Oral Roberts University

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Summary



Oral Roberts University is a charismatic university, founded in the fires of evangelism and upon the unchanging precepts of the Bible. The University was founded as a result of the evangelist Oral Roberts' obeying God's mandate to build a university on God's authority and the Holy Spirit.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Oral Roberts University
7777 South Lewis Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74171

Website: oru.edu

Phone: 918-495-6161

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 730739626

CEO/President: William M Wilson

Chairman: Holly Moore

Board size: 32

Founder: Oral Roberts

Ruling year: 1964

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 04/30

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2009


Purpose

God's commission to Oral Roberts was to "Raise up your students to hear My voice, to go where My light is dim, where My voice is heard small, and My healing power is not known, even to the uttermost bounds of the earth. Their work will exceed yours, and in this I am well pleased."


Mission statement

The mission of Oral Roberts University - in its commitment to the Christian faith - is to educate the whole person in spirit, mind, and body, thereby preparing its graduates to be professionally competent servant-leaders who are spiritually alive, intellectually alert, physically disciplined, and socially adept. The University seeks to synthesize the best practices of liberal arts, professional, and graduate education with a charismatic emphasis to enable students to go into every person's world with God's message of salvation and healing for the totality of human need.


Statement of faith

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, authoritative, and infallible Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16).
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1 John 5:4-7).
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory (1 Corinthians 15:3; 1 Peter 2:21-24; John 3:16).
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential (Romans 3:21-30; Galatians 4:4-7).
5. We believe the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing for body, mind, and spirit in answer to believing prayer (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24; James 5:14-16).
6. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer and operates in all believers in the power of the gifts of the Spirit manifesting them as He wills (John 14:16; Acts 1:5, 8; 2:2-4; 1 Corinthians 12-14; Galatians 5:22-23).
7. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:24, 28-29).
8. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, and seek community together, to "become more and more in every way like Christ who is the Head of his body, the church" (Ephesians 4:15-16).

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A

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Colleges/Universities

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating187 of 111719 of 127
Fund acquisition rating62 of 111817 of 127
Resource allocation rating490 of 111856 of 127
Asset utilization rating454 of 111758 of 127

According to the organization's Form 990, it received $1,715,937 in government grants in 2024.


Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
13%5%4%3%5%10%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
2%1%1%1%1%2%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
16%27%31%34%25%17%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
2%1%1%1%2%2%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
84%73%69%66%75%83%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%86%83%86%84%84%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%89%86%76%87%100%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
82%76%71%65%73%84%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%11%14%24%13%0%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
1%8%11%21%11%0%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
13%13%16%13%15%15%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.530.560.550.550.620.72
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.642.552.422.202.633.82
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.441.431.321.201.632.73
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
7.924.584.484.184.853.35
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.130.220.220.240.210.30
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
7.386.567.047.615.863.08
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20242023202220212020
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
24%11%13%17%16%19%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
11%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
151%158%159%153%135%114%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20242023202220212020
Cash$72,974,706$73,268,583$99,469,040$60,851,210$29,192,824
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$13,731,105$11,501,812$8,897,086$6,314,538$8,954,249
Short-term investments$33,430,915$34,323,019$13,296,623$15,388,261$13,192,523
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$120,136,726$119,093,414$121,662,749$82,554,009$51,339,596
Long-term investments$9,426,468$12,123,341$15,161,031$17,927,343$20,500,633
Fixed assets$170,060,852$151,689,726$126,155,192$113,455,941$120,938,169
Other long-term assets$6,493,600$5,115,466$4,491,857$3,164,659$3,243,653
Total long-term assets$185,980,920$168,928,533$145,808,080$134,547,943$144,682,455
Total assets$306,117,646$288,021,947$267,470,829$217,101,952$196,022,051
 
Liabilities20242023202220212020
Payables and accrued expenses$23,681,961$23,860,869$25,959,507$13,942,549$11,912,738
Other current liabilities$2,522,562$2,730,757$3,123,999$3,070,445$3,400,984
Total current liabilities$26,204,523$26,591,626$29,083,506$17,012,994$15,313,722
Debt$36,524$47,231$46,963$28,759$10,844
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$7,777,717$11,348,272$15,308,279$18,177,092$21,456,873
Total long-term liabilities$7,814,241$11,395,503$15,355,242$18,205,851$21,467,717
Total liabilities$34,018,764$37,987,129$44,438,748$35,218,845$36,781,439
 
Net assets20242023202220212020
Without donor restrictions$112,083,273$90,196,103$88,832,162$88,168,231$92,144,752
With donor restrictions$160,015,609$159,838,715$134,199,919$93,714,876$67,095,860
Net assets$272,098,882$250,034,818$223,032,081$181,883,107$159,240,612
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20242023202220212020
Total contributions$52,487,579$57,915,856$64,395,074$37,845,876$23,699,564
Program service revenue$134,175,727$123,451,023$120,038,832$112,437,091$114,335,870
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$4,713,640$1,251,010$5,554,853$1,501,259$1,426,847
Other revenue$1,553,877$1,354,033$1,950,774$2,278,476$1,306,560
Total other revenue$140,443,244$126,056,066$127,544,459$116,216,826$117,069,277
Total revenue$192,930,823$183,971,922$191,939,533$154,062,702$140,768,841
 
Expenses20242023202220212020
Program services$146,942,500$130,582,157$124,983,941$112,588,609$117,543,998
Management and general$22,465,995$24,644,955$19,009,978$19,680,056$20,407,206
Fundraising$2,371,416$2,356,960$2,061,425$2,050,887$2,286,700
Total expenses$171,779,911$157,584,072$146,055,344$134,319,552$140,237,904
 
Change in net assets20242023202220212020
Surplus (deficit)$21,150,912$26,387,850$45,884,189$19,743,150$530,937
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$21,150,912$26,387,850$45,884,189$19,743,150$530,937

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
William M WilsonPresident$714,402
Kathaleen Reid-MartinezProvost/Chief Academic Officer$338,171
Neal StenzelAssistant Treasurer/CFO$300,957
Timothy PhilleyChief Operating Officer$265,669
Tim JohnsonAthletic Director$237,402
Keith SpringmannMen's Head Basketball Coach$234,980
Ryan FolmarHead Baseball Coach$221,933
Michael MathewsVP Global Learning & Innovation$213,565
R Michael CarterVP Development/Alumni$208,433
Janice ScottAssistant Secretary$68,949

Compensation data as of: 4/30/2024


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History

ORU was birthed as the result of a mandate God gave founder Oral Roberts to "...build Me a university based on My authority and the Holy Spirit." God's commission to Oral Roberts was to "Raise up your students to hear My voice, to go where My light is seen dim, My voice is heard small, and My healing power is not known, even to the uttermost bounds of the earth. Their work will exceed yours, and in this I am well pleased." This private Christian liberal arts institution held its first classes in 1965 with 300 undergraduate students. The university dedication took place in 1967, with the Reverend Dr. Billy Graham as the keynote speaker.


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