Charleston Southern University

CHARLESTON, SC EIN: 57-0474291 Website

Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private, four-year co-educational institution organized under the laws of the state of South Carolina as a non-profit organization and sponsored by the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The University's mission is to promote academic excellence in a Christian environment.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$207.9M

+1.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$150K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$150K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$34M$67M$101M$135M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$207,899,405$205,078,921$197,723,286
Revenue$116,149,987$122,487,793$118,040,499
Expenses$113,982,111$111,518,712$113,869,762
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,243,623$5,842,207$1,153,861
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$38K$75K$113K$150K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

Student Leadership Unive…$150K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Dr Dondi E CostinPresident (Part Year)$240KDr Jairy HunterPresident Emeritus (Part Year)$205KJeff BarberAthletic Director$177KJames RadebaughHead Basketball Coach$174KJacob ThorpeDirector, PT Program$151KJanelle FoxVP Finance & Operations (Par…$148KGabby PooleDirector, PA Program, Dean o…$147KRobert L BlackmonVP of Business Affairs & Fin…$143KDr Anthony TurnerVP Enrollment/Marketing$141KDavid BaggsVP for Development$137KGabe GiardinaHead Football Coach$132KDr Scott YarbroughVP of Student Success$109KBrian K FaulknerPresident$92KDr Michael BryantVP Strategic Planning, Faith…$75KMichael WilderVP Academic Affairs$71KJody JenningsVP Student Life$47K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Dr Judy HetzChairman (Part Year)1
Mr Bill CarpenterSecretary1
Mr Dean MurphyTrustee/Chairman1
Mr Mark HoodTrustee/Vice Chairman1
Mr Ron BrantleyVice Chairman (Part Year)/Trustee1
Dr DJ HortonTrustee1
Dr Frank BullardTrustee (Part Year)1
Dr Gloria ThiemTrustee (Part Year)1
Dr James MerrittTrustee1
Dr Jerry WilliamsTrustee1
Dr Joseph RussellTrustee1
Dr Ryan AshleyTrustee1
Dr Ryan PackTrustee1
Dr Tim SpurlingTrustee1
Mr Adam RobertsonTrustee1
Mr Bobby WoodTrustee1
Mr James DavisTrustee (Part Year)1
Mr Jeff WildesTrustee1
Mr Larry DriggersTrustee1
Mr Phil ByrdTrustee1
Mr Randy EllerTrustee1
Mr Rick ReddenTrustee1
Mr Tim WhitfieldTrustee1
Mr William RenfrowTrustee1
Mrs Julia MartinTrustee1
Mrs Linda FickTrustee (Part Year)1
Mrs Missy BranchTrustee1
Mrs Terri AustinTrustee1
Rev Alex SandsTrustee1
Rev Robbie BaxleyTrustee1
Brian K FaulknerPresident45$91,749
David BaggsVP for Development40$136,685
Dr Anthony TurnerVP Enrollment/Marketing40$141,104
Dr Dondi E CostinPresident (Part Year)45$239,718
Dr Michael BryantVP Strategic Planning, Faith Integration, and Christian Leadership40$75,150
Dr Scott YarbroughVP of Student Success40$108,501
Janelle FoxVP Finance & Operations (Part Year)40$147,500
Jeff BarberAthletic Director40$176,647
Jody JenningsVP Student Life40$47,283
Michael WilderVP Academic Affairs40$70,824
Robert L BlackmonVP of Business Affairs & Finance40$143,394
Dr Jairy HunterPresident Emeritus (Part Year)40$204,684
Gabby PooleDirector, PA Program, Dean of COHS40$147,139
Gabe GiardinaHead Football Coach40$132,351
Jacob ThorpeDirector, PT Program40$151,006
James RadebaughHead Basketball Coach40$173,981

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

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Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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