Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC · EIN 57-0314422 · Rank 3,489 by total revenue
The purpose of wofford college is to function as a liberal arts institution of superior quality.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $166,390,074
- Total expenses
- $162,654,568
- Total assets
- $804,222,395
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $36,120,293
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $48,994,755
- Employees
- 1,159
- Salary base per employee
- $31,165
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (34)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayef Samhat | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $809,510 |
| Chris Gardner | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $232,990 |
| Timothy Schmitz | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $193,979 |
| Christopher A P Carpenter | BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 2 | None reported |
| Ashley Richardson Allen | BOARD VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| William F Malambri III | BOARD SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Ronald A Andrews Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John E Bauknight IV | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Katherine A Close | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| R Howard Coker | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Catherin Codispoti | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| English C Flack | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jack McBride | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| B Shawan Gillians | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David G Johnson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Blanding U Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Wade P Keisler | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Timothy E Madden | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Monique McDowell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jodie W McLean | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James C Meadors | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Craig D Melvin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Steven W Mungo | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gregory A O'Dell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Matt McCoy | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| G Murrell Smith Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James L Switzer Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dorothy Acee Thomas | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Erin M Watson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joshua S Whitley | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William H Willimon | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lisa N Yebuah | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Margaret G Young | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Costa M Pleicones | TRUSTEE (TO 06/25) | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 8 people received $2,475,340, which is 6.9% of the $36,120,293 salary base shared by 1,159 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayef Samhat | PRESIDENT | Officer | 40 | $496,277 | $0 | $313,233 | $809,510 |
| Steven Watson | HEAD FOOTBALL COACH | Highly paid employee | 40 | $292,630 | $0 | $41,882 | $334,512 |
| Calhoun Kennedy | VP FOR PHILANTHROPY AND ENGAGEMENT | Highly paid employee | 40 | $219,720 | $0 | $38,550 | $258,270 |
| Dwight Perry | HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | Highly paid employee | 40 | $219,428 | $0 | $28,813 | $248,241 |
| Chris Gardner | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $196,556 | $0 | $36,434 | $232,990 |
| James Garrity | HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | Highly paid employee | 40 | $168,291 | $0 | $34,391 | $202,682 |
| Boyce Lawton | DEAN FOR STUDENT SUCCESS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $171,917 | $0 | $23,239 | $195,156 |
| Timothy Schmitz | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $176,294 | $0 | $17,685 | $193,979 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202631349349303103 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 57-0314422
- Organization website (as filed): www.wofford.edu