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Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary

Public charity · Grantmaker Tulsa, OK EIN: 32-0164159 Website

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary works to relieve the burdens of all peoples, as well as bring them to a saving knowledge of faith in Jesus Christ. This work is currently done by raising funds for and promoting the importance of theological education and training of leadership, printing brochures and promotional materials, promoting the translation and publishing of relevant books, and travel to oversee and evaluate educational programs.

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary at a glance

In short: Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,300
-3.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,300
-3.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,300
Total assets
$380,517
+62.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Christar: $35KChristar$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christar ($35K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Richardson

How Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary gives

  • Giving fell 24% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2025) to $52K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christar Richardson, TXMissionary support$35,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$380,517$943,608$796,535$35,3001
2024$233,547$731,659$793,357$36,6251
2023$295,352$774,257$914,532$47,3671
2022$437,571$1,156,731$836,607$46,6501
2021$116,058$693,081$751,363$52,2001
2020$174,470$694,042$723,533$39,1081

About Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary

Based on IRS filings

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary is a public charity, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $381K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $35K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary is led by Imad Shehadeh, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Imad Shehadeh

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cozzens

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Horner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Niednagel

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert DeKlotz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Stubbs

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ewin

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Mike Cozzens (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: John Barnett (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary

How much does Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary give each year?

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $37K across 1 grant.

How large is Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary?

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary reported $381K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $944K.

Where does Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary operate?

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary's EIN?

Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0164159. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)

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