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SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (EIN 57-0324936)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-13
IRS object ID
202301339349302400
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)
Return2023-05-13T16:06:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN570324936EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Southern Wesleyan UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOUTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8646445024PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1907 Wesleyan DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityCentralCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29630ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDevon BroomePersonNm
Person TitleInterim VP for FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone8646445024PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDevonPersonFirstNm
Person LastBroomePersonLastNm
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 William D BarkerPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1907 Wesleyan DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityCentralCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29630ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$38,290,604GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.swu.edu/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1909FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateSCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionChallenging students to be dedicated scholars and leaders who impact the world for Christ.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers33TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$5,842,583PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$27,498,617PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$191,010PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$147,363CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$508,478PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$774,082CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$34,040,688PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,099,449CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$9,494,515PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$10,021,561CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$31,553,513CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,441,095PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,545,936CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$41,257,690TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,468,008TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,760,184TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,886,845TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,497,506NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,581,163NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSouthern Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for Christ.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,499,925ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,021,561GrantAmt
Revenue$25,708,595RevenueAmt
DescSouthern Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant leaders who impact the world for Christ. Southern Wesleyan University seeks to meet the educational needs of diverse student populations through both traditional and innovative approaches. For those students who seek an excellent residential campus experience in the context of a strong Christian environment, the university provides on-campus programs at its facility in Central, South Carolina. There the rich traditions of academia are coupled with residence hall communities, sports, chapel and artistic performances.SWU's On-Campus program offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors in areas such as business, recreation, teacher education, music, English, communication, religion & ministry, biology, chemistry, math, computer science, forensics, pre-medicine, history, psychology, social science and human services. Southern Wesleyan University offers online programs in an innovative framework that provide opportunities to conveniently complete undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs. SWU Online continues year-round, and students enter the program at several times during the year.Undergraduate programs offered through SWU Online include an associate degree in general studies. Also offered are bachelor of science programs in business administration, human services, nursing, and early childhood and family studies. Southern Wesleyan University also offers online graduate and postgraduate programs including the Master of Business Administration (MBA), the Master of Science in Management (MSM), the Master of Education in Classroom Leadership (MEDCL), the Master of Education in Administration and Supervision (MEDAS), the Master of Education in e-Learning and Instructional Design, and the Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Assessment (EdD).Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$26,499,925TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document1918IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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 FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Devon BroomeBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8646445024PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1907 Wesleyan DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityCentralCityNm
State AbbreviationSCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP29630ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Rev J Mike Hilson
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jerry L Lumston
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jonathan W Lewis
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Daniel A Berry
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Pete Benson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr William L Benton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr James Bross Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Waymond L Burton III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Louise H Carlton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr E Keith Carroll
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Thomas H Cayce
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr D Mike Chambers
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr R Dale Hale
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Thomas L Harding
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr James A Jensen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Charles L Joiner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Daniel E LeRoy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Dan Loggins
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Verna J Lowe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Donald W Milstead
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Kevin Myers
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr John Ott
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Hershell A Pruitt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev W Marshall Rampey Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Greg Reynolds
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mrs Betty Sue Rickman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Frankie J Rodriguez
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Heather Semple
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Aaron P Sherman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Henry F Shigley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mr Keith W Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Patrick J Styers
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Joseph Dongell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr William Crothers
President37.50Yes (X)$123,651$0$18,000
Mr Roger House
VP for Finance/CFO/Treasurer37.50Yes (X)$112,853$0$0
Mr D Kenneth Whitener
VP for Finance/CFO/Treasurer37.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd S Voss
Former President37.50$134,315$0$39,075Yes (X)
Dr April White Pugh
Provost/VP for Academic Affairs37.50$104,907$0$9,000Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$475,726TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$66,075TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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
Pioneer College Caterers Inc
303 Glenrose AvenueNashvilleTN37210Food Services$952,879
The Budd Group
2620 River RoadGreenvilleSC29673Custodial Services$394,184
Vernon Miller Builders LLC
396 Sam Brown RoadSenecaSC29678Construction Services$371,494
Wescad Inc
5269 S Frontage RoadGray CourtSC29645Home Services$217,735
Crawford Strategy LLC
201 W McBee Avenue Suite 150GreenvilleSC29601Marketing Services$213,976
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$48,392FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$1,416,932RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$8,272,823GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,657,647AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$555,025NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,395,794TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Tuition and fees611310$21,745,491$21,745,491
Auxiliary services611310$4,036,719$3,963,104$73,615
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$25,782,210TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$121,098TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$121,098ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$587,507RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$47,818RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$539,689RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$539,689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$539,689ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$128,713SecuritiesAmt
Other$26,265OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$128,713SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$26,265OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$26,265TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,265ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$48,392ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$14,624FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$14,624TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$14,624ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$249,017TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$249,017ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$249,017OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,099,449TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,708,595RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$73,615UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$921,445ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,021,561TotalAmt
Program Services$10,021,561ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,721TotalAmt
Management And General$250,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,753FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,469TotalAmt
Management And General$29,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,441FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,832,563TotalAmt
Program Services$6,652,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$995,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,018FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,205TotalAmt
Program Services$153,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,393FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,355TotalAmt
Program Services$626,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,474FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,484TotalAmt
Program Services$471,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,662FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,735TotalAmt
Management And General$70,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,000TotalAmt
Management And General$97,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,925TotalAmt
Management And General$11,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,807,857TotalAmt
Program Services$2,119,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$628,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,832FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545,829TotalAmt
Program Services$533,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,106FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,172,216TotalAmt
Program Services$1,369,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$738,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,428FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$620,179TotalAmt
Program Services$90,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$529,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$599FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,172,075TotalAmt
Program Services$899,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$507,416TotalAmt
Program Services$437,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,667FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,470TotalAmt
Program Services$5,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,741FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,895TotalAmt
Program Services$164,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,121,610TotalAmt
Program Services$1,038,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$396,972TotalAmt
Program Services$157,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$239,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Custodian, Maintenance,$1,699,735$1,575,188$124,547
Bad Debt$59,092$59,092
Bond Closing Amortizati$13,018$13,018

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,131TotalAmt
Program Services$182,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$923FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,553,513TotalAmt
Program Services$26,499,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,581,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$472,073FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,734,535BOYAmt
EOY$4,015,468EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,841,427BOYAmt
EOY$4,477,878EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,853,309EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,119BOYAmt
EOY$116,208EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$565,091BOYAmt
EOY$136,160EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$856,587BOYAmt
EOY$520,886EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$47,759,356LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$23,070,355LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,449,181BOYAmt
EOY$24,689,001EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,672,238BOYAmt
EOY$4,621,808EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,039,512BOYAmt
EOY$4,037,290EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,257,690BOYAmt
EOY$46,468,008EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,235,234BOYAmt
EOY$1,365,152EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,134,474BOYAmt
EOY$866,120EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,560,490BOYAmt
EOY$3,989,508EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$829,986BOYAmt
EOY$666,065EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,760,184BOYAmt
EOY$6,886,845EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,108,268BOYAmt
EOY$28,698,633EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,389,238BOYAmt
EOY$10,882,530EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,497,506BOYAmt
EOY$39,581,163EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,257,690BOYAmt
EOY$46,468,008EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,545,936ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$462,279NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule A, Part IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSouthern Wesleyan University is a church as described under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(i) as an integral agency or integrated auxiliary of the Wesleyan Church. According to the IRS, Southern Wesleyan University is not required to file Form 990. It has elected to file as a school under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). Notwithstanding Southern Wesleyan University's Form 990 filing exemption, Southern Wesleyan University has elected voluntarily to file Form 990 as a school under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) out of a desire to foster transparency and accountability. Southern Wesleyan University's voluntary decision to file Form 990 should in no way be interpreted as being inconsistent with its status as a church or be deemed a waiver of any of the rights of privileges that accompany its recognized status as a church. Southern Wesleyan University continues to operate in all ways as a church described in section 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Code.ExplanationTxt

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$3,250RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$170,500AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,831,204BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$397,580ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$339,935InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$128,812GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$7,760,037EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,696,785BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$372,653ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$872,166InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$110,400GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$7,831,204EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,818,890BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$327,880ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$370,002InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$79,983GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$6,696,785EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.03661BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.96339PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,336,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,336,537BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,671,965OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,342,312DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,329,653BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,031,344OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,643,605DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,387,739BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,719,510OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,438DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,635,072BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,689,001TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Fixed Income Securities$73,422C
Real Estate$3,963,868C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,037,290TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deposits held in custody$352,563
Capital Lease Obligations$170,769
US Government Grants refundable$142,733
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$666,065TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,319,328TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$462,279NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$62,443OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$399,836RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,719,164RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,925InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$8,368,360OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$8,380,285RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,099,449TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,235,671TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$62,443OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$62,443ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$23,173,228ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,925InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$8,368,360OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$8,380,285ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$31,553,513TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:The university maintains a collection of art that includes an historic marker at Pickens Cemetary, Nicholson Diaries, a Cartoon Collection, and a set of complete Hebrew scrolls. These items are displayed to the public on a rotating basis. The university's collection of donated artwork and journals further the university's mission by promoting the areas of arts and humanities to students and the public. The university's Complete Hebrew Scroll relates to theology, philosophy, and religious studies and helps promote the mission through arts and humanities to students and the public.
Part V, Line 4:The majority of the endowment fund assets are invested to generate earnings to award to students based on the particular endowment. The endowment fund's investment policy provides that only a percentage of a rolling average of the endowment balance be made available to award as scholarships. The earnings above the spending rate go towards growing the endowment. Other endowment is general unrestricted and its earnings go towards funding the operational budget.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expense 14,624. Rent Expense 47,819.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships 8,368,360.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expense 14,624. Rent Expense 47,819.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Scholarships 8,368,360.

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 currently enrolls students of racial minority groups in meaningful numbers consistent with the publicity exception found in Rev. Proc. 75-50 section 4.03(2)(b). The University has updated its website as of 5/9/2022 to be in full compliance with the Rev. Proc. 2019-22 standards. The organization's nondiscriminatory policy is published during the registration period on the application for admission, in the university's catalog, and in the student guides.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6Federal financial aid funds under Title IV (e.g., Direct Loans, Pell, SEOG, FWS, etc.) are received by the University to be awarded and disbursed to eligible students. The University also received financial assistance from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF), Employee Rentention Credits (ERC), Center for Veterans Student Success Grant, and grant funding from the state of South Carolina.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PB Wood Warrior OpenEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$13,620GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$13,620CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,400NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,565RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$765FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,387OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Sporting Clay ClassicEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$34,772GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$34,772CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,950NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$2,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$2,554FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,003OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$48,392GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$48,392CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,350NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,565RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,319FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,390OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$14,624DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$14,624NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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
Scholarships924$8,368,360
HEERF Grants645$1,653,201

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant funds are applied directly to the student accounts to offset University costs for tuition, room, board. Funds are not released to students.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTodd S VossPersonNm
TitleFormer PresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$84,315BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$50,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$2,746DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$36,996NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$174,057TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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
Part I, Line 1aTravel for compantions was provided to the President for his wife's travel as a representative of the University. This expense has a valid bueinss purpse and has been treated as non-taxable to the Presdident and his wife. As a condition of employment, and as a convenience to the University, the President is provided a home on University grounds. The University also provides housekeeping for the home as the President hosts business related events periodically. The home is provided as a nontaxable benefit to the President.
Part I, Line 7The board of directors approved a discretionary bonus payment to the Former President.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development AuthorityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN570960018BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-12-16BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$9,279,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeRefinance of 1999 and 2004 bondsPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$5,203,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$9,279,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$163,631IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$9,115,369CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2013SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

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

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

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

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,250NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$18,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$128,713NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSelling PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$405,062NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
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, General FootnoteThe Internal Revenue Service determined that Southern Wesleyan University is a church because it is a public charity described in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). As stated in that code, Southern Wesleyan University is not required to file Form 990. Notwithstanding Southern Wesleyan University's Form 990 filing exemption, Southern Wesleyan University has elected voluntarily to file Form 990 out of a desire to foster transparency and accountability. Southern Wesleyan University's voluntary decision to file Form 990 should in no way be interpreted as being inconsistent with its status as a church or be deemed a waiver of any of the rights or privileges that accompany its recognized status as a church. Southern Wesleyan University continues to operate in all ways as a church described in sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Code.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1aThe Executive Committee shall be composed of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and President of the University and the Chairs of the Standing Committees. A majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum. In the event that an officer of the Board is selected to serve as the Chair of a Standing Committee, the Board of Trustees may elect another Trustee to serve on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall serve as the Committee on Membership and shall consider and act upon all nominations and committee assignments recommended by the Governance Committee. The Executive Committee shall appoint and evaluate the members of the Governance Committee. Between meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee shall act for the Board, except that it may not take any action it is not authorized to make nor any action inconsistent with a prior act of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee is not authorized to make decisions with respect to the following matters: dissolve the corporation, hire or fire the President, enter into major contracts or sue another entity, make significant changes to a Board-approved budget, adopt or eliminate major programs, change the mission of the University, buy or sell property, amend the Bylaws, or change this BPM or any other policies the Board determines must require a Board vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Wesleyan Church is the sole member of the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe General Board of The Wesleyan Church, a related organization, has the power to elect new members to the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bThe General Board of The Wesleyan Church, a related organization, hires the President and determines officer compensation. Additionally, any changes to the bylaws must be approved by the General Board of The Wesleyan Church.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organization's top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe organization requires all officers and board members to annually complete and sign a conflict of interest questionnaire. The President's Cabinet is responsible for reviewing the signed statements and ensuring that interested persons are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy. The Board Chair is responsible for reviewing the President's signed statement. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Line 15a: The President's compensation is determined by the independent trustees of the Board. The Board reviews comparable compensation data from industry surveys to eveluate the reasonableness of the compensation amount. The deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes. The President and the President's Cabinet approve compensation for all other officers and key employees. Comparable compensation data from industry survyers is used. The deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Wesleyan Church CorporationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 50434AddressLine1Txt
CityIndianapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP462503051ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN351148762EIN
Primary ActivitiesChurchPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 1PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth 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 Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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