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MARS HILL UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MARS HILL UNIVERSITY (EIN 56-0554207)
Tax period
2016-06-01 to 2017-05-31
Filed
2018-04-16
IRS object ID
201841069349300719
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)
Return2018-04-16T10:47:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN560574444PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11111 Metropolitan Ave Ste 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN560554207EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MARS HILL UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMARSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8286891111PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 370AddressLine1Txt
CityMARS HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28754ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonRANDELL N TILLEYPersonNm
Person TitleVP-FINANCE & FACILITIESPersonTitleTxt
Phone8286891100PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAmanda AdamsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00748038PTIN
Phone7043771678PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address169.130.39.110IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-04-09IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDan LunsfordPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 370AddressLine1Txt
CityMARS HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28754ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$56,063,858GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mhu.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$6,909,351PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$320,657CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,026,900PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$121,656CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$52,069,792CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$20,583,893PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$54,189,617CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,527,092PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,119,825CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$146,376,182TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$50,753,168TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$55,124,990TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$91,251,192NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMars Hill University, an academic community rooted in the Christian faith, challenges and equips students to pursue intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth that is: grounded in a rigorous study of the Liberal Arts, connected with the world of work, and committed to character development, to service, and to responsible citizenship in the community, the region, and the world.MissionDesc
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Grant$22,229,934GrantAmt
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Expense$1,018,411ExpenseAmt
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DescACADEMIC SUPPORT - SERVICES THAT ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PRIMARY MISSION OF EDUCATION.Desc

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Expense$617,088ExpenseAmt
Revenue$841,745RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document81IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee1343EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Randell N TilleyBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8286891100PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 ATHLETIC STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMARS HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28754ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

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W Wayne Higgins
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Judge-McRae
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gwen Davis
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn H Ferguson
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Bingham
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Boyles
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald O Brown
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doug Buchanan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Max Burgin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Cabaniss
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M Kyle Carver
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Costner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Cranford
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Dawson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Will Davis
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Troy L Day
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sally P Duyck
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Dixon Free
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jean S Freeman
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eugene Holdway
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AC Honeycutt Jr
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold H Bud Hughes
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Kelly
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carole Martin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Murdock
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brenda G Nash
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ruth Parham
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeremy R Pressley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Magay Shephard
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen M Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Stephens
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Townsend
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Trammell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Wilson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
B Jane Winn
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN G LUNSFORD
PRESIDENT60.00Yes (X)$177,721$0$9,231
RANDELL N TILLEY
VP-FINANCE & FACILITIES50.00Yes (X)$109,315$0$12,742
HAROLD G CHRISTMAN
VP-INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME40.00$111,557$0$12,572Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$398,593TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$34,545TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CHARTWELLS
PO Box 91337CHICAGOIL60693DINING HALL SERVICES$2,689,237
Brantley Construction
291 Plott DriveCantonNC28716Construction Services$293,965
Franklin Brothers Construction
189 Lone Pine RdAlexanderNC28701Construction/Phone Services$216,382
Patla Straus Robinson & Moore
29 N Market St 300AshevilleNC28801Legal Services$209,295
Legerton Architecture Inc
21 North Liberty StAshevilleNC28801Architect Services$177,043
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,867,971GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,146,329AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$20,642NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,014,300TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees900099$34,677,012$34,677,012
Residence Halls900099$8,482,012$8,482,012
Bookstore Sales900099$906,035$906,035
Conferences and Other900099$841,745$841,745
Cafeteria Income900099$220,680$220,680

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$485,695TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$485,695RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$45,613,179TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$378,026TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$10,121UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$367,905ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$121,656RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$121,656RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$121,656TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$121,656ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,936,697SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,994,066SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$57,369SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$57,369ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$45,613,179RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$10,121UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$432,192ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,229,934TotalAmt
Program Services$22,229,934ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$309,009TotalAmt
Program Services$93,476ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,533ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,213,356TotalAmt
Program Services$7,624,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,086,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$502,563FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$606,498TotalAmt
Program Services$378,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$202,937ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,957FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,167,370TotalAmt
Program Services$1,352,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$725,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89,185FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$943,204TotalAmt
Program Services$588,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$315,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,812FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$765,339TotalAmt
Program Services$202,770ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$556,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,277FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$478,486TotalAmt
Program Services$157,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,942FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,188,388TotalAmt
Program Services$827,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$227,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133,453FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,993,573TotalAmt
Program Services$2,749,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,253,953TotalAmt
Program Services$1,065,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,279FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$879,092TotalAmt
Program Services$879,092ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,825,803TotalAmt
Program Services$2,591,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$234,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$619,580TotalAmt
Management And General$619,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Cafeteria Expense$2,116,819$2,116,819
Bookstore Expense$1,050,904$1,050,904
equip rental & maintena$494,406$254,657$239,499$250
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$451,433$451,433

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$602,470TotalAmt
Program Services$451,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,502FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,189,617TotalAmt
Program Services$44,614,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,492,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,083,220FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,129,412BOYAmt
EOY$7,245,335EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,277,392BOYAmt
EOY$2,215,875EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,242,428BOYAmt
EOY$1,215,455EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,693,520BOYAmt
EOY$1,923,398EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,676BOYAmt
EOY$322,469EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,505BOYAmt
EOY$155,676EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$112,533,550LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$39,849,914LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,633,520BOYAmt
EOY$72,683,636EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,986,725BOYAmt
EOY$2,072,572EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,872,724BOYAmt
EOY$44,836,161EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,103,916BOYAmt
EOY$13,705,605EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,446,818BOYAmt
EOY$146,376,182EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,763,831BOYAmt
EOY$2,938,581EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$406,335BOYAmt
EOY$356,496EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,977,697BOYAmt
EOY$48,689,757EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,605,305BOYAmt
EOY$3,140,156EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,753,168BOYAmt
EOY$55,124,990EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,603,096BOYAmt
EOY$17,010,081EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,389,812BOYAmt
EOY$21,596,364EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,700,742BOYAmt
EOY$52,644,747EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,693,650BOYAmt
EOY$91,251,192EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140,446,818BOYAmt
EOY$146,376,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,119,825ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,838,041NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,160,674OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,508,613BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,976,943ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,603,864InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,987,642OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,101,787EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$46,146,662BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,057,333ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,828,513InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,466,869OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,400,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$41,508,613EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$43,722,136BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,026,612ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,786,886InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,388,972AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$46,146,662EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$40,310,301BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,362,624ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,552,528InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,503,317AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$43,722,136EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$36,766,823BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$701,986ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,326,281InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,484,789AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$40,310,301EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.90330PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09670TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$974,028InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,599,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,573,176BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,030,369OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,878,880DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,151,489BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,748,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,322,161DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,426,680BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,181,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,648,873DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,532,291BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$72,683,636TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS$973,655F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS$43,862,506F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$44,836,161TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OTHER ASSETS$79,269
Beneficial Interests in Trusts$12,379,539
Assets Held in Charitable Remainder Trusts$1,246,797
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$13,705,605TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$700,165
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS LIABILITIES$1,555,628
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$884,363
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,140,156TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,309,682TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,838,041NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$21,598,151OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$16,760,110RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$52,069,792RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$52,069,792TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,752,140TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,792,457OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,792,457ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$31,959,683ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$22,229,934OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,229,934ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$54,189,617TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:To support the institution in perpetuity for scholarships, lectureships, and various other operations and buildings on campus.
Part X, Line 2:The University is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance provided by GAAP on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Management believes that the University continues to satisfy the requirements of a tax-exempt organization at May 31, 2017. Management has evaluated all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements and determined the University had no significant uncertain income tax positions at May 31, 2017.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:TUITION DISCOUNTS REDUCING TUITION INCOME ON FINANCIALS -22,229,934. EARNINGS ON ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 359,887. Postretirement benefit related changes 258,169. CHange in value of interest rate swap 13,727.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Change in value of split-interest agreements 40,058. ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 1,752,399.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:TUITION DISCOUNTS REDUCING TUITION INCOME ON FINANCIALS 22,229,934.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY STATEMENT IS INCLUDED IN all college generated documents including the college catalog. in addition, it is published in the local newspaper at least annually.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6LINE 6A - THE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED STUDENT FINANCIAL AID GRANTS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedinvestmentsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$23,974,609RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$23,974,609SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$23,974,609TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe amount reported on Part I, Line 3, column (f) represents the fair market value of investments held at the end of the year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTuition discounts/scholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1248RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$22,229,934CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe process for monitoring the use of tuition discount or grants/scholarship funds at Mars Hill University includes the use of a matrix that limits and determines the amount of academic scholarship awarded with a maximum of $18,000. The Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and the Director of Financial Aid meet monthly to review the current amount of tuition discount or grants/scholarships being awarded to ensure that the university stays within budget. Tuition discount, grant and scholarship reports are submitted to the President on a regular basis. the budget for these grants is approved by the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. The Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and the Director of Financial Aid monitor all tuition discount financial aid awards prior to the award letter being mailed. Athletic grants are monitored by coaches and the Athletic Director with strict guidelines established by NCAA. The Athletic Director reports regularly to the President of the university the amount of tuition discount athletic grants awarded by each team per year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAN G LUNSFORDPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$177,721BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,015DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$216NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$186,952TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe President's spouse will occasionally travel with him on certain university functions. There is a substantial business purpose for such travel, and the expenses are documented and retained on file.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bthe executive committee of the board and the full board of trustees are presented with a copy of the 990 for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach new or returning trustee receives orientation which includes a discussion regarding the conflict of interest requirement. In the event that a potential conflict arises during the year, the board member will recuse himself/herself from all discussions and vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15the compensation committee of the board reviews and approves the compensation for the president and the top management officials. recommended changes require action and approval by the full board of trustees and discussions are documented in the meeting minutes. salaries are compared to other similar institutions and to salary surveys issued by the NC Independent College/Universities Annual Compensation Survey.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING documents, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS are available to the public upon request through the president's office.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Trust Earnings 359,887. Postretirement benefit-related changes other than net periodic postretireme 258,169. Change in value of split interest agreements -40,058. Change in value of interest rate swaps 13,727. ASSIGNMENT OF INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST -1,752,399.
FORM 990, PART XIi, LINE 2CTHERE IS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF TRUSTEES THAT HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDITORS, OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNICATION RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE AUDITORS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1charitable remainder unitrust (8)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiestrustPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1mars hill collegeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeTEntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd