LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY (EIN 57-0314402)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-07-13
IRS object ID
202601949349300950
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-07-13T08:17:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN882730877PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1110 EAST COURT STREET SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN570314402EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIMESTONE UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8007957151PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11115 COLLEGE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGAFFNEYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29340ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLEE SOWELLPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDPersonTitleTxt
Phone8007957151PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMELANIE MCPEAKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346034PTIN
Phone8642333981PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLEE SOWELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11115 COLLEGE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGAFFNEYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29340ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$46,519,696GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LIMESTONE.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1845FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionESTABLISHED IN 1845, LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY WAS A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION IN GAFFNEY, SC. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED ON APRIL 29, 2025 TO CLOSE THE COLLEGE, LETTING GO ALL EMPLOYEE AS OF MAY 31, 2025.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee782TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers12TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,365,408PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,487,417CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$39,747,482PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$40,087,420CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,843,321PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,842,621CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$78,607PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$102,238CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$47,034,818PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$46,519,696CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$14,702,169PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$14,738,535CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$476,427CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$18,594,424PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,254,336CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$52,980,898PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$57,582,365CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,946,080PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,062,669CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$61,048,330TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$49,593,089TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$36,218,414TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$35,825,842TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24,829,916NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,767,247NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionESTABLISHED IN 1845, LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY WAS A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION IN GAFFNEY, SC. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED ON APRIL 29, 2025 TO CLOSE THE COLLEGE, LETTING GO ALL EMPLOYEE AS OF MAY 31, 2025.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$43,556,295ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,738,535GrantAmt
Revenue$40,087,420RevenueAmt
DescLIMESTONE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,150 FTE DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC/STUDENT SUPPORT AND AUXILIARY SERVICES.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$43,556,295TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee782EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEE SOWELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8644897151PhoneNum

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CityGAFFNEYCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29340ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

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RANDALL RICHARDSON
CHAIR0.250.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE SOWELL
VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIA BASS
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN BAUER
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REED BROWN
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CROSSIE COX
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN HINES
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE LOWRY
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON PULLUM
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS BONOCORE
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TREY STILL
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE DANIEL
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/1/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY FISHER
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/12/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GIGI HAMRICK
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/30/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK JIRAN
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/22/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAHUL MEHRA
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/11/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHELSEA MCCOY
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/12/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENE MOORHEAD
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/29/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARMONY NODA
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/2/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL ORR
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 6/30/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIERNEY ROLLINS
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 5/12/25)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN RUSSELL
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/12/24)0.250.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SCOTT BELLAMY
DEAN40.000.00Yes (X)$146,000$0$4,820
JEREMY WHITAKER
CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$235,596$0$8,375
NATHAN COPELAND
PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)$245,469$0$11,753
STACY ALDRICH
VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT40.000.00$222,773$0$8,084Yes (X)
JERICHO COTCHERY
FOOTBALL COACH40.000.00$131,667$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW ENGLISH
DIRECTOR INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS40.000.00$125,000$0$4,175Yes (X)
BRIAN AMELING
INTERIM PROVOST40.000.00$150,000$0$5,878Yes (X)
TRAVIS MCDOWELL
VP OF ENROLLMENT40.000.00$121,193$0$4,605Yes (X)
BRANDAN HARTMAN
CHIEF OF STAFF40.000.00$107,027$0$4,421Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,484,725TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$52,111TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$492,963GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$994,454AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,487,417TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611310$33,644,008$33,644,008
AUXILIARY - BOOKSTORE611310$3,993,785$3,993,785
AUXILIARY - OTHER611310$1,713,980$1,713,980
AUXILIARY - ROOM AND BOARD611310$710,948$710,948
SUMMER CAMPS611310$24,699$24,699
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$40,087,420TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$117,331TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$117,331ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,238RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,238RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,238TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$102,238ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,725,070SecuritiesAmt
Other$220OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,725,070SecuritiesAmt
Other$220OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,725,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,725,290ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,087,420RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,944,859ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,738,535TotalAmt
Program Services$14,738,535ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$604,729TotalAmt
Program Services$514,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,048FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,839,965TotalAmt
Program Services$12,695,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,039,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,963FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$328,083TotalAmt
Program Services$259,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,552,443TotalAmt
Program Services$1,246,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,264,274TotalAmt
Program Services$1,015,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$249,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,627TotalAmt
Management And General$517,627ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,858TotalAmt
Management And General$107,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,725TotalAmt
Program Services$195,725ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$741,393TotalAmt
Program Services$595,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$860,869TotalAmt
Program Services$568,182ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$286,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,638FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,318,841TotalAmt
Management And General$1,318,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,085,766TotalAmt
Program Services$1,760,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,357,225TotalAmt
Program Services$1,892,963ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$457,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,990FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,429,321TotalAmt
Management And General$1,429,321ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,475,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,178,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,849,542TotalAmt
Program Services$931,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$917,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
AUXILIARY EXPENSES$2,364,636$2,364,636
BAD DEBT$550,000$484,000$66,000
UNIFORMS$525,582$422,067$103,515
BOOKSTORE EXPENSES$262,500$262,500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,612,451TotalAmt
Program Services$1,430,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,830,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$351,788FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,582,365TotalAmt
Program Services$43,556,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,549,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$476,427FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,423BOYAmt
EOY$1,291,482EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,503,278BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$761,523BOYAmt
EOY$727,343EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,655,189BOYAmt
EOY$959,825EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,368BOYAmt
EOY$291,741EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,318BOYAmt
EOY$60,397EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$85,410,787LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$41,696,984LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,188,803BOYAmt
EOY$43,713,803EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,545,403BOYAmt
EOY$1,681,569EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,315,025BOYAmt
EOY$866,929EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,048,330BOYAmt
EOY$49,593,089EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,751,844BOYAmt
EOY$2,403,777EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,281,834BOYAmt
EOY$2,098,849EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,241,751BOYAmt
EOY$30,442,553EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$942,985BOYAmt
EOY$880,663EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,218,414BOYAmt
EOY$35,825,842EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,262,787BOYAmt
EOY-$6,923,347EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,567,129BOYAmt
EOY$20,690,594EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,829,916BOYAmt
EOY$13,767,247EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,048,330BOYAmt
EOY$49,593,089EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$11,062,669ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,158,633BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$270,004ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,782,265InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$13,490,737OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$720,165EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,654,099BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$605,927ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,290,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,706,822GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$4,684,910OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,158,633EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,481,415BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$477,003ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,396,847InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,173,192GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$9,527,974OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,654,099EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,505,216BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$556,835ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,970,719InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,596,042GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$6,013,875OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,481,415EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$25,726,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$380,056ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,566,750InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,168,019GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$31,505,216EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$178,177InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$178,177BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$66,060,440OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,998,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,062,418BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,475,949OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,592,534DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,883,415BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,696,221OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,106,428DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,589,793BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$43,713,803TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASES PAYABLE$205,204
OPERATING LEASE PAYABLE$675,459
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$880,663TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE UNIVERSITY'S COLLECTIONS WERE MADE UP OF LIBRARY BOOKS, ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS. IF PURCHASED, ITEMS ACCESSIONED INTO THE COLLECTION ARE CAPITALIZED AT COST, AND IF DONATED, THEY ARE CAPITALIZED AT THEIR APPRAISED VALUE OR FAIR VALUE AS OF THE DATES ON WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACCEPTED BY THE UNIVERSITY.
PART V, LINE 4:THE UNIVERSITY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY 181 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES INCLUDING BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE UNIVERSITY DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC FUND. THE PERCENTAGE REPORTED FOR PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS INCLUDES AMOUNTS THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED IN PERPETUITY AS WELL AS ACCUMULATED EARNINGS ON SUCH AMOUNTS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE. AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2025 THE FUNDS WERE ALL TRANSFERRED TO A RESTRICTED BANK ACCOUNT WHILE THE UNIVERSITY FINALIZES SHUTTING DOWN OPERATIONS.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY REAFFIRMS ITS COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE IX AND DID NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONALITY, ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR SEX IN ADMISSIONS, EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. LIMESTONE PUBLISHED ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN THE STUDENT CATALOG AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. THIS INFORMATION WAS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6THE UNIVERSITY ACTED AS AN AGENT BETWEEN THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AND LIMESTONE STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND APPLIED THE FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE APPLICABLE STUDENT'S ACCOUNT.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1147RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$14,738,535NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedTUITION RATESValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceTUITION ASSISTANCENonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFINANCIAL AID GUIDELINES WERE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF EACH RECIPIENT. THE GUIDELINES WERE PUBLISHED IN LIMESTONE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC CATALOG AND COMPLIED WITH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PUBLISHED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS WERE COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. AS FUNDS WERE RECEIVED, THEY WERE POSTED TO THE STUDENTS' ACCOUNTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
NATHAN COPELAND
PRESIDENT$192,308$0$0$0$53,161$0$11,753$0$0$0$257,222$0$0$0
JEREMY WHITAKER
CFO$219,996$0$0$0$15,600$0$8,375$0$0$0$243,971$0$0$0
STACY ALDRICH
VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT$213,173$0$0$0$9,600$0$8,084$0$0$0$230,857$0$0$0
BRIAN AMELING
INTERIM PROVOST$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$5,878$0$0$0$155,878$0$0$0
DAVID SCOTT BELLAMY
DEAN$146,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,820$0$0$0$150,820$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3DUE TO SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VOTED ON APRIL 29, 2025 TO CLOSE THE COLLEGE, LETTING GO ALL EMPLOYEE AS OF MAY 31, 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3AURORA MANAGEMENT PARTNERS WAS ENGAGED ON JUNE 6TH, 2025 TO MANAGE LIMESTONE'S AFFAIRS AFTER THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN OPERATIONS. WHEN AURORA WAS ENGAGED, THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES REMAINING IN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION STOPPED OPERATIONS AND LAID OFF ALL EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. A COPY OF THE RETURNS WERE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO BOARD MEMBERS. FOLLOWING PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL, THE RETURNS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE IS COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND REVIEWED FOR ANY NOTED CONFLICTS. TRUSTEES WHO HAVE NOTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ALL DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTE PERTAINING TO THAT SPECIFIC MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S CONTRACT AND SETS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS MADE ANNUALLY BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THE ASSESSMENT IS BASED UPON DATA COLLECTED FROM COLLEGES OF SIMILAR SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICERS: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES WITH MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT HIRES. THE SETTING OF COMPENSATION AMOUNTS IS MADE BY MANAGEMENT AND IS BASED UPON COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT INSTITUTIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE COMMITTEE MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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