,416
    From this org
    $266,303
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $33,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,255
    Filer's total
    $301,416

  • Scott Wilson

    Provost

    Total calculated
    $298,075
    From this org
    $262,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $262,531
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $34,178
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,261
    Filer's total
    $298,075

  • Deborah Vaughn

    Former VP University Relations

    Total calculated
    $285,433
    From this org
    $252,321
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,216
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $32,484
    Nontaxable benefits
    $628
    Filer's total
    $285,433

  • Marquitte Starkey

    General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $237,696
    From this org
    $210,597
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,099
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,492
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $26,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $514
    Filer's total
    $237,696

  • David Shipps

    VP Econ Dev

    Total calculated
    $236,364
    From this org
    $192,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,587
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,672
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $25,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,276
    Filer's total
    $236,365

  • Sibby Anderson Thompkins

    Vice President for Community Building and Connections

    Total calculated
    $226,533
    From this org
    $199,957
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,576
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,852
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $26,072
    Nontaxable benefits
    $504
    Filer's total
    $226,533

  • Alyssa Summers

    Assoc Professor

    Total calculated
    $222,603
    From this org
    $201,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,991
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,507
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $19,910
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,081
    Filer's total
    $222,603

  • Betsy Sandlin

    Former Dean of the College

    Total calculated
    $217,209
    From this org
    $191,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,153
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,951
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $25,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,085
    Filer's total
    $217,209

  • Robert Bachman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $169,394
    From this org
    $151,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,759
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,529
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $105
    Deferred
    $16,795
    Nontaxable benefits
    $964
    Filer's total
    $169,393

  • Jay Fisher

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $124,781
    From this org
    $123,262
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,519
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mishoe Brennecke

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $121,820
    From this org
    $106,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,016
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brent Tate

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $117,010
    From this org
    $101,289
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,721
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steve Dear

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $39,100
    From this org
    $34,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,090
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Gatta

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $38,711
    From this org
    $34,586
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,125
    Hours/week
    2

  • Abby Cole

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Dawkins

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Carter

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Crone

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrew Moreman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Angela Maria Cortinas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna Graham

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Cusack

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ashley Simpson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
    $246,056,453
    Expenses
    $193,784,099
    Contributions
    $20,350,750
    Grants paid
    $59,408,449
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $192,791,920
    Expenses
    $187,391,900
    Contributions
    $23,086,399
    Grants paid
    $56,362,488
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $192,791,920
    Expenses
    $187,391,900
    Contributions
    $23,086,399
    Grants paid
    $56,362,488
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $175,281,398
    Expenses
    $172,751,190
    Contributions
    $21,937,356
    Grants paid
    $51,178,691

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

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $87,938,479
    Expenses
    $166,837,992
    Assets (EOY)
    $787,587,757

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,900,013
    Expenses
    $146,532,920
    Assets (EOY)
    $873,880,393

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,900,013
    Expenses
    $146,532,920
    Assets (EOY)
    $873,880,393

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $160,821,030
    Expenses
    $149,890,753
    Assets (EOY)
    $763,236,262

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $164,022,017
    Expenses
    $145,738,106
    Assets (EOY)
    $748,650,415

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $165,347,553
    Expenses
    $143,381,823
    Assets (EOY)
    $711,275,600

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021

Tax period
1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022
Principal officer
Katharine Cammack
Mailing address
735 University AvenueSewanee TN 37383

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • Sewanee Village Ventures Inc

    C · Help create new businesses, civic spaces, and housing · TN · 100% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $2,660,116 · controlled entity

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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.