The University Of The South

Sewanee, TN · Founded 1947

Episcopal university offering liberal arts education on a mountain campus

Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Program Delivery
Topic
Community Services
Contact
Reuben Brigety
Website Contact

About Organization

The University of the South, known as Sewanee, is owned by 28 dioceses of the Episcopal Church and offers undergraduate, graduate, and theological education on a 13,000-acre campus atop the Cumberland Plateau. Based in Sewanee, TN, the university generated $192.8 million in revenue in 2021 with 1,975 employees.

What They Focus On

Core Services

Primary programs and activities aligned with organizational mission and community needs

Community Partnerships

Collaborative relationships with organizations and stakeholders strengthening collective impact

Capacity Building

Infrastructure and resource development enhancing organizational effectiveness and sustainability

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$192.8M

+119.2% vs 2021

Assets (2021)

$851.0M

+8.1% vs 2021

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2021 — — — —
2021 $87,938,479 $166,837,992 $787,587,757 1,975
2020 — — — —
2020 $255,900,013 $146,532,920 $873,880,393 1,867
2019 $160,821,030 $149,890,753 $763,236,262 2,007
2018 $164,022,017 $145,738,106 $748,650,415 1,980
2017 $165,347,553 $143,381,823 $711,275,600 2,010

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

Learn more
  • 01

    Assessment

    Identifying community needs and organizational priorities through data analysis and stakeholder consultation

  • 02

    Planning

    Developing strategic initiatives and allocating resources to address identified needs and opportunities

  • 03

    Implementation

    Delivering programs and services through trained staff, volunteers, and community partnerships

  • 04

    Evaluation

    Measuring outcomes and collecting feedback to improve effectiveness and accountability

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by The University Of The South

Scholarship Support

Merit and need-based financial aid enabling students to access higher education and complete degrees

Faculty Excellence

Endowed chairs and research grants supporting academic innovation and attracting distinguished scholars to campus

Campus Development

Facility improvements and technology upgrades enhancing learning environments and student experiences across campus

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind The University Of The South.

RB

Reuben Brigety

Former Vice Chancellor/President
Full-time
Compensation: $690,182
JM

John M McCardell Jr

Professor
Full-time
Compensation: $411,708
LS

Lisa Stephenson

Vice Provost for Student Success
Full-time
Compensation: $250,225
NB

Nancy Berner

Acting Vice Chancellor/Provost
Full-time
Compensation: $231,343
TP

Terry Papillon

Dean of the College
Full-time
Compensation: $206,229
MS

Marquitte Starkey

General Counsel
Full-time
Compensation: $205,449
JF

Jay Fisher

Former VP of Advancement
Full-time
Compensation: $191,961
AS

Alyssa Summers

Assoc Professor
Full-time
Compensation: $175,084
NN

Nicole Noffsinger-Fraizer

Assoc VP Marketing
Full-time
Compensation: $165,578
SW

Scott Wilson

Acting Provost
Full-time
Compensation: $161,661
DS

David Shipps

VP Econ Dev
Full-time
Compensation: $160,810
EH

Erica Howard

Dean of Students
Full-time
Compensation: $135,222
LA

Lee Ann Backlund

Former Dean of Admission
Full-time
Compensation: $133,583
JT

Jim Turrell

Dean School of Theology
Full-time
Compensation: $106,796
AR

Alan Ramirez

Dean of Admissions
Full-time
Compensation: $85,979
DV

Deborah Vaughn

VP University Relations
Full-time
Compensation: $63,493

Milestones

2020

Revenue Peak

2020

Reached $255,900,013 in annual revenue demonstrating organizational growth

2021

Program Expansion

2021

Expanded services and outreach to reach more beneficiaries and strengthen community impact

2024

Partnership Growth

2024

Developed strategic partnerships with organizations to leverage resources and expand reach

2026

Continued Impact

2026

Ongoing programs and services reaching communities through mission-aligned activities

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

EW
Earl Williams Treasurer 40 hrs/week · $217,679
RE
Robert E Bachman Board Member 40 hrs/week · $115,665
RS
Ruth Sanchez Imizcoz Board Member 40 hrs/week · $111,898
KR
Kate Reed Board Member 40 hrs/week · $63,349
JM
Julia M Gatta Board Member 40 hrs/week · $61,295
AC
Abby Cole Board Member 2 hrs/week
AP
Allen Petit Board Member 2 hrs/week
AD
Allie Dent Board Member 2 hrs/week
AM
Amanda Moran Board Member 2 hrs/week
AS
Amber Singleton Camiul Board Member 2 hrs/week
AC
Andrew Carter Board Member 2 hrs/week
AG
Anna Graham Board Member 2 hrs/week
AH
Anne Hodges-Copple Board Member 2 hrs/week
BG
Bill Gage Board Member 2 hrs/week
BH
Bill Harper Board Member 2 hrs/week
BS
Bill Stiefel Jr Board Member 2 hrs/week
BU
Bonnie Underwood Board Member 2 hrs/week
BD
Bradley Drell Board Member 2 hrs/week
BL
Brian L Cole Board Member 2 hrs/week
BR
Brian R Seage Board Member 2 hrs/week
CA
C Andrew Doyle Board Member 2 hrs/week
CC
Canon Christian Brady Board Member 2 hrs/week
CD
Canon Doris Westfall Board Member 2 hrs/week
CG
Carmen Germino Board Member 2 hrs/week
CT
Carol Titus Board Member 2 hrs/week
CF
Catherine Foster Board Member 2 hrs/week
CB
Chalankis Brown Board Member 2 hrs/week
CS
Chris Sturgeon Board Member 2 hrs/week
CV
Christina Vial Comer Board Member 2 hrs/week
CB
Christopher Bright Board Member 2 hrs/week
CA
Clifford Athey Board Member 2 hrs/week
CL
Cornelia LaRussa Board Member 2 hrs/week
CP
Cynthia Phelps-Streit Board Member 2 hrs/week
DS
Dabney Smith Board Member 2 hrs/week
DJ
Dallas J Gingles Board Member 2 hrs/week
DL
Dalton Lyon Board Member 2 hrs/week
DP
Daniel P Richards Board Member 2 hrs/week
DE
David Elliott III Board Member 2 hrs/week
DM
David M Goldberg Board Member 2 hrs/week
DM
David M Sanders Board Member 2 hrs/week
DR
David Reed Board Member 2 hrs/week
DJ
Deon Johnson Board Member 2 hrs/week
DW
Don WF Rodgers Board Member 2 hrs/week
EB
Emmanuel Bessay Board Member 2 hrs/week
ES
Eric Stevenson Board Member 2 hrs/week
EF
Eugene F Reuman Board Member 2 hrs/week
FL
Frances L Webster Board Member 2 hrs/week
FL
Frances Ladd Board Member 2 hrs/week
FS
Frank Sullivan Logue Board Member 2 hrs/week
GG
George G Clarke Jr Board Member 2 hrs/week
GR
George R Sumner Board Member 2 hrs/week
GW
George Williamson Board Member 2 hrs/week
GS
Glenda S Curry Board Member 2 hrs/week
GO
Gregory O Brewer Board Member 2 hrs/week
GM
Gretchen M Rehberg Board Member 2 hrs/week
HE
H E Miller Jr Board Member 2 hrs/week
HP
Harris Powers Board Member 2 hrs/week
HS
Henry Setser Board Member 2 hrs/week
HJ
Hilary Jarvis Board Member 2 hrs/week
IS
Isabella Stuart Reeves Board Member 2 hrs/week
JM
J Malone Gilliam Board Member 2 hrs/week
JR
J Russell Kendrick Board Member 2 hrs/week
JS
J Scott Mayer Board Member 2 hrs/week
JL
Jack Lauless Board Member 2 hrs/week
JB
Jackson Byron Greene Board Member 2 hrs/week
JW
Jacob W Owensby Board Member 2 hrs/week
JH
Jane Hart Lewis Board Member 2 hrs/week
JW
Jeff W Fisher Board Member 2 hrs/week
JP
Jeffery Patenaude Board Member 2 hrs/week
JH
Jennifer Hargrave Board Member 2 hrs/week
JC
Jessica C Osaki Board Member 2 hrs/week
JL
Jim Liggett Board Member 2 hrs/week
JO
Johanna Oliver Rousseaux Board Member 2 hrs/week
JB
John Bauerschmidt Board Member 2 hrs/week
JA
Jose A McLoughlin Board Member 2 hrs/week
JB
Joseph B Mays Jr Board Member 2 hrs/week
KM
Kathryn M Ryan Board Member 2 hrs/week
KC
Katie C Pearson Board Member 2 hrs/week
KB
Ken Baxter Board Member 2 hrs/week
KL
Kirby L Colson Board Member 2 hrs/week
KE
Kristen E Paul Board Member 2 hrs/week
KJ
Kristin J Harrison Board Member 2 hrs/week
KL
Kristine Laudadio Devine Board Member 2 hrs/week
LR
Larry R Benfield Board Member 2 hrs/week
LA
Lenore Adediran Board Member 2 hrs/week
LN
Leslie Newman Board Member 2 hrs/week
LD
Liz Dalrymple Board Member 2 hrs/week
LR
Lori Ranner Board Member 2 hrs/week
LL
Lucy Lacey Shackelford Board Member 2 hrs/week
MS
M Sanjeeva Senanayake Board Member 2 hrs/week
MJ
Mac Jefferson Board Member 2 hrs/week
ML
Mallory L Dimmitt Board Member 2 hrs/week
ML
Marcel Lettre Board Member 2 hrs/week
MH
Marguerite H Gray Board Member 2 hrs/week
MR
Mark Richard Board Member 2 hrs/week
MV
Mark Van Koevering Board Member 2 hrs/week
MD
Marti Dalby Board Member 2 hrs/week
MA
Mary Alice Mathison Board Member 2 hrs/week
MM
Maryetta M Anschutz Board Member 2 hrs/week
MF
Matthew Farr Board Member 2 hrs/week
MB
Michael Bordelon Board Member 2 hrs/week
MG
Michael Goldsmith Board Member 2 hrs/week
MK
Michael Kirk Battle Board Member 2 hrs/week
MR
Michael Reeves Board Member 2 hrs/week
MS
Michael Smith Board Member 2 hrs/week
MC
Miranda Cully Board Member 2 hrs/week
MD
Molly Dougall Board Member 2 hrs/week
MH
Molly Holdeman Board Member 2 hrs/week
MN
Molly Nabors Board Member 2 hrs/week
MK
Morris K Thompson Jr Board Member 2 hrs/week
NF
Nick Funk Board Member 2 hrs/week
PD
PJ Deschenes Board Member 2 hrs/week
PF
Paige Fisher Board Member 2 hrs/week
PD
Perrin Dargan Board Member 2 hrs/week
PE
Peter Eaton Board Member 2 hrs/week
PA
Phoebe A Roaf Board Member 2 hrs/week
PH
Polly H Robb Board Member 2 hrs/week
PS
Pratham Singhal Board Member 2 hrs/week
RA
R Allan McCaslin Board Member 2 hrs/week
RS
Raj Sivananthan Board Member 2 hrs/week
RP
Randy Poitevent DeFoor Board Member 2 hrs/week
RH
Rayford High Board Member 2 hrs/week
RC
Rebecca Crumrine Rieder Board Member 2 hrs/week
RA
Richard Ammons Board Member 2 hrs/week
RT
Richard T Earle III Board Member 2 hrs/week
RB
Robert Beazley Board Member 2 hrs/week
RF
Robert Fowler Board Member 2 hrs/week
RW
Robert Wright Board Member 2 hrs/week
RR
Rondal Richardson Board Member 2 hrs/week
RM
Ruth M Woodliff-Stanley Board Member 2 hrs/week
RC
Ryan Currie Board Member 2 hrs/week
SJ
Samuel Johnson Howard Board Member 2 hrs/week
SR
Samuel Regonini Board Member 2 hrs/week
SR
Samuel Rodman Board Member 2 hrs/week
SB
Scott Bagley Board Member 2 hrs/week
SG
Susan Griffith Board Member 2 hrs/week
SL
Suzanne L Cate Board Member 2 hrs/week
TB
Tara Bartal Board Member 2 hrs/week
TA
Terry Allen White Board Member 2 hrs/week
TP
Tom Purdy Board Member 2 hrs/week
TC
Trippe Cheek Board Member 2 hrs/week
VC
Val Crumpton Board Member 2 hrs/week
VT
Vicki T Burgess Board Member 2 hrs/week
WA
W A Stringer Board Member 2 hrs/week
WC
W Christopher Behnke Board Member 2 hrs/week
WM
WR McCown Board Member 2 hrs/week
WC
William Campbell Board Member 2 hrs/week
WS
William Stokes Board Member 2 hrs/week
DW
Douglass Williams Treasurer

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$4.0M

Highest Paid

$801K

Reuben Brigety

Compensated Officers

15

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Reuben Brigety Former Vice Chancellor/President $690,182 $111,214 $801,396 4
John M Mccardell JR Professor $411,708 $40,610 $452,318 4
Nancy Berner Acting Vice Chancellor/Provost $231,343 $55,748 $287,091 4
Lisa Stephenson Vice Provost For Student Success $250,225 $19,329 $269,554 4
Jay Fisher Former VP Of Advancement $191,961 $58,127 $250,088 4
Terry Papillon Dean Of The College $206,229 $39,628 $245,857 4
Earl Williams Treasurer $217,679 $18,025 $235,704 4
David Shipps VP Econ DEV $160,810 $72,377 $233,187 4
Nicole Noffsinger-Fraizer ASSOC VP Marketing $165,578 $57,869 $223,447 4
Marquitte Starkey General Counsel $205,449 $16,727 $222,176 4
Scott Wilson Acting Provost $161,661 $36,797 $198,458 4
Alyssa Summers ASSOC Professor $175,084 $9,571 $184,655 4
Jim Turrell Dean School Of Theology $106,796 $45,178 $151,974 4
Erica Howard Dean Of Students $135,222 $14,125 $149,347 4
Lee Ann Backlund Former Dean Of Admission $133,583 $5,351 $138,934 4

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Individual Political Donors

People from this organization who contributed to political campaigns

$7K Total Given
Democratic $6,571 (100%)
100 Contributions
$66 Avg Each

Top Individual Donors

20 Individual Donors
HB
Helen Bateman 5 contributions • $220 avg
$1,100
JJ
Jeannie Johnson 10 contributions • $100 avg
$1,000
RM
Robert Macswain 2 contributions • $500 avg
$1,000
KG
Kerry Ginger 3 contributions • $200 avg
$600
PW
Paul Wiley 3 contributions • $167 avg
$500

Other Individual Contributors $2,371 combined

#6
CB

Christopher Bryan

Sewanee, TN

$360 Total
8 Contributions
HARRIS VICTORY HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
#7
SB

Sid Brown

Sewanee, TN

$321 Total
24 Contributions
DSCC ACTBLUE
#8
NB

Nicole Barenbaum

Sewanee, TN

$320 Total
6 Contributions
DCCC
#9
DL

David Landon

Sewanee, TN

$300 Total
12 Contributions
DSCC ACTBLUE
#10
DL

David L. Spaulding

Sewanee, TN

$200 Total
2 Contributions
DCCC
#11
DS

David Spaulding

Sewanee, TN

$200 Total
2 Contributions
DCCC
#12
TP

Terry Papillon

Sewanee, TN

$150 Total
3 Contributions
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
#13
SM

Shelley Maclaren

Sewanee, TN

$100 Total
11 Contributions
HARRIS VICTORY
#14
CC

Catherine Cavagnaro

Sewanee, TN

$100 Total
1 Contribution
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
#15
KB

Kim Bradford

Winchester, TN

$100 Total
1 Contribution
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
#16
PM

Pradip Malde

Sewanee, TN

$50 Total
2 Contributions
HARRIS VICTORY
#17
KG

Katie Goforth

Tracy City, TN

$50 Total
1 Contribution
HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT
#18
CC

Cynthia Crysdale

Sewanee, TN

$50 Total
2 Contributions
MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA
#19
DB

Dan Backlund

Sewanee, TN

$50 Total
1 Contribution
COLIN ALLRED FOR SENATE
#20
JM

Jennifer Michael

Sewanee, TN

$20 Total
1 Contribution
GLORIA FOR TENNESSEE

Quick Insights

🏆
Most Active Donor Sid Brown with 24 contributions
💰
Highest Avg per Contribution Robert Macswain at $500 each
🎯
Top Recipient HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT — $2,310

Data from Federal Election Commission • Individual contributions only

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$1.5M Grants Received
18 Organizations

Top Funders

18 total
FI
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$419K
LP
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc
$403K
TC
The Community Foundation Inc.
$143K
FF
Foundation For The Carolinas
$95K
AE
American Endowment Foundation
$74K
TA
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
$57K
BR
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
$56K
MS
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 2 grants
$35K
TR
T Rowe Price Program For Charitable
$25K
TC
The Community Foundation Of Middle
$25K
+8 more funders
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc The Community Foundation Inc. Foundation For The Carolinas American Endowment Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation Baton Rouge Area Foundation Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. T Rowe Price Program For Charitable The Community Foundation Of Middle American Online Giving Foundation Inc. The Community Foundation Of Greater Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund DonateStock Charitable Inc North Georgia Community Foundation Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. North Carolina Community Foundation
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc The Community Foundation Inc. Foundation For The Carolinas American Endowment Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation Baton Rouge Area Foundation Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. T Rowe Price Program For Charitable The Community Foundation Of Middle American Online Giving Foundation Inc. The Community Foundation Of Greater Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund DonateStock Charitable Inc North Georgia Community Foundation Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. North Carolina Community Foundation

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with The University Of The South

Phone

(931) 598-3357 (931) 598-1000

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735 University Avenue Sewanee, TN 373831000