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Johnson C. Smith University

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is a private historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).2 It employed 362 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1867Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersCharlotte, United States1
  • Websitewww.jcsu.edu
  • Legal formINCORPORATED3
  • LEI5493007AJ5WWMZLJFQ313
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O Dorothy Cowser Yancy, 28216 Charlotte, United States3
  • Registered withCorporations Division (Department of the Secretary of State), 01358233

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Skyline view of Johnson C. Smith University
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is a private historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).2

Corporate structure

Johnson C. Smith University sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    • James B. Duke Memorial Library Subsidiary · Charlotte, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Johnson C. Smith University, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (2)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • James B. Duke Memorial Library

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20203621

Timeline

  1. 1867Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$214.2M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $214.2M in all. Federal grants $128.4M; PPP loans $5.2M; Other federal assistance $80.6M; Federal contracts $1.1K.$0$10M$20M$30M2008 · Federal grants: $967.7K2008 · Other federal assistance: $4.2M20082009 · Federal grants: $10.0M2009 · Other federal assistance: $5.9M2009 · Federal contracts: $1.1K2010 · Federal grants: $5.5M2010 · Other federal assistance: $5.6M20102011 · Federal grants: $4.0M2011 · Other federal assistance: $6.3M2012 · Federal grants: $1.8M2012 · Other federal assistance: $6.6M20122013 · Federal grants: $4.3M2013 · Other federal assistance: $5.9M2014 · Federal grants: $3.7M2014 · Other federal assistance: $5.7M20142015 · Federal grants: $4.0M2015 · Other federal assistance: $5.8M2016 · Federal grants: $3.7M2016 · Other federal assistance: $5.8M20162017 · Federal grants: $4.1M2017 · Other federal assistance: $1.1M2018 · Federal grants: $5.0M20182019 · Federal grants: $5.2M2020 · Federal grants: $11.3M2020 · PPP loans: $5.2M20202021 · Federal grants: $28.4M2022 · Federal grants: $5.0M2022 · Other federal assistance: $2.7M20222023 · Federal grants: $12.1M2023 · Other federal assistance: $5.4M2024 · Federal grants: $5.1M2024 · Other federal assistance: $6.6M20242025 · Federal grants: $7.5M2025 · Other federal assistance: $6.5M2026 · Federal grants: $6.7M2026 · Other federal assistance: $6.4M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsPPP loansOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026$6.7M–$6.4M–$13.1M
2025$7.5M–$6.5M–$13.9M
2024$5.1M–$6.6M–$11.7M
2023$12.1M–$5.4M–$17.5M
2022$5.0M–$2.7M–$7.7M
2021$28.4M–––$28.4M
2020$11.3M$5.2M––$16.5M
2019$5.2M–––$5.2M
2018$5.0M–––$5.0M
2017$4.1M–$1.1M–$5.3M
2016$3.7M–$5.8M–$9.5M
2015$4.0M–$5.8M–$9.8M
2014$3.7M–$5.7M–$9.4M
2013$4.3M–$5.9M–$10.2M
2012$1.8M–$6.6M–$8.4M
2011$4.0M–$6.3M–$10.3M
2010$5.5M–$5.6M–$11.1M
2009$10.0M–$5.9M$1.1K$15.9M
2008$967.7K–$4.2M–$5.2M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov6, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Oct 1, 2022$16.0M from Department of Education: Higher Education Institutional Aid7 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P031B220017
  2. May 1, 2020$14.0M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund8 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P425J200053
  3. Oct 1, 2017$11.2M from Department of Education: Higher Education Institutional Aid9 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P031B170039
  4. Oct 1, 2010$9.3M from Department of Education: Higher Education_Institutional Aid10 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P031B070046
  5. May 6, 2020$8.0M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund11 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P425F200830
  6. Oct 1, 2013$7.6M from Department of Education: Higher Education - Institutional Aid; Higher Education_Institutional Aid12 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P031B120555
  7. Apr 21, 2020$6.5M from Department of Education: Education Stabilization Fund13 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P425E200803
  8. Feb 1, 2023$5.7M from National Institute of Standards and Technology: Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program14 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award 3709C13020

Largest direct payments

  1. $6.2M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program15 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P063P180324
  2. $6.2M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program16 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P063P240324
  3. Mar 23, 2025$5.7M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program17 To JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED Award P063P250324

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA18. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$5.2M PPP loan (first draw) from Fifth Third Bank18To JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY, Charlotte NC; $5.3M forgiven Jul 1, 2021

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