LYDIA PATTERSON INSTITUTE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
LYDIA PATTERSON INSTITUTE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH (EIN 74-1142840)
Tax period
2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed
2020-07-14
IRS object ID
202001969349301575
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO REPRESENT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS UNDERSTOOD BY THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. TO PROVIDE QUALITY BI-LINGUAL, CROSS-CULTURAL ACADEMIC EDUCATION. TO PROVIDE A CENTER WHERE LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS MAY RECEIVE TRAINING IN WITNESS AND MINISTRY AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Dr William Brown
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Dr Stan Copeland
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Chuck Dedmon
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Barbara Dorff
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Rick Eason
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Nadine Hardin-Miller
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Dean Harvey
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Anne Hearn
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Henry Holguin
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Stacey Hunt
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Bishop William Hutchinson
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Rev Harry Kahl
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Cecilia Levine
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Bishop Joel Martinez
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Barbara Mckenzie
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Rev Scott Meador
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Rev Scott Moon
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Rev Roger Parker
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Carmen Perez
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Dr Don Renshaw
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Dr Eduardo Rivera
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Rev John Rosenburg
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Tania Schwartz
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Hugo Vargas
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Katy Wild
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,634,289BOYAmt
EOY$1,619,551EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,105,969BOYAmt
EOY$2,180,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,542,262BOYAmt
EOY$5,855,866EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$961,632BOYAmt
EOY$1,572,583EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,503,894BOYAmt
EOY$7,428,449EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,609,863BOYAmt
EOY$9,609,040EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$28,819ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$164,604NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$60,340PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,261,367BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,850ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,025InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$52,784OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,474AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,214,984EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,218,426BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$49,199ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$94,938InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$91,361OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$9,835AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,261,367EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,152,255BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$83,042ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$77,300InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$85,311OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$8,860AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,218,426EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,119,364BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$19,892ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$67,591InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$46,198OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$8,394AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,152,255EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,311,898BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$48,819ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$139,637InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$92,780OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$8,936AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,119,364EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$953,054OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$953,054BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,762,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$542,960DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,219,344BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,119,334OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$841,365DepreciationAmt
Book Value$277,969BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,561OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,561BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,452,928TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$4,398,870TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,060,792TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$164,604NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$164,604RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,225,396RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$10,474InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$871OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,603RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,234,999TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,196,577TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,196,577ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$10,474InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included-$871OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,603ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,206,180TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE QUASI-ENDOWMENTS HAVE A BOARD-IMPOSED USE RESTRICTION FOR CAPITAL PRESERVATION FOR FUTURE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy PublicizedPolicy described on website.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental AgencyTDA Food lunch program assistance

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceTuition AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionMexicoRegionTxt
Recipient53RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$114,357CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementReduce TuitionMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III, Line 1 - Estimated Number of RecipientsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationActual number assisted = 53ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Church Develop & FinanceBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15130 Vickery BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityDallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$61,396RetainedByContractorAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$61,396TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTuition AssistanceGrantTypeTxt
Recipient73RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$123,178CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLydia Patterson Institute awards scholarships to its students. the Registrar's Office keeps a list of the various scholarships awarded. The list is updated every six weeks at the end of each grading period. the recipient's progress is monitored by the teachers and the principal.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessA COPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CFO FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. THE FULL 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsTHE BOARD REVIEWS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY DURING ITS REGULAR MEETINGS
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EVALUATES THE PRESIDENT AND DETERMINES REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EVALUATES KEY EMPLOYEES AND DETERMINES REASONABLE COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableTHE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1South central jurisdiction of the UnitedBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13160 W Britton Rd Suite FAddressLine1Txt
CityOklahoma CityCityNm
State AbbreviationOKStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP73120ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN730645154EIN
Primary ActivitiesReligiousPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateOKLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status1PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1South central jurisdiction of the UnitedBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypecTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$551,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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