Claflin University
Legal name: Claflin Qalicb Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 873730184
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Orangeburg, SC, USA
- Phone
- (803) 535-5000
- Rating
- 55
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $12,559,234
- Expenses
- $1,005,574
- Assets
- $41,913,583
- Liabilities
- $18,576,749
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ASHLEY SCHOFIELD (PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER)
Highest reported compensation
- ASHLEY SCHOFIELD (PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASURER): $193,413 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Claflin University will be recognized as a leading 21st Century institution of higher education that develops a diverse and inclusive community of globally engaged visionary leaders.
What it reported doing in 2024
Our dedicated staff will provide exceptional facilities, programs and service to positively engage cu students, faculty, staff and the orangeburg community. We will cultivate outstanding and memorable experiences by offering dynamic and diverse opportunities which enrich the campus and promote healthy lifestyles. Through strong relationships with our academic and co-curricular partners, we will foster leaders and nurture future professionals by enhancing their educational experience, helping individuals reach their potential and providing a learning laboratory on campus.claflin university student center (opened march 2024)the claflin university student center exists to enrich the student experience by serving as the dynamic heart of campus lifepromoting community, leadership, learning, and well-being. It provides an inclusive and welcoming environment where students can gather, study, collaborate, engage in cultural and social activities, and connect with university and community partners. Through its versatile spaces, student-centered services, and commitment to excellence, the student center supports claflin's mission of developing visionary leaders who think critically, act boldly, and serve with purpose. Beyond serving students, the center is a vital bridge between claflin university and the orangeburg community. Its flexible event spaces, cultural programming capacity, and retail services provide a shared environment for civic engagement, educational outreach, and economic activity. The facility reinforces claflin's commitment to being a community-anchored institution and a leader among hbcus in student experience and campus innovation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Affiliate-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions from related organizations.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 33
- Transparency & Controls: 65
- Accountability: 65
- Sustainability: 89
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 7%; rating input score 7
- Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 88
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Missing
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 92%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 41.68; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 120% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 80.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 52.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 7% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $880K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $193K · 3 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 7/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.