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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2021-06-01 to 2022-05-31
Filed
2023-04-14
IRS object ID
202331049349300823
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-04-14T11:05:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway Suite 105AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonMichelle StricklinPersonNm
Person TitleVP of Finance, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum
Signature2023-04-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMichellePersonFirstNm
Person LastStricklinPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaren DaigaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01074795PTIN
Phone5055022746PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDr Donald V DowlessPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,363,672GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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 Body36VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee514TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers40TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,046,235PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,307,770CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$30,339,906PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$32,367,594CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$169,708PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$184,533CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$2,423,882PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$52,352CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,131,967PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$39,807,545CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$13,615,630PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$16,690,342CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,546,230PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$12,571,052CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$225,010CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,468,588PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,596,547CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$34,630,448PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$38,857,941CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,501,519PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$949,604CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$57,466,893TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$57,209,537TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$17,787,556TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,766,341TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,679,337NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,443,196NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$23,906,139ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,690,342GrantAmt
Revenue$26,548,738RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - Funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2021-2022 included 1,807 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,774,444ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,726,687RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,184,585ExpenseAmt
Revenue$92,169RevenueAmt
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$31,865,168TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2044IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee514EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members36GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member36IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Mr Jerry Emerson
Board Chair (part year)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr William Fricks
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Bryan Rice
Board Vice-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Danny Cochran
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Thomas Hammond
Ex Officio Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Stephen Anthony
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Russ Brown
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Cheryl Cox
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Susie Gass
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Gerald Harris
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr John Hatcher
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ms Wanda Levan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Larry Maxey
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Keith McBroom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jeff Overton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Amy Patterson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Greg Polley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Bob Richardson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Drew Startup
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Wayne Angel
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Brian Carroll
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Chris Cowart
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Randall Farrell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Rick Ferrin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Barry Peppers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Lamar Pinson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jon Price
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jason Britt
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Cliff Duren
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ms Lilianna Lewis
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Ben Smith
Chair of Finance1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Randy Bo Bowen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Chase Camp
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Mike Hardy
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Keith Moore
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Lindsey Rainey
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Joe Tanner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$195,647$0$45,071
Michelle Stricklin
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$101,777$0$9,843
Dr Donald Martin
Provost (part year)60.00$109,133$0$51,649Yes (X)
Dr Ben Bruce
VP of Advancement40.00$101,256$0$7,675Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$507,813TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$114,238TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Shaw Contract Flooring Services Inc
PO Box 208408DallasTX75320Turf Field Maintenance$458,955
Sysco Atlanta LLC
2225 Riverdale RoadCollege ParkGA30337Food Service$445,158
Advanced Facilities Services Inc
1165 S Post Oak CourtSpringfieldMO65809Ground and Building Maintenance$348,475
Clark Communications
2 Westside DriveAshvilleNC28806Marketing Service$281,464
Jenzabar
PO Box 55018BostonMA02119Database Service$248,490
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K7CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$117,373FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$2,338,769RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$3,498,218GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,353,410AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$26,102NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,307,770TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$26,548,738$26,548,738
Student support611110$5,726,687$5,726,687
Academic support611110$92,169$92,169
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$32,367,594TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$224,355TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$224,355ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,800RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,800RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,800TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,800ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$195,626SecuritiesAmt
Other$264,504OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$195,626SecuritiesAmt
Other$304,326OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other-$39,822OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$39,822TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$39,822ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$117,373ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$56,175FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$56,175TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$56,175ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance ProceedsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$2,023TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,023ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,023OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$39,807,545TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,367,594RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$132,181ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,690,342TotalAmt
Program Services$16,690,342ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,716TotalAmt
Management And General$339,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,371FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,274,572TotalAmt
Program Services$8,023,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,109,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$141,656FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,179,999TotalAmt
Program Services$899,386ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,496FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$752,765TotalAmt
Program Services$640,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,236FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,671TotalAmt
Management And General$35,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,325TotalAmt
Management And General$103,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,254TotalAmt
Management And General$2,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,436,514TotalAmt
Program Services$732,949ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$702,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$922FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,214TotalAmt
Program Services$11,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,559FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$450,544TotalAmt
Management And General$450,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,154,316TotalAmt
Program Services$103,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,051,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$632,519TotalAmt
Program Services$629,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$618FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495,779TotalAmt
Program Services$494,598ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,181FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$425,071TotalAmt
Program Services$366,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,168,707TotalAmt
Program Services$1,005,237ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$862,212TotalAmt
Program Services$564,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$297,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$374,267$63,564$310,703
Bad Debt Expense$48,135$48,135

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,379,019TotalAmt
Program Services$1,639,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$725,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,971FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,857,941TotalAmt
Program Services$31,865,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,767,763ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,010FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,725,637BOYAmt
EOY$5,323,311EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$12,690EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,964BOYAmt
EOY$89,736EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$890,072BOYAmt
EOY$174,430EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,218,558BOYAmt
EOY$44,970EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,939BOYAmt
EOY$255,175EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$64,861,238LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,121,015LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,639,052BOYAmt
EOY$32,740,223EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,341,353BOYAmt
EOY$15,686,694EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,859,118BOYAmt
EOY$1,627,202EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$949,954BOYAmt
EOY$898,860EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,246BOYAmt
EOY$356,246EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,466,893BOYAmt
EOY$57,209,537EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,131,166BOYAmt
EOY$954,666EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$610,614BOYAmt
EOY$530,554EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,544,185BOYAmt
EOY$13,763,171EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,501,591BOYAmt
EOY$1,517,950EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,787,556BOYAmt
EOY$16,766,341EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,277,731BOYAmt
EOY$25,703,070EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,401,606BOYAmt
EOY$14,740,126EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,679,337BOYAmt
EOY$40,443,196EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,466,893BOYAmt
EOY$57,209,537EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$949,604ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$46,171NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$231,916OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,469,140CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,906,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,046,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,307,770CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,233,235TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,469,140CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,906,651CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,046,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,307,770CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,233,235TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,090,470SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,142,765PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$307,666CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$426,564CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$399,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$231,694CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,155CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,591,247TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,936CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$250,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$263,792TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,088,274TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$155,630,232GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88470PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:Insurance proceeds - 2017 Amount: $ 7,936. 2018 Amount: $ 3,833. 2021 Amount: $ 2,023. Debt Cancellation - 2020 Amount: $ 250,000.
Schedule A, Part II:The 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 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)
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 Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,511,208BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$543,163ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$420,277InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$600,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,846,844OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,027,804EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,002,208BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$118,930ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$933,104InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$543,034GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$13,511,208EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,520,127OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,530,127BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,998,320OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,874,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,123,430BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$41,856OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,725DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,131BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,845,459OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,224,400DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,621,059BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$445,476OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$445,476BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$32,740,223TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$9,964
Refundable advances from federal government$803,574
Conditional asset retirement obligation$704,412
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,517,950TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,700,032TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$46,171NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$75,888DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$56,175OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$178,234RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,521,798RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,254InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$14,283,493OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$14,285,747RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$39,807,545TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,936,173TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$75,888DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$56,175OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$132,063ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,804,110ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,254InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$14,051,577OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$14,053,831ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$38,857,941TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Collection items consist of artwork, artifacts, and exotic taxidermy donated to the University, which are on display in various locations on the campus.
Part V, Line 4:The majority of Shorter University's endowment intends to provide scholarships to students with a small amount restricted for professorships.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Event Expenses 56,175.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 14,051,577. Change in value of split interest agreement 231,916.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Event Expenses 56,175.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 14,051,577.

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 3The 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 6The 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), and TEACH Grants (TEACH).

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1President's GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$117,373GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$117,373CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$3,867NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$33,056FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$12,392EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$6,860OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$117,373GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$117,373CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,867NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$33,056FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$12,392EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,860OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$56,175DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$56,175NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships1057$14,051,577
HEERF Grants1566$2,638,765

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2: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 (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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 Donald Dowless
President$192,875$0$0$0$2,772$0$0$0$46,060$0$241,707$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost (part year)$103,704$0$0$0$5,429$0$0$0$52,427$0$161,560$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAs 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$13,777CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceFinancial AidTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeTuitionAssistancePurposeTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,500NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesKelly Blue Book ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Travel/Meals28$12,661Cost
Yes (X)Misc21$5,676Replacement cost
Yes (X)Equipment4$5,265Appraisal
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1aThe 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, Section A, line 6The Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia is the University's sole member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll trustees shall be elected by the member, including those elected to fill any vacancy on the board of trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll trustees are elected by the member and the member has the right to vote on any proposal of dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed in detail 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, Section B, line 12cThe University requires employees, the board of trustees, and officers to annually sign a 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 prohibitted from voting on or discussing any matter in which they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 1515a) The 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. 15b) Independent 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, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in value of split interest agreement -231,916.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)Line 1N/A0
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust agency for endowmentsGA501(c)(3)Line 10Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd