SHERMAN COLLEGE OF STRAIGHT CHIROPRACTIC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SHERMAN COLLEGE OF STRAIGHT CHIROPRACTIC

EIN 23-7242844 · Education (B500)

What they do

OUR MISSION AT SHERMAN COLLEGE of CHIROPRACTIC is to PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PREPARATION for THE LOCATION, ANALYSIS and ADJUSTMENT of VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

86.54%of revenue went to mission work76.5% of expenses · Program services

4.43%of revenue went to fundraising3.9% of expenses

$113.15spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

22.18%of revenue went to management and office costs19.6% of expenses

$2.24in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

2.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,200,488 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$16,737,674

Mission workProgram services$14,485,28886.54% of revenue76.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,711,76122.18% of revenue19.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$741,1134.43% of revenue3.9% of expenses

Total expenses$18,938,162113.15% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 76.5% mission · 19.6% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.15% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 77.5% mission · 19.5% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.02% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 23.0% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.88% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 72.0% mission · 24.4% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.45% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.1% mission · 21.9% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.22% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 18.5% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.81% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 20.1% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.65% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 21.0% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.14% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,737,674

Expenses$18,938,162

Annual shortfall $2,200,488 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$14,485,288 · 76.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,711,761 · 19.6% of expenses

Fundraising$741,113 · 3.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$16,737,674

Expenses$18,938,162

Assets$42,494,702

Income$19,822,133

Contributions$471,096

Mission work (program services)$14,485,288

Fundraising$741,113

Management and general$3,711,761

Stocks and bonds$22,512,904

Accounting fees$68,856

Investing fees$135,117

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JACK BOURLA DCPRESIDENT/CEO · 38 hrs/week $414,958Base $348,848 · Other $66,110

KAREN CANUP PHD MBA CPAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 38 hrs/week $368,819Base $326,000 · Other $42,819

JOE DONOFRIO DCVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 38 hrs/week $242,367Base $202,332 · Other $40,035

ALAN BREWSTER DCDIRECTOR OF THE CSA · 38 hrs/week $166,699Base $137,004 · Other $29,695

LASHANDA HUTTO-HARRIS MSWVP STUDENT AFFAIRS · 38 hrs/week $164,483Base $130,461 · Other $34,022

SARAH HOCK DCCHAIR OF PEDIATRICS & PERINATAL CARE · 38 hrs/week $162,697Base $130,547 · Other $32,150

CLAUDIA SEAY DCDIRECTOR OF STUDENT CLINIC · 38 hrs/week $160,038Base $136,448 · Other $23,590

PENGJU LUO DCDEAN OF BASIC SCIENCE · 38 hrs/week $152,528Base $129,307 · Other $23,221

DAVID BEDFORD MBAVP FINANCE & CAMPUS OPERATIONS · 38 hrs/week $151,028Base $130,593 · Other $20,435

SAMANTHA ATTAWAY DCCHAIR OF ANATOMY DEPARTMENT · 38 hrs/week $141,852Base $136,982 · Other $4,870

CHRISTOPHER KENT DC JDVP PRESIDENT INITIATIVES (FROM 11/25) · 38 hrs/week $128,636Base $111,720 · Other $16,916

BRUCE ROSENGRANT MAVP ADVANCEMENT (FROM 04/25) · 38 hrs/week $120,680Base $106,318 · Other $14,362

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (27)

JACK BOURLA DCPRESIDENT/CEO

KAREN CANUP PHD MBA CPAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

JOE DONOFRIO DCVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

ALAN BREWSTER DCDIRECTOR OF THE CSA

LASHANDA HUTTO-HARRIS MSWVP STUDENT AFFAIRS

SARAH HOCK DCCHAIR OF PEDIATRICS & PERINATAL CARE

CLAUDIA SEAY DCDIRECTOR OF STUDENT CLINIC

PENGJU LUO DCDEAN OF BASIC SCIENCE

DAVID BEDFORD MBAVP FINANCE & CAMPUS OPERATIONS

SAMANTHA ATTAWAY DCCHAIR OF ANATOMY DEPARTMENT

CHRISTOPHER KENT DC JDVP PRESIDENT INITIATIVES (FROM 11/25)

BRUCE ROSENGRANT MAVP ADVANCEMENT (FROM 04/25)

GABE HOLLINGSWORTH MHRDVP STRAT. ENROLL. MGMT. (FROM 03/25)

JOSEPH CHAMPAGNE JDTRUSTEE

JOSE SALGADO LEON DCTRUSTEE

LIAM SCHUBEL DCTRUSTEE (FROM 05/25)

LINDA GIULIANO MBATRUSTEE (TO 02/25)

LISA LANZARA-BAZZANI DCCHAIR

MATTHEW MCCOY DC MPHTRUSTEE

FRANK J HAHN DCTRUSTEE

RICHELLE KNOWLES DCVICE-CHAIR

ERIC FRANCO BATRUSTEE

CHARLES HODGE JDTRUSTEE (TO 12/25)

SCOTT GARBER DCTRUSTEE (FROM 05/25)

SELENA BLAIR EDDTRUSTEE (FROM 10/25)

SHAWN H DILL DCTRUSTEE (TO 05/25)

STEVE TULLIUS DCSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: PO BOX 1452, SPARTANBURG, SC 29304-1452
County: Spartanburg
In care of: KAREN G CANUP
Primary officer: KAREN G CANUP, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmissions@sherman.edu Phone(864) 578-8770

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B500)