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US nonprofit · EIN 470418641 · York, NEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 470418641) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

York University's network

24 peoplei24 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (24). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

24 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 24 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
R Wayne White ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Aaron G Fletcher (also filed as Aaron Fletcher)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Amanda K RatheTrustee2025
1 yr
Benjamin M SmailTrustee2021
5 yrs
Bryan C PhillipsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Carolyn R Stephenson (also filed as Carolyn Stephenson)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Charles B StephensonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Charlie J Watts (also filed as Charlie Watts)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Chester M James (also filed as Chester James)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Christine EggarCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Conay L HuizarTrustee2021
5 yrs
Jeffrey W Hannel (also filed as Jeffrey Hannel)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Joe BrazellTreasurer2024
2 yrs
John T EdmersonTrustee2025
1 yr
Justin HarroldTrustee2025
1 yr
Karen E GarnerTrustee2025
1 yr
Kimberly K WilliamsTrustee2024
2 yrs
Kimberly M HoytTrustee2021
5 yrs
Linda J Thomas (also filed as Linda Thomas)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Marilyn S LocusTrustee2021
5 yrs
Michael C Armour (also filed as Michael Armour, Mike Armour)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Patrick W HendricksTrustee2018
8 yrs
Richard JamesVice Chairman2018
8 yrs
Scott M Abraham (also filed as Scott Abraham)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 24 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Jared StarkInterim President2025
Samuel SmithPresident/Chancellorsince 2023
Steven W EckmanFormer Presidentsince 2018

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
Jared StarkInterim President40$85k
R Wayne WhiteChairman5$0
Richard JamesVice Chairman5$0
Christine EggarSecretary5$0
Joe BrazellTreasurer5$0
Scott M AbrahamTrustee5$0
Michael C ArmourTrustee5$0
John T EdmersonTrustee5$0
Aaron G FletcherTrustee5$0
Karen E GarnerTrustee5$0
Jeffrey W HannelTrustee5$0
Justin HarroldTrustee5$0
Patrick W HendricksTrustee3$0
Kimberly M HoytTrustee5$0
Conay L HuizarTrustee5$0
Chester M JamesTrustee5$0
Marilyn S LocusTrustee5$0
Bryan C PhillipsTrustee5$0
Amanda K RatheTrustee5$0
Benjamin M SmailTrustee5$0
Carolyn R StephensonTrustee5$0
Charles B StephensonTrustee5$0
Linda J ThomasTrustee5$0
Charlie J WattsTrustee5$0
Kimberly K WilliamsTrustee5$0

About

Legal name
York University
EIN
470418641
Address
1125 E 8th St, York, NE, 68467-3200
State
Nebraska
Mission
The university provides post secondary education to individuals seeking a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or a master's degree in education or leadersihp through an online program. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B420 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
1890
Principal officer
Todd Sheldon (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1922
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsR Wayne White
≥8years on the filingsCarolyn R Stephenson
≥8years on the filingsCharles B Stephenson
≥8years on the filingsCharlie J Watts

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
$46.4m
Total liabilities
$11.5m
Net assets or fund balances
$34.8m
Contributions and grants received
$4.9m
Program service revenue
$11.5m
Grants and similar paid out
$5.6m
Employees
407
Volunteers
57