Organizations Filed Purposes:
CIU educates from a Bibilical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ.
Columbia International University educates people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. In the 2019-20 school year the University served 937 undergraduate students, and 1,335 students in our graduate school and seminary. The total number of students who graduated in 2019-20 was 323 which includes 140 undergraduate students plus 183 graduate and seminary students.
Ben Lippen School seeks to glorify God by assisting families and churches in equipping students spiritually, academically, and socially under the lordship of Jesus Christ. During the 2019-20 academic year, Ben Lippen served 830 students in grades PK-12, of which 87 were members of the class of 2020. These students, which represent 597 families, were served by 130 full- and part-time faculty and staff.
Auxiliary ServicesThe University operates six residence halls and a cafeteria, and provided on-campus housing and food services to 747 students during the 2019-20 school year. Also, Pine View apartments is a 136-unit housing community located on the wooded hillsides adjacent to the core campus. During the 2019-20 school year, it served as home to 292 CIU students, staff members, and their family members.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Smith | President | 60 | $248,637 |
| Keith Marion | Senior Vice President | 50 | $151,480 |
| Antonio Fajardo | Headmaster, BLS | 50 | $139,593 |
| William Jones | Chancellor | 60 | $130,814 |
| Ricky Christman | Vice President | 50 | $114,667 |
| Rob Hartman | Chief Financial Officer | 50 | $89,002 |
| Edith Parks | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| William Jones | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Uber | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Benny Tate | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| James Morgan | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Chikong Shue | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Marquis Ryan | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Marshall White | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| D Gary Harlow | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Gutwein | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Adrian Despres Jr | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Marion Davis | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Blackwell | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Mullins | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Lyn Cook | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| W Tobin Cassels | Trustee-Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Rutt | Vice Chair of the Board | 1 | $0 |
| Hans Finzel | Chairman of the Board | 1 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202130219349301608_public.xml