Arlington Baptist University

Analysis

Arlington Baptist University is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Arlington Baptist University reported income of $6.2m and spending of $5.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $6.2m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arlington Baptist University sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arete Scholars Fund Inc ($6.2m), Communities in Schools of Philadelphia Inc ($6.2m) and The San Jose Public Library Foundation ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 84 employees.