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Nonprofit · EIN 58-1825259

CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC

Also known as SALARY ADMINISTRATION

Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30314

Financials

$177.8M$167M2022$180M$179.2M2023$208.6M$188.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$208,620,809$188,133,067$20,487,742$397,241,326$29,737,889$367,503,437
June 30, 2024990$180,040,760$179,211,964$828,796$360,548,072$22,010,219$338,537,853
June 30, 2023990$177,759,227$166,950,038$10,809,189$350,359,128$24,524,491$325,834,637
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$63,360,149
of which government grants
$48,476,094
Program service revenue
$130,859,272
Investment income
$10,336,207
Net rental income
$134,504
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,274,008
Net income from fundraising events
-$251,923
Other revenue
$4,065,181

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$42,056,949
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$6,345,891
Other salaries and wages
$53,575,865
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$76,451,515
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$752,429
Accounting fees
$1,067,848
Occupancy
$6,046,379
Travel
$2,056,295
Depreciation
$10,978,119
Program services (functional)
$147,702,996
Management and general (functional)
$37,241,594
Fundraising (functional)
$3,188,477

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$360,548,072
Total assets, end of year
$397,241,326
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,737,889
Net assets, end of year
$367,503,437
Land, buildings and equipment
$157,596,408
Publicly traded securities
$119,815,802
Net assets without donor restrictions
$197,540,148
Net assets with donor restrictions
$169,963,289
Gross receipts
$209,238,070
Employees
1,576
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1988
State of legal domicile
GA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
George French JrPresident
Officer
40$518,303$82,796
Eli PhillipsExecutive Vice President and COO
Officer
40$383,620$87,924
Christopher LeeSenior Vice President and CFO
Key employee
40$331,728$88,386
Jennifer ErvinGeneral Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Key employee
40$305,422$64,688
Brian BennVice President for Information Technology and CIO
Key employee
40$303,103$48,288
Charlene GilbertProvost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
Officer
40$325,188$25,317
Debra HoytSenior Vice President of Organizational Development and Chief People Officer
Key employee
40$288,813$49,292
Silvanus UdokaDean, School of Business
Highest-paid employee
40$268,951$64,866
Bonita DukesVice President for Facilities Management
Key employee
40$261,680$56,831
Jaideep ChaudharyDean, School of Arts and Sciences
Key employee
40$266,333$42,555
Roy GeorgeChair, Department of Cyber-Physical Systems
Highest-paid employee
40$227,941$75,759
Kasim AlliProfessor, School of Business
Highest-paid employee
40$206,958$80,835
Shafiq KhanDirector, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development
Highest-paid employee
40$217,087$64,674
Latanya MerrittVice President for Finance and Administration
Officer
40$229,783$45,323
Kelly Brown-MorrisChief Development Officer, Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development
Highest-paid employee
40$196,049$62,922
39 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jenny JonesDean, School of Social Work
Key employee
40$203,756$48,910
J Fidel TurnerDean, School of Education
Key employee
40$213,825$37,244
Calvin BrownAssociate Provost and Chief of Staff
Officer
40$208,973$37,412
Cherise PetersVice President for Enrollment Management and Student Life
Officer
40$185,580$54,000
Cynthia GomesVice President, Business and Auxiliary Services
Officer
40$179,084$52,320
RICHARD LUCAS JRVICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT (until Oct 2024)
Officer
40$168,085$56,431
Frances WilliamsVice President for Research and Sponsored Programs
Key employee
40$201,937$14,831
XAVIER WHITAKERVICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE
Officer
40$173,935$42,501
Kimberlee ParkerVice President for Compliance
Officer
40$196,947$19,320
Lauren LopezVice President for Office of Planning, Accreditation and Institutional Research
Officer
40$169,637$18,369
Lorri SaddlerVice President for Alumni Relations
Officer
40$122,247$28,474
GREGORY MORRISONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LEONARD WALKERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEPHANIE RUSSELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AL REIDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALVIN TROTTERTRUSTEE (until fall 2024)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BOBBIE KENNEDY SANFORDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRENDA WALKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CAROLYN MCCLAIN YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHARMAINE WARD-MILLNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DERRICK WILLIAMSTRUSTEE (until Jan. 2025)
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERNEST GREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERROL TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
INGRID SAUNDERS JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ISAAC SNYPE JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES COLONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JEFFERY GILBERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN BRYANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Keith Holmestrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Mark O'Rileytrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL MELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RICHARD HOLMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SALVADOR DIAZ-VERSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
THARON JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Valeisha ButterfieldTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Valerie Kingtrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
VALERIE LOVETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WENDY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WILLIAM R IDE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 56 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GEORGE FRENCHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$561,135$45,341
ELI PHILLIPSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$351,557$49,488
SILVANUS UDOKAINTERIM PROVOST & SVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$302,418$24,414
JENNIFER ERVINGENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee
40$267,577$41,908
DEBRA HOYTCPO AND SVP
Key employee
40$281,478$22,655
BONITA DUKESVP FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$233,824$41,086
LATANYA MERRITTVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Officer
40$235,128$26,925
SHAFIQ KHANDIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPUTIC DEPARTMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$205,847$45,044
JAIDEEP CHAUDHARYDEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Key employee
40$215,226$17,332
RICHARD LUCAS JRVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Officer
40$195,765$34,456
MESFIN BEZUNEHINTERIM DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Highest-paid employee
40$174,087$33,898
CHARLENE GILBERTPROVOST AND SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$196,572$9,829
KELLY BROWN MORRISCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, CCRTD
Highest-paid employee
40$162,845$35,484
CALVIN BROWNASSOC PROVOST, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$176,699$20,188
ROY GEORGEASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
40$157,753$37,908
XAVIER WHITAKERVP, STUDENT AFFAIRS
Officer
40$176,930$8,846
KIMBERLEE PARKERVP & CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Officer
40$166,147$8,307
SAM BURSTONVP & CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Officer
40$159,024$15,285
DEBRA WILLIAMSAVP & POLICE CHIEF
Officer
40$160,706$13,005
LAUREN LOPEZVP, OPAR
Officer
40$158,926$12,953
CYNTHIA GOMESVP, BUSINESS & AUXILIARY SVCS
Officer
40$142,359$23,193
GARLEN WESSONPROVOST AND SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Officer
40$154,000$7,700
BRIAN BENNCIO AND VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
40$124,115$11,412
CHERISE PETERSVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT & RETENTION
Officer
40$108,102$15,448
LORRI SADDLERVP, ALUMNI RELATIONS
Officer
40$114,021$9,279
CHRISTOPHER LEESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
Key employee
40$65,169$3,258
GREGORY MORRISONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LEONARD WALKERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEPHANIE RUSSELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
AL REIDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALVIN TROTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BOBBIE KENNEDY SANFORDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BRENDA WALKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CAROLYN MCCLAIN YOUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DERRICK WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERMINA HILLEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERNEST GREENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ERROL TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
INGRID SAUNDERS JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ISAAC SNYPETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES COLONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JEFFERY GILBERTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN BRYANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL MELTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
R WILLIAM IDETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
REV MICHAEL MCQUEENEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RICHARD HOLMESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SALVADOR DIAZ-VERSON JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SHAUNTE NORRISEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
5$0$0
THARON JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
THOMAS DORTCH JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
VALERIE LOVETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WARD-MILLNER CHARMAINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WENDY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WILLIAM IDE IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WILLIAM PICKARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
George French JrPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
40$695,120$80,729
Eli PhillipsExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Officer
40$347,769$38,042
Silvanus UdokaDean School of Business
Key employee
40$303,988$15,216
Jennifer ErvinGeneral Counsel
Key employee
40$286,838$26,911
Garlen WessonProvost and Sr. Vice President of Academic Affairs
Officer
40$264,063$33,487
Lanze ThompsonExecutive Vice President, CFO & Chief Strategy Officer
Former
40$273,048$20,658
Debra HoytCPO and SVP Org Development
Key employee
40$247,475$34,514
Latanya MerrittInterim, Finance Lead/CFO
Officer
40$213,287$45,416
Richard Lucas JrVP Institutional Advancement
Officer
40$211,022$44,965
Shafiq KhanEminent Scholar Professor
Highest-paid employee
40$213,010$41,623
Bonita DukesVP Facilities Management
Key employee
40$229,479$20,751
Roy GeorgeAssociate Professor
Highest-paid employee
40$183,122$49,231
Charles CooperCIO and Associate Vice Pres.
Key employee
40$187,435$43,753
Jaideep ChaudharyDean of Arts and Sciences
Key employee
40$218,913$10,807
Mesfin BezunehDean of Business
Highest-paid employee
40$185,849$31,594
Jamie PleasantDean -Graduate Education
Highest-paid employee
40$176,106$40,912
Kelly Brown-MorrisChief Development Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$182,698$25,618
Sam BurstonVP & Chief Advancement Officer
Officer
40$163,553$20,535
Gregory MorrisonChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Leonard WalkerVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Stephanie RussellSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Al ReidTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Alvin TrotterTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Bobbie Kennedy SanfordTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Brenda WalkerTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Carolyn McClain YoungTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Charmaine Ward-MillnerTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Derrick WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Ernest GreenTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Errol TaylorTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Hill ErminaTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Ingrid Saunders JonesTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Isaac Snype JrTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
James ColonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
John BryantTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Michael MeltonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
R William IdeTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Rev Michael McQueenTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Richard HolmesTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Salvador Diaz-VersonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Shaunte' NorrisTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Tharon JohnsonTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Thomas Dortch JrTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Valerie LoveTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Wendy LewisTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0
William PickardTrustee
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW, ATLANTA, GA 30314-4358
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GEORGE T FRENCH, 223 JAMES P BRAWLEY DR SW, ATLANTA, GA 30314
Signed the 990
GEORGE T FRENCH, President
Phone
(404) 880-8000
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

Mission

CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY IS A RESEARCH INSTITUTION WITH ACTIVITY CHARACTERIZED BY A FOCUS ON THE INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT. ITS PURPOSE IS TO PREPARE A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS WHO EXCEL IN THEIR CHOSEN ENDEAVORS AND BECOME RESPONSIBLE, PRODUCTIVE, AND INNOVATIVE CITIZEN LEADERS, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INSTRUCTION: CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (CAU), FORMED IN 1988 AS A RESULT OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF TWO INDEPENDENT HISTORICALLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS - ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (1865) AND CLARK COLLEGE (1869), IS A UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RELATED, PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND COMPREHENSIVE URBAN INSTITUTION. THE UNIVERSITY AWARDS BACHELORS, MASTERS, SPECIALIST AND DOCTORAL DEGREES.
    Expenses $110,305,196 · grants $41,364,203 · revenue $110,893,481
  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: AS A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION, CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY PROVIDED ON-CAMPUS HOUSING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,870 OF ITS 4,135 STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PROVIDES DINING SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL HALLS, FACULTY, STAFF AND OTHER EXTERNAL PARTIES.
    Expenses $19,946,379 · revenue $23,048,791
  • STUDENT SERVICES: LEVERAGING ITS DISTINCTIVE HISTORY, CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY IS AN URBAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES BY PREPARING CITIZEN LEADERS TO BE PROBLEM-SOLVERS, THROUGH INNOVATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS, SUPPORTIVE INTERACTIONS WITH FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, EXEMPLARY SCHOLARSHIP, AND PURPOSEFUL SERVICE.
    Expenses $17,451,421 · grants $692,746
  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENDITURES AT THE UNIVERSITY INCLUDE RESEARCH, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

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

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
58-1825259
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
1989
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B430)
Assets (IRS master file)
$397,241,326
Income (IRS master file)
$209,238,070

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$208,620,809$188,133,067$397,241,326IRS
990June 2024$180,040,760$179,211,964$360,548,072IRS
990June 2023$177,759,227$166,950,038$350,359,128XML
990June 2022$214,263,392$173,495,763$327,613,347IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 58-1825259).

Questions about CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC

What is the EIN of CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC is 58-1825259.
Is CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
Are donations to CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC 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 CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GEORGE T FRENCH.
Who are the officers and directors of CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 54 people; 26 received compensation from the organization, the highest $518,303 (George French Jr, President).
How much revenue does CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $208,620,809, expenses of $188,133,067 and total assets of $397,241,326 at year end.

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