What is the EIN of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE is 56-0547498.

Is BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.

Are donations to BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

When is the next return of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Who is the principal officer of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names JEFFREY W TALLEY.

Who are the officers and directors of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?

The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $394,901 (DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE have?

On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $63,695,801, expenses of $59,860,860 and total assets of $81,232,897 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 56-0547498

BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE

Tax-exempt · BELMONT, NC 28012

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
May 31, 2025	990	$63,695,801	$59,860,860	$3,834,941	$81,232,897	$32,589,976	$48,642,921
May 31, 2024	990	$78,937,014	$59,037,196	$19,899,818	$74,020,353	$30,180,724	$43,839,629
May 31, 2023	990	$59,979,946	$54,875,951	$5,103,995	$49,779,890	$27,054,994	$22,724,896
May 31, 2022	990 (amended)	$47,661,973	$50,273,375	-$2,611,402	$38,798,634	$21,414,282	$17,384,352

Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $20,091,986
of which government grants: $265,571
Program service revenue: $42,713,658
Investment income: $803,789
Net gain from sales of assets: $120,610
Net income from fundraising events: -$15,212
Other revenue: $86,368

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $10,848,088
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $1,593,379
Other salaries and wages: $17,687,226
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $22,841,472
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Legal fees: $159,561
Occupancy: $1,300,575
Travel: $1,505,921
Depreciation: $1,761,070
Program services (functional): $45,610,469
Management and general (functional): $10,544,005
Fundraising (functional): $3,706,386

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $74,020,353
Total assets, end of year: $81,232,897
Total liabilities, end of year: $32,589,976
Net assets, end of year: $48,642,921
Land, buildings and equipment: $37,617,473
Publicly traded securities: $23,302,988
Net assets without donor restrictions: -$3,674,890
Net assets with donor restrictions: $52,317,811
Gross receipts: $85,412,004
Employees: 621
Volunteers: 20
Year formed: 1960
State of legal domicile: NC

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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER	PRESIDENT Officer	60	$394,901	$47,063
MR PHILIP BRACH	VICE PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE RELATIONS Officer	60	$246,172	$25,939
MR ALLAN MARK	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer	60	$241,112	$25,081
MR STEPHEN MISS	VICE PRESIDENT AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Officer	60	$202,849	$25,070
DR JOSEPH WYSOCKI	PROVOST Officer	60	$192,978	$23,583
CHERYL TROTTER	VICE PRESIDENT HR AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee	50	$178,757	$986
AUGUSTA GLADD	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC GIVING Highest-paid employee	50	$151,864	$14,277
EMMETT MCGROARTY	DIRECTOR OF THE BELMONT HOUSE Highest-paid employee	50	$150,399	$12,185
ANDREA TREMBATH	FORMER VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee	50	$142,715	$16,042
SAMANTHA DONOHUE	ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT -COLLEGE RELATIONS Highest-paid employee	50	$138,350	$11,916
MR CHARLES C CORNELIO	CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
MR CHRIS PARKER	VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer	2	$0	$0
MR RICHARD HOEFLING	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
RT REV PLACID D SOLARI OSB	CHANCELLOR Trustee or director, Officer	3	$0	$0
BROTHER TOBIAH ABBOT OSB	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

19 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
MR CLIFF BAUER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS MOLLY BECKERT	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
BISHOP JOSEPH COFFEY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
REV ELIAS CORREA-TORRES	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR JAMES CRAWFORD III JD LLM MA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
JUDGE JAMES DEVER III	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS SARA EDEL	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS HEATHER FINKE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR CONOR GALLAGHER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS MARY ELLEN GUSTAINIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR THOMAS KELLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
FATHER CHRISTOPHER KIRCHGESSNER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR TERENCE M MURPHY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
FR JAMES RABER OSB	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR JOSE RODRIGUEZ	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS MARY SUMMA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MRS MARY CATHERINE SURFACE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR FRANK TROTTA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0
MR DAVID WOFFORD	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0

990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 35 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER	PRESIDENT Officer	60	$391,520	$49,216
MR PHILIP BRACH	VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGE REL Officer	60	$247,222	$28,092
MR ALLAN MARK	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer	60	$238,612	$27,047
DR TRAVIS FEEZELL	FORMER PROVOST Officer	60	$230,752	$26,629
MR STEPHEN MISS	VICE PRESIDENT AND ATHLETI Officer	60	$191,192	$25,184
CHERYL TROTTER	VICE PRESIDENT OF HR AND O Highest-paid employee	50	$162,553	$6,746
AUGUSTA GLADD	SENIOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRES Highest-paid employee	50	$151,804	$14,186
ANDREA TREMBATH	VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee	50	$148,179	$16,525
SAMANTHA DONOHUE	ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT - Highest-paid employee	50	$138,300	$12,547
EMMETT MCGROARTY	DIRECTOR OF THE BELMONT HOUSE Highest-paid employee	50	$125,403	$8,826
DR JOSEPH WYSOCKI	INTERIM PROVOST Officer	60	$98,605	$21,970
MR CHARLES C CORNELIO	CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
MR RICHARD HOEFLING	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
RT REV PLACID D SOLARI OSB	CHANCELLOR Trustee or director, Officer	3	$0	$0
MR NICHOLAS OMIRLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR LEROY DAVIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS REGINA P MOODY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS SILVIA RODRIGUEZ	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
BROTHER TOBIAH ABBOTT OSB	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR JAMES CRAWFORD III JD LLM MA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS HEATHER FINKE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR THOMAS KELLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR TERENCE M MURPHY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER DAVID BROWN	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR CHRIS PARKER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR FRANK TROTTA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
MRS MARY CATHERINE SURFACE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS SARA EDEL	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER CHRISTOPHER KIRCHGESSNER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS MOLLY BECKERT	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
BISHOP JOSEPH COFFEY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
REV ELIAS CORREA-TORRES	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JUDGE JAMES DEVER III	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR CONOR GALLAGHER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS MARY ELLEN GUSTAINIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 35 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER	PRESIDENT Officer	60	$389,840	$49,547
MR PHILLIP BRACH	VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGE REL Officer	60	$240,009	$27,840
MR ALLAN MARK	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer	60	$215,091	$26,806
DR TRAVIS FEEZELL	PROVOST Officer	60	$211,835	$26,574
MR STEPHEN MISS	VICE PRESIDENT AND ATHLETI Officer	60	$174,357	$24,213
AUGUSTA GLADD	SENIOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRES Highest-paid employee	50	$150,384	$12,788
CHERYL TROTTER	VICE PRESIDENT OF HR AND O Highest-paid employee	50	$137,110	$5,731
SAMANTHA DONOHUE	ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT - COLLEGE RELATIONS Highest-paid employee	50	$130,016	$11,966
CAROLYN HARMON	DEAN OF NURSING Highest-paid employee	50	$130,158	$11,498
ANTONIA BERBRICK	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING Highest-paid employee	50	$124,517	$5,214
MR CHARLES C CORNELIO	CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
MR RICHARD HOEFLING	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
RT REV PLACID D SOLARI OSB	CHANCELLOR Trustee or director, Officer	3	$0	$0
MR NICHOLAS OMIRLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR LEROY DAVIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS REGINA P MOODY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS SILVIA RODRIGUEZ	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
BROTHER TOBIAH ABBOTT OSB	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR JAMES CRAWFORD III JD LLM MA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS HEATHER FINKE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR THOMAS KELLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR TERENCE M MURPHY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER DAVID BROWN	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR MICHAEL SNYDER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR CHRIS PARKER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR FRANK TROTTA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MS MARY CATHERINE SURFACE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MS SARA EDEL	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER CHRISTOPHER KIRCHGESSNER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS MOLLY BECKERT	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
BISHOP JOSEPH COFFEY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
REV ELIAS CORREA-TORRES	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JUDGE JAMES DENVER III	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR CONOR GALLAGHER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS MARY ELLEN GUSTAINIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

990 for the year ended May 31, 2022: 34 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER	PRESIDENT Officer	60	$387,055	$48,100
MR PHILLIP BRACH	VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGE REL Officer	60	$226,704	$26,100
MR ALLAN MARK	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer	60	$200,824	$24,900
DR TRAVIS FEEZELL	PROVOST Officer	60	$193,924	$24,528
MR STEPHEN MISS	VICE PRESIDENT AND ATHLETI Officer	60	$154,725	$22,203
AUGUSTA GLADD	SENIOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGIC GIVING Highest-paid employee	50	$150,525	$12,383
CAROLYN HARMON	DEAN OF NURSING Highest-paid employee	50	$130,924	$11,954
SAMANTHA DONOHUE	ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee	50	$129,686	$10,214
CHERYL TROTTER	VICE PRESIDENT OF HR AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee	50	$125,806	$5,244
ROLANDO RIVAS	ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING AND COMMUNICATI Highest-paid employee	50	$112,819	$5,927
MR CHARLES C CORNELIO	CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
MR RICHARD HOEFLING	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	5	$0	$0
RT REV PLACID D SOLARI OSB	CHANCELLOR Trustee or director, Officer	3	$0	$0
MR THOMAS J MOLONY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	0.5	$0	$0
MR DAN A NASS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR JAMES V HETZEL	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	2	$0	$0
MR HANS LENGERS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR NICHOLA OMIRLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR LEROY DAVIS	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS REGINA P MOODY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS SILVIA RODRIQUEZ	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
BROTHER TOBIAH ABBOTT OSB	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR JAMES CRAWFORD III JD LLM MA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MRS HEATHER FINKE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR THOMAS KELLY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR TERENCE M MURPHY	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER DAVID BROWN	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR MICHAEL SNYDER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR MICHAEL SOIGNET	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR CHRIS PARKER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MR FRANK TROTTA	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MS MARY CATHERINE SURFACE	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MS SARA EDEL	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
FATHER CHRISTOPHER KIRCHGESSNER	TRUSTEE Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 100 BELMONT MOUNT HOLLY RD, BELMONT, NC 28012-2702
Principal officer (990 for 2024): JEFFREY W TALLEY, 100 BELMONT-MOUNT HOLLY ROAD, BELMONT, NC 28012
Signed the 990: JEFFREY W TALLEY, PRESIDENT
Phone: (704) 461-6814
Website: WWW.BELMONTABBEYCOLLEGE.EDU
Return prepared by: BROWN EDWARDS & COMPANY LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES SO THAT IN ALL THINGS, GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED. IN THIS ENDEAVOR, WE ARE GUIDED BY THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION AND THE BENEDICTINE SPIRIT OF PRAYER AND LEARNING. EXEMPLIFYING BENEDICTINE HOSPITALITY, WE WELCOME A DIVERSE BODY OF STUDENTS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH AN EDUCATION THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO LEAD LIVES OF INTEGRITY, SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY, BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, AND BE A BLESSING TO THEMSELVES AND TO OTHERS.
990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

INSTRUCTION - BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES SO THAT IN ALL THINGS, GOD MAY BE GLORIFIED. IN THIS ENDEAVOR, THE COLLEGE IS GUIDED BY THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION AND THE BENEDICTINE SPIRIT OF PRAYER AND LEARNING. EXEMPLIFYING BENEDICTINE HOSPITALITY, THE COLLEGE WELCOMES A DIVERSE BODY OF STUDENTS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH AN EDUCATION THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO LEAD LIVES OF INTEGRITY, TO SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY, TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS, AND TO BE A BLESSING TO THEMSELVES AND TO OTHERS. DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR THE COLLEGE ENROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1,500 STUDENTS.
Expenses $45,610,469 · grants $10,848,088 · revenue $42,709,612

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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	May 31, 2026	October 15, 2026	Not on file
2024	May 31, 2025	October 15, 2025	990 on file
2023	May 31, 2024	October 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 56-0547498
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: 1978
Accounting year ends: May
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file): $81,232,897
Income (IRS master file): $85,412,004

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	May 2025	$63,695,801	$59,860,860	$81,232,897	XML
990	May 2024	$78,937,014	$59,037,196	$74,020,353	XML
990	May 2023	$59,979,946	$54,875,951	$49,779,890	XML
990	May 2022	$47,661,973	$50,273,375	$38,798,634	XML
990	May 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	May 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	May 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 56-0547498).

Questions about BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE

What is the EIN of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?: The employer identification number (EIN) of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE is 56-0547498.
Is BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE 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 BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?: The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names JEFFREY W TALLEY.
Who are the officers and directors of BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE?: The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $394,901 (DR WILLIAM THIERFELDER, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE have?: On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $63,695,801, expenses of $59,860,860 and total assets of $81,232,897 at year end.

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