Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 63 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,595,953 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($24,801,165). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $32M
- Funders on record
- 63
- Grants received
- $46M
- Net assets
- $67M
What Westminster Theological Seminary does
Mission
The formation of men for the gospel ministry as pastors, evangelists, & teachers who shall proclaim the whole counsel of god throughout a changing world. The theological training of church officers as stewards of christ, and the communication of biblical studies.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Postgraduate academic programswestminster exists to train specialists in the bible to proclaim the whole counsel of god for christ and his global church. It is our intention to contribute to the training and spiritual formation of all of our students in the various degree programs. We currently offer programs leading to the master of divinity (mdiv), master of arts in religion (mar), master of arts in counseling (mac), master of arts in theological studies (mats), master of theology (thm), doctor of ministry (dmin), doctor of philosophy (phd), and a certificate in christian studies (cert).(continued on schedule o)fall 2024 enrollment was 1,183 students with 185 in the residential program, 770 in online learning, 168 in the korean campus, 54 in the spanish campus, and 6 visiting students. With respect to spring 2025, enrollment was 1,171 with 167 in the residential program, 753 in online learning, 77 in the spanish program, 170 in the korean campus, and 4 visiting students.residential programs: fall 2024 - 85 in mdiv, 17 in mar, 14 in thm, 29 in phd, 40 in dmin; spring 2025 - 82 in mdiv, 15 in mar, 10 in thm, 29 in phd, 31 in dmin.
$13,401,001 spentof which $5,206,634 as grants$7,258,266 earned by the program59% of program spendingOnline learningonline learning provides multiple degree programs online to train leaders in ministry anywhere in the world in their local ministry contexts. In addition to master of arts in counseling and a master of arts in theological studies, we have been offering the master of divinity (mdiv) and master of arts in religion (mar) online. In fall 2024, we had 191 students in the mats program, 339 in mac, 53 in mar, 140 in the mdiv, and 47 certificate students. In spring 2025, 182 in mats, 342 in mac, 53 in mar, 138 in mdiv, and 38 certificate students.
$5,557,144 spentof which $245,444 as grants$5,922,448 earned by the program24% of program spendingWtsbooks.comwestminster bookstore is the campus bookstore for Westminster Theological Seminary. We exist to serve the kingdom of god by serving the Westminster Theological Seminary community through the distribution of high quality, biblically faithful, reformed books and resources.
$3,634,546 spent$4,585,820 earned by the program16% of program spendingStudent housingwts offers limited housing for up to 15 students at its church road campus in glenside: 8 male students and 3 female students in machen hall; 3 male students in seoknam house; and 1 student family in the church road gatehouse. In addition, wts owns 9 furnished condominiums at 1600 church road in wyncote, pa, and can house up to 1 student of either gender plus his/her family of up to 3 total persons.
$211,340 spent$224,039 earned by the program1% of program spendingUpholding the truth, llc or "utt"the purpose of utt is to study, promote, and advance the truth and ethics of a biblically consistent worldview in all spheres of life and when appropriate, to do so with allied individuals, groups, and organizations that are committed to the same perspective. Representative projects include an annual conference devoted to the intersection of science and faith.
$61,439 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $22,865,470.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $62M to $72M (+16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 6% · 2021 1% · 2022 0% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
John Weiser
Board chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $5.5M → $7.6M.
18 of 63 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 88% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $708k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Westminster Educational Foundation Incorporated). These are real filings, and they are not money WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY raised.
From the IRS filings of WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 63 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 97% · 2018 92% · 2019 45% · 2020 46% · 2021 74% · 2022 52% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
31% of WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
88% of WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $5.6M that is directly attributable, 92% of it comes from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 22 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $40M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $549k on record.
- Department of Education$549k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
67%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 6 related entities
- Upholding the Truth LLC · disregarded
- The Ethics of Profits LLC · disregarded
- Westminster Seminary Press LLC · disregarded
- Westminster Bookstore LLC · disregarded
- Westminster Educational Foundation Inc · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
- WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 63 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,595,953 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($24,801,165). 36 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY have?
- IRS filings report 63 organizations giving $45,595,953 in grants to WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 36 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY?
- NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC is the largest funder on record, with $24,801,165 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 63 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing