Berkeley Divinity School
Berkeley Divinity School, affiliated with yale divinity school, is a seminary whose main purpose is to prepare students for ordination as clergy, or to serve as lay leaders in the episcopal church and anglican communion.
Berkeley Divinity School at a glance
- Total assets
- $87,251,880
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,314,671
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,289,540
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,822,869
- +42.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Berkeley Divinity School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $130K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grace-Based Films Inc Los Angeles, CA | Michael Curry Documentary | $130,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $87,251,880 | $6,314,671 | $4,822,869 | — | — | $3,289,540 |
| 2024 | $81,940,449 | $6,243,911 | $3,392,154 | — | — | $3,032,437 |
| 2023 | $75,116,123 | $5,836,916 | $3,347,969 | — | — | $2,855,980 |
| 2022 | $74,010,244 | $5,038,664 | $2,510,590 | — | — | $2,569,740 |
| 2021 | $74,276,277 | $3,795,501 | $2,588,090 | $130,000 | 1 | $2,434,423 |
| 2020 | $55,639,236 | $4,912,560 | $2,861,536 | — | — | $2,300,934 |
| 2019 | $52,948,813 | $3,138,259 | $2,762,828 | — | — | $2,157,812 |
About Berkeley Divinity School
Based on IRS filings
Berkeley Divinity School is a public charity focused on Academics, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $87.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Berkeley Divinity School is led by The Very Rev Dr Andrew B. McGowan, Dean & President on every filing since 2019; 4 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Very Rev Dr Andrew B. McGowan
Dean & President
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$171K (2019) → $215K (2025)
Brandon Nappi
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
James Elrod
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev Yejide Peters Pietersen
Associate Dean & Director
Associate Dean & Director of Formation → Associate Dean & Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$115K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Jonathan Taylor
Director of Advancement
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$153K (2024) → $159K (2025)
Silvia Gosnell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Berardino
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Williamson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Tookes
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Marshall
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donyelle McCray
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hugh Page
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Schell
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Chilton
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rev Tracy Johnson Russell
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
The Rt Rev Jeffrey Mello
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Barnett
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Ruthland
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clyde Tuggle
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Westina Matthews
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Alexander
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Herdt
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Crisp
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rainey Dankel
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Whitney Coe
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Royce
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Bakemeier
Vice Provost for Arts
Deputy Provost & Yale Unive → Vice Provost for Arts & Faculty Affairs, 2023
Vice Provost for Arts & Faculty Affairs → Vice Provost for Arts, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Sterling
Dean & Yale Divinity School
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hartwell Hylton
Vice Chair & Finance
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2021
Trustee → Vice Chair & Finance, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Lorimer
Vice Chair & Secretary
Secretary & Yale University → Vice Chair, Secretary & Yale University, 2020
Vice Chair, Secretary & Yale University → Vice Chair & Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: The Rev Dr Carol Pinkham-Oak (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dwight Zscheile (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Yolanda A. Rolle (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tommy Watson (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kit Sharp McLean (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lee Febos (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Westina Matthews Shatteen (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Pamela S. Wesley-Gomez (2019–2022) — Director of Development
- Former: The Rt Rev Ian Douglas (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Bryan Spinks (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Kino Gl Vitet (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lizzie Robbins (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alan Blanchard (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Frances Rowland (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Rexford Thatcher Sr. (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Elizabeth Blunt (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Ogletree (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gabrielle Thomas (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Helena Martin (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Chloe Starr (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David Hyduke (2019) — Vice Chair for Financial A
- Former: David R. Wilson (2019) — Chair
- Former: G. William Haas (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Pei-Han Lo (2019) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Darren Elin (2019) — Secretary
- Former: The Rev James Bartz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Kino Gl Viet (2019) — Trustee
- Former: The Rev Rowena Kemp (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $215K, to The Very Rev Dr Andrew B McGowan (Dean & President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Berkeley Divinity School
How large is Berkeley Divinity School?
Berkeley Divinity School reported $87.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.3M.
What is Berkeley Divinity School?
Berkeley Divinity School is a public charity focused on Academics, based in New Haven, CT. It holds $87.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Berkeley Divinity School operate?
Berkeley Divinity School has awarded grants in California.
What is Berkeley Divinity School's EIN?
Berkeley Divinity School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1013935. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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