Southern Nazarene University
To make christlike disciples through higher education in christ-centered community
Southern Nazarene University at a glance
- Total assets
- $115,290,660
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $72,110,445
- +11.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,032,474
- -747.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $78,054,958
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Southern Nazarene University funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $15K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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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 | $115,290,660 | $72,110,445 | $78,054,958 | — | — | $1,032,474 |
| 2024 | $114,285,569 | $64,866,082 | $71,635,148 | — | — | $-159,391 |
| 2023 | $112,591,587 | $62,857,791 | $72,277,538 | — | — | $379,051 |
| 2022 | $121,775,011 | $74,735,048 | $69,692,413 | — | — | $418,210 |
| 2021 | $123,009,250 | $68,249,636 | $63,507,837 | — | — | $266,457 |
| 2020 | $119,146,450 | $64,787,489 | $63,726,342 | $9,742 | 1 | $394,336 |
| 2019 | $116,980,787 | $67,213,945 | $65,888,421 | $14,664 | 1 | $1,775,479 |
About Southern Nazarene University
Based on IRS filings
Southern Nazarene University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bethany, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $115.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Southern Nazarene University is led by Keith Newman, University President on every filing since 2019; 4 of 53 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Keith Newman
University President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$190K (2019) → $201K (2025)
Mike Redwine
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $103K (2025)
Gary Cummings
Vice President for Business & Finance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$38K (2024) → $107K (2025)
Mark Winslow
Senior Vice President & Chief Academic Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$111K (2024) → $106K (2025)
Brad Moore
Board Member
At Large Member → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cb Glidden
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Crouch
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Fountain
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Curtis Clements
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Downs
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David McKellips
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Kyzer-Rice
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Babin
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Johnson
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josie Busby
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jr Emrich
Board Member
At Large Member → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karl Payton
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Pardue
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keven Wentworth
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lindstrom
Board Member
Executive Officio → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Ramsey
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Rice
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myrna Latham
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Harvey
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Marchant
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Miller
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenny Marchant
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tabitha Danley
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Murray
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Gentry
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Craig
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denia Herrera
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Franklin
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Thornton
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lancaster
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Pigg
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Amey
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Mitchell
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Marston
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Wiesinger
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernest Trevino
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hunter Thrasher
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Bond
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Whitsett
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Donovan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Patterson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Newlin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hollingsworth
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Ibanez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Pierce
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Jeff Jankowski (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Philip Rustin (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Frees (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Cornelius (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Travis Medlin (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Alex Morales (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Caleb Herrera (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Morsch (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Armstrong (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Strawn (2019–2023) — Vice President for Business & Finance
- Former: Terry Rowland (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Evans (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lee Copeland (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Lehman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Eades (2021–2023) — Unversity Provost & Chief
- Former: Kristin Donavan (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Zachary Smithson (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brenda Hernandez (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bruce Johnson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Casey Hollingsworth (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Cummings (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dale Hoffpauir (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Davisson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Cummings (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Hill (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Morris (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nate Cook (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Peggy Stark-Wilson (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rachel Maldonado (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Virgil Askren (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chuck Fountation (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Cooper (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Larry Snowbarger (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rep Kenny Marchant (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rick Powell (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Wally Quanstrom (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brent Lavigne (2019) — Vice President of Church Relations
- Former: Terry Toler (2019) — Vice President of Church Relations
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 $201K, to Keith Newman (University President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Southern Nazarene University
How large is Southern Nazarene University?
Southern Nazarene University reported $115.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $72.1M.
What is Southern Nazarene University?
Southern Nazarene University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bethany, OK. It holds $115.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Southern Nazarene University operate?
Southern Nazarene University has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Southern Nazarene University's EIN?
Southern Nazarene University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-0587210. 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
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
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