SAMFORD UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (EIN 63-0312914)
Tax period: 2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed: 2019-05-10
IRS object ID: 201921309349304382
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-10T14:30:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CROWE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606061224	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	630312914	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Samford University	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SAMF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2057262811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 Lakeshore Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Birmingham	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	35229	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Harry B Brock III	PersonNm
Person Title	EVP & VP Bus & Fin Affairs	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2019-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE M BENCIK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00756195	PTIN
Phone	3128997000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	T Andrew Westmoreland	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 Lakeshore Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Birmingham	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	35229	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$264,067,369	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.Samford.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1841	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	A UNIVERSITY THAT NURTURES PERSONS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECT, CREATIVITY, FAITH, AND PERSONHOOD: FOSTERS ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND ETHICAL COMPENTENCY WHILE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	43	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	38	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2993	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$669,707	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$288,426	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$19,332,893	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$19,457,425	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$190,232,684	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$195,127,033	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$23,724,631	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$16,877,158	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,263,419	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$933,194	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$232,026,789	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$230,528,422	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$48,191,129	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$50,884,249	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$105,686,077	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$105,051,522	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,591,088	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$70,199,810	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$73,511,722	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$224,077,016	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$229,447,493	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,949,773	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,080,929	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$695,296,431	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$707,308,926	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$384,493,211	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$389,255,570	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$310,803,220	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$318,053,356	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF SAMFORD UNIVERSITY IS TO NURTURE PERSONS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECT, CREATIVITY, FAITH, AND PERSONHOOD. AS A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, THE COMMUNITY FOSTERS ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND ETHICAL COMPETENCY WHILE ENCOURAGING SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND SERVICE TO OTHERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$89,722,303	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$160,545,194	RevenueAmt
Desc	SAMFORD UNIVERSITY, WITH ITS 12:1 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO IN THE 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR, OFFERED 31 DEGREE PROGRAMS IN 137 MAJORS TO STUDENTS IN TEN ACADEMIC SCHOOLS. STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED FROM MORE THAN 47 STATES AND 29 FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THE TUITION AND FEES DERIVED FROM THESE STUDENTS PAID THE SALARIES, WAGES AND BENEFITS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S FACULTY AND STAFF.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$51,864,976	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$138,811	GrantAmt
Revenue	$20,537,622	RevenueAmt
Desc	Additional program services include food services and vending, bookstore sales, educational workshops/programs and other types of program services.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$50,745,438	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$50,745,438	GrantAmt
Desc	SAMFORD UNIVERSITY AWARDED OVER $50 MILLION IN AID TO NEARLY 5,250 STUDENTS DURING THE 2017-2018 AID YEAR.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,116,558	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$14,044,217	RevenueAmt
Desc	SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS AND STUDENT HOUSING.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$11,116,558	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$14,044,217	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$203,449,275	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (true)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	Yes (true)	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (true)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5736	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2993	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	Yes (true)	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	43	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	38	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Harry B Brock III	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2057262811	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 Lakeshore Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Birmingham	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	35229	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (59 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Timothy Vines
Chair/Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Beth Thorne Stukes
Vice Chair/Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Victor E Nichol Jr
Secretary/Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sherri Foyt
Assistant Secretary/Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
D Warren Bailey
Assistant Secretary/Trustee (resigned 8/2017)	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda H Bachus
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sue M Belcher
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John E Bell Jr
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andy D Birchfield
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judge Karon O Bowdre
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Victor M Brown
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles T Carter
Trustee	9.0	Yes (X)		$21,200	$0	$65,785
Boyd E Christenberry
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew B Cundiff
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
S Earl Dove
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael P Dunn
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dr Joseph C Godfrey
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H Hobart Grooms Jr
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rev Randy Gunter
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pete M Hanna
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Elmer B Harris
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Holmes Jr
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
C Thomas Houser
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J Theodore Jackson Jr
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Robert Jackson
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Don Kilgore
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rev John E King Jr
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas T Lamberth
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles W Lancaster
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sheri P McKean
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jerry Newby
Trustee (term ended 12/2017)	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gary Ray Pearman
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Alan Register
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Shaw
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Albert Shumaker
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Zeke W Smith
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Roderic G Steakley
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William J Stevens
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James C Stivender
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sharon D Stuart
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rachel C Wachter
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ronald L Watkins
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rhonda C Witcher
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jay L Wolf
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Danny Wood
Trustee	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Theron Andrew Westmoreland
President	40.0		Yes (X)	$348,101	$0	$149,887
Harry B Brock III
Executive Vice President & VP for Business and Financial Affairs	40.0		Yes (X)	$261,755	$0	$104,295
James Michael Hardin
Provost and Vice President	40.0		Yes (X)	$169,488	$0	$133,296
Elizabeth B Holloway
Vice President for Marketing and Communication	40.0		Yes (X)	$217,822	$0	$145,964
Roger Philip Kimrey
Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment	40.0		Yes (X)	$227,797	$0	$134,730
William R Pittman
Vice President for University Advancement	40.0		Yes (X)	$247,651	$0	$91,347
Nena F Sanders
Vice Provost, College of Health Sciences	40.0			$238,587	$0	$156,998	Yes (X)
Michael A Crouch
Dean, McWhorter School of Pharmacy	40.0			$231,951	$0	$38,849	Yes (X)
Keith Elder
Dean, School of Public Health	40.0			$229,241	$0	$9,431		Yes (X)
Christopher M Hatcher
Head Coach, Football	40.0			$229,575	$0	$26,953		Yes (X)
Charles Martin Newton Jr
Director of Athletics	40.0			$251,543	$0	$70,443		Yes (X)
Henry C Strickland
Dean, Cumberland School of Law	40.0			$244,356	$0	$156,274		Yes (X)
Patrick J Sullivan
Assistant to President	40.0			$257,781	$0	$78,699		Yes (X)
John Carroll
Faculty - Former Key Employee as Dean of Cumberland School of Law	40.0			$204,208	$0	$243,452			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,381,056	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,606,403	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	155	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Hoar Construction LLC
PO Box 660400	Birmingham	AL	35266	Construction contractor	$6,501,233
Sodexo Inc & Affiliates
PO Box 536922	Atlanta	GA	303536922	Dining service	$5,525,847
Diversified Maintenance
PO Box 11407	Birmingham	AL	352461226	Cleaning service	$2,249,846
CSI Leasing Inc
PO Box 95531	Grapevine	TX	760999703	Leasing company	$1,455,244
Davis Architects Inc
120 Twenty Third Street South	Birmingham	AL	35233	Architectural services	$901,569

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	46	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising	$389,416	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$808,623	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$18,259,386	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,487,800	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$19,457,425	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition & fees	611310	$160,545,194	$160,545,194
Dormitory & utilities	721310	$14,044,217	$14,044,217
Food services & vending	722210	$9,416,043	$9,416,043
Athletics	711210	$3,215,806	$3,215,806
Educational workshops/programs	451211	$2,495,657	$2,495,657

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,410,116	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,410,116	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$195,127,033	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,196,256	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$9,040	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$7,205,296	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,344,810	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,095,386	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$750,576	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$750,576	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$678,747	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$1,429,323	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$39,864,789	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$30,173,757	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$10,130	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$9,691,032	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$10,130	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,680,902	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,680,902	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$77,056	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$389,416	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$259,674	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$182,618	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$182,618	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$230,528,422	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$195,127,033	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$669,707	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$15,274,257	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,811	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,817,161	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,817,161	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$928,277	TotalAmt
Program Services	$928,277	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,892,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,015,516	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,160,675	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$716,515	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$384,567	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,771,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,816,079	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,353,719	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,601,523	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,651,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,275,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,233,952	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$142,020	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,182,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,795,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,138,920	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$248,577	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,168,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,435,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$593,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140,243	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$151,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$131,829	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,705	TotalAmt
Management And General	$241,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,202,606	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,202,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,892,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,259,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$543,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$89,365	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,653,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,369,952	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$90,061	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,595,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,469,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$888,598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$237,636	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,097,563	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,519,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,485,970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$92,369	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,609,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,116,558	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,493,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$242	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,351,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,058,936	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$193,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98,849	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$920,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$809,703	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,290	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,082,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,976,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,368,360	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,178,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$189,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$956,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,530	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$644,267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,138	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Service & service auxiliary	$7,116,038	$7,116,024	$14
Dues, subscriptions, memberships	$1,923,370	$1,659,203	$204,907	$59,260
Student loan programs	$347,097		$347,097

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,447,493	TotalAmt
Program Services	$203,449,275	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,407,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,591,088	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,124,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,812,671	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,319,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,313,648	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,147,375	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,314,125	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,977,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,035,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$428,554	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,768	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,377,771	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,374,979	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$584,362,099	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$257,239,248	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,245,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$327,122,851	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$221,855,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$228,256,289	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,239,721	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,008,702	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,579,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,747,893	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$695,296,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$707,308,926	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,318,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,921,681	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,347,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,672,552	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$193,740,239	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,342,094	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,901,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,497,697	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,789,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,694,488	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,396,702	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,127,058	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,493,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$389,255,570	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,457,028	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,182,299	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,454,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,328,516	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,891,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,542,541	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$310,803,220	BOYAmt
EOY	$318,053,356	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$695,296,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$707,308,926	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,080,929	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$6,527,873	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$37,732	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$396,398	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,182,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,183,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,538,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,332,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,457,425	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$93,695,566	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21,182,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$17,183,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,538,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,332,893	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,457,425	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$93,695,566	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,936,987	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$86,758,579	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,105,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,508,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,711,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,090,214	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,182,954	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,598,928	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$88,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$829,334	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$917,844	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$86,982	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$77,056	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$164,038	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$122,376,376	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$883,332,215	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.7089	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.6171	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - 86982.0, COLUMN E - 77056.0, COLUMN F - 164038.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$1,000	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$730,220	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$335,023,718	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,929,622	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$20,748,971	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$16,376,436	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$345,325,875	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$316,689,684	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,903,014	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$30,890,976	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,459,956	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$335,023,718	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$319,249,582	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,082,445	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$613,866	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,256,209	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$316,689,684	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$323,843,012	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,573,490	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,359,330	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,526,250	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$319,249,582	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$294,872,360	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,275,388	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$35,433,328	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$12,738,064	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$323,843,012	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.4405	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.4212	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.1383	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,614,631	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$30,614,631	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$402,167,453	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$161,023,912	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$241,143,541	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,018,606	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,561,394	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,457,212	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$115,561,409	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$66,653,942	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$48,907,467	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$327,122,851	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST	$49,458,056	F
SPECIAL SITUATION FUNDS	$998,968	F
REAL ESTATE	$21,473,019	F
LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS	$42,376	F
OTHER	$36,283	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$72,008,702	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION PLAN OBLIGATION	$101,663,020
ANNUITIES PAYABLE	$6,986,403
CONSTRUCTION DEBT	$31,524,867
OTHER	$2,952,768

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$143,127,058	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections	The University's collections of art are used to enhance the beauty of its Colonial-style buildings, as well as to maintain these works for the enjoyment of future generations.
Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b Explanation of escrow agreement	The University maintains agency accounts for student organizations on campus.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	The University will use the endowment funds according to donor restrictions for scholarships, fellowships, research, etc. as well as for purposes designated by the Board for quasi and unrestricted endowments.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY	The University typically runs an advertisement in the local newspaper annually publicizing its racially nondiscriminatory policy. In addition, the University's nondiscrimination statement is available to the public through the University's website and is included on paid advertisements promoting the university and its academic programs.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(a) FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENT	The University receives federal financial aid for its students and grant revenue for research.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (13 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	2	Program Services	Educational classes/study abroad	$1,275,804
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Program Services	Educational classes/study abroad	$197,724
South America	0	0	Program Services	Educational classes/study abroad	$129,916
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Program Services	Educational classes/study abroad	$220,758
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Investments		$35,429,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Grantmaking		$791,269
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Grantmaking		$28,956
South America	0	0	Grantmaking		$79,331
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Grantmaking		$17,642
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Program Services	Educational classes/study abroad	$34,145
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Grantmaking		$7,115
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Grantmaking		$3,964
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Investments		$23,994,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	2	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$62,209,624	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$62,209,624	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Scholarships	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	142	$791,269	student account
Scholarships	Central America and the Caribbean	15	$28,956	Student account
Scholarships	South America	10	$79,331	Student account
Scholarships	Sub-Saharan Africa	5	$7,115	Student account
Scholarships	Middle East and North Africa	8	$17,642	student account
scholarships	East Asia and the Pacific	2	$3,964	student account

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	Funds are credited to the students' accounts for tuition and fees, room and board, books and other supplies. The Office of Student Financial Services consists of both Financial Aid and Bursar functions who work closely together to ensure proper usage of grant funds.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS	Funds are credited to the students' accounts for tuition and fees, room and board, books and other supplies. The Office of Student Financial Services consists of both Financial Aid and Bursar functions who work closely together to ensure proper usage of grant funds.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Golf Tournament	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$226,500	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$191,830	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$34,670	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$17,579	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$50,531	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$15,170	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$7,958	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$71,472	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Law Advocacy	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$162,231	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$152,706	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$9,525	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$3,511	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$27,187	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$950	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$27,268	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$77,741	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$44,880	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$32,861	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$15,502	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$22,546	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$466,472	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$389,416	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$77,056	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$17,579	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$50,531	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$18,681	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$50,647	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$950	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$121,286	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$259,674	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$182,618	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Pure Inc
PO Box 1053	Searcy	AR	72145	274586127	501(c)(3)	$34,414	General support
Score International Inc
707 S Germantown Road	Chattanooga	TN	37412	581605736	501(c)(3)	$59,660	General support	PO Box 9994
The Alabama Baptist Inc
3310 Independence Drive	Birmingham	AL	35209	630328638	501(c)(3)	$19,945	General support
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1720 2nd Avenue S	Birmingham	AL	352940112	636005396	501(c)(3)	$8,035	Support of WBHM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	Scholarships	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	5247	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$49,817,161	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Funds are credited to the students' accounts for tuition and fees, room and board, books and other supplies. The Office of Student Financial Services consists of both Financial Aid and Bursar functions, who work closely together to ensure proper usage of grant funds.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal Services	Yes (X)	PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Theron Andrew Westmoreland
President	$334,078	$0	$0	$0	$14,023	$0	$80,252	$0	$69,635	$0	$497,988	$0	$0	$0
Harry B Brock III
Executive Vice President & VP for Business and Financial Affairs	$257,399	$0	$0	$0	$4,356	$0	$85,574	$0	$18,721	$0	$366,050	$0	$0	$0
James Michael Hardin
Provost and Vice President	$165,132	$0	$0	$0	$4,356	$0	$64,172	$0	$69,124	$0	$302,784	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth B Holloway
Vice President for Marketing and Communication	$216,906	$0	$0	$0	$916	$0	$124,578	$0	$21,386	$0	$363,786	$0	$0	$0
Roger Philip Kimrey
Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment	$224,166	$0	$0	$0	$3,631	$0	$116,731	$0	$17,999	$0	$362,527	$0	$0	$0
William R Pittman
Vice President for University Advancement	$241,727	$0	$0	$0	$5,924	$0	$72,625	$0	$18,722	$0	$338,998	$0	$0	$0
Nena F Sanders
Vice Provost, College of Health Sciences	$234,236	$0	$0	$0	$4,351	$0	$137,133	$0	$19,865	$0	$395,585	$0	$0	$0
Michael A Crouch
Dean, McWhorter School of Pharmacy	$230,981	$0	$0	$0	$970	$0	$24,614	$0	$14,235	$0	$270,800	$0	$0	$0
Keith Elder
Dean, School of Public Health	$219,336	$0	$0	$0	$9,905	$0	$0	$0	$9,431	$0	$238,672	$0	$0	$0
Christopher M Hatcher
Head Coach, Football	$208,897	$0	$13,500	$0	$7,178	$0	$9,220	$0	$17,733	$0	$256,528	$0	$0	$0
Charles Martin Newton Jr
Director of Athletics	$189,883	$0	$38,000	$0	$23,660	$0	$54,716	$0	$15,727	$0	$321,986	$0	$0	$0
Henry C Strickland
Dean, Cumberland School of Law	$241,518	$0	$0	$0	$2,838	$0	$137,133	$0	$19,141	$0	$400,630	$0	$0	$0
Patrick J Sullivan
Assistant to President	$251,938	$0	$0	$0	$5,843	$0	$63,025	$0	$15,674	$0	$336,480	$0	$0	$0
John Carroll
Faculty - Former Key Employee as Dean of Cumberland School of Law	$196,969	$0	$0	$0	$7,239	$0	$228,123	$0	$15,329	$0	$447,660	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(i) Base compensation	James Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President, is an ordained minister and is eligible to claim a nontaxable ministerial benefit. As a result, his W-2, Box 1 reportable compensation excludes certain nontaxable benefits such as a nontaxable ministerial allowance and 403(b)/457 employee deferrals. These nontaxable benefits are reported on Schedule J, columns C and D. For comparison purposes, if he were not an ordained minister, his compensation would be reported as follows on Schedule J: B(i) $262,332, B(iii) $4,356, C $16,172, D $19,923 and E $302,784. Note there is no difference in the total compensation reported in Column E. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Columns D and F would also reflect these differences, but the total amounts would remain the same.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	The First Lady of the University often travels with the President for University business. She serves as executive director of Samford's Legacy League, an auxiliary volunteer organization that promotes advocacy for the University and raises scholarship funds. She also serves on the Dean's Executive Council for the University's School of Education, utilizing her Masters and Doctorate degrees in education, and coordinates or participates in certain international programs requiring travel.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use	The University provides a residence for the President's use. The President and First Lady frequently host a significant number of events and individuals in their home.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees	The University provides social club dues and fees to 3 of its officers and key employees. The officers and key employees use the clubs to host University events, and their personal use is de minimus.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Personal services	Housekeeping services at the President's home are provided by a housekeeper who is an employee of the University. These services are considered necessary given the number of University events held at the President's home, and the fact that all areas, including personal quarters, are open and available for viewing during these events.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	The University and the president entered into a 457(f) deferred compensation agreement effective November 1, 2015. All amounts elected to be set aside remain the sole property of the University until paid per this agreement. The University contributed $47,871 this year.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd	CUSIPCUSIPNum
Educational Building Authority of the City of Homewood
A	521442481	2009-09-24	$25,000,000	Current refunding of Series 2008-B bonds	false	false	false
Educational Building Authority of the City of Homewood
B	521442481	2012-07-16	$25,000,000	Construction of capital projects	false	false	false
Educational Building Authority of the City of Homewood
C	521442481	2013-07-29	$78,551,420	Current refunding of Series 2001, 2008-A and 2010-A Bonds	false	false	false	437887FW7
Educational Building Authority of the City of Homewood
D	521442481	2014-12-22	$31,000,000	Construction and renovation of capital projects	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt
A	$3,486,920	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$5,783,553	$22,350,000		false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	$22,350,000	2013
C	$4,231,420	$78,551,420	$77,417,661	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)			$708,435	$425,324
D	$3,616,667	$31,000,000		false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	$30,950,500	2015	$49,500

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	false	0.0	0.0	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	false	0.0	0.0	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	Yes (true)	false	false	0.0001	0.0001	false	false	Yes (true)
D	false	false	false	false	0.0	0.0	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A	false	false	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)
D	false	false	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)
D	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part V	Samford University has written procedures to ensure tax compliance with federal tax requirements; however, the procedures do not mandate that Samford enter into the voluntary closing agreement program.
Schedule K, Part II, Line 3 Series 2012-A, Column B	The University only performed drawdowns totaling $22,350,000 of the total $25,000,000 issue price. The University will not draw down the additional funds.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Educational Building Authority of the City of Homewood	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	521442481	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	437887GD8	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2017-06-29	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$50,656,776	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	Current refunding of Series 2007A bonds; purchase/renovation of capital projects	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$4,016,776	RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds	$50,656,776	TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$462,844	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures	$25,004,627	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$25,189,305	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion	2018	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	Yes (true)	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	false	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0.0	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI	0.0	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.0	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	Yes (true)	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	false	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	false	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	false	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (true)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$21,510	CashGrantAmt
Type Of Assistance	Merit-based scholarships	TypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance Purpose	Study/education	AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Riley Westmoreland
Family member of Dr. Westmoreland, officer	$43,809	Employee compensation	false
Kimberly Davey
Family member of Nena Sanders, key employee	$101,451	Employee compensation	false
Lynda Jentsch
Family member of Hobart Grooms, trustee	$121,561	employee compensation	false
Steven Donaldson
Family member of Sharon Stuart, trustee	$117,747	Employee compensation	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule L, Part III GRANTS OR ASSISTANCE BENEFITING INTERESTED PERSONS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY INTERESTED PERSONS TO WHOM THEY PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS OR SIMILAR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$47	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,206	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	28	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,469,600	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,414	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Cost	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Drugs And Medical Supplies DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,059	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	Food for events	6	$2,733	Cost
Yes (X)	Furniture and equipment	2	$2,946	Market value
Yes (X)	Gift certificates	15	$1,645	Market value
Yes (X)	Tickets	1	$150	Cost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Art - Works of art - Number of contributions Food inventory - Number of contributions Drugs and medical supplies - Number of contributions Other - Food for events Number of contributions Other - Furniture and equipment Number of contributions Other - Gift certificates Number of contributions Other - Tickets Number of contributions Books and publications - Number of contributiosn Clothing and household goods - Number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - Number of contributions	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 11,116,558 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 14,044,217) SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS A BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS AND STUDENT HOUSING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee	The Board of Trustees shall elect from its Active and Life Members an Executive Committee consisting of: (a) those currently serving Trustees who formerly served at least one term as Chair of the Board; (b) sixteen (16) additional members, including the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary of the Board, and the respective chairs of the Business and Financial Affairs, Audit, Operations and Planning, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, University Advancement, and Investment Committees and of the Committee on Trustees. Four additional members of the Executive Committee shall be elected from the membership at large. Members of each Board committee shall be elected annually to serve terms of one calendar year or until their successors have been elected and have agreed to serve. Members of the Executive Committee are eligible for reelection to the Executive Committee provided their terms as Trustees have not expired. PER SAMFORD UNIVERSITY BYLAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO TRANSACT ALL BUSINESS OF THE UNIVERSITY BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT WHERE LIMITED BY THE BOARD OR BY GOVERNING LAW.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Board of Trustees has delegated to the Audit Committee the task of reviewing the Form 990 with management. The Audit Committee then prepares a report of this review and submits it and a copy of the 990 to the full Board prior to the filing of the return with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	Annually, the University distributes a questionnaire that requires trustees, officers, and key employees to disclose any actions that might be in violation of the Conflict of Interest Policy. Trustees or officers who have declared or have been found to have conflict of interest in any matter before the University administration or the Board shall refrain from participating in consideration of the proposed transaction, unless for special reasons, the Board or administration requests information or interpretation from the person or persons involved. The person or persons involved should not vote on such matters and should not be present at the time to vote. Any Board member who is uncertain about possible conflicts of interest in any matter may request the Board, through the Chairman, to determine whether a possible conflict prevails; the Board shall resolve the question by majority vote. When possible, the question of potential conflict should be referred to counsel for an opinion prior to the Board's vote. Accounting personnel overseeing the 990 preparation and other accounting functions review the questionnaires to help monitor compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	Compensation is compared to survey results from CUPA-HR and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and other sources. The President's compensation package was approved by the Board of Trustees and is reviewed annually by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	Compensation for officers is compared to survey results from CUPA-HR and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and other sources and is approved by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the President. Compensation for key employees is also compared to survey results and approved by the Provost and President.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The University files its Charter and amendments with the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, and the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Alabama. The conflict of interest policy is available on the University's intranet and portions are contained in the Vendor Request Form. Financial information is available on Form 990 which is available upon request or at www.guidestar.org. In addition, financial statements are available on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board website at www.emma.msrb.org.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue	Bookstore sales - Total Revenue: 2383827, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 2383827, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Other program - Total Revenue: 3026289, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 3026289, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Pension liability adjustment - 843428; Unrelated debt financed income - -678747; Change in value of split-interest agreements - -561079;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	EINEIN
University Park Holding LLC
800 Lakeshore Drive	Birmingham	AL	35229	Real estate investment	AL	$2,547,005	$14,243,132	Samford University
SPCAMPUS I LLC
800 Lakeshore Drive	Birmingham	AL	35229	Rental real estate	AL	$2,134,079	$22,562,830	Samford University	473344667
SPCAMPUS II LLC
800 Lakeshore Drive	Birmingham	AL	35229	Rental real estate	AL	$1,193,063	$11,916,628	Samford University	473367549
SPCAMPUS III LLC
800 Lakeshore Drive	Birmingham	AL	35229	Real estate investment	AL	$2,584,011	$26,719,964	Samford University	473334076
Samford Properties East LLC
800 Lakeshore Drive	Birmingham	AL	35229	Land held for use	AL	$0	$3,130,000	Samford University	473374730

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Samford University Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 Lakeshore Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Birmingham	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	35229	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	631016371	EIN
Primary Activities	Educational research	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	10	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Samford University	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Charitable remainder trust (7)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	trust	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AL	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Samford University	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	Trust	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd