Education Loan Finance Inc

KNOXVILLE, TN EIN: 62-1586836 Website

PROVIDES FUNDING FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENT LOANS AND GRANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.0B

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$62M$125M$187M$250M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,031,275,123$2,155,671,295$2,133,641,824
Revenue$152,761,053$155,521,982$139,396,971
Expenses$134,960,317$119,011,760$102,869,647
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$21,528,794$24,497,577$19,194,655
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$63K$126K$189K$252K0 grants20202 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN ARNOLDPRESIDENT/CEO$1.4MBILL THOMPSONEVP/CFO$525KBARBARA THOMASCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$487KMICHAEL O'DONNELLEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$324KERIC STEWARTCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER$305KBRENT STARLINGMANAGING DIRECTOR$215KJASON BOLINCONTROLLER$189KJOSEPH LITTLETONCHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY O…$109KCHRISTOPHER KIRKACCOUNTING MANAGER$106KROBERT ROSENBAUMDIRECTOR$82KCHRISTOPHER SIMMONSDIRECTOR$72KSTEPHEN CLARKDIRECTOR$72KJEFF GIBBSCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$62KMELISSA MARKISAVP SERVICER COMPLIANCE$58KSTEVEN FISHERSYSTEMS ADMIN$38KDAVID BURGETTSYSTEMS ENGINEER$34KWILLIAM LEROY TAYLORSYSTEMS ENGINEER$33KVICKI WEAVERCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE…$17KEVA CHAMPIONCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE…$6K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BILL THOMPSONEVP/CFO18$525,012
JOHN ARNOLDPRESIDENT/CEO20$1,418,864
CHRISTOPHER SIMMONSDIRECTOR1$72,000
ROBERT ROSENBAUMDIRECTOR1$82,000
STEPHEN CLARKDIRECTOR1$72,000
BARBARA THOMASCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER16$487,320
ERIC STEWARTCHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER40$305,281
EVA CHAMPIONCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (THRU 01/2024)4$6,091
JEFF GIBBSCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER4$62,020
JOSEPH LITTLETONCHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER19.2$108,638
MICHAEL O'DONNELLEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT16$324,220
VICKI WEAVERCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (AS OF 03/2024)4$16,625
BRENT STARLINGMANAGING DIRECTOR40$215,356
JASON BOLINCONTROLLER40$189,439
CHRISTOPHER KIRKACCOUNTING MANAGER40$106,165
DAVID BURGETTSYSTEMS ENGINEER8$34,479
MELISSA MARKISAVP SERVICER COMPLIANCE20$57,797
STEVEN FISHERSYSTEMS ADMIN10$38,227
WILLIAM LEROY TAYLORSYSTEMS ENGINEER8$32,641

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

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

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