SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2017-06-01 to 2018-05-31
Filed
2019-04-15
IRS object ID
201901059349301405
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-04-15T14:44:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway Suite 130AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582624570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shorter UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSusan ZeirdPersonNm
Person TitleVP of Finance, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum
Signature2019-04-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address139.146.132.42IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-04-15IPDt
IP Tm15:43:58IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id1BE98F2E8C9E98BCADE8CB9F89998F443F7A7B7AAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id082F01929701F091751CCD158A263A52AD58CB07AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDr Donald V DowlessPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$39,432,420GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.shorter.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1873FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionShorter University is a private Christian non-profit comprehensive liberal arts institution.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee671TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers101TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,142,901PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,503,439CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$35,658,115PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$32,010,931CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,798,952PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$650,798CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$47,312CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$41,599,968PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$36,212,480CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$13,174,607PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$10,979,219CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,946,340PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,868,607CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$310,932CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,844,039PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$13,001,665CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$43,964,986PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$37,849,491CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,365,018PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,637,011CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$62,620,590TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$60,294,612TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$23,899,667TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,592,381TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$38,720,923NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$37,702,231NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAdvancing God's Kingdom through a commitment to academic excellence, spiritual growth, Christian leadership, and global service within the context of a biblical worldview.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,737,747ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,979,219GrantAmt
Revenue$25,705,100RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - Funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2017-2018 included 2,033 students.Scholarship and financial aid - Comprehensive financial assistance program includes scholarships, grants, loans and part-time campus employment. Every student enrolled full-time at Shorter University receives some form of financial assistance.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,634,257ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,617,650RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,133,956ExpenseAmt
Revenue$688,181RevenueAmt
DescAcademic support - Expenditures integral to the operation and support of the academic services of the University.Auxiliary enterprises - Expenditures to provide services to student, faculty, and staff including housing, cafeteria, and bookstore.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$27,505,960TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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 PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2171IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee671EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members30GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Susan ZeirdBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
David Harper
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
Vice Chair of Board (part year)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Bagley
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Battles
Secretary (part year)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rickey Underhill
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Swafford
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip May
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherold Salmon
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Mills
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivian Johnson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Rice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ben Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Griffin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith McBroom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Pennington
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kelvin Ratliff
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek Spain
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Tanner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Bowen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russ Brown
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susie Gass
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Maxey
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Overton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Richardson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Robert White
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wanda Levan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenn Cummings
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Drew Startup
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Fricks
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hatcher
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darey Kittle
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Charlie Bridges
Trustee (part year)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob English
Trustee (part year)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Law
Trustee (part year)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scarlett Rackley
Trustee (part year)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Howell
Trustee (part year)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$174,925$0$42,461
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$135,700$0$17,063
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$103,235$0$8,342
Kathi Vosevich
Assistant Provost40.00$100,251$0$7,118Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$514,111TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$74,984TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
The Learning House Inc
427 South Fourth StreetLouisvilleKY40202Online student portal$273,680
National Management Resources Corp
PO Box 1224La GrangeGA30241Janitorial service$228,821
Sysco Atlanta LLC
2225 Riverdale RoadCollege ParkGA30337Food service$136,683
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$1,765,062RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$229,368GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,509,009AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$87,423NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,503,439TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$25,705,100$25,705,100
Student support611110$5,617,650$5,617,650
Academic support611110$688,181$688,181
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$32,010,931TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$268,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$268,290ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$39,376RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$39,376RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,376TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$39,376ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,545,078SecuritiesAmt
Other$57,370OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,217,617SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,323OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$327,461SecuritiesAmt
Other$55,047OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$382,508TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$382,508ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance ProceedsDesc
Business711300BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,936TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,936ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,936OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,212,480TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,010,931RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$698,110ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,979,219TotalAmt
Program Services$10,979,219ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$472,386TotalAmt
Program Services$374,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,504FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,440,167TotalAmt
Program Services$9,719,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,482,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$237,755FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,388TotalAmt
Program Services$55,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$969ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$899,666TotalAmt
Program Services$703,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$178,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,625FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,106TotalAmt
Management And General$98,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,795TotalAmt
Program Services$18,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,183TotalAmt
Management And General$66,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,170,934TotalAmt
Program Services$796,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$500FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,354TotalAmt
Program Services$4,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$545ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$538,978TotalAmt
Program Services$330,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,494FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,448,676TotalAmt
Program Services$718,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,726,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,750FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$679,875TotalAmt
Program Services$668,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,253ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,472FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$722,012TotalAmt
Program Services$618,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,488,344TotalAmt
Program Services$1,241,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$246,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$896,707TotalAmt
Program Services$450,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$445,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$716,790$100,528$616,262
Bad Debt Expense$410,785$0$410,785

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,609,126TotalAmt
Program Services$724,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,846,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,795FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,849,491TotalAmt
Program Services$27,505,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,032,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$310,932FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,151,581BOYAmt
EOY$1,170,161EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,840BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$622,207BOYAmt
EOY$535,305EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$856,851BOYAmt
EOY$1,071,784EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,697BOYAmt
EOY$11,455EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,920BOYAmt
EOY$511,231EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,294,028LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$30,127,059LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,405,970BOYAmt
EOY$39,166,969EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,188,234BOYAmt
EOY$14,699,115EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,143,525BOYAmt
EOY$1,086,368EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,982,765BOYAmt
EOY$2,042,224EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,620,590BOYAmt
EOY$60,294,612EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,961,885BOYAmt
EOY$2,155,269EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,302,786BOYAmt
EOY$756,321EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,172,730BOYAmt
EOY$18,201,710EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,462,266BOYAmt
EOY$1,479,081EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,899,667BOYAmt
EOY$22,592,381EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,755,657BOYAmt
EOY$20,147,433EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,695,948BOYAmt
EOY$6,102,550EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,269,318BOYAmt
EOY$11,452,248EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,720,923BOYAmt
EOY$37,702,231EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,620,590BOYAmt
EOY$60,294,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,637,011ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$591,447NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$26,872OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,135,394TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,135,394TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,096,876SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,038,518PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$680,864CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$578,308CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$481,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$289,431CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$307,666CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,337,920TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$111,867CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$7,936CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$129,775TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,603,089TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$147,843,298GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87090PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:Insurance proceeds - 2013 Amount: $ 111,867. 2014 Amount: $ 9,972. 2017 Amount: $ 7,936.
Schedule A, Part II:The organization is a school as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the School can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and, therefore, qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$319,669AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,002,208BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$118,930ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$895,186InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$543,034GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$13,473,290EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,613,760BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,390ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,597,169InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$862,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,356,311OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,002,208EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,261,282BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,056,538ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$113,138InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$658,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$932,122OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,613,760EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,987,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$47,655ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$911,031InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$608,100GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$76,350OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,261,282EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,611,416BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$181,124ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,790,106InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$592,920GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,680OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,987,046EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.27260PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.72740TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,959,088OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,969,088BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,205,250OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,948,763DepreciationAmt
Book Value$26,256,487BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,801,708OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$820,352DepreciationAmt
Book Value$981,356BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,159,979OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,357,944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,802,035BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$158,003OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$158,003BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,166,969TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$6,177
Refundable advances from federal government$860,287
Conditional asset retirement obligation$612,617
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,479,081TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,799,497TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$591,447NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$14,100DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$26,872OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$632,419RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,167,078RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$66,183InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$10,979,219OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,045,402RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$36,212,480TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,818,189TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$14,100DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$14,100ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,804,089ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$66,183InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$10,979,219OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,045,402ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$37,849,491TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Collection items consist of artwork, artifacts, and exotic taxidermy donated to the University, which are on display in various locations on the campus.
Part V, Line 4:The majority of Shorter University's endowment intends to provide scholarships to students with a small amount restricted for professorships.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Change in value of interest rate swap 26,872. Change in value of split interest agreement
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 10,979,219.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 10,979,219.

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 3The University's Statement of Non-Discrimination is included in Shorter University's catalog which is available online at http://www.shorter.edu/wp-content/uploads/Catalog-2016-17.121
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The federal government awards the University various monies restricted for student financial aid. The monies are awarded through four federal programs: Pell Grant (Pell), Federal Direct Student Loans (FDL), Federal Work Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG).

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean00Program servicesStudy abroad$77,069
East Asia and the Pacific00Program servicesStudy abroad$39,375
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$116,444SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$116,444TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAccrual method is used to account for foreign expenditures.ExplanationTxt

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 TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient929RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$10,979,219CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationShorter Univerity participates in the student financial assistance programs through the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are awarded and applied to student accounts based on the Department of Education guidelines set forth by the Title IV programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 Donald Dowless
President$172,153$0$0$0$2,772$0$0$0$43,335$0$218,260$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost$133,324$0$0$0$2,376$0$0$0$17,859$0$153,559$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPer direction from the Board of Trustees and in accordance with IRC Section 119, the President of the University resides on campus in University provided non-taxable housing with a yearly rental value of $24,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Cash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
$886Financial aidTuition assistance
$11,478Need basedTuition assistance

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Equipment8$68,560Appraisal
Yes (X)Misc14$11,787Replacement cost
Yes (X)Meals5$3,576Purchase price
Yes (X)Travel3$3,500Purchase price
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The governing body delegates broad authority to an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair, the Vice Chair,and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, and three other Board of Trustees members elected by the Board of Trustees at the annual meeting. The Executive Committee has full power and authority to act and to transact any business for and on behalf of the University and in the place of the Board of Trustees during the interim between meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is the University's sole member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll Trustees shall be elected by the Member, including those elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll Trustees are elected by the Member and the Member has the right to vote on any proposal of dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is then reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees. The President and Chief Financial Officer review the Form 990 in detail and address any comments by the Board of Trustees before the Form 990 is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe University requires employees, the Board of Trustees, and Officers to annually sign a conflict of interest statements disclosing any conflicts of interest. The administrative assistant to the President reviews the statements and gives any statements indicating a conflict to the President; the President discloses the conflict to the head of the Board; the Board or a committee determines whether an actual conflict exists. If a conflict of interest arise at a board meeting, the Board member is prohibitted from voting on or discussing any matter in which they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a15a) The independent Executive Committee approves the President's compensation annually and the deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes. A compensation comparability study was conducted two years ago. 15b) The independent President reviews and approves all new hire and compensation change forms.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in value of split interest agreement 26,872.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The University has a committe that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financials and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed since prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)Line 1N/A0
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust agency for endowmentsGA501(c)(3)Line 10Georgia Baptist Mission Board
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
C
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
M
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
C

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