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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 62-0502739

Lee University

CLEVELAND, TNFounded 1918Website

mission statement

Lee university is a christian institution which offers liberal arts and professional education on both the undergraduate and graduate levels through residential and distance programs. We seek to provide education that integrates biblical truth as revealed in the holy scriptures with truth discovered through the study of arts and sciences and in the practice of various professions. A personal commitment to jesus christ as savior is the controlling perspective from which our educational enterprise is carried out. The foundational purpose of all educational programs at lee is to develop within the students knowledge, appreciation, understanding, ability, and skills which will prepare them for responsible christian living in a complex world.

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Total Revenue

$91.6M

FY 2023

Program Spending

82.3%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$198.8M

Total Assets

$169.4M net

22.26 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

1970

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 88 Institutional Funders

$12.1M raised across 227 grants (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 28 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	$5,000,000
Lilly Endowment Inc	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	$2,212,031
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$667,000
Foundation for the Carolinas	CHARLOTTE, NC	$600,000
Conn Family Foundation 3396	CINCINNATI, OH	$450,000
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc	CHATTANOOGA, TN	$377,727
George R Johnson Family Foundation	CLEVELAND, TN	$300,000
Tucker Foundation	OOLTEWAH, TN	$251,000
National Collegiate Athletic Association	Indianapolis, IN	$229,040
The Maclellan Foundation Inc	CHATTANOOGA, TN	$175,000

Total tracked: $12,075,620 across 227 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

$51.1M in expenses

Instructional expenses - instruction is provided to approximately 2,964 full time equivalent students in various programs throughout the academic year. This includes both undergraduate and graduate programs.

$4.1M in expenses

Academic support - provides support services to various attendees of the university, as well as, support of programs within the university. Academic support includes faculty development, the library and research centers.

$11.6M in expenses

Student services - provides services to enrolled students including student athletics, health clinic, spiritual life programs, residential life programs, etc.

$8.4M in expenses

Auxiliary services - operated for the convenience of students, faculty, and staff including residence halls, dining halls, campus bookstore, and the telephone system.

Financial History