Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University is an academic community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth within the context of a liberal arts education and in an environment of christian concern.
Nebraska Wesleyan University at a glance
- Total assets
- $165,912,987
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $87,144,949
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,445,161
- +31.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $86,089,360
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nebraska Wesleyan University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2024) to $2.0M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Youth Complex Lincoln, NE | Support for the Organization's Mission | $250,000 |
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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 | $165,912,987 | $87,144,949 | $86,089,360 | — | — | $4,445,161 |
| 2024 | $160,939,446 | $84,892,553 | $82,425,773 | $250,000 | 1 | $3,371,390 |
| 2023 | $149,515,883 | $77,702,780 | $79,658,739 | $2,000,000 | 1 | $2,715,453 |
| 2022 | $153,945,298 | $89,729,561 | $80,258,401 | — | — | $8,057,493 |
| 2021 | $157,848,451 | $80,524,359 | $74,859,977 | — | — | $2,152,482 |
| 2020 | $137,124,058 | $78,673,571 | $76,289,948 | — | — | $2,569,490 |
| 2019 | $137,573,789 | $75,303,367 | $72,443,498 | — | — | $485,430 |
About Nebraska Wesleyan University
Based on IRS filings
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $165.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $4.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nebraska Wesleyan University is led by Darrin Good, President on every filing since 2020; 12 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darrin Good
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$158K (2020) → $368K (2025)
Kevin E. Cook
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Governor, 2023
Vice Chair & Governor → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Hawk
Director of Development
Director of Development → Faculty, 2023
Faculty → Director of Development, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$100K (2020) → $101K (2025)
Steven Dow
Director of It Infrastructure
Director of Csit → Faculty, 2023
Faculty → Director of It Infrastructure, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $107K (2025)
Graciela Caneiro-Livingston
Provost
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$136K (2019) → $146K (2025)
Tisha Gade-Jones
Vice President for Finance & Administrator
Vice President for Finance & Administrator → Vice President for Finance, 2021
Vice President for Finance → Vice President for Finance & Administrator, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$139K (2019) → $148K (2025)
William Motzer
Former: Vice President for Enrollment & Mktg
Vice President for Enroll → Vice President for Enrollment & Mktg, 2023
Vice President for Enrollment & Mktg → Former: Vice President for Enrollment & Mktg, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$169K (2019) → $118K (2025)
Dale Wellman
Head Mens Basketball Coach
Faculty → Head Mens Basketball Coach, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $122K (2025)
Alex Lollman
Governor
Student & Governor → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$380 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Adrianne Prokupek-Pickett
Faculty Bog Representative
Governor → Faculty Bog Representative, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
$64K (2025)
Erin Hoffman
Vice President for Student Life
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$129K (2024) → $128K (2025)
Marguerite Johnson
Vice President for Advancement
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$142K (2024) → $204K (2025)
Kevin Bower
Faculty Bog Representative
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$89K (2025)
Steven Cassell
Vice President for Enrollment & Mktg
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$89K (2025)
Daphne Hall
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Schumacher
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie M. Anderson
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Schulze
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Brewer
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Brugman
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Sughroue
Governor
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Bartle
Governor
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Svoboda
Governor
Treasurer & Governor → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Governor, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Boatright
Secretary
Governor → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheryl Rinkol
Governor
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Keisler-Munro
Vice Chair
Governor → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Lineberry
Governor
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doris Robertson
Treasurer
Governor → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Newcomer
Governor
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vidette Bullock Mixon
Governor
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Hurrell
Governor
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Colon
Governor
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elise Roselius
Governor
Student & Governor → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Lemons
Governor
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Cusick
Governor
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Eischeid
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Castner-Wightman
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Ellerbee
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Johnson
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emalie Wightman
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Moline
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jo Kinberg
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michaela Young
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Tomlinson
Governor
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maddy August
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marco Pedroza
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (55)
- Former: John Greving (2019–2024) — Vice President for Advancement
- Former: Justin Skirry (2019–2024) — Faculty & Governor
- Former: Patricia Pettit (2019–2024) — Faculty
- Former: Lisa Wilkinson (2022–2024) — Faculty & Governor
- Former: Chad Anglemyer (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Cori Vokoun (2019–2023) — Chair & Governor
- Former: Eduardo Bousson (2019–2023) — Vice President & University Minister
- Former: Kim S. Moore (2019–2023) — Secretary & Governor
- Former: Sarah Kelen (2019–2023) — Vice President for Student Life
- Former: Tami Thompson (2020–2023) — Faculty
- Former: Marty Martinez (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Hoffman Erin (2023) — Vice President for Student Life
- Former: Lynn Mills (2023) — Governor
- Former: Todd Holder (2023) — Governor
- Former: Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr. (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: David G. Hansen (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Mark Walz (2019–2022) — Governor
- Former: Bradley Hurrell (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Jennifer Ziegler (2020–2022) — Dean
- Former: Stephanie Howland Moline (2020–2022) — Governor
- Former: Susan Wortmann (2021–2022) — Faculty Governor
- Former: Tim Hull (2021–2022) — Governor
- Former: Jacob Mason (2022) — Student Governer
- Former: Josie Fails (2022) — Student Governer
- Former: Nicholas Cusick (2022) — Governor
- Former: John M. Gerrard (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Dick Galyen (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Shawn Peed (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Tamra Llewellyn (2020–2021) — Faculty Governor
- Former: Hyeonju Wang (2021) — Student Governor
- Former: Ruth Njuguna (2021) — Student Governor
- Former: Bill White (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: D. Todd Duncan (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Frederik Ohles (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Hunter Smith (2020) — Student Governor
- Former: Jeffrey Schumacher (2020) — Governor
- Former: Patty Hawk (2020) — Faculty Governor
- Former: Sam Trofholz (2020) — Student Governor
- Former: Samantha Mosser (2020) — Governor
- Former: Beverly Maurer (2019) — Governor
- Former: Diane Nelson (2019) — Governor
- Former: E. Susan Gourley (2019) — Chair
- Former: Elizabeth Gajardo (2019) — Student Governer
- Former: Katelyn Richerson (2019) — Student Governer
- Former: L. Bradley Hurrell (2019) — Governor
- Former: Larry L. Ruth (2019) — Governor
- Former: Lawrence C. Mohr (2019) — Governor
- Former: Lg Searcey (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Patricia Hawk (2019) — Faculty Governor
- Former: Rachel Pokora (2019) — Faculty Governor
- Former: Richard W. Galyen (2019) — Governor
- Former: Robert F. Bartle (2019) — Governor
- Former: Stephanie Howland-Moline (2019) — Governor
- Former: Susan Keisler-Munro (2019) — Governor
- Former: Tyre McDowell (2019) — Vice President for Campus
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 $368K, to Darrin Good (President). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Nebraska Wesleyan University
How large is Nebraska Wesleyan University?
Nebraska Wesleyan University reported $165.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $87.1M.
What is Nebraska Wesleyan University?
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Lincoln, NE. It holds $165.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Nebraska Wesleyan University operate?
Nebraska Wesleyan University has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Nebraska Wesleyan University's EIN?
Nebraska Wesleyan University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0376524. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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