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William Jessup University

EIN 94-1279803 · Rocklin, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak22 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHURCH, THE PURPOSE OF WILLIAM JESSUP UNIVERSITY IS TO EDUCATE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.

Income
$61.8 million
Spending
$85.3 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
-14.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 90%
Employees
1,044
Volunteers
140
Highest pay
$395,627, president/trustee

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 22 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 83% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 38% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 21% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 80 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $71.5 million spent. TRADITIONAL & DEGREE COMPLETION: JESSUP ENROLLS NEARLY 1,000 STUDENTS IN ITS UNDERGRADUATE AND DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS WITH AN INTEGRATED BIBLICAL FOUNDATION IN EACH PROGRAM. EACH UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IS FOUNDED ON A SOLID LIBERAL ARTS CORE AND INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FOSTER A STUDENT'S SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. WITH 28 TRADITIONAL AND DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS, JESSUP HAS A VARIETY OF CONCENTRATIONS AND SPECIALIZATIONS FROM WHICH STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE. JESSUP'S DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS ARE CUSTOMIZED TO SERVE WORKING ADULT STUDENTS IN A COURSE OF STUDY THAT IS CONVENIENT, FLEXIBLE, AND RELEVANT TO THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)ACCELERATED COURSES ARE OFFERED REMOTELY IN A SYNCHRONOUS FORMAT. THE DEGREE COMPLETION PEDAGOGY IS BUILT TO SERVE HIGH-CONTEXT ADULT LEARNERS WHO BRING A WIDE RANGE OF WORK AND LIFE SKILLS, GIFTS, AND ABILITIES INTO THE CLASSROOM. EXPERIENTIAL AND CO-CURRICULAR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ARE A HALLMARK OF THE TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AS OUR INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK PREPAREDNESS COURSES ASSIST STUDENTS IN SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS. MAJORS INCLUDE BUSINESS, CHILD DEVELPMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEADERSHIP, ENGLISH, HISTORY, MUSIC, THEATER, DIGITAL COMMUNICATION, ART & DESIGN, LIBERAL STUDIES & CREDENTIALING, POLITICAL SCIENCE, BIBLICAL STUDIES, BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, KINESIOLOGY, MATH, AVIATION, ACCOUNTANCY, NURSING, EXERCISE SCIENCE, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE. JESSUP ALSO OFFERS THREE ASSOCIATE DEGREES. JESSUP PROVIDES A HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ITS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUTER STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY LEARNING COMMONS PROVIDES ENTRY LEVEL AND CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND AT-RISK STUDENTS THROUGH A TEAM OF ACADEMIC SPECIALISTS, SUCCESS COACHES, AND TUTORS. EXPERT FACULTY WHO ARE SELECTED AND APPOINTED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERTISE, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, MISSIONAL FIT, AND ABILITY TO TEACH IN AN ACCELERATED ADULT CLASSROOM, CAPITALIZE ON THE ADULT LEARNER'S TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP THEM GROW IN THEIR EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO THINK, WRITE, READ, AND SPEAK WELL. THE ADC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SEEKS TO BRING THE WORLD OF WORK INTO THE CLASSROOM AND TAKE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CLASSROOM BACK INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK SITUATIONS. FOSTERING A STUDENT'S PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND MATTERS OF PERSONAL FAITH AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION REFLECTS THE SPIRIT OF JESSUP'S ADULT DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND LEADERSHIP.
  2. $1.6 million spent. GRADUATE EDUCATION: JESSUP OFFERS A GROWING ARRAY OF HIGH QUALITY GRADUATE DEGREES, EACH DESIGNED TO OFFER AN ADVANCED-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TAUGHT BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED FACULTY WHO SHARE PERSONAL CONCERN FOR EACH STUDENT'S SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL WELL-BEING. CURRENT OFFERINGS SERVE OVER 350 STUDENTS AND INCLUDE A MA OF ACCOUNTANCY, MA IN TEACHING, MA IN EDUCATION, MBA, AN INTERNATIONAL MBA, MS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MA IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, MA IN LEADERSHIP, AND A MS IN KINESIOLOGY. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED, THROUGH OUR MULNOMAH CAMPUS, DEGREES INCLUDING A MA OF DIVINITY, MA OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, MA OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTICE, AND A DOCTOR OF MINISTRY DEGREE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)JESSUP IS SELECTIVELY BUILDING HIGH-QUALITY GRADUATE DEGREES THAT SERVE STUDENT INTERESTS AND MARKETPLACE DEMANDS BASED ON THE CORE ACADEMIC STRENGTHS OF ITS PROGRAMS AND FACULTY. BOTH THESIS-BASED AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CRITICAL THINKING, SPEAKING, AND WRITING WITH THE GOAL OF PREPARING KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED GRADUATES WHO MAY PURSUE ADDITIONAL GRADUATE STUDY AND/OR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EMPHASES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
  3. $537,706 spent. ONLINE EDUCATION:THE GROWTH OF ONLINE OPTIONS AND PROGRAMS NOW INCLUDES STUDENTS ACROSS ALL DEGREE PLATFORMS, AS JESSUP SERVES OVER 1200 STUDENTS ONLINE, WITH NEARLY 250 PARTICIPATING IN 10 FULLY ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS. UNDERGRADUATE ONLINE DEGREES INCLUDE BUSINESS, BIBLE AND THEOLOGY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, LEADERSHIP, PSYCHOLOGY, AND APPLIED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)GRADUATE ONLINE DEGREES INCLUDE: MASTER OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS), MASTER OF SCIENCE IN KINESIOLOGY, MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP, MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, AND MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY (REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS). ONLINE DEGREES PROVIDE FLEXIBLE LEARNING PLATFORMS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS WHO WORK TO ACCESS FACULTY AND CURRICULUM IN A CONVENIENT FORMAT. SIMILARLY, LIBRARY RESOURCES AND STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ARE ALSO ACCESSIBLE ONLINE. FINALLY, BOTH JESSUP'S UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES HAVE THE SAME GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND SHARE FACULTY WITH THE ON-GROUND DEGREES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1947.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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