Trevecca Nazarene University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 620497990
IRS 990 coverage: 2009–2024
Official website data refreshed: Sep 2026
Forms available: Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 6152481200
Rating: 81
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Undergraduate College (4-year)
Affiliation: Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $95,946,476
Expenses: $98,284,607
Assets: $237,607,678
Liabilities: $98,421,779

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

55 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

DAN BOONE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

DAN BOONE (PRESIDENT): $268,830 total reported compensation
TOM MIDDENDORF (PROVOST): $203,096 total reported compensation
MARIANO MONZU (EVP FINANCE & ADMIN): $187,036 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Trevecca is a private, four-year Christian liberal arts university. Very active. Trevecca’s Commuter Council plans events, gatherings and service projects specifically for commuters. Commuters regularly use campus spaces like the cafeteria, library and common areas to study and build relationships. Although living on campus provides the most immersive experience, commuters are fully part of campus life. Are internships required at Trevecca? Not all majors require an internship, but opportunities to gain relevant experience in the field are available in most every program. Internships, practicums and other forms of hands-on training help ensure students are workforce-ready when they graduate. You can explore some of our students’ recent internship stories to.

What it reported doing in 2024

Trevecca nazarene university is a comprehensive, fully accredited, christian university offering undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees. Located in the heart of nashville, Tennessee, the university seeks to engage students in scholarship, critical thinking, and meaningful worship to prepare them for lives of leadership and service.the university offers 15 associate degrees, 74 baccalaureate degrees, 25 master's programs, and 3 doctoral programs as well as one specialist and three certificate programs in a number of fields including business, science, technology, health care, education, counseling, religion, music, leadership, and library and information sciences. This year, trevecca launched new degree programs, specialized tracks and expanded formats to continue equipping servant leaders in a variety of fields. The ph.d. In leadership studies offers a path for doctoral graduates to contribute to the evolving body of knowledge in the field of leadership through research or instruction. The bachelor of science in human performance and fitness program prepares graduates for hands-on careers in health, fitness, and exercise science. In the education specialist in instructional leadership program, a new artificial intelligence track empowers educators and leaders to effectively and ethically integrate ai into classrooms and institutions.trevecca awards institutional, state, and federal financial aid assisting students in developing a plan for meeting their educational expenses. The office of financial aid provides guidance and resources to help students and their families bridge the gap between a student's potential resources and the university's costs. The percentage of traditional undergraduate students receiving financial aid from any source was more than 90%.

Operating model

Revenue model: Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model: Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for grants.

Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 83
Transparency & Controls: 71
Accountability: 99
Sustainability: 41
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 91%; rating input score 91
Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
Fundraising efficiency: $7.16 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

Independent voting board: 97.7%; rating input score 98; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

Operating margin: -2.4%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.42; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 1.5%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 61st 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: 91% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
Governance: 42 of 43 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $86.3M in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $269K · 55 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $11.7M reported
Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
Schedules: 14 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
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.
Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 32/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.