Transylvania University
Donations deductibleRevenue
$86.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$71.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$274.6m
$57.8m liabilities
Net assets
$216.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
32
7.0 years on average
Staff
844
100 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Norwood Cowgill Jr
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Transylvania University's network
32 people14 organisationsi32 people and 14 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (16) 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
32 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Cowgill Jr Chair | Chairman of the Board and Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ann Orme Windley | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Aristides S Candris | Vice-Chair of the Board and Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Betsy Brooks Bulleit | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Billie Jo Setzer | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brian C Wood | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Byron Young | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Charisse Gillett | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Christopher H Young | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David C Johnson | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Falguni Amin-Zimmerman | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| George Branch | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| George M Vanmeter Jr | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Glen S Bagby | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joe M Thomson | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Knapp | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John N Williams Jr | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Karen K Caldwell | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laura R Harper | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Luther Deaton Jr | Treasurer of the Board and Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael C Finley | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mindy G Barfield | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Palmer G Vance II | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Prakash T Maggan | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Raymond K Cooper II | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rose Mary Stamler Dow | Secretary of the Board and Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Samuel J Mitchell Jr | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Shawna A Corman | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sherry D Holley | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Todd Clark | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William C Oehmig | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William T Young Jr | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
24 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Lane | Coach | since 2020 |
| Charles Jack Girard | Professor | since 2020 |
| Deepa Dubal | Vice President for Information Technology | since 2019 |
| Deidra Dennie | Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion | since 2021 |
| Don Dugi | Professor | since 2019 |
| G Rod Erfani | Professor | since 2019 |
| Holly Sheilley | Vice President for Enrollment and Student Life | since 2019 |
| James Carey | President | 2019 |
| John N Williams Jr | Interim President | 2020 |
| Johnnie Johnson | Vice President for Admissions | since 2020 |
| Kara Covert | Associate Vice President for Advancement | since 2019 |
| Marc Mathews | Vice President for Finance and Business | since 2019 |
| Megan Moloney | Vice President for Marketing and Communication | since 2019 |
| Michael Covert | Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students | since 2020 |
| Michael F Cairo | Professor | since 2019 |
| Nelson Murphy | Vice President for Finance and Business | since 2022 |
| Rhyan Conyers | Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness | since 2019 |
| S Rebecca Thomas | Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the University | since 2021 |
| Sarah Bray | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | since 2021 |
| Sarah Coen | Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Enrollment Management | since 2021 |
| Shawn Lyons | Vice President for Advancement | since 2021 |
| Steven B Angelucci | Vice President for Advancement | since 2019 |
| Veronica Dean-Thacker | Professor of Foreign Languages | 2023 |
| William Brien Lewis | President | since 2021 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Brien Lewis | President | 40 | $401k | $58k | |
| Lisa Custardo | EVP for Business Affairs, CFO | 40 | $216k | $36k | |
| S Rebecca Thomas | Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Th | 40 | $200k | $35k | |
| Kara Covert | Vice President for Advancement | 40 | $153k | $27k | |
| Michael Covert | Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Studen | 40 | $142k | $34k | |
| Rhyan Conyers | Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness | 40 | $133k | $36k | |
| G Rod Erfani | Professor | 40 | $132k | $33k | |
| Manning Maurice | Professor | 40 | $128k | $36k | |
| Michael Cairo | Professor | 40 | $125k | $39k | |
| Christopher H Young | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raymond K Cooper II | Board Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betsy Brooks Bulleit | Board Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Luther Deaton Jr | Board Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Falguni Amin-Zimmerman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Glen S Bagby | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mindy G Barfield | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen K Caldwell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aristides S Candris | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Todd Clark | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shawna A Corman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Norwood Cowgill Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rose Mary Stamler Dow | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael C Finley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charisse Gillet | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hannah Goodlett | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laura R Harper | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sherry D Holley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David C Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Knapp | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Prakash T Maggan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janet McGregor | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Moore | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Billie Jo Setzer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe M Thompson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffry Truitt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Palmer G Vance II | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| George M Vanmeter Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John N Williams Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ann Orme Windley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian C Wood | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Transylvania University
- EIN
- 610444825
- Address
- 300 N Broadway, Lexington, KY, 40508-1797
- State
- Kentucky
- Mission
- Through an engagement with the liberal arts, transylvania university prepares its students for a humane and fulfilling personal and public life by cultivating independent thinking, open-mindedness, creative expression and commitment to lifelong learning and social responsibility in a diverse world. (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
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1780
- Principal officer
- Lisa Custardo (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1943
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsNorwood Cowgill Jr
≥7years on the filingsAnn Orme Windley
≥7years on the filingsAristides S Candris
≥7years on the filingsBetsy Brooks Bulleit
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
- $274.6m
- Total liabilities
- $57.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $216.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.7m
- Program service revenue
- $53.4m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $28m
- Employees
- 844
- Volunteers
- 100