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WGU CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
WGU CORPORATION (EIN 84-1383926)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-11
IRS object ID
202311319349302951
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)
Return2023-05-11T10:18:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202253063PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TANNER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line136 S STATE STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841383926EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNADEEM SYEDPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2023-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstNADEEMPersonFirstNm
Person LastSYEDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARC A METCALFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00170461PTIN
Phone8015327444PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-11PreparationDt

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 OfficerNADEEM SYEDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,291,423,208GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WGU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateUTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OPERATE AND ADMINISTER AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8256TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$6,177TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$49,707NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$23,807,168PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$51,967,900CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$964,633,332PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,035,664,010CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$29,117,846PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$19,966,496CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,560,174PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$534,454CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,020,118,520PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,108,132,860CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$44,801,994PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$65,470,268CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$589,337,188PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$572,271,136CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$5,207,471CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$360,582,172PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$423,425,279CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$994,721,354PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,061,166,683CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$25,397,166PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$46,966,177CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$621,679,021TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$637,635,637TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$308,553,659TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$315,981,818TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$313,125,362NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$321,653,819NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWGU'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER BY CREATING PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY. WGU DOES THIS BY OPERATING AND ADMINISTERING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND LEARNING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$998,201,587ExpenseAmt
Grant$65,470,268GrantAmt
Revenue$1,035,664,010RevenueAmt
DescWESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY IS AN ONLINE, NONPROFIT, COMPETENCY-BASED UNIVERSITY WITH MORE THAN 142,000 STUDENTS NATIONWIDE AND MORE THAN 309,000 GRADUATES IN ALL 50 STATES, AS OF FEBRUARY 2023. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 BY 19 U.S. GOVERNORS WITH A MISSION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION. WGU IS ACCREDITED BY THE NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE/NURSING, AND K-12 EDUCATION.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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 OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1440IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee8256EmployeeCnt
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
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NADEEM SYEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3854285130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DR CHARLES SORENSON
CHAIRMAN1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JIM GERINGER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W BLUFORD III
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLE CLARK
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY JOHNS
TRUSTEE1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SIMMONS
TRUSTEE1.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SAMUEL H SMITH
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE WOOLEY-WILSON
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE FULLER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TALIA MILGROM-ELCOTT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE ERIC HOLCOMB
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JARED POLIS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LENNY MENDONCA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE SWIFT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT D PULSIPHER
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE41.006.00Yes (X)$1,804,900$0$55,038Yes (X)
NADEEM SYED
CFO AND TREASURER40.002.00$121,951$167,075$37,396Yes (X)
DAVID GROW
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.009.00$624,167$0$50,565Yes (X)
MARNI BAKER-STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.000.00$736,654$0$39,481Yes (X)
ROBERT HUNT
SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL40.001.00$163,033$137,390$54,715Yes (X)
BONNIE PATTEE
SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT40.000.00$242,664$189,536$50,039Yes (X)
WESLEY SMITH
SR VP, POLICY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.000.00$355,017$0$46,618Yes (X)
MITSU FRAZIER
SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE40.000.00$323,829$0$43,709Yes (X)
JAN JONES-SCHENK
SR VP, HEALTH PROFESSIONS COLLEGE40.000.00$380,868$0$47,739Yes (X)
DEBORAH FOWLER
SR VP, STUDENT SUCCESS40.000.00$311,714$0$53,326Yes (X)
DAVID MORALES
SR VP, TECHNOLOGY & CIO40.000.00$522,951$0$31,055Yes (X)
MARK MILLIRON
SR VP, COLLEGE40.000.00$407,655$0$46,995Yes (X)
SCOTT NEUNER
SR VP, MARKETING40.000.00$222,063$0$28,690Yes (X)
SEAN ATKINS
SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE40.000.00$242,019$0$26,000Yes (X)
ASHUTOSH TIWARY
SR VP, COLLEGE OF IT40.000.00$472,168$0$50,289Yes (X)
GENE HAYES
SR VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS40.000.00$301,425$0$38,085Yes (X)
PATRICIA MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING40.000.00$312,042$0$36,510Yes (X)
ERIC WEAVER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR VALUE IN HEALTHC40.000.00$298,732$0$49,211Yes (X)
SARAH DEMARK
VICE PROVOST, WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE & CREDENTIAL40.000.00$296,346$0$29,239Yes (X)
ALAN SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCE ANALYTICS & BUSINESS TRANS40.000.00$288,700$0$32,415Yes (X)
JASON THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION40.000.00$283,640$0$40,809Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$8,712,538TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$494,001TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$887,924TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K429IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
GOOGLE INC
500 SANSOMESAN FRANCISCOCA94111WEB MARKETING$64,579,693
PHD MEDIA LLC
220 E 42ND STNEW YORKNY10017MEDIA MANAGEMENT$29,000,219
AMOBEE INC
100 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY 4TH FLOREDWOOD CITYCA94065MEDIA MANAGEMENT$23,217,528
MNTN DIGITAL INC
823 CONGRESS AVE 1827AUSTINTX78768MARKETING$9,716,302
ROBOTS AND PENCILS LP
7 1/2 N FRANKLIN STCHAGRIN FALLSOH44022SOFTWARE CONSULTING$8,120,629
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K279CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$3,663,795RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$41,426,057GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,878,048AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$51,967,900TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611430$1,032,398,044$1,032,398,044
SHARED SERVICE FEES611430$2,902,895$2,902,895
MEMBERSHIP FEES611430$363,071$363,071
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,035,664,010TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,632,583TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,632,583ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$52,500RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$52,500RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$52,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$52,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$192,624,261SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$183,290,348SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,333,913SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,333,913TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,333,913ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900001BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$481,954TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$475,777RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,177UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$481,954OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,108,132,860TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,036,192,287RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,177UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$19,966,496ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,470,268TotalAmt
Program Services$65,470,268ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,108,952TotalAmt
Program Services$7,012,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,096,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$430,509,823TotalAmt
Program Services$422,036,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,473,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,481,922TotalAmt
Program Services$21,936,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$545,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,562,951TotalAmt
Program Services$74,166,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,396,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,607,488TotalAmt
Program Services$31,876,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$730,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,023,878TotalAmt
Management And General$3,023,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,051,902TotalAmt
Program Services$12,484ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,039,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,187TotalAmt
Management And General$136,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,039TotalAmt
Management And General$75,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,116,665TotalAmt
Management And General$2,116,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,858,418TotalAmt
Program Services$56,549,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,308,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,425,571TotalAmt
Program Services$163,904,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$520,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,791,745TotalAmt
Program Services$2,762,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,788,226TotalAmt
Program Services$41,642,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,146,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,512,183TotalAmt
Program Services$9,934,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$577,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,951,131TotalAmt
Program Services$2,748,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$202,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,571,344TotalAmt
Program Services$5,291,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$279,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,418,791TotalAmt
Program Services$6,293,307ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$571,107TotalAmt
Management And General$571,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
LEARNING RESOURCES$45,606,889$45,606,889$0
FUNDING TO AFFILIATES$36,437,841$31,230,370$0$5,207,471
STUDENT WELLNESS & RELA$6,238,416$6,238,416$0
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$3,656,849$3,656,849$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,097TotalAmt
Program Services-$169,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$362,561ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,061,166,683TotalAmt
Program Services$998,201,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,757,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,207,471FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,449,642BOYAmt
EOY$106,674,379EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$5,359,711EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,703,234BOYAmt
EOY$33,217,718EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$11,000,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,948,586BOYAmt
EOY$18,127,124EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$48,437,516LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$22,913,128LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,397,492BOYAmt
EOY$25,524,388EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$436,828,050BOYAmt
EOY$405,984,528EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,277,962BOYAmt
EOY$23,498,628EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,055BOYAmt
EOY$6,385,321EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,863,840EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$621,679,021BOYAmt
EOY$637,635,637EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,308,724BOYAmt
EOY$90,444,781EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,244,935BOYAmt
EOY$225,537,037EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$308,553,659BOYAmt
EOY$315,981,818EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,871,999BOYAmt
EOY$313,528,560EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,253,363BOYAmt
EOY$8,125,259EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,125,362BOYAmt
EOY$321,653,819EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$621,679,021BOYAmt
EOY$637,635,637EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$46,966,177ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$38,437,720NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$149,401FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$149,401FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,061,017,282FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,061,166,683FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$268,541CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$230,344CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$248,749CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$149,401CurrentYearAmt
Total$897,035TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,151CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Total$8,151TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$587,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions-$419,093ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$24,634InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$61,543GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$82,390EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$412,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$205,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$30,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$587,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$395,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$17,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$412,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$378,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$37,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$20,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$395,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$380,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$52,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$378,660EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.60000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.40000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R0RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$957,328OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$471,710DepreciationAmt
Book Value$485,618BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,395,904OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,851,088DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,544,816BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,910,424OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,590,330DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,320,094BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,173,860OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$17,173,860BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,524,388TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,047,188,000TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$38,437,720NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,803,736OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$33,633,984RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,080,821,984RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,116,665InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$25,194,211OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$27,310,876RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,108,132,860TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,034,254,000TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$32,403OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$32,403ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,034,221,597ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,116,665InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$24,828,421OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$26,945,086ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,061,166,683TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE UNIVERSITY HAS TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATION'S INVESTMENT INCOME 4,803,736.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE NETTED AGAINST TUITION REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24,774,211. INCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATIONS' CONTRIBUTION INCOME INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 420,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATIONS' MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 32,403.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE NETTED AGAINST TUITION REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24,774,211. OTHER EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT 54,210.

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 3WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY'S POLICY ON NONDISCRIMINATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL POTENTIAL STUDENTS. ALL MEDIA SOLICITATIONS ADHERE TO THIS POLICY WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S WEB SITE.
LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID:WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GOVERNMENTAL AID FOR ITS MISSION PURPOSES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
SCHOLARSHIPS12259$13,978,234
TUITION WAIVERS AND OTHER AID33162$10,795,977
HEERF FUNDS22514$40,696,057

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY AND ARE APPLIED TOWARD THEIR TUITION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr 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 (21 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
SCOTT D PULSIPHER
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE$703,542$0$500,000$0$601,358$0$26,000$0$29,038$0$1,859,938$0$0$0
MARNI BAKER-STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$468,101$0$170,000$0$98,553$0$14,272$0$25,209$0$776,135$0$0$0
DAVID GROW
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$439,167$0$185,000$0$0$0$26,000$0$24,565$0$674,732$0$0$0
DAVID MORALES
SR VP, TECHNOLOGY & CIO$392,727$0$101,125$0$29,099$0$3,988$0$27,067$0$554,006$0$0$0
ASHUTOSH TIWARY
SR VP, COLLEGE OF IT$357,453$0$114,715$0$0$0$26,000$0$24,289$0$522,457$0$0$0
BONNIE PATTEE
SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT$226,292$122,536$0$67,000$16,372$0$22,885$3,115$15,377$8,662$280,926$201,313$0$0
MARK MILLIRON
SR VP, COLLEGE$325,260$0$82,395$0$0$0$16,980$0$30,015$0$454,650$0$0$0
JAN JONES-SCHENK
SR VP, HEALTH PROFESSIONS COLLEGE$314,662$0$58,125$0$8,081$0$24,000$0$23,739$0$428,607$0$0$0
WESLEY SMITH
SR VP, POLICY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS$271,892$0$83,125$0$0$0$16,853$0$29,765$0$401,635$0$0$0
MITSU FRAZIER
SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE$253,844$0$69,985$0$0$0$18,500$0$25,209$0$367,538$0$0$0
DEBORAH FOWLER
SR VP, STUDENT SUCCESS$249,842$0$53,225$0$8,647$0$23,227$0$30,099$0$365,040$0$0$0
ROBERT HUNT
SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL$163,033$99,665$0$37,725$0$0$15,692$8,308$21,534$9,181$200,259$154,879$0$0
PATRICIA MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING$276,942$0$35,100$0$0$0$26,000$0$10,510$0$348,552$0$0$0
ERIC WEAVER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR VA$261,492$0$37,240$0$0$0$19,500$0$29,711$0$347,943$0$0$0
GENE HAYES
SR VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS$276,425$0$25,000$0$0$0$11,270$0$26,815$0$339,510$0$0$0
NADEEM SYED
CFO AND TREASURER$71,951$164,745$50,000$2,330$0$0$8,827$8,827$9,871$9,871$140,649$185,773$0$0
SARAH DEMARK
VICE PROVOST, WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE$253,621$0$42,725$0$0$0$6,500$0$22,739$0$325,585$0$0$0
JASON THOMPSON
VICE PRESIDENT, DIVERSITY & INCLUSIO$253,640$0$30,000$0$0$0$15,600$0$25,209$0$324,449$0$0$0
ALAN SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCE ANALYTICS &$235,575$0$53,125$0$0$0$7,206$0$25,209$0$321,115$0$0$0
SEAN ATKINS
SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE$242,019$0$0$0$0$0$26,000$0$0$0$268,019$0$0$0
SCOTT NEUNER
SR VP, MARKETING$202,063$0$20,000$0$0$0$6,173$0$22,517$0$250,753$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PAID $44,055 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 TO CHAUFFEUR THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT TO AND FROM WORK.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgRELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeTEMPORARY TRANSFER OF FIXED ASSETSLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$11,000,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$11,000,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$11,000,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SPENCER R GROW
OFFICER'S SON$28,937WAGES PAID0
SAMANTHA DEBENHAM
OFFICER'S DAUGHER$22,814WAGES PAID0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION OFFICERS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DOCUMENTED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A DECLARATION THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. THE UNIVERSITY RELIES ON ITS EMPLOYEES TO SELF-MONITOR AND SELF-REPORT COMPLIANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. ANY REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATED AND PROPERLY RESOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FINANCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HIRES A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT EVERY OTHER YEAR TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION TO EMPLOYEES. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS FOR FY21-FY22. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN 3 - 5 COMPENSATION SURVEYS IN ORDER TO BENCHMARK ITS COMPENSATION AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE FINANCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE BASE COMPENSATION, BONUS TYPES, BONUS POTENTIALS, AND THE PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RECEIPT OF A TIMELY WRITTEN NOTICE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
4001 S 700 E STE 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107474365018INFORMATIONUT501(C)(3)LINE 10WGU0
WGU LABS
4001 S 700 E STE 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107824523369RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTUT501(C)(3)LINE 10WGU0
WGU ADVANCEMENT
4001 S 700 E STE 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107824547364FUNDRAISINGUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0
WGU ACADEMY
4001 S 700 E STE 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107852768979SCHOOLUT501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU INDIANA INC
333 N ALAMBAMA ST STE 250INDIANAPOLISIN46204273530075SCHOOLIN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU WASHINGTON INC
220435 72ND AVE S 301KENTWA98032463681966SCHOOLWA501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU TEXAS INC
402-A PALM VALLEY BLVD PMB 323ROUND ROCKTX78664463688170SCHOOLTX501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU MISSOURI INC
8000 MARYLAND AVE STE 410ST LOUISMO63105463698226SCHOOLMO501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU TENNESSEE INC
501 CORPORATE CENTRE DR STE 390FRANKLINTN37067463707548SCHOOLTN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
MILLER BULLEN HANSEN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
595 S RIVERWOODS PARKWAY STE 400LOGANUT84321472548348SUPPORTUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0
HANSEN SCHOLARS WGU FOUNDATION INC
595 S RIVERWOODS PARKWAY STE 400LOGANUT84321472570865SUPPORTUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUVO VENTURES FUND LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 S 700 E STE 700AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN843702295EIN
Primary ActivitiesINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION COMPANIESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateUTLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income TypeINVESTMENTPredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income-$597,070ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$23,579,000ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations0DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner0GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership0.68370OwnershipPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (20 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
B$35,330,370ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
WGU ACADEMY
B$150,000ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
WGU ADVANCEMENT
B$957,471ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
WGU ADVANCEMENT
C$3,243,795ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
MILLER BULLEN HANSEN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
C$240,000ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
HANSEN SCHOLARS WGU FOUNDATION INC
C$180,000ACTUAL CASH CONTRIBUTED
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
G$4,317,600BOOK VALUE OF ASSETS SOLD
WGU ACADEMY
G$484,331BOOK VALUE OF ASSETS SOLD
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
J$873,738ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
WGU ADVANCEMENT
J$71,654ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
WGU ACADEMY
J$226,562ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
M$39,717,133BASED ON HEADCOUNT
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
L$871,986BASED ON HEADCOUNT
WGU ACADEMY
L$1,473,699BASED ON HEADCOUNT
WGU ADVANCEMENT
L$169,920BASED ON HEADCOUNT
WGU LABS
L$387,290BASED ON HEADCOUNT
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
Q$5,825,342ACTUAL CASH PAID
WGU ACADEMY
Q$2,253,350ACTUAL CASH PAID
WGU ADVANCEMENT
Q$509,524ACTUAL CASH PAID
WGU LABS
Q$1,284,467ACTUAL CASH PAID