William Carey International University
The mission of wciu is to provide innovative distance education programs to enhance the effectiveness of scholar practitioners as they serve with others to develop transformational solutions to the roots of human problems around the world.
William Carey International University at a glance
In short: William Carey International University reported $287K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $287,214 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +49.2% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $77,541,526
- +7.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,156,676
- +46.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,623,800
- +48.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,050,764
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to William Carey International University
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from William Carey International University
Who William Carey International University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How William Carey International University gives
- Giving grew 698% from 2020 to 2023. 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 $50K (2019) to $25.9M (2022). In 2025 it reported $287K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Mission Fellowship dba Frontier Ventures (FV) Pasadena, CA | To further FV's mission by granting a portion of rentals and sales from properties, as agreed upon by the WCIU board | $12,033,454 |
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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 | $77,541,526 | $4,156,676 | $3,050,764 | $287,214 | Total only | $3,623,800 |
| 2024 | $71,832,643 | $2,837,493 | $2,724,571 | $192,558 | Total only | $2,444,219 |
| 2023 | $65,452,379 | $23,776,148 | $14,846,957 | $12,033,454 | 1 | $23,276,090 |
| 2022 | $70,243,629 | $34,701,358 | $28,307,068 | $25,897,011 | 2 | $34,266,383 |
| 2021 | $51,666,109 | $9,473,676 | $4,373,923 | $1,020,000 | 1 | $6,669,946 |
| 2020 | $46,127,940 | $3,448,561 | $4,807,099 | $1,508,004 | 4 | $969,982 |
| 2019 | $48,398,090 | $38,260,139 | $4,411,805 | $50,000 | 1 | $35,896,253 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About William Carey International University
Based on IRS filings
William Carey International University is a public charity, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $77.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $287K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $3.6M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
William Carey International University is led by Paul Cornelius, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 3 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paul Cornelius
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$107K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Monica Mitchell
Chairperson
Director → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jose De Dios
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Saunders
Director
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Gunasekera
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Udall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ravi Jayakaran
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Holbrook
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter McLallen
Provost
Acting President & CEO → Provost, 2024
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$94K (2022) → $100K (2025)
Amy Boothe
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$9K (2025)
Marcia Wang
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
3.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Tickner
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Greg Parsons (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bennie Matthews (2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Guneskara (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Benny Matthews (2023) — Director
- Former: Peter McLallen Corp Treasurer (2023) — Acting President & Provost
- Former: Kevin Higgins (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Rhonda McEwen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Tickner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Harris (2019–2021) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Mike Soderling (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Lee Purgason Jr. (2021) — Secretary & Treasurer · Filing note: Deceased
- Former: Harold Lee Purgason Jr. (2019–2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Kerry Jones (2019–2020) — Interm COO
- Former: Bruce Graham (2019) — Director
- Former: Chong Kim (2019) — Director
- Former: Darrell Whiteman (2019) — Director
- Former: Fran Patt (2019) — Director
- Former: Gilles Gravelle (2019) — Director
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 $116K, to Paul Cornelius (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about William Carey International University
How much does William Carey International University give each year?
William Carey International University reported $287K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $193K in grants paid.
How large is William Carey International University?
William Carey International University reported $77.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
Where does William Carey International University operate?
William Carey International University has awarded grants in California, Florida, Georgia.
What is William Carey International University's EIN?
William Carey International University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3156658. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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