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FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (EIN 31-0707369)
Tax period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31
Filed
2026-06-03
IRS object ID
202601549349301375
Schema version
2024v5.0
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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Return2026-06-03T12:54:49-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN310707369EIN

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Phone6149476002PhoneNum

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CityColumbusCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMarv BriskeyPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurer/CFOPersonTitleTxt
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Signature2026-06-12SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDr David DeckerPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1201 South Grant AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityColumbusCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP432155399ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$302,174,502GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1964FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFranklin University is a student-centered, nonprofit, independent institution providing high quality, relevant education to enable the broadest possible community of learners to achieve their goals and enrich the world.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionSince 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in 1964. As a learner-centered institution of higher education, the four cornerstones of the Franklin educational philosophy are (a) Ensuring academic quality (b) Providing equal access to educational opportunities (c) Adapting to the needs of students (d) Responding to changes in society, professions, and the business community. Franklin continuously seeks and appreciates strategic partner relationships that support our learning environment and experiences of our students. Investments from strategic partners may include contributions for student scholarships as well as contributions to enhance program offerings, facilities, and technology.MissionDesc
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Expense$83,549,819ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,544,902GrantAmt
Revenue$97,755,369RevenueAmt
DescFranklin University served 14,678 unique students in the 2024-25 Academic Year, granting 125 Associate's degrees, 1,415 Bachelor's degrees, 899 Master's degrees, 70 Doctoral degrees, and 33 graduate certificates. Franklin has a total of 78 academic program offerings (42 undergraduate, 2 undergraduate certificates, and 23 graduate, 5 doctorate and 6 graduate certificates). Globally, Franklin offers its MBA and undergraduate programs to students through international partnerships.Desc
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Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

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President550Yes (X)$956,585$0$50,593
Christi Farley-Cabungcal
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Dr Christopher Washington
Provost and SVP-Academic Affairs500$381,590$0$55,849Yes (X)
Dr Godfrey Mendes
SVP Global Programs & Strategic Initiatives400$375,861$0$57,235Yes (X)
Rick Sunderman
SVP and Chief Information Officer400$347,222$0$54,954Yes (X)
Dr Marv Briskey
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Dr Lynnette Rouzer
VP-Student Affairs400$320,480$0$43,300Yes (X)
Bill Chan
VP-Strategic Alliances400$319,617$0$43,077Yes (X)
Carl Brown
VP-Campus Services400$290,666$0$50,211Yes (X)
Dr Patrick Bennett
VP Operations, Franklin Learning Solutions400$258,111$0$45,656Yes (X)
Randolph Snyder
VP-Financial Services400$252,647$0$42,444Yes (X)
Dr Wendell Seaborne
Dean Doctoral Studies and Academic Research400$213,845$0$31,032Yes (X)
Dr Alyncia Bowen
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Dr Jonathan W McCombs
Dean, College of Health400$205,038$0$22,008Yes (X)
David White
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Stacey Armstrong
Vice Chair20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ralph Sanese
Secretary20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Stan Partlow
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jamie Crane
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Gary Flynn
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ted Ford
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Anthony Gonsalves
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Bruce Hagen
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Gary James
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Peter Roche
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Matthew Toussant
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Melissa Gutierrez
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Thomas Shoupe
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Jennifer Thomas
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Pamela Springer
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Bill Balderaz
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Oyauma Garrison
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Carrie Harris-Muller
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph Patrick
Trustee20$0$0$0Yes (X)
Denise Zabawski
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$532,223ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,612,899TotalAmt
Program Services$748,799ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$849,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,925FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,544TotalAmt
Program Services$199,283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$557FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bad debt expense$3,100,323$2,800,000$300,323
Library$325,271$325,271$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$608,141TotalAmt
Program Services$508,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,420FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,072,517TotalAmt
Program Services$83,549,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,341,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$181,476FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,227,730BOYAmt
EOY$1,412,106EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,759BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,757,147BOYAmt
EOY$6,128,179EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,095,517BOYAmt
EOY$1,688,214EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$57,981,611LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$37,504,303LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,355,164BOYAmt
EOY$20,477,308EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,306,755BOYAmt
EOY$43,142,740EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,390,511BOYAmt
EOY$77,270,750EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,772BOYAmt
EOY$320,772EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,856,355BOYAmt
EOY$151,440,069EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,924,727BOYAmt
EOY$8,230,062EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,913,031BOYAmt
EOY$3,417,198EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,034,281BOYAmt
EOY$8,160,831EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$4,500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,872,039BOYAmt
EOY$24,308,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,289,366BOYAmt
EOY$115,482,166EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,694,950BOYAmt
EOY$11,649,812EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,984,316BOYAmt
EOY$127,131,978EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,856,355BOYAmt
EOY$151,440,069EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,887,656ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$2,739,994NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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$11,805,825BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$117,985ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$938,126InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$133,874GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$12,728,062EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,785,664BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$63,627ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$999,286InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$42,752GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,805,825EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,498,733BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$221,558ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$188,809InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$123,436GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,785,664EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,959,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,310,744ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$672,364InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$99,094GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,498,773EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,290,068BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,106ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,717,298InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$59,985GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,959,487EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.163BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.418PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.419TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$846,521InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,191,185OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,037,706BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,912,218InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,150,760OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,739,168DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,323,810BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$412,053OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$411,188DepreciationAmt
Book Value$865BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,676,107OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,561,180DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,114,927BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$792,767OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$792,767DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,477,308TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$17,694,062BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLimited partnershipsDesc
Book Value$59,576,688BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$77,270,750TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$96,940,744TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$2,739,989NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$575,918OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,164,071RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$99,104,815RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$454,752InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$12,400,606OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,855,358RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$111,960,173TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$86,462,618TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$575,918OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$575,918ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$85,886,700ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$454,752InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,731,065OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,185,817ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$99,072,517TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4Virtually all endowment funds are either for the support of scholarships or the Franklin University Leadership Center.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dRent expenses netted against rental income on Part VIII.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bScholarships netted against tuition and fees for the audited financial statements.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2dRent expenses netted against rental income on Part VIII.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bScholarships of $12,400,606 netted against tuition and fees for the audited financial statements. Additionally, the University closed its branch campus in Urbana, OH in April 2020. As a result, $330,459 of expense related to that campus has been classified as results of discontinued operations in the audited financial statement of activities but included as expense in this Form 990 on the same basis as prior periods.

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 3As the University draws students from across the country, it satisfies the requirement by including a statement of the University's nondiscriminitory policy in brochures, catalogs and other written communications in addition to its website.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The University receives significant amounts of financial aid from Federal and state agencies. These funds represent financial aid for students attending the University to assist them with tuition costs, books, fees and living expenses. Any financial aid that is not applied to payments of amounts due to the University are passed on to the student.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Middle East and North Africa01Program ServicesFranklin University offers and delivers Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in partnership with a university in Oman. These MBA programs are identical in outcomes and instruction to the domestic based MBA programs offered and delivered by Franklin to students in the United States.$114,390
East Asia and the Pacific01Program ServicesFranklin University offers and delivers undergraduate and graduate programs in partnership with a university in South Korea. These MBA programs are identical in outcomes and instruction to the domestic based MBA programs offered and delivered by Franklin to students in the United States.$64,270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$178,660TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Scholarships1126$2,247,862$0N/AN/A
Tuition discount and exchange program14263$10,724,200$0N/AN/A
Student Educational Opportunity Grant556$429,018$0N/AN/A
Federal Work Study12$143,822$0N/AN/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe University has numerous procedures to ensure students qualify for scholarships and other assistance both at the time of the award and subsequent thereto. These procedures ensure compliance with applicable Federal and state regulations, stipulations of scholarship criteria and University practices for awards made from the University.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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
Dr David R Decker
President$548,214$0$406,085$0$2,286$0$34,500$0$16,093$0$1,007,178$0$0$0
Christi Farley-Cabungcal
Chief of Staff & SVP Administration$277,397$0$106,164$0$5,306$0$34,500$0$15,433$0$438,800$0$0$0
Dr Christopher Washington
Provost and SVP-Academic Affairs$277,397$0$106,629$0-$2,436$0$34,500$0$21,349$0$437,439$0$0$0
Dr Godfrey Mendes
SVP Global Programs & Strategic Initiatives$277,397$0$106,164$0-$7,700$0$34,500$0$22,735$0$433,096$0$0$0
Rick Sunderman
SVP and Chief Information Officer$252,179$0$96,513$0-$1,470$0$34,500$0$20,454$0$402,176$0$0$0
Dr Marv Briskey
Treasurer/SVP-Chief Financial Officer$252,179$0$96,513$0-$1,229$0$34,500$0$15,435$0$397,398$0$0$0
Dr Lynnette Rouzer
VP-Student Affairs$236,294$0$85,961$0-$1,775$0$32,225$0$11,075$0$363,780$0$0$0
Bill Chan
VP-Strategic Alliances$236,294$0$85,961$0-$2,638$0$32,225$0$10,852$0$362,694$0$0$0
Carl Brown
VP-Campus Services$208,735$0$79,886$0$2,045$0$28,862$0$21,349$0$340,877$0$0$0
Dr Patrick Bennett
VP Operations, Franklin Learning Solutions$208,735$0$43,293$0$6,083$0$25,202$0$20,454$0$303,767$0$0$0
Randolph Snyder
VP-Financial Services$211,695$0$41,523$0-$571$0$25,322$0$17,122$0$295,091$0$0$0
Dr Wendell Seaborne
Dean Doctoral Studies and Academic Research$168,995$0$32,806$0$12,044$0$20,180$0$10,852$0$244,877$0$0$0
Dr Alyncia Bowen
Dean, College of Business$168,988$0$35,904$0$2,161$0$20,489$0$10,432$0$237,974$0$0$0
Dr Jonathan W McCombs
Dean, College of Health$168,988$0$34,444$0$1,606$0$20,243$0$1,765$0$227,046$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aPursuant to his employment agreement, Dr. Decker receives a monthly housing allowance, treated as taxable compensation, and membership in a dinner/fitness club, not treated as taxable compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3Compensation reviews, prepared by an independent compensation consulting team, are periodically conducted. A thorough examination of external documented pay data (published surveys and 990 filings) for comparable positions at peer institutions (as mutually agreed upon by Franklin University and the consultants) are conducted. Compensation levels are reviewed for market competitiveness and reasonableness and are compared for all components of pay including cash compensation, benefits and perquisites. The results include individual market data as well as an aggregate perspective. The Human Resources Committee of the Board of Trustees approves the resulting reviews and receives a letter of comfort from the consultants.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7Bonuses are paid depending on the achievement of various performance criteria. The Board of Trustees determines the bonus of the President.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bUpon completion of the Form 990 and all supporting schedules ("the return") by the Controller, the return was first reviewed by the Chief Financial Officer and University President, with consultation of tax experts where considered necessary. The return was provided to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Chair of the Finance Committee for their review. Questions from these reviews were addressed as appropriate with any necessary changes made to the Form 990 prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach year, a copy of the University's Employee Ethics (Conflict of Interest) Policy is provided to each Trustee, the President and other officers of the University along with a questionnaire related to that policy. Responses to the questionnaire, which are summarized for review by the President of the University, identify any potential conflicts of interest. Should business come before the Board or Committee thereof that presents a potential conflict, the affected Board member would be asked to abstain from any Board action on that business.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Compensation reviews, prepared by an independent compensation consulting team, are periodically conducted. A thorough examination of external documented pay data (published surveys and 990 filings) for comparable positions at peer institutions (as mutually agreed upon by Franklin University and the consultants) are conducted. Compensation levels are reviewed for market competitiveness and reasonableness and are compared for all components of pay including cash compensation, benefits and perquisites. The results include individual market data as well as an aggregate perspective. The Human Resources Committee of the Board of Trustees approves the resulting reviews and receives a letter of comfort from the consultants.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.