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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 62-0475697

The University of the South

SEWANEE, TNNTEE: B99Founded 1858Website

mission statement

An Episcopal University composed of the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology.

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Total Revenue

$192.8M

FY 2023

Program Spending

89.3%

of total expenses

Known Funders

173

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$851.0M

Total Assets

$746.8M net

47.82 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

+10%

Revenue Growth

YoY

2010

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 173 Institutional Funders

$25.1M raised across 598 grants · +$119K committed (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 32 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$2,521,592
Rivol I Hinton Carter Test Trust Executed 08-05-82	ORLANDO, FL	$2,354,868
George R Parker Trust Uw 3401081300	CHICAGO, IL	$1,971,953
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,886,000
Uw McCurdy Article 2ND Char Tr	PROVIDENCE, RI	$1,184,627
Lilly Endowment Inc	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	$1,148,887
The Community Foundation Inc	RICHMOND, VA	$992,022
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$944,199
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program	SOUTHEASTERN, PA	$911,309
American Endowment Foundation	HUDSON, OH	$864,250

Total tracked: $25,080,876 across 598 grants · +$118,898 committed across 2 commitments (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

$100.5M in expenses

Instruction: in the college of arts and sciences, students work closely with distinguished and diverse faculty in a demanding course of humane and scientific study that prepares them for lives of achievement and service. A student-faculty ratio of 11:1 enables close student-faculty interaction in the classroom and allows for faculty guidance in student research.

$22.8M in expenses

Housing and auxiliary services: the college is a residential liberal arts college. Room and board programs are designed to encourage opportunities for conversation and community building beyond the classroom. Besides traditional residence dormitories, students may also choose to live in a theme house which brings together students with a common interest.

$21.5M in expenses

Student services: a wide range of co-curricular and recreational opportunities are available to complement the academic experience and support student life. More than a hundred organizations and clubs facilitate social interaction between students and between students and the broader sewanee community.

$22.4M in expenses

Other program services: other program expenses are primarily comprised of expenses related to faculty research activities, public service, and of expenses related to plant maintenance and operation.

Financial History