Liberty University president salary and executive pay
Liberty University paid its president, Dr Dondi Costin, $1,127,660 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the chancellor was PASTOR JONATHAN FALWELL, paid $834,500. Liberty University ranks 72nd of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Liberty University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 54-0946734, Lynchburg, VA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,127,660
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Rev Jonathan Falwell (Trustee/Chancellor), $554,655.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$9,781,223Mr Jerry Falwell JrFormer Trustee/Officer
- Total revenue
- $1,939,920,591
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 21%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349312962.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 75th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.06% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 5 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mr Jerry Falwell JrFormer Trustee/Officer | $9,781,223 |
| Mr James ChadwellHead Football Coach | $5,052,103 |
| Mr Ritchie McKayHead Basketball Coach | $1,681,228 |
| Dr Dondi Costin President Trustee/President | $1,127,660 |
| Mr Ian McCawVP & Director of Athletics | $1,016,907 |
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Dr Dondi Costin President Trustee/President | $1,127,660 | $1,939,920,591 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | PASTOR JONATHAN FALWELL Chancellor TRUSTEE/CHANCELLOR | $834,500 | $1,802,305,808 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dr Jerry Prevo President Trustee/President | $1,024,218 | $1,565,676,548 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dr Jerry Prevo President Trustee/President | $1,048,277 | $1,594,106,664 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621349349312962.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mr Jerry Falwell Jr*Former Trustee/Officer | $9,781,223 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,781,223 | $0 | $0 | $9,781,223 |
| Mr James ChadwellHead Football Coach | $4,998,651 | $53,452 | $4,488,831 | $350,000 | $159,820 | $13,125 | $40,327 | $5,052,103 |
| Mr Ritchie McKayHead Basketball Coach | $1,612,564 | $68,664 | $1,523,856 | $27,579 | $61,129 | $30,625 | $38,039 | $1,681,228 |
| Dr Dondi CostinTrustee/President | $1,095,435 | $32,225 | $1,065,000 | $0 | $30,435 | $30,358 | $1,867 | $1,127,660 |
| Mr Ian McCawVP & Director of Athletics | $955,806 | $61,101 | $827,966 | $100,000 | $27,840 | $30,450 | $30,651 | $1,016,907 |
These figures come from Liberty University's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Liberty University compares
Ranked 72nd of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Tulane University$2,851,000 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Syracuse University$1,845,442 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grand Canyon University$799,495 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
George Washington University$1,907,439 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Dr Dondi Costin (Trustee/President) was paid $1,127,660 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,095,435 from Liberty University and $32,225 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Liberty University ranks 72nd of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Mr Jerry Falwell Jr (Former Trustee/Officer), at $9,781,223. That is $8,653,563 more than the president, Dr Dondi Costin. Next was Mr James Chadwell (Head Football Coach), at $5,052,103. On the latest return, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 5 of them more than $1 million.
Liberty University paid its president, Dr Dondi Costin, $1,127,660 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the chancellor was PASTOR JONATHAN FALWELL, paid $834,500. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dr Jerry Prevo, paid $1,048,277. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,048,277 (Dr Jerry Prevo); June 2023, $1,024,218; June 2024, $834,500 (PASTOR JONATHAN FALWELL); June 2025, $1,127,660 (Dr Dondi Costin).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Liberty University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.