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GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY

BOILING SPRINGS, NCEIN: 56-0529972Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY, A PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, BAPTIST-RELATED UNIVERSITY, PROVIDES OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION THAT IS STRONGLY GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. FOSTERING MEANINGFUL INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, AND SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE WITHIN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, GARDNER-WEBB IS DEDICATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES SCHOLARSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN LIFE. BY EMBRACING FAITH AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, BALANCING CONVICTION WITH COMPASSION, AND INSPIRING A LOVE OF LEARNING, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP, GARDNER-WEBB PREPARES ITS GRADUATES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GOD AND HUMANITY IN AN EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

Faith-Based Service (Non-Political)
National
Local (City/County Level)
Religious Conservative (Evangelical/Protestant)
Young Adults (Ages 19-25)
Direct Service Delivery
Higher Education Institutions
Adults (Ages 26-64)

Annual Revenue

$97,349,269

Known Funders

62

Grants Received

141

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2022$97,349,269$99,286,236$154,233,950
2021$103,135,532$98,819,790$153,582,895
2020$100,956,877$95,283,903$163,499,840
2019$91,458,586$94,505,307$150,371,986
2018$93,664,938$92,406,249$157,622,923
2017$89,470,793$90,317,230$153,722,632
2016$93,783,243$94,291,764$156,510,328
2015$88,353,491$85,603,782$157,106,807

Top Funders

$915,548 (2022)
$853,729 (2021)
$290,000 (2023)
$260,000 (2022)
$250,067 (2021)
$230,000 (2021)
$226,540 (2022)
BRINKLEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC

$221,000 (2023)
$212,993 (2023)
$195,227 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 62 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2022 IRS 990 filing

G

GARY H SMITH

CHAIR

Officer
L

LAMONT LITTLEJOHN

VICE-CHAIR

Officer
C

CHRIS WELCH

SECRETARY

Officer
L

LISA TUCKER

TREASURER

Officer
J

JENNIFER MARION MILLS

TRUSTEE

R

RONALD BEANE

TRUSTEE

T

TOM BELL

TRUSTEE

R

RALPH BENTLEY

TRUSTEE

D

DAVID BRINKLEY

TRUSTEE

E

ED COOK

TRUSTEE

Showing 10 of 36 key personnel.

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