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Bethune-Cookman University

Public charity · Grantmaker Daytona Beach, FL EIN: 59-0704726 Website

The mission of Bethune-Cookman University is to educate a diverse community of learners to become responsible, productive citizens and solution seekers through the promotion of faith, scholarship, creative endeavors, leadership and service.

Key facts about Bethune-Cookman University

EIN
59-0704726
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$230,094,684

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$230.1M

+1.0% YoY

Revenue

$107.3M

+7.1% YoY

Net Investment Income

$724K

-58.5% YoY

Expenses

$112.7M

+7.4% YoY

About Bethune-Cookman University

Based on IRS filings

Bethune-Cookman University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Daytona Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $230.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $724K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

ClearwaterTampa

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 2 grants totaling $92K.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$230,094,684$227,841,850$231,294,562
Revenue$107,326,068$100,202,224$102,222,024
Expenses$112,689,933$104,936,561$102,226,385
Net Investment Income$723,948$1,745,701$4,118,301

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bethune-Cookman University is led by William Berry, Acting President & Senior Vice President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 11 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William Berry

    Acting President & Senior Vice President

    Senior Vice President, Provost & Professor → Acting President & Senior Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $223K (2022) → $351K (2025)

  • Joyours Pete Gamble

    Board Chair

    Finance Chair & Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reginald Theus

    Athletic Director & Basketball Coach

    Athletics Director & Head Basketball Coach → Athletic Director & Basketball Coach, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $400K (2023) → $531K (2025)

  • Courtney Rhodes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Crossman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregorio A. Francis Esq.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adm David Brewer III

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Scott III

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geraldine McClellan

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc O'Ferrall

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Tucker

    Dean College of Nursing & Health Sciences

    Professor → Dean College of Nursing & Health Sciences, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $158K (2021) → $193K (2025)

  • Dawn L. Eastmond

    Dean College of Science Engineering & Mathematics

    Dean → Dean College of Science Engineering & Mathematics, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $261K (2024) → $251K (2025)

  • James A. Cleveland

    Chief Investment Officer & Vice President Fiscal Affairs

    Chief Investment Officer & Vice President of Fiscal Affairs → Chief Investment Officer & Vice President Fiscal Affairs, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2024) → $207K (2025)

  • Jan A. Boulware

    Dean College of Arts & Humanities

    Dean → Dean College of Arts & Humanities, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $206K (2024) → $206K (2025)

  • Raymond Woodie

    Head Football Coach

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $220K (2024) → $249K (2025)

  • Camaille L. Shepard

    Vice President Enrollment Management

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2025)

  • Jared Brooks

    Esq. Board Relations & Government Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $192K (2025)

  • Karen Beardon

    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $325K (2025)

  • Valencia Gallon- Stubbs

    Vice President of Legal Affairs & General Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2025)

  • Jennifer L. Adams

    Secretary

    Secretary, Nominations & Governance Chair → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffery E. Branch

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (56)
  • Former: Belvin Perry Jr Esquire (2019–2024) — Chairman
  • Former: Donovan V. Wells (2019–2024) — Band Director
  • Former: Jeffrey E. Branch (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Narendra A. Patel (2019–2024) — Senior Advisor to the President
  • Former: David L. Brewer (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Deveron Gibbons (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John C. Pittman (2020–2024) — CFO & Vice President Business Affairs
  • Former: Lorenzo Brown (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: John A. Williams (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Lawrence Drake (2022–2024) — Interim President
  • Former: Anthony Jones (2023–2024) — Vice President of Enrollment Management
  • Former: Franklin E. Patterson (2019–2023) — Vice President of It
  • Former: Terry E. Sims (2019–2023) — Head Football Coach
  • Former: Herbert W. Thompson (2020–2023) — Dean
  • Former: Hiram C. Powell (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: Valencia Gallon-Stubbs (2022–2023) — General Counsel
  • Former: Glenda Noel-Ney (2022) — Vice President Institutional Achievement
  • Former: Re Labrent Chrite (2022) — President
  • Former: Gregorio A. Francis Esquire (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lynn Thompson (2019–2021) — Vice President Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Former: Vanessa M. Lewis (2019–2021) — Head Coach
  • Former: Wayne A. Davis (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: R. E. Labrent Chrite (2021) — President
  • Former: A. Ray Brinson (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Clifford Porter (2019–2020) — Former Key Emp & Vice President Institutional Advisor
  • Former: Helena Mariella-Walrond (2019–2020) — Provost & Senior Vice President
  • Former: Hubert Grimes (2019–2020) — Former President
  • Former: Pamela Browne (2019–2020) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: E. Labrent Chrite (2020) — President
  • Former: Ryan Ridder (2020) — Head Coach
  • Former: Alexis Pugh (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Angela Poole (2019) — Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Annette Stiles Pendergrass (2019) — Chaplain
  • Former: Burney Bivens Esq. (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Deanna Wathington (2019) — Executive Dean
  • Former: Dorothy Henderson (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Eugene Zimmerman (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: F. Michael Kyle (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Hilton O. Smith (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Irving J. Matthews (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: John Wesley Harrington (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Judge Prince Cartwright (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: L. Gale Lemerand (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Larry R. Handfield (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Lee Bryan (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Lee E. Rhyant (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Linda F. Wells Esquire (2019) — Educational Policies Chair & Trustee
  • Former: Matthew L. Brown (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: McCoy Gibbs (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Michael P. Johnson (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Michelle Carter-Scott (2019) — Chairman
  • Former: Patrick David Roberts (2019) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Renee Forbes Williams CPA (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Rufus L. Wilson (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sharon King Dudley Esquire (2019) — Vice President General Counsel
  • Former: William S. Barnes (2019) — Trustee Emeritus

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

Reginald Theus — Athletic Director/Basketball Coach: $531KReginald TheusAthletic Director/Basketball…$531KDr William Berry — Acting President/Sr. VP: $351KDr William BerryActing President/Sr. VP$351KDr Karen Beardon — Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer: $325KDr Karen BeardonExecutive Vice President &…$325KDr Dawn L Eastmond — Dean College of Science Engineering and Mathematics: $251KDr Dawn L EastmondDean College of Science…$251KRaymond Woodie — Head Football Coach: $249KRaymond WoodieHead Football Coach$249KJames a Cleveland — Chief Investment Officer/VP Fiscal Affairs: $207KJames a ClevelandChief Investment Officer/VP…$207KDr Jan a Boulware — Dean College of Arts and Humanities: $206KDr Jan a BoulwareDean College of Arts and…$206KDr Sandra Tucker — Dean College of Nursing and Health Sciences: $193KDr Sandra TuckerDean College of Nursing and…$193KJared Brooks — ESQ. Board Relations & Government Affairs: $192KJared BrooksESQ. Board Relations &…$192KDr Camaille L Shepard — VP Enrollment Management: $162KDr Camaille L ShepardVP Enrollment Management$162KValencia Gallon- Stubbs — VP of Legal Affairs and General Counsel: $161KValencia Gallon- StubbsVP of Legal Affairs and General…$161K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $531K, to Reginald Theus (Athletic Director/Basketball Coach). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Bethune-Cookman University

How large is Bethune-Cookman University?

Bethune-Cookman University reported $230.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $107.3M.

What is Bethune-Cookman University?

Bethune-Cookman University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Daytona Beach, FL. It holds $230.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bethune-Cookman University operate?

Bethune-Cookman University has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Bethune-Cookman University's EIN?

Bethune-Cookman University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0704726. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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