Lyon College
2300 Highland Rd, Batesville, AR · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $52,495,246 | $62,582,016 | $14,714,019 |
| FY2024 | $34,339,062 | $62,152,246 | $24,888,489 |
| FY2023 | $26,364,334 | $41,936,415 | $58,620,087 |
| FY2022 | $33,951,461 | $37,580,960 | $72,435,736 |
| FY2021 | $34,275,899 | $38,131,695 | $92,638,534 |
| FY2020 | $86,085,291 | $38,694,967 | $85,990,294 |
| FY2019 | $28,785,427 | $39,253,234 | $43,005,169 |
| FY2018 | $28,406,665 | $36,192,371 | $52,927,253 |
| FY2017 | $27,640,540 | $33,529,153 | $60,461,094 |
| FY2016 | $45,607,888 | $32,045,462 | $63,710,039 |
| FY2015 | $31,500,738 | $30,033,133 | $50,744,586 |
| FY2014 | $26,050,800 | $25,933,761 | $50,313,430 |
| FY2013 | $20,791,522 | $25,538,198 | $48,337,701 |
| FY2012 | $27,793,312 | $24,082,940 | $52,044,373 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Lyon College (EIN 71-0246213), 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 | $21,962,496 | 42% |
| Program service revenue | $24,972,566 | 48% |
| Other revenue | $5,560,184 | 11% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $50,339,144 | 80% |
| Management & general | $10,134,186 | 16% |
| Fundraising | $2,108,686 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 48% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 80% of functional expenses, management & general 16%, and fundraising 3%.
- 80% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 28.6% of 28 Education organizations in AR.
- Net assets covered about 2.8 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 17th percentile among 373 Education organizations in AR.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.2% of 381 Education organizations in AR.
- Total revenue rose from $27,793,312 in FY2012 to $52,495,246 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 9 of 14 reported years (FY2013, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $86,085,291 in FY2020.
- Net assets declined from $52,044,373 to $14,714,019 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 27% of revenue in FY2012 and 42% 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
LYON COLLEGE OFFERS A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION OF SUPERIOR QUALITY IN A PERSONALIZED SETTING. A SELECTIVE, INDEPENDENT, UNDERGRADUATE, RESIDENTIAL TEACHING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY AFFILIATED WITH THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA).
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1946 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | B420 — Education |
| 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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