SIMMONS UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (EIN 04-2103629)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201841359349308279
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

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Return2018-05-15T14:02:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Maloney Novotny LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11111 Superior Ave Suite 700AddressLine1Txt
CityClevelandCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP441142540ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN042103629EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SIMMONS UNIVERSITY DBA SIMMONS COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSIMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6175212877PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1300 THE FENWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDONNA NGPersonNm
Person TitleSVP-FINANCE&ADMIN.PersonTitleTxt
Phone6175212877PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonChristopher B AndersonPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226559PTIN
Phone2163630100PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.116.109.2IPv4AddressTxt
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerHELEN DRINANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1300 THE FENWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$292,388,750GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SIMMONS.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1899FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSIMMONS UNIVERSITY EXISTS TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS, PREPARING THEM FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE PROFESSIONS, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND IN THE WORLD. SIMMONS' ENDURING COMMITMENT IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE THAT DISTINCTLY INTEGRATES THEORY AND PRACTICE; ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES COMBINED WITH RIGOROUS PREOFESSIONAL TRAINING. SIMMONS' HISTORY IS ROOTED IN VISIONARY THINKING AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; OUR MANDATE IS TO PREPARE UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS AND MEANINGFUL LIVES REMAINS AT THE CORE OF OUR MISSION. OUR GRADUATE SCHOOLS SERVE WOMEN AND MEN WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING, LEADING, AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR PROFESSIONS. SIMMONS STUDENTS GRADUATE INTELLECTUALLY EQUIPPED, PROFESSIONALLY SKILLED AND TECHNOLOGICALLY PROFICIENT FOR CUTTING-EDGE CAREERS THAT ADDRESS OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES AND UNMET NEEDS, TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Revenue$229,876,371CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$200,118,949PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$222,456,772CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,644,551PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,419,599CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$427,007,105TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$200,650,986TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$192,820,458TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$218,172,343NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$234,186,647NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$58,275,197ExpenseAmt
Grant$36,004,859GrantAmt
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DescInstruction - Undergraduate Programs: Simmons is a private, nonsectarian institution located in Boston's Fenway Area, and currently serves 1,825 undergraduate women. During the 2017 academic year, the University conferred 488 baccalaureate degrees. Instruction includes expenditures for the undergraduate program as well as financial aid provided by the University to students in the form of scholarships and grants. Approximately 77.5% of undergraduates received financial aid in the form of scholarships or grants from the University.Desc

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Expense$25,352,390ExpenseAmt
Grant$8,378,900GrantAmt
Revenue$49,153,078RevenueAmt
DescInstruction - Graduate Programs: Simmons currently serves 2,835 men and women in five graduate programs at the master and doctoral levels. These programs are housed in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the School of Social Work, the School of Management, the School of Nursing and Health Science and in the College of Arts and Sciences. During the 2017 academic year, the University conferred 1,091 graduate degrees. Instruction includes expenditures for the graduate programs as well as financial aid. Approximately 44.2% of graduate students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships or grants from the University.Desc

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Grant$445,848GrantAmt
Revenue$67,905,845RevenueAmt
DescInstruction - Online Programs: During the 2017 academic year Simmons University offered Online Graduate Programs in Nursing and Social Work. These programs serve 3,395 men and women across fifty states, the District of Colombia and Canada. During the 2017 academic year, the University conferred 487 degrees and certificates.Desc

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Grant$0GrantAmt
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DescAcademic Support and Student Services - Includes expenditures for activities that support and enhance the student's education, as well as contribute to their emotional and physical well-being. Included in this category is the University library which houses over 155,000 print volumes, subscribes to 13 print journals, and provides access to 278,000 e-journals, 37,000 e-books, and 100 electronic databases for articles, reference content, statistics and beyond. During fiscal year 2017, students checked out 17,000 books and Course Reserve items. Also included in this category is the University's Health Center whose staff handled 3,900 student/patient visits during fiscal year 2017. Another component of this category is the Career Education Center which had 2,000 student contacts during fiscal year 2017 through multiple channels.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

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Deborah C Brittain
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane Buyers
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara Latz Cohen
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dwight B Crane
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James D Flynn
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill A Greenthal
Clerk/Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Karen Hammond
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Regina M Pisa
Chair of Board/Trustee10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Faith M Richardson
Trustee, Committee Chair1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathleen I Schuller Bleakie
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Toby M Sloane
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Winston Tabb
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela J Toulopoulos
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roslyn M Watson
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Lake
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yvonne Jackson
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Coll
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Fender
Trustee, Committee Chair5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa JB Peterson
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
April Evans
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Speck
Trustee1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Benson
Trustee (Until 9/26/2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER ECKERT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY WHITE
TRUSTEE(until 3/17)/SR.VP-INST.ADV.(BEG. 3/17)40.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HELEN G DRINAN
PRESIDENT40.000.00Yes (X)$1,653,250$0$28,454Yes (X)
Sheila C Conboy
Provost40.000.00$296,703$0$62,301Yes (X)
Donna Ng
SVP-Finance & Administration40.000.00$270,441$0$55,200Yes (X)
Marianne Lord
Vice President of Advancement40.000.00$260,278$0$28,789Yes (X)
John F Dolan
VP of Enrollment Management40.000.00$245,545$0$53,591Yes (X)
Regina Sherwood
VP&Title IX Coord.(Until 7/16)40.000.00$215,964$0$35,613Yes (X)
Kathleen Rogers
VP & General Counsel40.000.00$219,868$0$25,985Yes (X)
Sarah Neill
VP-Student Affairs&Assoc.Provost40.000.00$183,820$0$36,204Yes (X)
Suzanne Murphy
VP-Strategic Init., Simmons Online40.000.00$187,656$0$55,060Yes (X)
Cheryl Howard
SVP-Commun.,Diversity&Inclusion40.000.00$88,479$0$10,217Yes (X)
Eileen Abels
Dean40.000.00$224,051$0$48,342Yes (X)
Stefan Krug
Deputy Provost40.000.00$197,188$0$54,123Yes (X)
Cheryl A Parks
Dean40.000.00$204,943$0$21,887Yes (X)
Debra Orr
Chief Info.Officer&AVP-Admin40.000.00$199,585$0$56,224Yes (X)
Judy Beal
Dean40.000.00$188,663$0$29,837Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,636,434TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$601,827TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K115IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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SHAWMUT WOODWORKING SUPPLY
560 HARRISON AVENUEBOSTONMA02118CONSTRUCTION$11,906,072
ARAMARK
1101 MARKET STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19107FOOD SERVICES$3,556,362
C&W SERVICES
4002 SOLUTIONS CENTERCHICAGOIL60677FACILITIES MGMT.SERVICES$2,494,528
GREENWOOD INDUSTRIES
PO BOX 2800WORCESTERMA01605CONSTRUCTION$1,170,619
SIERRA-CEDAR
PO BOX 402521ATLANTAGA30384SOFTWARE CONSULTING$916,153
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K50CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,059,213GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,913,170AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,006,603NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,972,383TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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TUITION AND FEES900099$181,551,000$181,551,000
AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES900099$18,276,994$18,251,125$25,869
OTHER SOURCES900099$4,462,920$4,462,920
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$204,290,914TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,857,691TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$19,273UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,876,964ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,458,762RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,458,762RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,458,762TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,635,375UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,823,387ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$70,463,000SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,346,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$62,298,628SecuritiesAmt
Other$213,751OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,164,372SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,132,249OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,296,621TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,296,621ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$229,876,371TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$204,265,045RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,641,971UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$13,996,972ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,829,607TotalAmt
Program Services$44,829,607ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,861,540TotalAmt
Management And General$2,563,826ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,714FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,796,639TotalAmt
Program Services$52,313,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,434,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,048,131FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,468,354TotalAmt
Program Services$2,783,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$562,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,208FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,848,653TotalAmt
Program Services$5,873,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$764,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210,845FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,664,385TotalAmt
Program Services$3,743,228ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$756,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$164,351FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,893TotalAmt
Management And General$235,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,146TotalAmt
Management And General$347,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
Management And General$60,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,118,295TotalAmt
Program Services$1,118,295ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,825,582TotalAmt
Program Services$1,621,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$948,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$255,349FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$604,554TotalAmt
Program Services$97,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$506,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$392FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$590,502TotalAmt
Program Services$554,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,190ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,001FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,925,993TotalAmt
Program Services$1,016,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,774,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,387FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,983,678TotalAmt
Program Services$3,878,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$986,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,808FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,904,690TotalAmt
Program Services$1,635,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,383FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$352,750TotalAmt
Program Services$300,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,920FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,412,346TotalAmt
Program Services$4,501,745ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$812,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,864FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,005,312TotalAmt
Program Services$10,888,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$997,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,065FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$742,390TotalAmt
Program Services$9,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$732,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIST.LEARNING-PARTNER S$44,186,662$44,186,662
CONTRACTED SERVICES$8,423,256$6,395,938$2,003,554$23,764
FOOD SERVICE EXPENSE$5,197,748$4,727,105$211,767$258,876
LIBRARY EXPENSES$1,186,418$1,165,727$3,360$17,331

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,884,379TotalAmt
Program Services$2,197,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,621,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,165FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$222,456,772TotalAmt
Program Services$193,839,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,500,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,116,554FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,249,588BOYAmt
EOY$12,889,470EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,934,930BOYAmt
EOY$11,585,168EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,480,533BOYAmt
EOY$13,060,524EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,647,943BOYAmt
EOY$4,908,381EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,343,713BOYAmt
EOY$2,805,202EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,682,761BOYAmt
EOY$7,922,938EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$331,680,860LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$157,462,372LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,577,210BOYAmt
EOY$174,218,488EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,891,569BOYAmt
EOY$103,320,649EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,221,058BOYAmt
EOY$86,134,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,794,024BOYAmt
EOY$10,162,285EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,823,329BOYAmt
EOY$427,007,105EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,106,886BOYAmt
EOY$9,347,982EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,678BOYAmt
EOY$179,756EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,490,975BOYAmt
EOY$19,071,073EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,707,123BOYAmt
EOY$157,541,034EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$722,998BOYAmt
EOY$476,741EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,279,326BOYAmt
EOY$6,203,872EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$200,650,986BOYAmt
EOY$192,820,458EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,889,207BOYAmt
EOY$73,712,617EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,369,898BOYAmt
EOY$81,425,907EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,913,238BOYAmt
EOY$79,048,123EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$218,172,343BOYAmt
EOY$234,186,647EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$418,823,329BOYAmt
EOY$427,007,105EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,419,599ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,355,571NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$239,134OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,121,718CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,669,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,584,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,732,242CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,972,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,080,096TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,121,718CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,669,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,584,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,732,242CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,972,383CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,080,096TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,873,274SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$55,206,822PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,206,512CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,276,142CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,124,483CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,097,213CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,971,892CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,676,242TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$84,756,338TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$809,280,671GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65140PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68210PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$1OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSIMMONS UNIVERSITY IS A MEMBER OF VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WHICH MAY ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FROM WHICH SIMMONS MAY BENEFIT. SIMMONS UNIVERSITY IS NOT AWARE OF THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF MEMBER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH LOBBYING EFFORTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$175,820,721BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,865,241ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,231,147InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,838,239GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,913,860OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$188,165,010EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$183,276,426BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,004,656ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,133,933InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,615,682GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$5,710,746OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$175,820,721EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$185,046,024BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,653,936ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,538,560InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,142,767GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$8,819,327OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$183,276,426EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$167,220,618BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,736,337ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,997,601InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,823,835GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,084,697OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$185,046,024EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$155,221,253BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,312,177ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,979,068InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,496,184GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$4,795,696OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$167,220,618EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.26000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.37000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.37000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$815,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$815,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,003,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$110,055,178DepreciationAmt
Book Value$143,948,777BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,246,375OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$599,620DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,646,755BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,615,530OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,807,574DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,807,956BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$174,218,488TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES$588,000F
PRIVATE EQUITY$33,084,000F
HEDGE FUNDS$17,640,000F
EQUITY SECURITIES$34,810,000F
REAL ESTATE CERTIFICATES$12,000F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$86,134,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
U.S. GOVERNMENT LOAN ADVANCES$2,147,131
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS$1,780,470
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$1,399,403
DEPOSIT PAYABLE$876,868
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,203,872TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$192,523,175TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,355,571NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$44,590,472OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$36,234,901RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$228,758,076RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,118,295InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,118,295RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$229,876,371TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$176,508,870TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$176,508,870ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,118,295InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$44,829,607OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$45,947,902ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$222,456,772TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:DESCRIPTION OF ART COLLECTION: THE SIMMONS UNIVERSITY ART COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, PRINTS, SCULPTURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH IS USED TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S CURRICULUM.
Part IV, Line 2b:ESCROW AND CUSTODIAL ARRANGEMENT: THE UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS AGENCY ACCOUNTS FOR ALUMNAE/I AND STUDENT GROUPS. THE UNIVERSITY ACTS AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR THE FUNDS.
Part V, Line 4:INTENDED USES OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE SIMMONS ENDOWMENT FUND IS USED TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN INTERGENERATIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH, INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST TRUSTS 391,075. EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT -151,940. STUDENT FINANCIAL AID -44,829,607.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 44,829,607. ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT FOR FIN.STMTS. REPORTING AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS

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 3A DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN ITS ADMISSION AND RECRUITING PUBLICATIONS AND IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. IT IS ALSO POSTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE UNDER "POLICIES," THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, AND HUMAN RESOURCES.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6SIMMONS UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FUNDING FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (28 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean00INVESTMENTS$17,117,645
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$695ACADEMIC SUPPORT
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$312INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$130,516INSTRUCTION
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$3,118PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$3,643STUDENT RECRUITMENT
East Asia and the Pacific00PROGRAM SERVICES$25,659STUDENT SERVICES
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$9,264ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$133,374INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$13,290INSTRUCTION
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00INVESTMENTS$8,919,980
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$2,014PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$692STUDENT RECRUITMENT
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00PROGRAM SERVICES$117,320STUDENT SERVICES
Middle East and North Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$140,683INSTRUCTION
Middle East and North Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$3,258INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Middle East and North Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$23,000STUDENT SERVICES
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$642ACADEMIC SUPPORT
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$12,981INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$2,017INSTRUCTION
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$1,336PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$182RESEARCH
North America00PROGRAM SERVICES$521STUDENT SERVICES
South America00PROGRAM SERVICES$276INSTRUCTION
South Asia00PROGRAM SERVICES$1,596STUDENT SERVICES
Sub-Saharan Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$39,516INSTRUCTION
Sub-Saharan Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$2,500STUDENT SERVICES
Sub-Saharan Africa00PROGRAM SERVICES$3,281RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$17,290,852SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$9,418,459ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$26,709,311TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSIMMONS UNIVERSITY'S FACULTY AND STAFF TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY AS PART OF THEIR DUTIES AND INCUR EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OF INSTRUCTION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT.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 TypeSTUDENT FINANCIAL AIDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient2897RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$44,829,607CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED ARE USED TO DETERMINE EACH STUDENT'S FINANCIAL AID. THE FINANCIAL AID CONSISTS OF ANY COMBINATION OF GRANTS AND LOANS AND ARE REVIEWED EACH YEAR BASED ON A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC RECORD AND/OR DEMONSTRATED NEED. THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID, WHICH HELPS TO ESTABLISH A STUDENT'S FINANCIAL NEED, SERVES AS THE APPLICATION FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HELEN G DRINAN
PRESIDENT$477,241$0$1,088,537$0$87,472$0$25,050$0$3,404$0$1,681,704$0$698,709$0
Sheila C Conboy
Provost$293,987$0$0$0$2,716$0$27,450$0$34,851$0$359,004$0$0$0
Donna Ng
SVP-Finance & Administration$253,157$0$0$0$17,284$0$27,150$0$28,050$0$325,641$0$0$0
Marianne Lord
Vice President of Advancement$257,577$0$0$0$2,701$0$27,300$0$1,489$0$289,067$0$0$0
John F Dolan
VP of Enrollment Management$243,863$0$0$0$1,682$0$26,250$0$27,341$0$299,136$0$0$0
Regina Sherwood
VP&Title IX Coord.(Until 7/16)$119,479$0$0$0$96,485$0$8,063$0$27,550$0$251,577$0$0$0
Kathleen Rogers
VP & General Counsel$217,975$0$0$0$1,893$0$23,373$0$2,612$0$245,853$0$0$0
Sarah Neill
VP-Student Affairs&Assoc.Provost$183,166$0$0$0$654$0$20,066$0$16,138$0$220,024$0$0$0
Suzanne Murphy
VP-Strategic Init., Simmons Online$186,814$0$0$0$842$0$21,147$0$33,913$0$242,716$0$0$0
Eileen Abels
Dean$221,627$0$0$0$2,424$0$24,875$0$23,467$0$272,393$0$0$0
Stefan Krug
Deputy Provost$194,751$0$0$0$2,437$0$21,525$0$32,598$0$251,311$0$0$0
Cheryl A Parks
Dean$178,900$0$0$0$26,043$0$21,124$0$763$0$226,830$0$0$0
Debra Orr
Chief Info.Officer&AVP-Admin$196,973$0$0$0$2,612$0$22,236$0$33,988$0$255,809$0$0$0
Judy Beal
Dean$175,866$0$0$0$12,797$0$19,765$0$10,072$0$218,500$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aBENEFITS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES - A HOUSING ALLOWANCE WAS PROVIDED TO HELEN DRINAN, PRESIDENT. PRESIDENT DRINAN USES HER PERSONAL RESIDENCE TO HOLD FUNCTIONS AND EVENTS ON BEHALF OF SIMMONS UNIVERSITY. THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE WAS CONSIDERED TAXABLE AND INCLUDED IN HER TAXABLE INCOME.
Part I, Line 1bWRITTEN POLICY FOR EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS - THE UNIVERSITY HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING FIRST CLASS AND SPOUSAL TRAVEL. ON OCCASION, OTHER BENEFITS LISTED IN QUESTION 1A OF SCHEDULE J, PART I MAY BE PROVIDED, BUT ONLY PURSUANT TO A VOTE OF APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Part I, Line 4bSUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN - DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2011, AS PART OF A NEW FIVE YEAR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, THE UNIVERSITY ENTERED INTO A SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AGREEMENT (SRA) WITH THE PRESIDENT. UNDER THE SRA, THE UNIVERSITY MAY MAKE DEFERRALS FROM 0 TO 30 PERCENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S BASE PAY, IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR EACH YEAR THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016. AMOUNTS DEFERRED ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016, THE AMOUNT DEFERRED AND PAID WAS $100,000. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(ii) AS BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.
PART II - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION:DURING 2016, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NEGOTIATED A NEW EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE PRESIDENT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016. CERTAIN COMPENSATION AMOUNTS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, INCLUDING UNDER THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT AGREEMENT (SRA), WERE PAID IN 2016. THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF $1,681,704 FOR THE PRESIDENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 IS AS FOLLOWS: 1. $593,167 COMPENSATION EARNED IN 2016 (DETAIL BELOW); 2. $127,000 OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PREVIOUS 5-YEAR CONTRACT; AND 3. $961,537 SATISFYING TERMS OF A SECTION 457(F) PLAN (DETAIL BELOW). COMPENSATION OF $593,167 EARNED IN 2016 IS DETAILED AS FOLLOWS: 1A. $498,646 BASE COMPENSATION PLUS PRE-TAX EMPLOYEE DEDUCTIONS; 1B. $ 61,273 BENEFITS INCLUDING QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS; 1C. $ 33,248 BENEFITS RELATED TO ROLE AS PRESIDENT (HOUSING AND AUTO). DURING 2016, AS A RESULT OF SATISFYING ALL OF THE TERMS OF A SECTION 457(F) PLAN HELD IN HER NAME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SRA ENTERED INTO DURING 2011 FROM THE PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION OF $961,537. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 3A. $698,709 PRIOR YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SRA AS DISCLOSED ON FORM 990 EACH YEAR (2011 - $225,000; 2012 - $108,000; 2013 - $162,234; 2014 - $101,475; and 2015 - $102,000); 3B. $162,828 CUMULATIVE PLAN INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON PLAN ASSETS DURING THE DEFERRAL PERIOD; AND 3C. $100,000 2016 CONTRIBUTION TO THE SRA FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BOND SERIES G
A04343181457583REX92006-01-12$49,610,000NEW ACAD.BLDG, GARAGE&OTHER000
SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BOND SERIES H
B04343181457583RJG12007-01-04$45,343,798REFUNDING SERIES C, D, AND F BONDS000
SIMMONS COLLEGE MHEFA REVENUE BOND SERIES I
C04245601157686EEL12009-01-22$59,998,380REFIN.E BOND, CONSTR.,SWAP TERMYes (1)00
SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BOND SERIES J
D04343181457583UYQ52013-09-05$19,156,227REFINANCE SERIES F & I BONDS000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmtWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndBond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt
A$1,195,000$49,610,000$563,922$732,819$2,480,500$44,020,416$1,813,175200900Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$8,412,746$45,343,798$575,599$485,410$44,282,7630Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
C$26,445,000$59,998,380$1,199,968$2,466,655$19,215,015$32,951,3542009Yes (1)0Yes (1)Yes (1)$34,610,000$4,165,387
D$40,392$19,156,227$374,131$3,297,539Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)$15,484,557

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctEngage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd
A000000Yes (1)
B0Yes (1)Yes (1)000Yes (1)Yes (1)0.019800.01980
C000Yes (1)00Yes (1)0
DYes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)000Yes (1)Yes (1)0.001600.00160

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A00Yes (1)0Yes (1)000Yes (1)
B000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
C000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
D0Yes (1)000000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)
CYes (1)
DYes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Date Rebate Computation PerformedIssuer Name: SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BOND SERIES H Date the Rebate Computation was Performed: 06/30/2016 Issuer Name: SIMMONS COLLEGE MHEFA REVENUE BOND SERIES I Date the Rebate Computation was Performed: 06/30/2016
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3, COLUMN C:$31,140,000 OF THE MHEFA REVENUE BOND SERIES I PROCEEDS WERE USED TO REFUND SERIES E BONDS.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 13, COLUMN B:THE YEAR OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE MDFA REVENUE BONDS SERIES H HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK BECAUSE THIS ISSUE WAS ENTIRELY FOR AN ADVANCE REFUNDING.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIMMONS COLLEGE MDFA REVENUE BOND SERIES K-1BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN043431814BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP57584XAA9CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2015-07-08BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$37,550,169IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFIN.SERIES C&IPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$428,892RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$37,550,169TotalProceedsAmt
Refunding Escrow$28,874,572RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$502,539IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$8,173,058OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingYes (1)AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution56ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$997,613NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescOTHER GOODSDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUSE OF THIRD PARTIES - THE UNIVERSITY UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF A BROKER TO SELL DONATED SECURITIES. THE FEES CHARGED BY THE BROKER ARE AT OR BELOW FAIR MARKET VALUE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; THE PRESIDENT; THE CHAIRS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEESHIP AND GOVERNANCE, THE ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE EDUCATIONAL STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE, THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND THE FACULTY REVIEW COMMITTEE; THE CLERK; AND ANY OTHER TRUSTEES MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME. IN BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS THE FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXCEPT TO SELL REAL ESTATE AND TO CONFER DEGREES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6AND FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 7A: MEMBERS AND POWERS OF THE MEMBERS: SIMMONS CURRENTLY HAS 22 CORPORATORS (THE CORPORATION) AS OF JUNE 30, 2017: 22 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CORPORATION'S PRIMARY DUTIES ARE TO ELECT ANNUALLY THE TRUSTEE MEMBERSHIP AND AMEND THE SIMMONS' BY-LAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aSEE EXPLANATION FOR LINE 6A ABOVE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bREVIEW OF FORM 990: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING FORM 990 TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE REVIEW OF THE FORM IS FACILITATED BY THE OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES THE RETURN. THE COMPENSATION SECTIONS OF FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. BEFORE FILING, FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cMONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT POLICY: IN ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM, THE UNIVERSITY ASKS ALL TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. THE GENERAL COUNSEL PREPARES A WRITTEN REPORT FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH SETS FORTH ALL DISCLOSURES OR COMMENTS MADE BY RESPONDENTS CONCERNING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS, AND THAT REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, PRESIDENT, AND BOARD CHAIR FOR DISCUSSION AND NECESSARY FOLLOW-UP EACH YEAR. AT A MINIMUM, THOSE WITH CONFLICTS ARE INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS WHERE THERE ARE OR MAY BE PERCEIVED TO BE A CONFLICT AND TO RECUSE THEMSELVES DURING ANY DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL: THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS GOVERNED BY A DETAILED CHARTER WHICH GRANTS IT JURISDICTION OVER COMPENSATION MATTERS FOR ALL SIMMONS OFFICERS. THE PRESIDENT MAKES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE OFFICERS EACH YEAR TO THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OFFICERS AGAINST SALARY DATA PREPARED BY EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERTS. THE COMMITTEE THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OFFICER SALARIES TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS: SIMMONS UNIVERSITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE POSTED ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE. THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT -151,940. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST TRUSTS 391,075. ROUNDING ERROR -1.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (3)
CHARITABLE TRUSTMASIMMONS COLLEGEYes (1)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (1)
CHARITABLE TRUSTOHSIMMONS COLLEGEYes (1)
PERPETUAL TRUST(1)
PERPETUAL TRUSTMASIMMONS COLLEGEYes (1)
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 OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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