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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2023-06-01 to 2024-05-31
Filed
2025-03-28
IRS object ID
202530879349300523
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-03-28T10:23:01+00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN332621854PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CRI Capin Crouse Advisors LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1345 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityIndianapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582624570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shorter UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDr Donald V DowlessPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaren DaigaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01074795PTIN
Phone5055022746PhoneNum
Preparation2025-03-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Dr Donald V DowlessBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$58,169,471GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.shorter.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1873FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionShorter University is a private Christian non-profit comprehensive liberal arts institution.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body33VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee443TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers40TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,681,008PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,161,611CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$32,532,561PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$33,654,214CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$256,695PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$800,019CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$24,266PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$51,940CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$39,445,998PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$42,563,904CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$14,021,143PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,655,286CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,955,361PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$10,657,224PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,748,210CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$37,633,728PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$38,434,856CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,812,270PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,129,048CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$59,136,687TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,896,123TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,897,181TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,167,053TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$42,239,506NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$46,729,070NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAdvancing God's Kingdom through a commitment to academic excellence, spiritual growth, Christian leadership, and global service within the context of a biblical worldview.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,817,303ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,655,286GrantAmt
Revenue$26,216,847RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - Funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2023-2024 included 1300 students. Scholarship and financial aid - Comprehensive financial assistance program includes scholarships, grants, loans and part-time campus employment. Every student enrolled full time at Shorter University receives some form of financial assistance.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,417,899ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$5,982,184RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,599,406ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$1,455,183RevenueAmt
DescAcademic support - Expenditures integral to the operation and support of the academic services of the University. Auxiliary enterprises - Expenditures to provide services to student, faculty, and staff including housing, cafeteria, and bookstore.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$28,834,608TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (true)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1923IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee443EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (true)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Michelle StricklinBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

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Bryan Rice
Board Vice-Chair1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Danny Cochran
Secretary (Part Year)/Trustee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Thomas Hammond
Ex Officio Member1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Secretary1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Bowen
Chairman1.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Patterson
Trustee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carey Strange
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chase Camp
Trustee/MAL Executive Committee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Cowart
Trustee/MAL Executive Committee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cliff Duren
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Whitener
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Joe Tanner
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Keith McBroom
Trustee/MAL Executive Committee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Stacy Dyer
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Stephen Anthony
Trustee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Steve Parr
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Polley
Trustee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hatcher
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Guice
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lamar Pinson
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Maxey
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lilianna Lewis
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Julianna Rogers
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Michelle Sabou
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall Farrell
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Barry Peppers
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Ben Smith
Chair of Finance1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Brian Carroll
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jason Britt
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jon Price
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Keith Moore
Trustee/MAL Executive Committee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Matthew Bowden
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Mike Hardy
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Ferrin
Trustee (Part Year)1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russ Brown
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Fuller
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Brown
Trustee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wayne Angel
Trustee/MAL Executive Committee1.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald V Dowless
President60.0Yes (X)$180,334$0$24,982
Michelle Stricklin
VP of Finance, CFO60.0Yes (X)$122,457$0$12,850
Dr Ben Bruce
VP of Advancement40.0$106,623$0$876Yes (X)
Dr John Reams
Provost40.0$103,122$0$29,880Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$512,536TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$68,588TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Encoura
75 Remittance DriveChicagoIL606751020Admissions - Marketing$416,261
Jenzabar
PO Box 55018BostonMA022055018Core Processor$410,555
Employment Innovations
DBA Etowah EmploymentRomeGA30161Temporary Staffing$402,349
Smith Construction
144 W Main StreetKingstonGA30145Construction - Roofs$385,817
Follett Corporation
3 Westbrook CorporateWestchesterIL60145Bookstore$331,302
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$260,487FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$1,786,689RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$4,782,140GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,332,295AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$27,759NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,161,611TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611110$26,216,847$26,216,847
Student Support611110$5,982,184$5,982,184
Academic Support611110$1,455,183$1,455,183

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$33,654,214TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$802,806TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$802,806ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$300RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$300RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$300TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$300ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,550,540SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,550,540SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,787OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other-$2,787OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,787TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,787ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$260,487ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$52,240FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$52,240TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$52,240ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$42,563,904TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,654,214RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$748,079ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,655,286TotalAmt
Program Services$12,655,286ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,619TotalAmt
Management And General$326,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,931FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,177TotalAmt
Management And General$96,177ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,699,120TotalAmt
Program Services$9,154,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,353,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,633FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,178,551TotalAmt
Management And General$1,177,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,517FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$714,893TotalAmt
Program Services$642,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,784FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,129TotalAmt
Management And General$20,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,810TotalAmt
Program Services$11,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,731,596TotalAmt
Program Services$537,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,191,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,903FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,356TotalAmt
Program Services$11,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,287ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,147FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$894TotalAmt
Management And General$894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,207,114TotalAmt
Program Services$87,992ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,119,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$723,374TotalAmt
Program Services$715,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,306FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,452,487TotalAmt
Program Services$675,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$703,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,235FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$895,182TotalAmt
Program Services$689,290ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$205,892ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,535,150TotalAmt
Program Services$1,182,065ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$353,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$968,701TotalAmt
Program Services$553,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$414,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bad Debt Expense$650,312$650,312
Repairs and Maintenance$59,117$19,792$39,325
Student Reengagement$7,629$7,629

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,335,359TotalAmt
Program Services$1,877,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,423,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,119FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,434,856TotalAmt
Program Services$28,834,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,251,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$349,204FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,712,087BOYAmt
EOY$1,216,282EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19BOYAmt
EOY$5,557,854EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,256BOYAmt
EOY$1,015EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,868BOYAmt
EOY$661,663EOYAmt

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,387BOYAmt
EOY$20,515EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$406,318BOYAmt
EOY$430,317EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,560,677LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$33,694,129LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,994,488BOYAmt
EOY$35,866,548EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,838,238BOYAmt
EOY$16,514,102EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,594,272BOYAmt
EOY$1,713,363EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$895,239BOYAmt
EOY$584,540EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,515BOYAmt
EOY$329,924EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,136,687BOYAmt
EOY$62,896,123EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,232,087BOYAmt
EOY$1,234,739EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$396,289BOYAmt
EOY$371,498EOYAmt

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$13,763,171BOYAmt
EOY$13,623,171EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,505,634BOYAmt
EOY$937,645EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,897,181BOYAmt
EOY$16,167,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,819,452BOYAmt
EOY$32,194,229EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,420,054BOYAmt
EOY$14,534,841EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,239,506BOYAmt
EOY$46,729,070EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,136,687BOYAmt
EOY$62,896,123EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,129,048ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$241,421NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$119,095OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,906,651CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,046,235CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,307,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,681,008CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,161,611CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,103,275TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,906,651CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,046,235CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,307,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,681,008CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,161,611CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,103,275TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,169,759SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$34,933,516PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$399,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$231,694CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,155CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$283,217CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$803,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,943,340TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$250,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,023CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,023TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,298,638TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$159,333,319GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9121PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9045PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part IIThe organization is a school as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the School can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and, therefore, qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting.
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeDESCRIPTION - INSURANCE PROCEEDS, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 2023.0, COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 2023.0; DESCRIPTION - DEBT CANCELLATION, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - 250000.0, COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 250000.0;

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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$319,669AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,687,130BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,663ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$721,435InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$711,400GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$9,711,828EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,090,689BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$67,800ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$214,441InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$685,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$9,687,130EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,457,066BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$105,420ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$195,803InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$667,600GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$10,090,689EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,599,448BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$141,275ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$373,143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$656,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$10,457,066EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,027,804BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$24,041ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$230,591InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$682,988GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$10,599,448EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.0BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,537,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,547,912BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$46,898,173OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,019,814DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,878,359BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,110,855OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,467,816DepreciationAmt
Book Value$643,039BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,904,021OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,206,499DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,697,522BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$99,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$99,716BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$35,866,548TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Refundable Advances from Federal Government$486,445
Conditional Asset Retirement Obligation$451,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$937,645TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,664,330TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$241,421NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$335,307DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$171,335OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$748,063RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,916,267RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$12,647,637OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,647,637RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$42,563,904TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,174,766TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$335,307DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$52,240OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$387,547ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,787,219ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,647,637OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,647,637ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$38,434,856TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collectionsCollection items consist of artwork, artifacts, and exotic taxidermy donated to the University, which are on display in various locations on the campus.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment fundsThe majority of Shorter University's endowment intends to provide scholarships to students with a small amount restricted for professorships.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990Fundraising Event Expenses - 52240 Change in value of split interest agreements - 119095
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statementsStudent Financial Aid - 12647637
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990Fundraising Event Expenses - 52240
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statementsStudent Financial Aid - 12647637

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICYThe organization publicized its racially nondiscriminatory policy on the homepage of its website at all times during its tax year in a manner reasonably expected to be noticed by visitors.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6(a) FINANCIAL AID OR ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENTThe federal government awards the University various monies restricted for student financial aid. The monies are awarded through federal programs: Pell Grant (Pell), Federal Direct Student Loans (FDL), Federal Work Study (FWS), Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), Georgia Student Finance Commission, and Federal Perkins Loan Program. For the year ended May 31, 2024 monies were also received through the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) as established under the CARES act.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1President's Gala 2024Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$260,487GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$260,487CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$0GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,240OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$0GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Other Events$0GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$260,487GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$260,487CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$0GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$52,240OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$52,240DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$52,240NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships997$12,647,637
HEERF Grants3$7,649

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationShorter University participates in the student financial assistance programs through the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are awarded and applied directly to student accounts based on the Department of Education guidelines set forth by the Title IV programs. Scholarship recipients are selected based on established merit and need-based criteria. Qualifications for scholarships vary. All scholarships are monitored by the Financial Aid Department and are applied directly to each student's account.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDr Donald V DowlessPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$180,334BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$24,982NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$205,316TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal useAs a condition of employment, and as a convenience to the University, the President is provided a home on University grounds. The home is provided as a nontaxable benefit to the President.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed paymentsThe board of directors approved discretionary bonuses for employees during the year.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Miscellaneous16$524Cost
Yes (X)Travel/Meals10$10,926Cost
Yes (X)Equipment/Materials5$16,309Cost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committeeThe governing body delegates broad authority to an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair, the Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, and three other board of trustees members elected by the board of trustees at the annual meeting. The Executive Committee has full power and authority to act and to transact any business for and on behalf of the University and in the place of the board of trustees during the interim between meetings of the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholdersThe Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia is the University's sole member.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing bodyAll trustees shall be elected by the member, including those elected to fill any vacancy on the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholdersAll trustees are elected by the member and the member has the right to vote on any proposal of dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed by the VP of Finance, CFO. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of trustees prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyThe University requires employees, the board of trustees, and officers to annually sign conflict-of-interest statements disclosing any conflicts of interest. The administrative assistant to the President reviews the statements and gives any statements indicating a conflict to the President; the President discloses the conflict to the head of the board; the board or a committee determines whether an actual conflict exists. If a conflict of interest arises at a board meeting, the board member is prohibited from voting on or discussing any matter in which they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialThe independent Compensation Committee approves the President's compensation annually. The University consults with an independent consultant and a compensation comparability study is conducted every five years. The deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesIndependent members of the board of trustees approve the annual budget which includes compensation for other officers. Similar 990s are reviewed and the salary approval forms are reviewed and signed by the President. These signed forms are kept in the individual's employment file.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicThe organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesChange in Value of Split Interest Agreements - 119095;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)1NAfalse
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust Agency for EndowmentsGA501(c)(3)1Baptist Convention of the State of Georgiafalse
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd