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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 58-0566143

Brenau University Inc

GAINESVILLE, GANTEE: B430Founded 1878Website

mission statement

Brenau university challenges students to live extraordinary lives of personal and professional fulfillment. As students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees or non-degree programs at brenau campuses and online, each prepares for a lifetime of intellectual accomplishment and appreciation of artistic expression through a curriculum enriched by the liberal arts, scientific inquiry and global awareness.

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Total Revenue

$69.3M

FY 2023

Program Spending

88.9%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$164.4M

Total Assets

$120.0M net

20.2 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

512

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 41 Institutional Funders

$8.9M raised across 117 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 13 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation Inc	ATLANTA, GA	$2,442,500
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,925,000
Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,500,000
North Georgia Community Foundation	GAINESVILLE, GA	$785,601
Lilly May Martin Endowment Fund for Brenau College	BIRMINGHAM, AL	$450,674
Georgia Independent College Association Inc	ATLANTA, GA	$365,985
Leitalift Foundation Inc	DUNWOODY, GA	$255,000
The John & Mary P Redwine Charitable Trust	BIRMINGHAM, AL	$207,000
United Way of Hall County Inc	GAINESVILLE, GA	$203,538
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$175,000

Total tracked: $8,942,982 across 117 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$19.8M in expenses

Brenau university is a private, comprehensive university that includes the undergraduate residential school, the undergraduate nonresidential school, the graduate school, and the early college program.each component of the university enhances the others through shared resources, facilities, faculty and cultural opportunities with some limited cross-enrollment opportunities available. However, each unit is defined by distinct characteristics.the undergraduate residential school, or women's college, offers baccalaureate programs, some of which feed into graduate programs, with a multi-discipline liberal arts foundation that enables students to explore general interests as well as pursue specialized studies. Women have opportunities to develop leadership skills in an environment that encourages awareness of and participation in a world characterized by pluralism and to explore and prepare for various career opportunities.

$23.4M in expenses

The undergraduate nonresidential school offers studies leading to associate and baccalaureate degrees and is open to men and women. The programs provide foundations for individual and professional growth and competence.

$19.7M in expenses

The graduate school offers studies leading to masters, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees as well as graduate certificates and is open to men and women. The programs encourage students to develop the proficiency and professionalism necessary to meet the challenges inherent in their fields of study.

$371K in expenses

Financial History