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US nonprofit · EIN 271823146 · Savannah, GAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 271823146) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2011.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ralston College Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$10.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$10.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$15.4m
$4.9m liabilities
Net assets
$10.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
3.8 years on average
Staff
49
9 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Nathan Carr
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Ralston College Inc's network

10 people2 organisationsi10 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Adam Rutledge ChairChairman, outgoing2023
3 yrs
Nathan Carr ChairChairman, incoming2025
1 yr
Douglas HedleyDirector2025
1 yr
Gavin Gunning Dunbar (also filed as Gavin G Dunbar)Director2019
7 yrs
Lawrence MoneDirector2025
1 yr
M Tyus ButlerCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Ryan TaliaferroDirector2023
3 yrs
Roger KimballDirector2025
1 yr
Stephen James Blackwood (also filed as Stephen J Blackwood)President2019
7 yrs
Thatcher GearhartTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ashley BradfordCEO2025
John M Hewson IIICompany secretarysince 2019
Joseph ConlonDirector of Greek Program2025
Kathryn RookLecturer in Rhetoric2025
Nicole BlackwoodCreative Director2025
Peter James BrysonDirector of MA Program2025
Robert M RectenwaldVP of Technology2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ashley BradfordCEO40$353k
Stephen James BlackwoodPresident40$247k
Joseph ConlonDirector of Greek Program40$169k
Nicole BlackwoodCreative Director40$145k
Peter James BrysonDirector of MA Program40$116k
Kathryn RookLecturer in Rhetoric40$109k
Adam RutledgeChairman, outgoing10$0
M Tyus ButlerSecretary1$0
Nathan CarrChairman, incoming1$0
Thatcher GearhartTreasurer2$0
Douglas HedleyDirector1$0
Gavin Gunning DunbarDirector1$0
Lawrence MoneDirector1$0
Roger KimballDirector1$0
Ryan TaliaferroDirector1$0

Colorado roster

9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263016025). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Lawrence MoneMember of the Board
Douglas HedleyMember of the Board
Stephen BlackwoodPresident
Tyus ButlerSecretary of the Board
Roger KimballMember of the Board
Ashley BradfordTreasurer of the Board
Ashley Bradford
Ryan TaliaferroMember of the Board
Nathan CarrChairman of the Board

About

Legal name
Ralston College Inc
EIN
271823146
Address
Po Box 8302, Savannah, GA, 31412-8302
State
Georgia
Mission
The mission of ralston college is to provide a rigorous, transformative education in the humanities, and to revive thereby the conditions of a free and flourishing culture. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B42 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2010
IRS ruling date
1 December 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
James Pritchard (Form 990-N, tax year 2011)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsGavin Gunning Dunbar
≥7years on the filingsM Tyus Butler
≥7years on the filingsStephen James Blackwood
≥3years on the filingsAdam Rutledge

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$15.4m
Total liabilities
$4.9m
Net assets or fund balances
$10.5m
Contributions and grants received
$8.6m
Program service revenue
$1.6m
Grants and similar paid out
$1.8m
Employees
49
Volunteers
9

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Ralston College, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
27 May 2026
Registered agent
Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.