Claflin University
Claflin is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and creative expression. We are guided by a set of principles that help us work toward our goal of equipping students with the necessary tools for personal and professional growth. We are committed to offering quality undergraduate programs, innovative graduate programs, and viable continuing education opportunities. By design, we have emerged as a national leader in comprehensive education and continue to engage in a strategic plan which outlines an enhanced vision of academic excellence with greater emphasis on research, scholarly contributions and creative activity.
Claflin University at a glance
In short: Claflin University gave $147K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $147K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $146,827
- -26.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $146,827
- +47.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $146,827
- Total assets
- $183,196,040
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Claflin University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Claflin Qalicb ($147K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Claflin University gives
- Giving fell 57% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $141K (2021) to $2.0M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $147K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Claflin Qalicb Orangeburg, SC | Student Activity and Community Center | $146,827 |
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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 | $183,196,040 | $69,308,578 | $69,810,331 | $146,827 | 1 | $2,313,515 |
| 2024 | $172,994,315 | $79,043,301 | $66,016,204 | $198,973 | 2 | $12,232,754 |
| 2023 | $176,325,062 | $73,755,606 | $69,147,620 | $341,111 | 2 | $-5,239,885 |
| 2022 | $159,550,066 | $90,488,927 | $62,932,622 | $341,111 | 2 | $7,220,982 |
| 2021 | $136,249,721 | $109,840,895 | $53,418,871 | $140,701 | 1 | $2,366,015 |
| 2020 | $97,581,089 | $59,372,100 | $58,430,501 | $286,186 | 1 | $1,068,117 |
| 2019 | $95,352,411 | $59,366,710 | $64,713,822 | $2,027,735 | 1 | $1,175,572 |
About Claflin University
Based on IRS filings
Claflin University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Orangeburg, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $183.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $147K. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Claflin University is led by Dwaun J. Warmack, President on every filing since 2020; 14 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dwaun J. Warmack
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$150K (2020) → $1.1M (2025)
Albert Shuler
Chair: Academic Excellence & Research Committee
Chair Academic Excellence Committee → Director, 2024
Director → Chair: Academic Excellence & Research Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James K. Lehman
Chairman
Executive Chairman → Chairman, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janice W. Marshall
Secretary, Chair Faculty & Curr. Committee
Secretary → Secretary, Chair Faculty & Curr. Committee, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith M. Clarke
Chair Building & Ground Committee
Member → Director, 2021
Director → Chair Building & Ground Committee, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William L. Thompson
Chair: Audit & Finance Committee
Treasurer, Chair Audit & Finance Committee → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Chair: Audit & Finance Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Willie L. Frazier
Chair: Student Development Committee
Chair: Student Affairs Committee → Chair Student Affairs Committee, 2023
Chair Student Affairs Committee → Chair: Student Development Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John D. Uprichard
Chair: Development Committee
Chair Development Committee → Director, 2024
Director → Chair: Development Committee, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Priscilla Anderson
Director of Internal Audit
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$136K (2020) → $144K (2025)
Annette S. Jackson
Director of Global Program & Associate Prof. of Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$131K (2025)
Hema Patel
Director
Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John O. Herring
Director
Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Scarborough
Director
Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virgil Miller
Director
Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H. Johnson
Director
Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aparna Bawa
Director
Director → Chair: Budget & Finance Committee, 2024
Chair: Budget & Finance Committee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Artis Hampshire-Cowan
Director
Chair: Governance Committee → Chair Governance Committee, 2023
Chair Governance Committee → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Loening
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trudie K. Reed
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bishop Dr Robin Dease
Director
Director → Chair: Audit Committee, 2024
Chair: Audit Committee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brigidare General Twanda Young
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Winton
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Aaron
Director
Director → Chair: Nominating Committee, 2024
Chair: Nominating Committee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leroy A. Durant
Vice President Student Development
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$181K (2019) → $209K (2025)
Zia Hasan
Vice President Institutional Effectiveness
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$190K (2019) → $217K (2025)
Ashley Schofield
Interim Vice President for Fiscal Affairs
Associate Vice President for Fiscal Affairs → Interim Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$129K (2022) → $177K (2025)
Cletra Peters
Vice President & Chief of Staff
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$125K (2022) → $182K (2025)
Reynolda Brown
Vice President - Enrollment Management
Interim Vice Provost for Enrollment Management → Interim Vice President for Enrollment, 2023
Interim Vice President for Enrollment → Vice President - Enrollment Management, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$130K (2022) → $133K (2025)
Verlie Tisdale
Interim Vice Provost Academic Program & Prof of Bio
Interim Vice Provost Academic Programs → Interim Vice Provost Academic Program, 2023
Interim Vice Provost Academic Program → Interim Vice Provost Academic Program & Prof of Bio, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$125K (2022) → $151K (2025)
Barbara Chappell
Interim Vice President - Institutional Advisor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $123K (2025)
Teresa Hardee Boone
Executive Vice President & COO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$247K (2024) → $172K (2025)
Denver Malcom
Assistant Vice President for Student Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$129K (2025)
Isaiah McGee
Assistant Prof of Music & Dean School of Humanities
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Michelle L. Mayo
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$191K (2025)
Lessie B. Price
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairwoman, 2022
Vice Chairwoman → Vice Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan S. Stephens
Associate Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Karl Wright (2019–2024) — Provost & Chief Academic Officer
- Former: Nicholas Hill (2021–2024) — Dean School of Business
- Former: Anthony Pittman (2022–2024) — Dean of the School of Education
- Former: Shirley Biggs (2022–2024) — Associate Vice President for Hr & Title Ix Coordinator
- Former: Tijuana Hudson (2019–2023) — Vice President Fiscal Affairs
- Former: Marcus H. Burgess (2022–2023) — Interim Vice President Institutional Advisor
- Former: Gloria McCuttcheon (2023) — Chair & Professor of Biology
- Former: Shannon Smith (2023) — Associate Professor & Chair of Nursing
- Former: Joan S. Stevens (2019–2022) — Associate Secretary
- Former: Robin Dease (2019–2022) — Chair: Faculty & Curriculum Committee
- Former: Ted Creech (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert O'Neal (2022) — Athletics Director
- Former: Twanda Young (2022) — Director
- Former: Calvin H. Elam (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Drexel Ball (2019–2021) — Vice President for Administration
- Former: Henry N. Tisdale (2019–2021) — Former President
- Former: Moses L. Harvin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Thomas W. Wyatt (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Campbell (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Isaac Templeton Jr. (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Whittaker Vernon Middleton (2019–2020) — Vice President Institutional Advancement
- Former: Angela Peters (2019) — Assistant Provost Academic Affairs
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 $1.1M, to Dr Dwaun J Warmack (President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Claflin University
How much does Claflin University give each year?
Claflin University gave $147K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $199K across 2 grants.
How large is Claflin University?
Claflin University reported $183.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69.3M.
What is Claflin University?
Claflin University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Orangeburg, SC. It holds $183.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Claflin University operate?
Claflin University has awarded grants in South Carolina.
What is Claflin University's EIN?
Claflin University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0314374. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
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