The Corporation of Mercer University
Macon, GA · EIN 58-0566167 · Education · Rank 1,389 by total revenue
Mercer university's mission is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower, and to serve.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $484,697,995
- Total expenses
- $453,782,267
- Total assets
- $1,102,611,953
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $156,663,206
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $202,083,777
- Employees
- 4,514
- Salary base per employee
- $34,706
"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 (69)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Underwood | PRESIDENT/PROFESSOR | Board, Officer | 40 | $613,384 |
| James Netherton | EXEC VP-ADMIN & FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $410,543 |
| David Davis | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $401,637 |
| Penny Elkins | Executive VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | Officer | 40 | $367,205 |
| John Patterson | SENIOR VP FOR ADVANCEMENT | Officer | 40 | $336,677 |
| Kellie Appel | SENIOR VP FOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | Officer | 40 | $293,740 |
| Larry Brummley | SENIOR VP FOR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND CHIEF OF STAFF | Officer | 40 | $288,050 |
| Matthew Hall | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $255,644 |
| Julia Davis | AVP FINANCE & TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $211,031 |
| Thomas P Bishop | CHAIRMAN | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Jean Sumner | DEAN/PROFESSOR | Key employee | 40 | $516,560 |
| Andrea Mitchell | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Key employee | 40 | $308,063 |
| Amy Miller Wall | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ashley Amos Copelan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Benjamin W Griffith | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Caroyn Townsend McAfee Bruner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cathy Callawy Adams | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charles L Cantrell III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charles Watson Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Chris R Sheridan Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David E Hudson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David E Linch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dericus K Harvey | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Barbara Brown Taylor | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr James C Elder Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Spencer B King | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dwight J Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Edward Schutter Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eli Morgan | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Erin Keller | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gene Gabbard | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Genelle Jennings | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Heather Darden | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| J Henry Walker | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| J Thomas McAfee | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jacqueline Baugh Moore | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James William Thomas Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jennifer Nunn Tarbutton | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jerry S Wilson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jimmy Carter | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joe Sam Robinson Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Julie Long | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kevin Head | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Larry Braden | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Liza Chapman | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| M Troy Woods | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Malcom S Burgess | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Marc Treadwell | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mary Diane Owens | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Matthew P Sapp | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Maxine C Morris | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael Boggs | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Milton L Cruz | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nancy Grace | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Nathan Deal | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Rabun Matthews III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| RAYMOND McLEOD WARRN III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Schneider | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert F Hatcher | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert G Goddard | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Stanley Demetrius Jones | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Terry England | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Virgil L Adams | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| W Louis Sands | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William A Moye | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Bradley Turner Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William H Anderson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William Knox Pou | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Yvette Miller | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,862,478, which is 3.1% of the $156,663,206 salary base shared by 4,514 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nakayama | SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN/SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | Highly paid employee | 40 | $942,494 | $0 | $28,102 | $970,596 |
| William Underwood | PRESIDENT/PROFESSOR | Board, Officer | 40 | $558,447 | $0 | $54,937 | $613,384 |
| John Hawkins | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $491,169 | $0 | $54,504 | $545,673 |
| Jean Sumner | DEAN/PROFESSOR | Key employee | 40 | $462,294 | $0 | $54,266 | $516,560 |
| James Netherton | EXEC VP-ADMIN & FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $357,169 | $0 | $53,374 | $410,543 |
| David Davis | PROVOST | Officer | 40 | $348,262 | $0 | $53,375 | $401,637 |
| Penny Elkins | Executive VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | Officer | 40 | $316,300 | $0 | $50,905 | $367,205 |
| Edwin Grimsely | PROFFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $304,991 | $0 | $50,002 | $354,993 |
| Karen Sneddon | DEAN/PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $296,150 | $0 | $49,060 | $345,210 |
| John Patterson | SENIOR VP FOR ADVANCEMENT | Officer | 40 | $288,189 | $0 | $48,488 | $336,677 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611279349301536 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 58-0566167
- Organization website (as filed): www.mercer.edu