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LeTourneau University

Public charity · Grantmaker Longview, TX EIN: 75-1081109 Website

LeTourneau University is a comprehensive institution of christian higher education where educators engage learners to nurture christian virtue, to develop competency and ingenuity in their professional fields, to integrate faith and work, and to serve the local and global community.

LeTourneau University at a glance

Total assets
$158,161,808
+3.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$123,878,799
+19.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,607,407
-10.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$83,804,323
+7.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who LeTourneau University funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

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

1state

States

Cities

Longview

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2019) to $173K (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $173K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Letourneau University Foundation Longview, TXGeneral Support$172,772
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$158,161,808$123,878,799$83,804,323——$1,607,407
2024$152,992,879$103,959,093$78,140,010——$1,801,574
2023$130,732,216$79,233,946$73,721,920——$1,232,566
2022$126,085,853$77,785,624$73,467,383——$249,188
2021$126,204,892$72,692,302$68,569,955$172,7721$1,073,348
2020$118,292,663$66,156,893$69,469,169$152,4091$694,220
2019$122,880,917$65,666,009$70,237,666$71,9481$1,365,896

About LeTourneau University

Based on IRS filings

LeTourneau University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Longview, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $158.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.6M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

LeTourneau University is led by Steven D Mason, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven D Mason

    President

    Provost & Vice President for → President & Provost, 2021

    President & Provost → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    59 hrs/week

    $146K (2019) → $389K (2025)

  • Roger Kieffer

    Chair - Trustee

    Trustee → Chair - Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Walker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Douglas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene A. Frost Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James R. Nolt Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Schreder

    Treasurer - Trustee

    Trustee → Treasurer - Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Solheim

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Mercer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rogers Pope Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Burt

    Secretary - Trustee

    Trustee → Secretary - Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Steege

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikita Mumphrey

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cy Oatridge

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Moss

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele Charles

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curt Fitchett

    Trustee

    Trustee Started: → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Muehlhoff

    Trustee

    Trustee: Start → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Reed

    Trustee

    Trustee Start: → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ladina Wingert

    Alumni Rep - Trustee

    Trustee → Alumni Rep - Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Cumming

    Trustee Start:

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan DiFrancesco

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Canche

    Trustee Start:

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Parrish

    Trustee Start:

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Wilson

    Trustee Start:

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Titus Crabb

    Trustee Start:

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin W Caldwell

    Provost

    Associate Provost for Academic → Provost, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $120K (2019) → $178K (2025)

  • Dale A Lunsford

    Former Chancellor & Advisor

    President & Chancellor → Chancellor, 2022

    Chancellor → Former Chancellor & Advisor, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $384K (2019) → $419K (2025)

  • Terry A Zeitlow

    Vice President of Devopment

    Vice President for Development → Vice President Development, 2022

    Vice President Development → Vice President of Devopment, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $128K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • Donald K Egle

    Vice President of Enrollment, Markteting & Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $156K (2025)

  • Kristina Elmore

    Assistant Vice President for Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $125K (2025)

  • Kristy J Morgan

    Vice President of Student Affairs

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $120K (2025)

  • Lori Beaty

    Vice President of Finance, Administrator & CFO

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $141K (2025)

  • Michael J McGinnis

    Dean of Engineering & Technology

    New on the 2025 filing

    60 hrs/week

    $166K (2025)

  • Patrick Bertsche

    Vice Chair - Trustee

    Trustee → Vice Chair - Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (35)
  • Former: Don K. Egle (2019–2024) — Vice President for Mktg & Committee
  • Former: Loren Leman (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Merle Stoltzfus (2019–2024) — Chairman - Trustee
  • Former: Michael P. Schutt (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Phil Burks (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Pat Bertsche (2020–2024) — Vice Chair - Trustee
  • Former: Ben Caldwell (2021–2024) — Provost
  • Former: John Ross (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathleen Mays (2021–2024) — Dean of the School of Business
  • Former: Mike Hood (2022–2024) — Vice President for Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Daniel Difrancesco (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Matthew Green (2023–2024) — Dean Engineering & Technology
  • Former: Scott Anson (2023–2024) — Professor & Mechanical Engineer
  • Former: Bud McGuire (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Walker (2024) — Trustee Start:
  • Former: Kimberly Fish (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Don Stephens (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bill Anderson (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: David Dykes (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Mauldin (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Julie Livesay (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ken Moore (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Steven Kent Starrett (2019–2022) — Dean Engineering Technology
  • Former: Wayne Trull (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Wendy Turner (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dean Waskowiak (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lv Bud McGuire (2019–2021) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Michael Hood (2019–2021) — Vice President for Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Billy Harris (2021) — Trustee Emeritus
  • Former: Paul Abbott (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Robin Guyer (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kimberly J. Quiett (2020) — Professor, Dean & School of
  • Former: Jim Brake (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jim Hooker (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Joe Nowiczewski (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

Dale A Lunsford — Former Chancellor, Advisor Ended: 12/25: $419KDale A LunsfordFormer Chancellor, Advisor…$419KSteven D Mason — President: $389KSteven D MasonPresident$389KBenjamin W Caldwell — Provost: $178KBenjamin W CaldwellProvost$178KMichael J McGinnis — Dean of Engineering & Technology: $166KMichael J McGinnisDean of Engineering & Technology$166KDonald K Egle — VP of Enrollment, Markteting, & Communication: $156KDonald K EgleVP of Enrollment, Markteting, &…$156KTerry A Zeitlow — VP of Devopment: $145KTerry A ZeitlowVP of Devopment$145KLori Beaty — VP of Finance and Admin/CFO: $141KLori BeatyVP of Finance and Admin/CFO$141KKristina Elmore — AVP for Development: $125KKristina ElmoreAVP for Development$125KKristy J Morgan — VP of Student Affairs: $120KKristy J MorganVP of Student Affairs$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $419K, to Dale A Lunsford (Former Chancellor, Advisor Ended: 12/25). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about LeTourneau University

How large is LeTourneau University?

LeTourneau University reported $158.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $123.9M.

What is LeTourneau University?

LeTourneau University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Longview, TX. It holds $158.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does LeTourneau University operate?

LeTourneau University has awarded grants in Texas.

What is LeTourneau University's EIN?

LeTourneau University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-1081109. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)

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