Fisk University
Donations deductibleRevenue
$64.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$66.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$228.9m
$65.6m liabilities
Net assets
$163.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
7.2y av
Staff
663
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
27
named in Part VII
Fisk University's network
18 peoplei18 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
18 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 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 18 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callie Khouri | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David P Crabtree (also filed as David Crabtree) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Edward M Zimmerman | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Frank L Sims | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frank Simmons | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Holly Hamby | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Janine Smith | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jolinda Herring | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Juliette Pryor | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Seymour | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lela Wingard Hughes (also filed as Lela Hughes) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marcus D Cosby | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nzinga Shaw | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert W Norton (also filed as Robert Norton) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Roland Parrish | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ronald S Safer | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Surendra Ramanna | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vann R Newkirk SR PHD (also filed as Vann Raeshard Newkirk) | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Burger | Professor | since 2018 |
| Edward Brian Garner | Director of It | 2023 |
| Isaac Thompson | Program Director Stem | since 2022 |
| Jamaal Sheats | Associate Provost | 2023 |
| Jens Frederiksen | VP of Institutional Advanc | since 2018 |
| Joesph Parker Watkins | Chief of Staff | 2018 |
| John Jones | Provost and VP for Academic Affairs | 2022 |
| Joseph Parker Watkins | Chief of Staff and Operations | since 2019 |
| Kenneth Dan Sessions | Director of It Service | 2020 |
| Kenneth Elvis Jones | Vice President of Transformative Initiatives | since 2020 |
| Kevin D Rome SR | President, CEO | since 2018 |
| Megan K Nelson | Vice President for Finance | since 2021 |
| Natara Garvin | Vice President of Student Affairs | since 2022 |
| Norman Jones | CFO/Vice President of Finance | since 2022 |
| Qingxia LI | Associate Professor | since 2019 |
| Reginald Amerson | Associate Vice President of Finance | 2023 |
| Robert Carr | Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs | 2023 |
| Sajid Hussain | Director of Sponsored Research | since 2018 |
| Saumya Ramanathan | Assistant Professor | 2022 |
| Sharon T Schembri | Professor | 2022 |
| Shieila Smith | Associate VP for Inst. Adv and Enrollmnt MGT | since 2022 |
| Shirley Brown | Professor | since 2018 |
| Steven M Damo | Assistant Professor | since 2018 |
| Vann R Newkirk SR PHD | Provost & VP for Academics | 2019 |
| Warren E Collins | Professor | since 2018 |
| Willie Lee Jude II | VP of Enrollment Management | since 2018 |
| Willie M Hughey | VP for Finance & CFO | since 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angenia Clark | President | 40 | $358k | ||
| Wendy Thompson | Chief of Staff | 40 | $215k | ||
| Sufyan Baksh | Professor & Exec Dir of in | 40 | $197k | ||
| Robert Carr | Provost/Vice President of | 40 | $190k | ||
| Duncan Pelly | Professor - Chair of Busin | 40 | $186k | ||
| Norman Jones | CFO/Vice President of Fina | 40 | $185k | ||
| Arnold Burger | Professor | 40 | $182k | ||
| Natara Garvin | Vice President of Student | 40 | $130k | ||
| Sajid Hussain | Director of Sponsored Prog | 40 | $84k | ||
| Edward M Zimmerman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frank Garrison | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jolinda Herring | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judson Robinson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Juliette Pryor | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katie Marchetti | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Seymour | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcus D Cosby | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roland Parrish | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald S Safer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samuel McKenzie | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samuel Williams Alumni Rep | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Surendra Ramanna | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Muller | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Fisk University
- EIN
- 620202000
- Address
- 1000 17th Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37208-3045
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Fisk university produces graduates from diverse backgrounds with the integrity and intellect required for substantive contributions to society. Our curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts. Our faculty and administrators emphasize the discovery and advancement of knowledge through research in the natural and social sciences, business and the humanities. We are committed to the success of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B43 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
- 1867
- Principal officer
- Chris Henson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1934
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCallie Khouri
≥8years on the filingsDavid P Crabtree
≥8years on the filingsFrank L Sims
≥8years on the filingsFrank Simmons
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
- $228.9m
- Total liabilities
- $65.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $163.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16.5m
- Program service revenue
- $28.7m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $18.8m
- Employees
- 663
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56.2m | $55.2m | $931k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.