THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (EIN 66-0432514)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-06-16
IRS object ID
202201679349301220
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-06-16T16:10:52-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN660432514EIN

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CityCharlotte AmalieCityNm
State AbbreviationVIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonStacey P ChadosPersonNm
Person TitleActing ControllerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3406931446PhoneNum
Signature2022-02-04SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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Principal OfficerShirley Lake-KingPrincipalOfficerNm

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CitySt ThomasCityNm
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DescSchool of Science & Mathematics: The University offers courses of study in astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, marine biology and mathematics with major fields of specialization. The division offers pre-engineering, emerging Caribbean scientist, and early medical school selection programs.Desc

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Camille McKayle Stolz
Provost350$173,689$0$0Yes (X)
Timothy L Faley
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Glenn Metts
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Kendra Harris
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Robert Stolz
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Paul L Flemming
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Haldane Davies
VP Business Development and Innovation305$132,657$0$0Yes (X)
Sharleen Harris
VP Information Services350$132,000$0$0Yes (X)
Mitchell Neaves
VP of Institutional Advancement305$127,523$0$0Yes (X)
Dr Verleen McSween
Faculty Representative20$100,790$0$0Yes (X)
John Quelch
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dr Yvonne E L Thraen
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rev Dr Wesley S Williams Jr
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Attorney Henry C Smock
Chair20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mrs Oran C Roebuck
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Dr Lois Hassell Habtes
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Reginald Vigilant
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
The Honorable Albert Bryan Jr
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Hadiya Lang
Student Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nisha Clavier
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Erica Johnson Creamer
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Racquel Berry-Benjamin
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Kyza Callwood
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DCM
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BOY-$18,277,877BOYAmt
EOY$49,140,419EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,624,519BOYAmt
EOY$186,155,047EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,435,433ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$59,982,863OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$29,752,532BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,856,336ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,234,639InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$138,521GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,593,263OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$35,111,723EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$27,633,333BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,488,762ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,328,825InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$698,388GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,000,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$29,752,532EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,365,735BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$732,402InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$27,633,333EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$27,167,406BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,579,332InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,381,003GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$28,365,735EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$27,043,317BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$124,089InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$27,167,406EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.57BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.43TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,485,112InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,485,112BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$84,067,246InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$48,995,511DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,071,735BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$2,904,302InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,904,302BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$13,983,990InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,976,014DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,007,976BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$26,858,662InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,858,662BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$78,327,787TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEndowmentDesc
Book Value$66,800,272BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$66,800,272TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Deferred Loss Resulting from Debt Refinancing$4,312,234
Unrealized Pension Contributions and Losses$12,484,384
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$16,796,618TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Vacation & Other Liabs$5,845,034
Pension Liab and OPEB$85,780,719
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$91,625,753TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Quasi Endowment funds support scholarships and assist the University in times of financial necessity. The Temporary Restricted Endowment funds support the School of Medicine.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
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 3The University is in full compliance with its non discrimination policy.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The University receives Federal financial aid from the U. S. Department of Education for qualified FAFSA eligible students.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (2 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
Dr David Hall
Ex officio President$350,000$0$0$0$60,000$0$0$0$0$0$410,000$0$410,000$0
Shirley Lake King
Vice President of Admin and Finance$150,332$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$0$0$168,332$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe President's spouse receives certain travel benefits; The President and Vice President for Administration and Finance receive a housing allowance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The University is governed by a Board of Trustees who exercises oversight authority of the management and operations of the University.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aTwo members of the Board of Trustees are elected by the sitting members of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is provided to the members of the Finance and Budget Committee of the Board of Trustees and is reviewed and approved by Committee members on behalf of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAnnual Conflict of Interest certificates and annual disclosure of outside activities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15President's salary determined by the Board of Trustees; key management positions based on comparability study performed by Human Resources.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The University's governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and audited financial statements are available from the University's website.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gOther Contracted Services - generally for refurbishment of buildings as a result of the 2017 hurricanes and the construction of a medical school and simulation center.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Received debt forgiveness of about $60 million in Federal loans.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Business Name Line2DisregardedEntityName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt
Government of the Virgin Islands
Department of Education2314 Kronprindsens GadeCharlotte AmalieVI00802660431678education and agricultureVQ501N/A0
Foundation for the University
University of the Virgin IslandsSt ThomasVI00802660425865EducationN/AVI501
Reichhold Center Foundation
St Thomas Virgin IslandsCharlotte AmalieVI00802660373386performing arts501N/AVI

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Foundation for the UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1University of the Virgin IslandsAddressLine1Txt
Address Line22 John Brewers BayAddressLine2Txt
CityCharlotte AmalieCityNm
Province Or StateUS Virgin IslandsProvinceOrStateNm
CountryVQCountryCd
Foreign Postal008029990ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN660425865EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducationalPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVILegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Predominant Income TypeRelatedPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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