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Filing year 2023

LEE UNIVERSITY

Cleveland, Tennessee·EIN 62-0502739·3
Total revenue
$91.6M
Total assets
$198.8M
Total expenses
$91.4M
Reported officers
33
Mission

LEE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE. THE UNIVERSITY IS OPERATED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AND IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

$267k
$292k
Base
$164k
Bonus
Other
$37k
Benefits
$11k
Chancellor
officer (unspecified)
$223k
$244k
Base
$106k
Bonus
Other
$99k
Benefits
$7k
Vice President for Business & Finance
vice president
$171k
$187k
Base
$152k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$4k
Provost
officer (unspecified)
$145k
$158k
Dean, School of Nursing
highest compensated employee
$136k
$148k
Dean, College of Education
highest compensated employee
$132k
$144k
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing
vice president
$131k
$143k
Chair, Department of Natural Sciences
board chair
$129k
$141k
Vice President for University Relations
vice president
$125k
$136k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 24 unpaid individuals.

Down 18%
from 2022

From $324k in 2022 to $267k in 2023.

$324k
2022
$267k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 21% in real terms$370k to $292k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

LEE UNIVERSITY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$97.3M
$93.5M
2022
$91.6M
$91.4M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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