Guilford College
5800 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4,421,830 | $6,416,719 | $117,351,685 |
| FY2024 | $81,870,469 | $76,704,377 | $114,179,797 |
| FY2023 | $61,948,875 | $73,147,453 | $122,775,417 |
| FY2022 | $54,557,208 | $48,352,041 | $137,066,408 |
| FY2021 | $58,688,968 | $46,186,594 | $143,814,775 |
| FY2020 | $47,406,848 | $52,999,324 | $118,608,370 |
| FY2019 | $47,759,682 | $49,381,971 | $127,560,753 |
| FY2018 | $50,808,771 | $44,866,445 | $134,339,840 |
| FY2017 | $46,999,601 | $44,547,751 | $129,743,665 |
| FY2016 | $45,951,575 | $45,392,831 | $120,016,560 |
| FY2015 | $49,834,078 | $50,059,885 | $123,988,823 |
| FY2014 | $52,007,721 | $51,850,796 | $128,014,587 |
| FY2013 | $54,743,537 | $52,010,287 | $120,077,800 |
| FY2012 | $64,092,700 | $58,244,085 | $111,048,810 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Guilford College (EIN 56-0529982), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $3,034,099 | 69% |
| Program service revenue | $611,936 | 14% |
| Other revenue | $775,795 | 18% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $3,884,408 | 61% |
| Management & general | $2,371,356 | 37% |
| Fundraising | $160,955 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 69% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 61% of functional expenses, management & general 37%, and fundraising 3%.
- 61% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 7.2% of 152 Education organizations in NC.
- Net assets covered about 219.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 95th percentile among 1703 Education organizations in NC.
- Total revenue was higher than 82% of 1724 Education organizations in NC.
- Total revenue fell from $64,092,700 in FY2012 to $4,421,830 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 5 and decreased in 8 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2015, FY2019, FY2020, FY2023, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $81,870,469 in FY2024.
- Net assets grew from $111,048,810 to $117,351,685 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 29% of revenue in FY2012 and 69% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO PROVIDE A TRANSFORMATIVE, PRACTICAL, AND EXCELLENT LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION THAT PRODUCES CRITICAL THINKERS IN AN INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT, GUIDED BY QUAKER TESTIMONIES OF COMMUNITY, EQUALITY, INTEGRITY, PEACE AND SIMPLICITY AND EMPHASIZING THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, EXPERIENCE,
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1975 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | B420 — Education (in NC) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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