Tennessee Wesleyan University
Donations deductibleRevenue
$38.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$37.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$55.5m
$26.1m liabilities
Net assets
$29.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
26
5.1y av
Staff
419
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Robert Goodfriend
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Tennessee Wesleyan University's network
26 people13 organisationsi26 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). Violet dotted lines (15) 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
26 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.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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Goodfriend Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Allen F Carter (also filed as Allen Carter) | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Allison White | Board Representative | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Adams | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Claire W Tucker | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Honorable Jerri S Bryant | Chancellor | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jack Seitz | Board Representative | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jason Robertson | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffrey L Cunningham | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jim Winer | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John G Reid | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Keith Altshuler | Board Representative | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ken Webb | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marilyn Miller | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark White | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Matthew Pinson | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mr Rick LAY | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Paul G Wilson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Randy Mullins | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rev Christopher Black | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rev Dr Vant Hardaway | Honorary Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rev Mickey Rainwater | District Superintendent | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Shirley Woodcock | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Susan Buttram | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| The Honorable Carl E Colloms | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William P Webb | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anne M Montgomery | Associate Professor of Business Administration | since 2023 |
| Blake McCaslin | VP Advancement | since 2021 |
| DG Willhite | Vpaa | since 2019 |
| Donny Mayfield | Vpfa | since 2021 |
| Dr Harley Knowles | President | 2021 |
| Gail Harris | VP for Financial Affairs | since 2019 |
| Gail Rogers | Executive to the President | 2023 |
| Grant Willhite | VP for Academic Affairs | since 2020 |
| Harley Knowles | President | since 2019 |
| Joanne Landers | VP of Admissions | 2019 |
| Katherine Davis | Assistant VP MKTG & Comm, Interim VP Admissions | 2021 |
| Lisa D Vesser | Associate Professor of Nursing | since 2023 |
| Martha E Maddox | Associate Dean GSB | since 2023 |
| Martha G Harris | VP of Finance | since 2023 |
| Randy Nelson | VP for Advancement | 2019 |
| Robert Mullaney | Director of Occupational Therapy | since 2019 |
| Scott A Mashburn | VP Student Life and Chief Title IV Officer | since 2019 |
| Stacy J Swafford | Assocate Professor of Business Administration | since 2023 |
| Stedmon D Hopkins | Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy | since 2023 |
| Stephanie W Smallen | VP Institutional Effectiveness Research | since 2021 |
| Tyler S Forrest | President | since 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler S Forrest | President | 40 | $313k | $19k | |
| Stacy J Swafford | Assocate Professor of Busi | 40 | $161k | $9k | |
| Dg Willhite | Vpaa | 40 | $150k | $12k | |
| Martha G Harris | VP of Finance | 40 | $123k | $12k | |
| Stephanie Smallen | VP for Institutional Effec | 40 | $120k | $11k | |
| Anne M Montgomery | Associate Professor of Bus | 40 | $119k | $9k | |
| Lisa D Vesser | Associate Professor of Nur | 40 | $117k | $10k | |
| Scott A Mashburn | VP of Student Life | 40 | $115k | $11k | |
| Stedmon D Hopkins | Assistant Professor of Occ | 40 | $113k | $11k | |
| Martha E Maddox | Professor of Business Administration | 40 | $104k | $10k | |
| Honorable Jerri S Bryant | Chancellor | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nan Riley Jenne | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allen F Carter | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Adams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey L Cunningham | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marilyn Miller | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Mullins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William P Webb | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bev Liner Stansell | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark White | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Winer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul G Willson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brooklyn Ingram-Nelson | Board Representative | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Seitz | Board Representative | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rev Dr Vant Hardaway | Honorary Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mr Rick Lay | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| The Honorable Carl E Colloms | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rev Christopher Black | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Goodfriend | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shirley Woodcock | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Robertson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Pinson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| John G Reid | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Claire W Tucker | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Tennessee Wesleyan University
- EIN
- 620476661
- Address
- 204 E College St, Athens, TN, 37303-3604
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- Tennessee wesleyan university seeks within the framework of the judeo-christian tradition to provide for students the highest quality educational experience; to promote personal responsibility, integrity, and purpose; and to prepare students for a life of leadership and service in an ever-changing global community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B42Z 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
- 1857
- Principal officer
- Gail Harris (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1940
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsRobert Goodfriend
≥7years on the filingsAllen F Carter
≥7years on the filingsJason Robertson
≥7years on the filingsJim Winer
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
- $55.5m
- Total liabilities
- $26.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $29.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.2m
- Program service revenue
- $32.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $12.9m
- Employees
- 419