Nonprofit · EIN 63-0366652
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC
Tax-exempt · HUNTSVILLE, AL 35896
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $76,433,326 | $71,376,645 | $5,056,681 | $110,477,846 | $28,857,878 | $81,619,968 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $71,851,223 | $75,491,477 | -$3,640,254 | $106,681,089 | $31,395,921 | $75,285,168 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $67,340,745 | $77,013,728 | -$9,672,983 | $111,446,919 | $34,298,132 | $77,148,787 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $34,536,036
- of which government grants
- $8,726,648
- Program service revenue
- $38,533,331
- Investment income
- $913,418
- Net rental income
- -$131,078
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $38,936
- Net income from fundraising events
- $510,010
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $300,845
- Other revenue
- $2,450,541
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $17,920,162
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $758,133
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,639,175
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $26,306,599
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $268,883
- Accounting fees
- $159,803
- Occupancy
- $3,514,617
- Travel
- $739,325
- Depreciation
- $4,890,175
- Program services (functional)
- $49,422,080
- Management and general (functional)
- $21,132,515
- Fundraising (functional)
- $822,050
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $106,681,089
- Total assets, end of year
- $110,477,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,857,878
- Net assets, end of year
- $81,619,968
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $48,740,840
- Publicly traded securities
- $309,962
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $45,614,365
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $36,005,603
- Gross unrelated business income
- $300,845
- Gross receipts
- $76,863,412
- Employees
- 1,214
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1896
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE N POLLARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $159,751 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | VP Officer | 40 | $124,447 |
| DARAYAS N PATEL | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,651 |
| ELAINE A VANTERPOOL | DEPARTMENT CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,572 |
| JAMES MBYIRUKIRA | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $103,835 |
| THEODORE BROWN | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,239 |
| DAVID RICHARDSON | VP Officer | 40 | $95,905 |
| AVA WILLIS | VP Officer | 40 | $95,905 |
| GAIL CALDWELL | INTERIM VP Officer | 40 | $90,965 |
| SHIRLEY THOMAS | AVP FOR RETENTION AND QEP Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $87,325 |
| JOHN FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DAVIDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY THURBER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARTH GABRIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELDEEN KING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
39 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH MANDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMELA MONK CRAWFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLTON BYRD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLOS CRAIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN WATKINS SR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN PRESTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN B ROCK EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS PLUBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD NEWTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR KINLOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZAVON KANION | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WITFORD REID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGIL CHILDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN HERVEY-JUMPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SERGIO ROMERO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT NORWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LLEWELLYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NYASHA SMITH-RUDDOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OWUSU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEKI BRACKEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BANKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS PETERS EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SEAL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JULES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EUGENE LEWIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELDEN RAMIREZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY GLASS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G ALEXANDER BRYANT | CHAIRMAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KOYSHIN AHN | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON C SMITH | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER BERNARD | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH REID | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 60 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE N POLLARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $162,147 |
| PRUDENCE LABEACH POLLARD | VP FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $144,952 |
| DARAYAS N PATEL | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,327 |
| ELAINE A VANTERPOOL | DEPARTMENT CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,420 |
| JAMES MBYIRUKIRA | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $104,180 |
| ALEXANDRE VOLKOV | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,786 |
| KAREN BENN MARSHALL | VP Officer | 40 | $97,535 |
| DAVID RICHARDSON | VP Officer | 40 | $96,180 |
| GAIL CALDWELL | INTERIM VP Officer | 40 | $79,569 |
| SABRINA COTTON-DESOUZA | VP Officer | 40 | $52,782 |
| JOHN FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DAVIDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY THURBER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARTH GABRIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED ZINKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELDEEN KING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH MANDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARMELA MONK CRAWFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLTON BYRD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLOS CRAIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN WATKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN PRESTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN B ROCK EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS PLUBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD NEWTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENSON PRIGG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TREVOR KINLOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY GLASS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH DENSLOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZAVON KANION | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WITFORD REID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGIL CHILDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY SHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORGE BARTHOLOMEW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN HERVEY-JUMPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SERGIO ROMERO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT NORWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL LLEWELLYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NYASHA SMITH-RUDDOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OWUSU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEKI BRACKEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCELLUS ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOIS PETERS EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SEAL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JULES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AVA BARKSDALE-WILLIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G ALEXANDER BRYANT | CHAIRMAN Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KOYSHIN AHN | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON C SMITH | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER BERNARD | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH REID | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 58 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE N POLLARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $132,009 | $27,578 |
| PRUDENCE LABEACH POLLARD | VP FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Officer | 40 | $80,000 | $63,423 |
| SABRINA COTTON | VP FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Officer | 50 | $76,000 | $42,590 |
| KAREN BENN MARSHALL | VP ERDN Officer | 40 | $76,000 | $39,003 |
| DAVID RICHARDSON | VP ENROLLMENT SERVICES Officer | 40 | $76,000 | $31,120 |
| JAMES MBYIRUKIRA | PROVOST Officer | 40 | $80,000 | $26,120 |
| JOHN FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM DAVIDSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY THURBER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARTH GABRIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED ZINKE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEIGLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FREEDMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH MANDERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELA MONK CRAWFORD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON BYRD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS CRAIG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN PRESTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN B ROCK EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRON DULAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD NEWTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENSON PRIGG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN REAVES EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNE NIELSEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH DENSLOW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAVON KANION | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WITFORD REID | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HICKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGIL CHILDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY SHAW | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN GRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN FOSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHUSHANNAH SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HERVEY-JUMPER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERGIO ROMERO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER BERNARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NORWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT EDWARDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PIERRE OMELER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LLEWELLYN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NYASHA SMITH-RUDDOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE RAMEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OWUSU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEKI BRACKEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCELLUS ROBINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS PETERS EMERITUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SEAL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABRAHAM JULES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| G ALEXANDER BRYANT | CHAIRMAN Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN WATKINS | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOYSHIN AHN | CO-CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON C SMITH | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH REID | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7000 ADVENTIST BLVD NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35896-0001
- In care of
- % GAIL CALDWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GAIL CALDWELL, 7000 ADVENTIST BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35896
- Signed the 990
- GAIL CALDWELL, CONTROLLER
- Phone
- (256) 726-7024
- Website
- WWW.OAKWOOD.EDU
- Return prepared by
- DIPIAZZA LAROCCA HEETER & CO LLC
Mission
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY, A HISTORICALLY BLACK SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, PROVIDES QUALITY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THAT EMPHASIZES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE; PROMOTES HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT; AND PREPARES LEADERS IN SERVICE FOR GOD AND HUMANITY.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROVIDE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES INCLUDING ON CAMPUS TRAINING IN SELECTED FIELDS OF STUDY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1300 STUDENTSExpenses $49,422,080 · grants $17,920,162 · revenue $40,304,095
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-0366652
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Exempt since
- 1947
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 1071: GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $110,477,846
- Income (IRS master file)
- $76,863,412
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $76,433,326 | $71,376,645 | $110,477,846 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $71,851,223 | $75,491,477 | $106,681,089 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $67,340,745 | $77,013,728 | $111,446,919 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $68,745,212 | $72,386,999 | $120,064,681 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 63-0366652).
Questions about OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC
- What is the EIN of OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC is 63-0366652.
- Is OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
- Which annual return does OAKWOOD 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 OAKWOOD 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 OAKWOOD 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 OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GAIL CALDWELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 54 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,751 (LESLIE N POLLARD, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $76,433,326, expenses of $71,376,645 and total assets of $110,477,846 at year end.
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