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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1699394

FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Tax-exempt · PASADENA, CA 91101

Financials

$58.1M$64.1M2022$59.9M$64.9M2023$57.5M$68.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$57,532,678$68,394,038-$10,861,360$302,885,965$45,476,098$257,409,867
June 30, 2024990$59,918,315$64,856,032-$4,937,717$296,847,896$40,647,606$256,200,290
June 30, 2023990$58,133,640$64,107,578-$5,973,938$297,698,059$54,055,356$243,642,703
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$23,183,255
of which government grants
$235,528
Program service revenue
$32,830,049
Investment income
$1,988,133
Royalties
$4,487
Net rental income
-$473,246
Net gain from sales of assets
$365,960
Other revenue
-$468,759

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$9,576,401
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,382,261
Other salaries and wages
$27,346,825
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$35,061,172
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$40,316
Accounting fees
$160,000
Occupancy
$3,249,187
Travel
$2,414,556
Depreciation
$2,088,785
Program services (functional)
$52,406,266
Management and general (functional)
$13,256,515
Fundraising (functional)
$2,731,257

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$296,847,896
Total assets, end of year
$302,885,965
Total liabilities, end of year
$45,476,098
Net assets, end of year
$257,409,867
Land, buildings and equipment
$70,836,982
Publicly traded securities
$2,018,589
Net assets without donor restrictions
$56,967,624
Net assets with donor restrictions
$200,442,243
Gross receipts
$64,719,117
Employees
1,015
Volunteers
29
Year formed
1947
State of legal domicile
CA

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
DAVID E GOATLEYPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$154,672$262,324
RAYMOND M ASADCFO AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
Officer
40$251,727$5,679
LANCE GRIFFINGENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$215,259$34,601
JACOB MULDER ASST CHIEF OFLEADERSHIP FORMATION
Highest-paid employee
40$186,420$30,745
ALEXIS ABERNATHYCHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER (PART YEAR)
Officer
40$190,594$12,256
BERNADETTE J O'HALLORAN CHIEF OFHR & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$164,326$22,746
JOE YI JOEY FUNGASSOCIATE DEAN
Highest-paid employee
40$150,098$34,134
CYNTHIA BLOMQUIST ERIKKSONDEAN OF SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Officer
40$162,469$11,716
THEOPOLIS COSSE EXEC DIR OFFPFS AND FULLER CLINICS
Highest-paid employee
40$159,869$4,148
JEFFREY HARWELLCHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Officer
40$133,461$26,105
RYAN BOLGERINTERIM CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
Officer
40$104,686$20,961
SHIRLEY A MULLENCHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
DANIEL D MEYERCHAIR/TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
TOM HSIEHVICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
DANIEL L VILLANUEVATREASURER/TRUSTEE/CHAIR OPS
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
26 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STEPHEN AESCHBACHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
DAVID L BERETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
NICHOLAS E BRATHWAITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
WILMA JEAN BURCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KEVIN T CHANTRUSTEE/CHAIR AUDIT
Trustee or director
0.1$0
DANIEL L CHUNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JODY A DE PREE VANDERWELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
KATHY DRAKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
DANIEL FONGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
DAVID FUNGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
GREGORY L HEADINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
TOM LINTRUSTEE/CHAIR LFD
Trustee or director
0.1$0
NICOLE MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JIM MELLADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JOHN ORTBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
NICHOLAS PEARCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
CLIFFORD L PENNERTRUSTEE/CHAIR TAC
Trustee or director
0.1$0
MERITT LOHR SAWYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
LARRY A SMITHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
LIP-BU TANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
SAMUEL C TOLBERT JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
MARY VERMEER ANDRINGATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JOHN WITVLIETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
DALE C WONGTRUSTEE/CHAIR JIC
Trustee or director
0.1$0
C JEFFREY WRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.1$0
JEFFREY KEUSS DEAN SCHOOLOF MISSION & THEOLOGY
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 42 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
David E GoatleyPresident/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
40$294,706$106,899
Mark LabbertonPresident Emeritus
Former
0$146,617$138,770
Raymond M AsadCFO and Secretary of the Board
Officer
40$251,677$5,631
Theopolis CosseDean of School of Psychology (part year)
Officer
40$246,941$6,773
Lance GriffinGeneral Counsel
Highest-paid employee
40$211,377$41,604
Jacob MulderAssistant Chief of Leadership Formation
Highest-paid employee
40$185,328$28,343
Alexis AbernathyChief Academic Officer
Officer
40$196,948$12,024
Bernadette J O'HalloranChief of HR ganizational Development
Highest-paid employee
40$156,304$26,084
Kenneth Tzuchien WangProfessor
Highest-paid employee
40$154,541$26,372
Lisseth Rojas-FloresProfessor
Highest-paid employee
40$153,753$25,145
Sebastian KimInterim Dean of School of Mission and Theology
Officer
40$101,472$64,131
Jeffrey HarwellChief Technology Officer
Officer
40$134,095$25,562
Cynthia Blomquist ErikksonDean of School of Psychology
Officer
40$138,598$10,571
Daniel D MeyerChair/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
Daniel L VillanuevaTreasurer/Trustee/Chair Ops
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
Mary Vermeer AndringaVice Chair/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
C Jeffrey WrightTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Clifford L PennerTrustee/Chair TAC
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dale C WongTrustee/Chair JIC
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Daniel FongTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Daniel L ChunTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David FungTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David L BereTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Gregory L HeadingtonTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jim MelladoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jody A De Pree VanderwelTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John OrtbergTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John WitvlietTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Kathy DrakeTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Kevin T ChanTrustee/Chair Audit
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Larry A SmithTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Lip-Bu TanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Meritt Lohr SawyerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nicholas E BrathwaiteTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nicholas PearceTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nicole MartinTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Samuel C Tolbert JrTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Shirley A MullenTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Stephen AeschbacherTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Tom HsiehTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Tom LinTrustee/Chair LFD
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Wilma Jean BurchTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 40 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Mark Labberton Presidentprt yrTrustee (part year)/Pres. Emeritus
Trustee or director, Officer
40$282,268$90,869
Theopolis CosseDean of School of Psychology
Officer
40$277,776$7,011
Raymond M AsadCFO / Secretary
Officer
40$251,147$6,199
Lance GriffinGeneral Counsel
Highest-paid employee
40$183,453$35,359
Alexis AbernathyChief Academic Officer
Officer
40$197,759$12,106
Jacob MulderExec Dir of LFD & Sr Dir Strategy
Highest-paid employee
40$167,490$31,166
Amos YongDean School of Mission and Theology (part year)
Officer
40$61,413$132,432
Bernadette J O'HalloranChief of HR
Highest-paid employee
40$156,542$22,116
Kenneth Tzuchien WangProfessor
Highest-paid employee
40$150,134$23,662
Steven SimpsonAssociate Professor
Highest-paid employee
40$163,090$2,540
Jeffrey HarwellChief Technology Officer
Officer
40$134,441$25,004
David E GoatleyPresident/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
Daniel D MeyerChair/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
Mary Vermeer AndringaVice Chair/Trustee
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
Daniel L VillanuevaTreasurer/Trustee/Chair Ops
Trustee or director, Officer
0.1$0$0
Stephen AeschbacherTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David L BereTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nicholas E BrathwaiteTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Wilma Jean BurchTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Kevin T ChanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Daniel L ChunTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Kathy DrakeTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Daniel FongTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
David FungTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nathan O HatchTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Gregory L HeadingtonTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Tom HsiehTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Tom LinTrustee/Chair LFD
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jim MelladoTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Shirley A MullenTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John OrtbergTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Nicholas PearceTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Clifford L PennerTrustee/Chair TAC
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Meritt Lohr SawyerTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Larry A SmithTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Lip-Bu TanTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Jody A De Pree VanderwelTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
John WitvlietTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
Dale C WongTrustee/Chair JIC
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
C Jeffrey WrightTrustee
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
135 N OAKLAND AVE, PASADENA, CA 91101-1713
In care of
% FINANCE & ACCOUNTING DEPT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
DAVID E GOATLEY, 135 N OAKLAND AVENUE, PASADENA, CA 911820001
Signed the 990
RAYMOND ASAD, CFO
Phone
(625) 584-5453
Return prepared by
CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1699394 or by the name FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE SEMINARY IS A MULTI-DENOMINATIONAL POST-BACCALAUREATE SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS LEARNING THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CHRISTIAN VOCATIONS THROUGH ITS TWO SCHOOLS: SCHOOL OF MISSION & THEOLOGY AND SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY & MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FULLER SEMINARY IS A MULTIDENOMINATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTION THAT HAS EQUIPPED VISIONARY MINISTERS, SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND INTERCULTURAL LEADERS TO SHARE CHRIST'S HOPE AND HEALING IN THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD SINCE 1947. WITH GRADUATE DEGREES, CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES DELIVERED THROUGH TWO SCHOOLS AND A GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND LEARNERS, FULLER COMPREHENSIVELY PREPARES JESUS-LED WOMEN AND MEN TO BECOME COMPASSIONATE, RESILIENT LEADERS.THE SCHOOL OF MISSION AND THEOLOGY OFFERS STUDENTS INDISPENSABLE EDUCATION FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN VOCATIONS IN MINISTRY, MISSIONS, THE MARKETPLACE, AND BEYOND. THE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY & MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY - A PIONEER IN THE INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY - TRAINS STUDENTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, RESEARCH INNOVATION, AND ACADEMIC DISTINCTION. FULLER'S DIVERSE STUDENT BODY INCLUDES MORE THAN 2,500 STUDENTS FROM 76 COUNTRIES, 51 US STATES AND TERRITORIES, AND 104 DENOMINATIONS.
    Expenses $34,728,044 · grants $8,258,590 · revenue $25,113,049
  • FULLER PSYCHOLOGICAL & FAMILY SERVICES, THE CLINIC OF THE FULLER SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY & MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY, OFFERS HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE THERAPY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. OUR INTEGRATIVE APPROACH HONORS MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT WHILE RESPECTING ALL CULTURES, BACKGROUNDS, AND TRADITIONS.
    Expenses $12,477,785 · revenue $1,200,376
  • FULLER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF AFFORDABLE APARTMENT-STYLE HOUSING OPTIONS, AVAILABLE YEAR-ROUND FOR ELIGIBLE GRADUATE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM THE PASADENA CAMPUS.
    Expenses $3,882,626 · revenue $6,516,624
  • A GENEROUS DONOR HAS PROVIDED FUNDS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GRANT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY WORK TO FURTHER ENRICH THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
    Expenses $1,188,940 · grants $1,188,940
  • IN RESPONSE TO THE EATON FIRE IN JANUARY 2025, WE CREATED A FUND THAT WAS FINANCED BY CARING DONORS TO ASSIST FACULTY, STAFF AND STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE DISASTER.
    Expenses $128,871 · grants $128,871

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
95-1699394
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
1952
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B500)
Assets (IRS master file)
$302,885,965
Income (IRS master file)
$64,719,117

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$57,532,678$68,394,038$302,885,965IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$59,918,315$64,856,032$296,847,896IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$58,133,640$64,107,578$297,698,059XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$67,640,860$57,116,246$285,986,246IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 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 95-1699394).

Questions about FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

What is the EIN of FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY is 95-1699394.
Is FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1952.
Are donations to FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 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 FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 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 FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 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 FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID E GOATLEY.
Who are the officers and directors of FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 41 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,672 (DAVID E GOATLEY, PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE).
How much revenue does FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $57,532,678, expenses of $68,394,038 and total assets of $302,885,965 at year end.

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