SHORTER COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SHORTER COLLEGE (EIN 71-0350954)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201821359349313677
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-15T19:47:30-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN731630610PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Denman and Associates CPA PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1310 Natural Resources DrAddressLine1Txt
CityLittle RockCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72205ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN710350954EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHORTER COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHORBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1604 N LOCUST AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth Little RockCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72114ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEROME GREENPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5013746305PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDeron HamiltonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00504469PTIN
Phone5013129491PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEROME GREENPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$5,825,658GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateARLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,067,909PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,299,741PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,379,033CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,367,650PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,101,751CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$92,652PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$723,907CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,456,727TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,122,933TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,332TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$226,429TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,451,395NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,896,504NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,101,751ExpenseAmt
DescORGANIZATION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ANOTHER ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR ADDING VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS IT SERVESDesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEROME GREENPersonNm
Phone5013746305PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1604 N LOCUST AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityNorth Little RockCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72114ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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JEROME GREEN
PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)$120,000$0$0
BISHOP MICHAEL MITCHELL
CHARIMAN40.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV MARCELLUS FIELDS
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV LANELL ROSS
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV TYRONE BROOMFIELD
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV MICHAEL WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CAROLYN JONES
BOARD MEMBER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants$4,098,355GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,727,303AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,825,658TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,825,658TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,000TotalAmt
Program Services$120,000ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,249,929TotalAmt
Program Services$2,249,929ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,400TotalAmt
Program Services$28,400ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,389TotalAmt
Program Services$324,389ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,949TotalAmt
Program Services$70,949ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,361TotalAmt
Program Services$147,361ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$392,194TotalAmt
Program Services$392,194ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,467TotalAmt
Program Services$102,467ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,511TotalAmt
Program Services$65,511ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,932TotalAmt
Program Services$170,932ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,088TotalAmt
Program Services$151,088ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROFESSIONAL FEES$137,918$137,918
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$601,435$601,435
OPERATING SUPPLIES$87,619$87,619
TEXTBOOKS$441,381$441,381

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,178TotalAmt
Program Services$10,178ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,101,751TotalAmt
Program Services$5,101,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$318,609BOYAmt
EOY$171,904EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,259BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,079BOYAmt
EOY$401,429EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,362,720LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,813,120LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,058,780BOYAmt
EOY$2,549,600EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,456,727BOYAmt
EOY$3,122,933EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,332BOYAmt
EOY$226,429EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,332BOYAmt
EOY$226,429EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,427,724BOYAmt
EOY$2,891,782EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,671BOYAmt
EOY$4,722EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,451,395BOYAmt
EOY$2,896,504EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,456,727BOYAmt
EOY$3,122,933EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$723,907ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$721,202PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$7,362,720InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,813,120DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,549,600BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,549,600TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,825,658TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,825,658RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,825,658TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,101,751TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,101,751ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,101,751TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11THE BOARD MAKES IT A POINT TO REVIEW THE TAX RETURN AND SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aBOARD DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE POSITION THROUGH RESEARCH; EVALUATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE POSITION AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL - THE POSITION BEING EVALUATED IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMPENSATION PROCESS
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLY UPON WRITTEN REQUEST WITH A DETAILED INQUIRY OF A NAMED SOURCE WITH CLEAR INDICATION OF THE DATA REQUEST

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