Berea College

BEREA, KY EIN: 61-0444650 Website

BEREA TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES BY ADMITTING STUDENTS OF HIGH PROMISE AND LOW MEANS. CORE TO ITS MISSION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES AND CIRCUMSTANCES, BEREA COLLEGE COVERS ALL COSTS BEYOND WHAT THE STUDENT AID INDEX IN THE FAFSA SPECIFIES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT AND FAMILY. FURTHERMORE, IT COVERS THESE COSTS WITHOUT PACKAGING LOANS, WHICH IS WHY BEREA STUDENTS HAVE THE LOWEST EDUCATIONAL DEBT IN THE COUNTRY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.1B

+6.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$892K

-55.1% YoY

Grant Count

51

-7.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-51.6% YoY

Go deeper than public filings

PRO
  • Giving trend analysis — growing or declining?
  • Organizations like yours that won grants here
  • Strategic fit assessment for your organization
  • Application timing recommendations

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$67M$134M$201M$267M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,105,673,831$1,976,552,784$1,868,201,097
Revenue$139,250,388$157,457,303$243,070,272
Expenses$121,442,033$134,094,613$155,512,051
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$65,583,930$31,504,233$99,875,932
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$496K$993K$1M$2M38 grants202038 grants202142 grants202255 grants202351 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Step by Step Inc$70KHindman Settlement Schoo…$60KPine Mountain Settlement…$59KScott Christian Care Cen…$41KCowan Community Action G…$40KHigh Rocks Educational C…$34KAppalachian NE-TN Resource$32KRed Bird Mountain Medica…$26KNew Opportunity School$25KOwsley County Board of E…$23K

Grant Size Distribution

224 grants across all recorded years

208<$50K14$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Who else does Berea College fund?

Explore the funder–grantee relationships behind this foundation, powered by GrantGraph™ — our database of 11 million+ funding connections.

PRO
  • Similar orgs that won grants here
  • GrantGraph™ relationship mapping
  • 11M+ connections in GrantGraph™
Explore with Pro

Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ROELOFS LYLE D(President through June 2023…$497KWILSON II JUDGE BSECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL$274KBERRY CHADVP FOR ALUMNI, COMMUNICATION…$252KNIXON CHERYL L START…PRESIDENT$236KAMBURGEY JEFFREY SVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE$202KSINGLETON DERRICKVP FOR OPERATIONS & SUSTAINA…$197KSTEELE SCOTTPROVOST$193KKENNISON MONICACHAIR OF NURSING$182KSADERHOLM MATTDEAN OF FACULTY$173KTERESA DAVISSenior Associate Vice Presid…$152KTHOMPSON TERIChief Strategy Officer$147KLAWSON STEVEASSOC VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES$141KLOGSDON PHILLIPCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$139KMACK DWAYNEVP FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY INCL…$135KNORRIS JOHN DAVIDPROFESSOR/CO-DIR OF EPG$129KGARY MAHONEYProfessor of Engineering Tec…$127KROBINSON COLLISDEAN OF LABOR$126KGus GerassimidesInterim Vice President for S…$113K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
EARP SAMANTHAVICE CHAIR2
ZEIGLER STEPHANIE BOWLINGCHAIR7
ALLUMSVICKI ETRUSTEE3
ARMSTRONG CASSIE CHAMBERSTRUSTEE2
ARMSTRONG CELESTETRUSTEE2
BEASON CHARLOTTE FTRUSTEE2
BLADE VANCETRUSTEE3
BONNYMAN ANNE BERRYTRUSTEE2
BRIDY JOSEPH JOHNTRUSTEE3
CAMPBELL STEPHENTRUSTEE2
CHOW DAVID HTRUSTEE3
COMPTON DWAYNETRUSTEE2
CROWE CHARLESTRUSTEE2
DAUGHERTY BILLTRUSTEE2
DEAN DONNA JTRUSTEE2
FLEMING JOHN ETRUSTEE2
FLOWERS MICHAEL DTRUSTEE3
GALLARDO YOLITRUSTEE2
JENKINS SCOTT MVICE CHAIR4
JENNINGS GLENN RTRUSTEE2
JOHNSON SHAWN C DTRUSTEE2
LANE BRENDA WTRUSTEE2
LOWE JR EUGENE YTRUSTEE3
PRIDE MIRIAMTRUSTEE2
RICHARDSON WILLIAM BTRUSTEE2
ROBBINS WILLIAM LTRUSTEE2
ROOP DENNIS RTRUSTEE2
SEABURY II CHARLES WARDTRUSTEE2
SHELTON DAVID ETRUSTEE2
SLOAN DAVIDTRUSTEE2
THOMPSON TYLER STRUSTEE3
TORRES MEGANTRUSTEE2
TUAN ROCKY STRUSTEE2
TUFFOUR EMMANUEL ATRUSTEE3
AMBURGEY JEFFREY SVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE50$201,571
BERRY CHADVP FOR ALUMNI, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPY50$251,979
Gus GerassimidesInterim Vice President for Student Life50$112,924
LOGSDON PHILLIPCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40$138,646
MACK DWAYNEVP FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION50$134,550
NIXON CHERYL L STARTED JULY 2023PRESIDENT60$236,227
ROBINSON COLLISDEAN OF LABOR50$125,558
ROELOFS LYLE D(President through June 2023) PRESIDENT EMERITUS (through June 2024)60$497,421
SADERHOLM MATTDEAN OF FACULTY50$173,270
SINGLETON DERRICKVP FOR OPERATIONS & SUSTAINABILITY50$196,665
STEELE SCOTTPROVOST50$193,185
THOMPSON TERIChief Strategy Officer50$146,504
WILSON II JUDGE BSECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL40$274,325
GARY MAHONEYProfessor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design40$127,348
KENNISON MONICACHAIR OF NURSING40$182,263
LAWSON STEVEASSOC VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES40$140,525
NORRIS JOHN DAVIDPROFESSOR/CO-DIR OF EPG40$129,277
TERESA DAVISSenior Associate Vice President for Alumni and Philanthropy40$151,818

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AbingdonBereaBeverlyBirminghamBlacksburgBledsoeBoonevilleCharlestonCincinnatiClairfieldDavidFrakesHazardHillsboroHindmanHydenInezJackhornJohnson CityLexington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

What could you do with Berea College on Grantable?

  • Assess strategic fit with your organization
  • Get AI-generated opportunity briefs
  • Monitor for new funding opportunities
  • Draft a tailored letter of inquiry