THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY (EIN 58-0566167)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2022-05-06
IRS object ID: 202241269349303019
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-05-06T15:46:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135565207	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	500 W 5TH ST SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WINSTONSALEM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	27101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580566167	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CORP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4573012710	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31207	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES NETHERTON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXEC VP-ADMIN & FIN.	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4573012710	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-05-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JAMES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	NETHERTON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WHITNEY B HEBRON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01226647	PTIN
Phone	3362753394	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-05-05	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WILLIAM D UNDERWOOD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31207	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$452,180,346	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MERCER.EDU	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1833	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	49	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	48	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4388	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	507	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$111,918	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$105,236,428	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$83,188,166	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$286,911,700	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$335,822,727	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,354,784	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$18,708,237	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,030,113	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,329,095	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$406,533,025	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$444,048,225	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$92,405,170	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$95,015,626	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$175,901,163	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$181,771,507	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,997,157	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$110,077,553	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$112,502,561	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$378,383,886	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$389,289,694	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$28,149,139	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$54,758,531	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$834,032,550	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$975,470,567	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$354,505,553	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$346,339,036	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$479,526,997	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$629,131,531	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$108,651,199	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$253,507,680	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$94,860,057	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$94,860,057	GrantAmt
Desc	SCHOLARSHIPS:THESE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS BASED ON DONOR STIPULATION, NEED AND MERIT. THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP AID WITHIN 4 CATEGORIES. MERCER BASED AID SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE RENEWABLE UP TO 4 YEARS. TALENT BASED AID SCHOLARSHIPS ARE EITHER ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS OR MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS. NEED BASED AID SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON ECONOMIC NEED. COMPETITIVE AID SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON MERIT. OVER 90% OF THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISCOUNTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$63,299,628	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$42,056,141	RevenueAmt
Desc	AUXILIARY SERVICES:THE UNIVERSITY'S AUXILIARY SERVICES FACILITATES THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY, EXTENDS THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF CAMPUS LIFE THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY GOODS AND SERVICES INCLUDING RESIDENCE, DINING SERVICES, CLINIC OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS ATHLETIC AND RETAIL OPERATIONS FOR OVER 9,000 STUDENTS. AUXILIARY SERVICES MAINTAINS THE BEAR CARD SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DINING OPTIONS AND EASIER ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO PAY FOR THOSE OPTIONS. AUXILIARY SERVICES ALSO PROVIDES MAIL AND DOCUMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS CABLE ACCESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT RESIDENCES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$45,215,907	$155,569	$40,258,906	RESEARCH
$28,369,014		$5,744,473	ACADEMIC SUPPORT
$27,300,610			STUDENT SERVICES
-$4,179,883			INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
$2,345,817			PUBLIC SERVICE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$99,051,465	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$155,569	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$46,003,379	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$365,862,349	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (1)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	732	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4388	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	49	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	48	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAM G SOLOMON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4783012771	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	MACON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	31207	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (72 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM UNDERWOOD
PRESIDENT/PROFESSOR OF LAW	55.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$339,589	$0	$49,998
CATHY CALLAWAY ADAMS
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM A MOYE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CURTIS G ANDERSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM H ANDERSON II
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES EARL CARTER JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MILTON L CRUZ
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATHAN DEAL
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON W HOMER DRAKE JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BENJAMIN W GRIFFITH III
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT F HATCHER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SPENCER B KING III
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J THOMAS MCAFEE III
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
M DIANE OWENS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD A SCHNEIDER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES C ELDER JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
G HOLMES BELL IV
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON SARA L DOYLE
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES N HOLLINGSWORTH JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STANLEY D JONES
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAUN KING
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOE SAM ROBINSON JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS R SHERIDAN JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA BROWN TAYLOR
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES WILLIAM THOMAS JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON CYNTHIA MORRIS
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON YVETTE MILLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID E LINCH
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DWIGHT J DAVIS
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON MARC TREADWELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS P BISHOP
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MALCOLM S BURGESS JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GENE GABBARD
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GENELLE JENNINGS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J CURTIS LEWIS III
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MILLER PETERSON ROBINSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM BRADLEY TURNER JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND M WARREN III
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HEATHER DARDEN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY GRACE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN HEAD
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN MCAFEE BRUNER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLIE CANTRELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W CARL REYNOLDS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY S WILSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
A RABUN MATTHEWS III
TRUSTEE UNTIL 11/6/20	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE BAUGH MOORE
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J REG MURPHY
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON W LOUIS SANDS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIRGIL L ADAMS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HON MIKE BOGGS
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER NUNN TARBUTTON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE LONG
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHALL BUTLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
J HENRY WALKER
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ASHLEY AMOS COPELAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID E HUDSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES NETHERTON
EXEC VP - ADMIN & FINANCE	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$332,393	$0	$49,998
DAVID DAVIS
PROVOST/PROFESSOR	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$313,826	$0	$55,305
JOHN PATTERSON
SR VP - UNIV ADVANCEMENT	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$259,076	$0	$51,265
PENNY ELKINS
SR VP - ENROLLMENT MGMT	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$283,169	$0	$48,603
WILLIAM SOLOMON IV
SR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$246,860	$0	$46,981
LARRY BRUMLEY
SR VP - MARKETING COMM	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$238,823	$0	$41,973
KELLIE APPEL
SR VP - STRATEGIC INITIATI	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$230,202	$0	$38,089
JULIA DAVIS
AVP FINANCE & TREASURER	55.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$166,400	$0	$17,811
JEAN SUMNER
DEAN/PROFESSOR	55.00	0.00			$419,438	$0	$44,232	Yes (X)
ANDREA MITCHELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	55.00	0.00			$248,354	$0	$47,524	Yes (X)
JOHN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	55.00	0.00			$492,419	$0	$49,972		Yes (X)
LERA COX
ADJUNCT	55.00	0.00			$368,594	$0	$49,997		Yes (X)
JULIAN HUTCHINS
MEDICAL LAB DIR/ASST PROFE	55.00	0.00			$301,807	$0	$49,209		Yes (X)
JOHN KING JR
PROFESSOR	55.00	0.00			$300,313	$0	$35,123		Yes (X)
GARY GREGORY
HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH	55.00	0.00			$289,167	$0	$1,021		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$4,830,430	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$677,101	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	285	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC
3021 7TH AVENUE SOUTH	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35233	CONSTRUCTION	$18,013,589
ARAMARK SERVICES INC
CONNELL STUDENT CENTER	MACON CAMPUS MAIL	GA	31207	FOOD SERVICE	$8,383,892
NATL MANAGEMENT RESOURCES CORP
PO BOX 1224	LAGRANGE	GA	30241	CLEANING SERVICE	$3,757,095
ORBIS EDUCATION SERVICES LLC
301 PENNSYLVANIA PARKWAY SUITE 400	INDIANAPOLIS	AL	46280	ONLINE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT	$3,452,731
SHERIDAN & CO
PO BOX 4441	MACON	GA	31208	CONSTRUCTION	$3,293,519

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	118	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$53,355	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$52,610,405	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$30,524,406	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$9,309,951	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$83,188,166	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES	900099	$253,507,680	$253,507,680
AUXILIARY SERVICES	900099	$42,056,141	$42,056,141
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	541700	$40,258,906	$40,258,906

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$335,822,727	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,513,614	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,513,614	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$6,088,677	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$5,344,213	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$744,464	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$744,464	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$744,464	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,975,807	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,774,020	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$7,164	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,201,787	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$7,164	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,194,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,194,623	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$75,001	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$53,355	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$182,742	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$107,741	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$107,741	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$771,881	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$823,982	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$52,101	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$52,101	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$3,692,013	$3,692,013
CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS	900099	$1,827,748	$1,827,748
AMORTIZATION OF BOND P	900099	$175,742	$175,742

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$48,970	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$48,970	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,744,473	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$444,048,225	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$341,567,200	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$19,292,859	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,569	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,860,057	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,860,057	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,588,470	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,846,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,430,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$310,941	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$136,414,830	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,087,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,867,323	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,459,834	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,625,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,074,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$436,772	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$114,515	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,804,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,938,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,477,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$387,488	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,338,151	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,735,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$477,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$125,210	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$614,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$136,796	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$477,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$568,031	TotalAmt
Management And General	$568,031	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,926,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,971,211	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,776,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$178,360	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,465,631	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,366,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,858	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,745,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,404,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,152,108	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$189,533	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,060,811	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,720,885	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,308,209	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,717	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,916	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$906,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$839,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,294,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,122,432	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$111,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$60,142	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,360,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,662,476	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,697,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,035,929	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,578,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,457,220	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,206,410	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,240,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$966,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANC	$26,101,010	$23,797,650	$2,301,259	$2,101
LOAN ADMINISTRATION	$2,118,204	$2,118,204
PROGRAMS & EVENTS	$1,970,410	$1,397,840	$443,133	$129,437
DUES & MEMBERSHIP	$1,062,324	$532,853	$527,425	$2,046

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$964,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,250,003	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$7,219,882	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,808	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$389,289,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$365,862,349	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,430,188	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,997,157	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,752,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,010,347	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,478,847	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,037,552	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,381,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,506,083	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,658,104	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,230,008	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$794,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$848,869	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$722,107,267	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$331,863,059	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$359,128,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$390,244,208	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,552,215	BOYAmt
EOY	$247,547,175	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,938,365	BOYAmt
EOY	$234,329,642	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,125,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,418,740	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,222,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,297,943	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$834,032,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$975,470,567	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,669,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,337,608	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,052,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,843,189	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,241,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,172,834	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,741,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,034,015	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,801,170	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,951,390	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$354,505,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$346,339,036	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$194,610,815	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,256,474	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,916,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$369,875,057	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$479,526,997	BOYAmt
EOY	$629,131,531	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$834,032,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$975,470,567	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$54,758,531	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$78,088,249	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$16,757,754	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$86,283,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$88,302,455	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,719,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$105,236,428	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$83,188,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$458,729,743	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$86,283,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$88,302,455	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,719,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$105,236,428	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$83,188,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$458,729,743	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,148,262	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$457,581,481	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,550,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,208,725	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,751,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,137,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,602,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$52,250,624	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$16,950	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,464,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,301,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,305,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$931,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$846,882	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,850,157	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$528,847,474	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,470,140,350	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86520	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.86950	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME AMOUNTS REPORTED AS OTHER INCOME ON LINE 10 INCLUDE GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND GROSS SALES OF INVENTORY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$229,072	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$229,072	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LOBBYING EXPENSES MERCER UNIVERSITY RETAINS TWO CONSULTANTS, HURT, NORTON, & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND RM2 CONSULTANTS, TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MERCER UNIVERSITY WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR USE OF VARIOUS UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, A UNIVERSITY STAFF PERSON WORKED TO SECURE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Historic Structure	Yes (X)	HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements	2	TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements	2	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	1	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	0	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	24.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$480	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (1)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$361,437,355	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,972,412	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$107,212,953	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$6,164,078	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$475,458,642	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$376,609,510	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,582,017	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,374,397	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$17,379,775	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$361,437,355	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$345,981,665	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,243,092	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,947,116	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$4,437,637	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$376,609,510	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$319,135,024	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$12,590,662	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$22,797,059	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8,541,080	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$345,981,665	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$275,593,608	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,195,711	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$31,313,290	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$5,032,415	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$319,135,024	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.29268	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.70732	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,649,548	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$23,649,548	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$544,010,754	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$211,340,781	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$332,669,973	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$246,876	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$158,382	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$88,494	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$121,435,441	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$98,996,072	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$22,439,369	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,764,648	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$21,367,824	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,396,824	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$390,244,208	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS	$10,730,966	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS OF FUNDS	$36,224,272	F
PRIV EQTY & VENTURE CAP FUNDS	$36,541,269	F
REAL ASSETS	$56,189,280	F
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS	$591,552	F
REMAINDER INTEREST TRUSTS	$6,874,392	F
INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS	$87,177,911	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$234,329,642	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$826,158
LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$95,793
ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS	$3,039,230
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS	$4,452,846
INTEREST RATE SWAPS	$2,331,459
OTHER LIABILITIES	$4,079,297
ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT	$11,126,607

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$25,951,390	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 5:	CONSERVATION EASEMENT POLICY THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY BUT THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE. IT HAS BEEN OUR CONSISTENT PRACTICE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE GEORGIA STATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION DIVISION AND ALL OTHER RULES AND GUIDELINES IN EFFECT FOR HISTORICAL PROPERTIES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE UNIVERSITY THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR PRESERVATION COVENANTS. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PRESERVATION COVENANTS HELD BY THE UNIVERSITY EXPRESSLY REQUIRE THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES MUST BE PRESERVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE RULES AND GUIDELINES IN EFFECT FOR SUCH PROPERTIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE COVENANTS REQUIRE: (1) THAT THE UNIVERSITY ENSURE THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROPERTY SO AS TO PRESERVE THE ARCHITECTURAL, HISTORICAL, OR ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE SAME IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THOSE QUALITIES THAT MADE THE SITE ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; (2) THAT NO VISUAL OR STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS WILL BE MADE TO THE PROPERTY WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE STATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION DIVISION; AND (3) THAT THE STATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION DIVISION, ITS AGENTS, AND DESIGNEES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY AT ALL REASONABLE TIMES IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE CONDITIONS OF THE COVENANT ARE BEING OBSERVED. THUS, IN PRACTICE, THE UNIVERSITY IS COMPLYING WITH ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PRESERVATION COVENANTS IT HOLDS, AND THE WRITTEN DOCUMENTS MEMORIALIZING THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESERVATION COVENANTS EXPRESSLY REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL.
PART II, LINE 9:	CONSERVATION EASEMENT REPORTING WHEN MERCER UNIVERSITY RECEIVED THE FUNDS FOR THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, THEY WERE REPORTED AS AUXILIARY REVENUE AND AUXILIARY EXPENSES. FUNDS SPENT ON CAPITAL ITEMS WERE REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AS A BUILDING RENOVATION. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE HARDEMAN BUILDING WERE RECORDED AS PRIVATE GIFTS/GRANTS AND OPERATIONS EXPENSES. FUNDS SPENT ON CAPITAL ITEMS WERE REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AS A BUILDING RENOVATION. THERE IS NO FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING MERCER UNIVERSITY'S ACCOUNTING FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021.
PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT FUND THE CORPUS IS HELD IN PERPETUITY. THE EARNINGS (UNREALIZED, REALIZED, AND EARNINGS) ARE USED TO PAY INVESTMENT FEES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL FUNDS, PAY THE INVESTMENT ADVISOR, AND FUND THE ANNUAL APPROVED SPENDING ALLOCATION. THE SPENDING ALLOCATION FUNDS THE SPECIFIC EXPENSE FOR WHICH THE DONOR PROVIDED THE ENDOWMENT FUND.
PART X, LINE 2:	FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE UNIVERSITY IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 512(A)(1) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THE UNIVERSITY'S MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS THAT SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 OR 2020.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3

MERCER'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY TOWARD STUDENTS IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.

SCHEDULE E PART I, LINE 6A

GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID & ASSISTANCE THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: FEDERAL PELL GRANTS, FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (FSEOG), FEDERAL DIRECT SUBSIDIZED AND UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS, FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOANS, FEDERAL PARENT AND GRAD (PLUS) LOANS, OTHER VARIOUS FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAMS, FEDERAL TEACH GRANT, FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM, AND VETERANS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	MERCER ON MISSION	$171,387
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	MERCER ON MISSION	$172,742

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$344,129	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$344,129	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (1)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (1)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (1)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	PRESIDENT'S CLUB EVENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$58,275	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$27,750	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$30,525	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$52,850	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	EXECUTIVE FORUM	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$42,700	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$20,500	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$22,200	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$42,690	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$27,381	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$5,105	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$22,276	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$87,202	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$128,356	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$53,355	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$75,001	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$182,742	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$182,742	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$107,741	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
EAST GEORGIA HEALTHCARE CENTER INC
215 N COLEMAN STREET	SWAINSBORO	GA	30401	582001607	501(C)(3)	$125,773	RESEARCH
HIGHLAND RIVERS CSB
1503 N TIBBS ROAD	DALTON	GA	30720	582103386	501(C)(3)	$21,329	RESEARCH
UGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
475 NORTH LUMPKIN STREET	ATHENS	GA	30602	581353149	501(C)(3)	$8,467	RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	6215	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$94,860,057	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MONITORING USE OF GRANTS ASSISTANCE TO MERCER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING WITH THE COST OF ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY, I.E. FOR TUITION, HOUSING, AND MEALS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, NEED, AND OTHER DONOR REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS LOCATION OF RESIDENCE. MERCER UNIVERSITY HAS CRITERIA FOR THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO AWARD A SCHOLARSHIP. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON SAT SCORES AND GRADE POINT AVERAGES AND ARE AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS. NEED BASED GRANTS ARE MADE BY THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ARE MADE UTILIZING THE FEDERAL NEED FORMULA (FAFSA APPLICATION). STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED FULL-TIME TO RECEIVE UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS. GENERALLY SPEAKING, FAFSA DATA IS VERIFIED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR VERIFICATION BY THE FEDERAL STUDENT AID PROGRAM.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal Services	Yes (X)	PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOHN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	$492,419	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$21,472	$0	$542,391	$0	$0	$0
JEAN SUMNER
DEAN/PROFESSOR	$419,438	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,459	$0	$18,773	$0	$463,670	$0	$0	$0
LERA COX
ADJUNCT	$368,594	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$21,497	$0	$418,591	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM UNDERWOOD
PRESIDENT/PROFESSOR OF LAW	$339,589	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$21,498	$0	$389,587	$0	$0	$0
JAMES NETHERTON
EXEC VP - ADMIN & FINANCE	$332,393	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$21,498	$0	$382,391	$0	$0	$0
DAVID DAVIS
PROVOST/PROFESSOR	$313,826	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$26,805	$0	$369,131	$0	$0	$0
JULIAN HUTCHINS
MEDICAL LAB DIR/ASST PROFE	$301,807	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,650	$0	$24,559	$0	$351,016	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KING JR
PROFESSOR	$300,313	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,950	$0	$18,173	$0	$335,436	$0	$0	$0
PENNY ELKINS
SR VP - ENROLLMENT MGMT	$283,169	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,500	$0	$20,103	$0	$331,772	$0	$0	$0
JOHN PATTERSON
SR VP - UNIV ADVANCEMENT	$259,076	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,950	$0	$24,315	$0	$310,341	$0	$0	$0
ANDREA MITCHELL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$248,354	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,618	$0	$21,906	$0	$295,878	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM SOLOMON IV
SR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL	$246,860	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,450	$0	$21,531	$0	$293,841	$0	$0	$0
GARY GREGORY
HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH	$289,167	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,021	$0	$290,188	$0	$0	$0
LARRY BRUMLEY
SR VP - MARKETING COMM	$238,823	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,365	$0	$17,608	$0	$280,796	$0	$0	$0
KELLIE APPEL
SR VP - STRATEGIC INITIATI	$230,202	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400	$0	$23,689	$0	$268,291	$0	$0	$0
JULIA DAVIS
AVP FINANCE & TREASURER	$166,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,640	$0	$1,171	$0	$184,211	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HOUSING ALLOWANCE, PERSONAL SERVICES, AND CLUB DUES WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, RECEIVED A PROVISION OF HOUSING, INCLUDING CUSTODIAL SERVICES, FOR BUSINESS USE. THIS WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. PENNY ELKINS, MERCER UNIVERSITY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, RECEIVED A PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR BUSINESS USE. THIS WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. JAMES NETHERTON, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, RECEIVED A CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP TO A SOCIAL CLUB. THIS WAS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
A	581407780	74265LYV4	2012-02-16	$81,211,311	SEE PART VI	0	0	0
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
B	581407780	74265LZJ0	2012-05-15	$34,448,050	SEE PART VI	0	0	0
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
C	581407780	000000000	2013-05-30	$70,350,273	SEE PART VI	0	0	0
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
D	581407780	74265LG93	2015-07-17	$79,547,573	CONSTRUCTION/CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt
A	$32,126,311	$81,211,311	$81,211,311	2012	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$11,203,050	$34,448,050	$6,706,397	2012	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$454,670	$27,286,984
C	$10,027,147	$70,350,273	$58,060,224	2013	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$290,049	$12,000,000
D	$2,062,573	$79,547,573		2018	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$939,287	$78,608,285

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
A	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
C	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
D	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0.00200	0.00100	0.00300

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd	Business Name Line2HedgeProviderName/BusinessNameLine2Txt	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd
(no name)
A	0	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
(no name)
B	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
1271 COUNTERPARTY
C	0	0	0	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	CO	3.300000000000	0	0
(no name)
D	0	0	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)
C	Yes (1)
D	Yes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN F	BOND A: REFUNDING ISSUE FOR SERIES 1999 BONDS (ISSUED 6/15/1999) AND SERIES 2003 BONDS (ISSUED 1/15/2003). BOND B: CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO CAMPUS BUILDINGS - $27,286,984 AND REFUNDING FOR SERIES 2006 BOND (ISSUED 5/19/2006) - $6,706,397. BOND C: REFUNDING ISSUE FOR SERIES 2006A BOND (ISSUED 5/19/2006), SERIES 2006C BOND (ISSUED 5/19/2006), AND SERIES 2011 BOND (ISSUED 10/19/2011).
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2B	BOND B: SIX MONTH EXCEPTION TO REBATE PER IRC SECTION 148(F)(4)(B)
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2C
SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2C	BOND A: DATE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED - 2/16/2014 BOND C: DATE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED - 5/30/2016 BOND D: DATE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED - 10/01/2018

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,400	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,050	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$9,810	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	41	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$6,851,791	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Commercial RealEstateCommercialGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,430,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,916	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	SUPPLIES	1	$4,406	FMV
Yes (X)	EQUIPMENT	1	$1,472	FMV
Yes (X)	MISCELLANEOUS	2	$105	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	1	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, LINE 32A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	USE OF THIRD PARTIES MERCER UNIVERSITY USES THIRD PARTY STOCK BROKERS TO PROCESS NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	BRIEF MISSION MERCER UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO TEACH, TO LEARN, TO CREATE, TO DISCOVER, TO INSPIRE, TO EMPOWER, AND TO SERVE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1	ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MERCER UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO TEACH, TO LEARN, TO CREATE, TO DISCOVER, TO INSPIRE, TO EMPOWER AND TO SERVE. IN FULFILLING THIS MISSION, THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AS WELL AS BASIC RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. AS A UNIVERSITY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, MERCER CHALLENGES MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY TO MEET AND EXCEED HIGH STANDARDS IN THEIR TEACHING, LEARNING, RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE. FOUNDED BY BAPTISTS IN 1833, MERCER IS AN INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY THAT REMAINS GROUNDED IN A TRADITION THAT EMBRACES FREEDOM OF THE MIND AND SPIRIT, CHERISHES THE EQUAL WORTH OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND COMMITS TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF HUMANKIND. AS A REFLECTION OF THIS HERITAGE: O WE ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP FULLY THEIR UNIQUE COMBINATION OF GIFTS AND TALENTS TO BECOME LEADERS WHO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. O WE SEEK TO INSPIRE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LIVE VIRTUOUS AND MEANINGFUL LIVES BY USING THEIR GIFTS AND TALENTS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF HUMANKIND AS AN EXPRESSION OF THEIR LOVE FOR GOD AND NEIGHBOR. O WE SEEK TO ENRICH THE MIND AND SPIRIT BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING AN OPEN AND RIGOROUS SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND UNDERSTANDING, INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE MORAL, RELIGIOUS AND ETHICAL QUESTIONS OF THIS AND EVERY AGE. O WE AFFIRM AND RESPECT THE DIGNITY AND SACRED WORTH OF EVERY PERSON AND CELEBRATE BOTH OUR COMMONALITIES AND OUR DIFFERENCES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	PROGRAM SERVICE INSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY HAS 12 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. THE UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAMS INCLUDE LIBERAL ARTS, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MEDICINE, NURSING, PHARMACY, LAW, THEOLOGY, MUSIC AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS. THESE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO THE DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE UNIVERSITY SERVES OVER 9,000 DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS IN THE 12 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. THE UNIVERSITY BESTOWED OVER 2,600 DEGREES FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PEACE CORPS HAS NAMED MERCER AMONG THE TOP FOUR PEACE CORP PREP CERTIFICATE GRANTING INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM HAD 6 STUDENTS OFFERED APPOINTMENT TO THE PEACE CORPS IN 2020. THE UNIVERSITY'S INSTRUCTION PROVIDES A FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THAT COMPLEMENTS THEIR EDUCATION. IN 2021, UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS ASSISTED INSTALLING SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS ON FIVE LOW INCOME MACON HOMES. ALSO, MORE THAN A DOZEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN RESEARCH AT INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE 2021 SUMMER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CAROLYN MCAFEE BRUNER AND J. THOMAS MCAFEE, III HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD NANCY A. GRACE AND DAVID E. LINCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	REVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. A COPY OF THE FINALIZED FORM 990 WAS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COMPLIANCE WITH WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE UNIVERSITY IS REQUIRED (A) TO REVIEW THE INSTITUTION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES; (B) TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE PERSONAL, FAMILIAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT REASONABLY COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY; AND (C) TO ACKNOWLEDGE BY HIS OR HER SIGNATURE THAT HE OR SHE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO LIST ON A DISCLOSURE FORM FOR TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES THOSE SUBSTANTIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY MAINTAIN (OR MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES MAINTAIN) WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE UNIVERSITY, OR THAT OTHERWISE COULD BE CONSTRUED TO POTENTIALLY AFFECT THEIR INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED JUDGMENT IN LIGHT OF THEIR DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY. IN THE EVENT A TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE APPROPRIATENESS OF LISTING A PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND/OR THE PRESIDENT IS CONSULTED. THEY, IN TURN, MAY ELECT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THESE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COLLECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION, AND COPIES ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE UNIVERSITY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DECLARED OR BEEN FOUND TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE REQUIRED TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS, UNLESS FOR SPECIAL REASONS THE BOARD OR ADMINISTRATION REQUESTS INFORMATION OR INTERPRETATION. PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE OR BE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTIONS. WHENEVER THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HOLDS A MEETING AT WHICH (A) A TRUSTEE'S, OFFICER'S, OR KEY EMPLOYEE'S FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A MATTER IS DISCLOSED, (B) A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS MADE, OR (C) A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CONSIDERED, THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THESE ISSUES IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IN THE INTERIM BETWEEN ANNUAL MEETINGS, EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE HAS AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROMPTLY OF ANY ACTUAL, APPARENT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT ARISES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE, INVESTMENT AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE, EACH OF WHOM IS AN INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING BODY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR EACH UNIVERSITY OFFICER AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEE WHO IS IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE AFFAIRS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE REASONABLE. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PROCESS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OBTAINS AND RELIES UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA AND CONCURRENTLY DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. NO PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR ANY UNIVERSITY OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	MAKING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE UNIVERSITY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (I.E., ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS) AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY POSTING THEM ON THE INSTITUTION'S WEB SITE (HTTP://WWW.MERCER.EDU). ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE UNIVERSITY MAKES ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY CONTINUING DISCLOSURE THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC MUNICIPAL MARKET ACCESS (EMMA) SYSTEM OF THE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD (HTTP://EMMA.MSRB.ORG).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A	VOTING BOARD MEMBERS THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION ARE MANAGED AND CONTROLLED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSISTING OF FORTY-FIVE (45) REGULAR MEMBERS WHO SERVE FOR TERMS OF FIVE (5) YEARS EACH. IN ADDITION, DURING THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2020 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2021, THERE WERE THREE (3) LIFE TRUSTEES SERVING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SERVES AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. EACH OF THESE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE POWER TO VOTE. DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSSESSES AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION IN ALL CASES IN WHICH SPECIFIC DIRECTION HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN BY THE BOARD. THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT EX OFFICIO AND NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS CHOSEN FROM THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD. ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1B	INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, WHO SERVES AS AN EX OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IS COMPENSATED AS AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION, AND IS THUS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION'S GOVERNING BODY WHO IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE INDEPENDENT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN SPLIT-INTEREST OBLIGATIONS -248,454. CHANGE IN FV OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS 955,780. NET CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL TRUSTS 16,050,428.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt
MERCER MEDICINE LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	204846017	PRACTICE PLAN	GA	MERCER UNIV
ABRAM PROPERTIES LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	PROPERTY INV	GA	MERCER UNIV
ALIEL PARK INVESTMENTS LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	PROPERTY INV	GA	MERCER UNIV
PRESCHOOL PROPERTIES LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	PROPERTY INV	GA	MERCER UNIV
DLESLIE LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
PIO NONO STABILIZATION LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
MERCER GSA LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV	$5,625,140	$41,794,068
WM GRAY INVESTMENTS LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	823461279	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
MACON HISTORIC IMPROVEMENTS LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
BARNEY'S INVESTMENTS LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	842891090	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
FARRPOINT STATION LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV
BROWNPHIL LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Predominant Income TypePredominantIncomeTypeTxt	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	Disproportionate AllocationsDisproportionateAllocationsInd	General Or Managing PartnerGeneralOrManagingPartnerInd	OwnershipOwnershipPct
SAVANNAH CTR FOR MED EDU & RES
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	471772525	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV	EXCLUDED	-$598,210	$8,463,161	0	Yes (1)	0.51000
BLJ TURNER HILL PARTNERS LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	274075527	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV	EXCLUDED	$886	$243,971	0	0	0.63120
TURNER HILL PROPERTIES LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	582031108	REAL ESTATE	GA	MERCER UNIV	EXCLUDED	$5	$785,312	0	0	0.73640

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	EINEIN	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct
REMAINDER INTEREST TRUSTS (27)
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	CHAR TRUST	GA	MERCER UNIV	T	0
PERPETUAL TRUSTS (12)
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	CHAR TRUST	GA	MERCER UNIV	T	0
BELL HOUSE MANAGER LLC
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	TAX CREDITS	GA	MERCER UNIV	C	Yes (1)	465541566	$81,729	$2,720,774	1.00000
TATTNALL ARTS MANAGER LLC
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	TAX CREDITS	GA	MERCER UNIV	C	Yes (1)	472402459	$93,601	$3,532,890	1.00000
HISTORIC CAPRICORN STUDIOS MANAGER LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	TAX CREDITS	GA	MERCER UNIV	C	Yes (1)	580566167		$4,811,855	1.00000
HISTORIC NEW YORK CAFE MANAGER LLC
1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	MACON	GA	31207	TAX CREDITS	GA	MERCER UNIV	C	Yes (1)	580566167		$1,048,411	1.00000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAVANNAH CENTER FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	K	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$84,000	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt