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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2018-06-01 to 2019-05-31
Filed
2020-04-09
IRS object ID
202021009349300737
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2020-04-09T15:50:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway Suite 130AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582624570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichelle StricklinPersonNm
Person TitleVP of Finance, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum
Signature2020-04-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTed R Batson JrPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00721951PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address139.146.132.42IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-04-09IPDt
IP Tm16:50:04IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdB192CC0D102847318814F28D1D78F3A4F74CC717AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdF8DAE7B8F3AA63F79B4127C57EFB7FEF9B47D42EAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-22 18:59:49ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDr Donald V DowlessPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$49,197,020GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.shorter.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1873FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionShorter University is a private Christian non-profit comprehensive liberal arts institution.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee612TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers41TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,503,439PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,469,140CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$32,010,931PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$30,472,757CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$650,798PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,715,459CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$47,312PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,175CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,212,480PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$35,664,531CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$10,979,219PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$10,956,793CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,868,607PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$14,334,659CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$326,205CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$13,001,665PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,404,204CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$37,849,491PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$35,695,656CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,637,011PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$31,125CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$60,294,612TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$57,979,928TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,592,381TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$21,928,830TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,702,231NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$36,051,098NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAdvancing God's Kingdom through a commitment to academic excellence, spiritual growth, Christian leadership, and global service within the context of a biblical worldview.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,045,522ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,956,793GrantAmt
Revenue$24,628,080RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - Funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2018-2019 included 1,834 students.Scholarship and financial aid - Comprehensive financial assistance program includes scholarships, grants, loans and part-time campus employment. Every student enrolled full-time at Shorter University receives some form of financial assistance.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$5,741,775ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,606,345RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,999,998ExpenseAmt
Revenue$238,332RevenueAmt
DescAcademic support - Expenditures integral to the operation and support of the academic services of the University.Auxiliary enterprises - Expenditures to provide services to student, faculty, and staff including housing, cafeteria, and bookstore.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$28,787,295TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2151IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee612EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members30GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local 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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Dr Glenn Cummings
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev David Harper part year
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Bagley
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Stephen Anthony
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Bowen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russ Brown
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Danny Cochran
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Fricks
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susie Gass
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Griffin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald Harris
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Hatcher
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Thomas Hammond
Ex-Officio Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivian Johnson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wanda Levan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Maxey
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip May
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith McBroom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Mills
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Jeff Overton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Patterson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Pennington
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Polley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kelvin Ratliff
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Rice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Richardson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Ben Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Drew Startup
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Tanner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darey Kittle part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Phillip May part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherold Salmon part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek Spain part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Swafford part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rickey Underhill part year
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Robert White part year
Ex-Officio Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$174,866$0$36,639
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$133,048$0$21,803
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$106,113$0$9,432
Kathi Vosevich
Assistant Provost40.00$103,200$0$8,176Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$517,227TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$76,050TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Sysco Atlanta LLC
2225 RiverdaleCollege ParkGA30337Food services$565,062
Jenzabar
PO Box 55018BostonMA022055018IT Services$337,110
Clark Communications
2 Westside DrAshvilleNC28806Marketing$176,879
Capin Crouse
972 Emerson PkwyGreenwoodIN46143Audit services$153,374
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$59,152FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$2,247,724RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$261,964GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$900,300AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$184,177NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,469,140TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$24,628,080$24,628,080
Student support611110$5,606,345$5,606,345
Academic support611110$238,332$238,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,472,757TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$417,664TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$417,664ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,900RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,900RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,900ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$14,699,665SecuritiesAmt
Other$122,200OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,369,369SecuritiesAmt
Other$154,701OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,330,296SecuritiesAmt
Other-$32,501OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,297,795TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,297,795ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$2,861FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$59,152ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$8,419FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,558TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,558ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance ProceedsDesc
Business711300BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,833TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,833ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,833OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$35,664,531TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,472,757RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,722,634ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,956,793TotalAmt
Program Services$10,956,793ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475,472TotalAmt
Program Services$218,717ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,917ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,838FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,484,444TotalAmt
Program Services$9,662,640ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,621,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,414FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,309TotalAmt
Program Services$21,782ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$525FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,511,838TotalAmt
Program Services$1,272,495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,345FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$836,596TotalAmt
Program Services$698,153ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,614FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,674TotalAmt
Management And General$81,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,798TotalAmt
Management And General$178,798ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,964TotalAmt
Management And General$58,964ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$795,205TotalAmt
Program Services$499,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,656ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60TotalAmt
Program Services$60ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$503,925TotalAmt
Program Services$414,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,168FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$407,185TotalAmt
Management And General$407,185ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,145,423TotalAmt
Program Services$707,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,437,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$532,139TotalAmt
Program Services$522,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,440FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,023,073TotalAmt
Program Services$512,985ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$486,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,571FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$819,653TotalAmt
Program Services$706,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,236,733TotalAmt
Program Services$1,067,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$168,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$773,650TotalAmt
Program Services$515,335ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$258,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Food service$606,268$606,268
Bad Debt Expense$450,609$450,609
Repairs and Maintenance$346,818$85,505$261,313

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$444,027TotalAmt
Program Services$318,079ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,290FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,695,656TotalAmt
Program Services$28,787,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,582,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$326,205FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,170,161BOYAmt
EOY$623,295EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$535,305BOYAmt
EOY$438,122EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,071,784BOYAmt
EOY$760,519EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,455BOYAmt
EOY$10,025EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$511,231BOYAmt
EOY$379,343EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,456,124LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$31,239,280LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,166,969BOYAmt
EOY$38,216,844EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,699,115BOYAmt
EOY$14,581,653EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,086,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,022,281EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,042,224BOYAmt
EOY$1,947,846EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,294,612BOYAmt
EOY$57,979,928EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,155,269BOYAmt
EOY$1,500,775EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$756,321BOYAmt
EOY$589,833EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,201,710BOYAmt
EOY$17,914,574EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,479,081BOYAmt
EOY$1,923,648EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,592,381BOYAmt
EOY$21,928,830EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,147,433BOYAmt
EOY$21,760,321EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,554,798BOYAmt
EOY$14,290,777EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,702,231BOYAmt
EOY$36,051,098EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,294,612BOYAmt
EOY$57,979,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$31,125ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,139,303NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$383,305PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$97,400OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,469,140CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,894,210TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,503,439CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,469,140CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,894,210TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,228,902SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$21,665,308PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$578,308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$481,651CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$289,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,666CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$426,564CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,083,620TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,972CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,936CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,694CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,602TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,002,432TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$135,582,202GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87090PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:Insurance proceeds - 2014 Amount: $ 9,972. 2017 Amount: $ 7,936. 2018 Amount: $ 3,833. Fundraising event fees - 2018 Amount: $ 2,861.
Schedule A, Part II:The organization is a school as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the School can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and, therefore, qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$319,669AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,511,208BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$44,047ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$420,277InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$600,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,846,844OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,528,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,002,208BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$118,930ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$933,104InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$543,034GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$13,511,208EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,613,760BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,390ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,597,169InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$862,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,356,311OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,002,208EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,261,282BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,056,538ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$113,138InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$658,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$932,122OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,613,760EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,987,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$47,655ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$911,031InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$608,100GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$76,350OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,261,282EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,836,233OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,846,233BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,435,025OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,764,347DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,670,678BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,801,708OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$846,799DepreciationAmt
Book Value$954,909BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,230,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,628,134DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,602,021BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$143,003OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$143,003BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$38,216,844TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$6,177
Refundable advances from federal government$859,005
Conditional asset retirement obligation$648,852
Retirement Contribution liability$409,614
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,923,648TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,438,170TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,139,303NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$17,680DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$88,981OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,210,604RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,648,774RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$58,964InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$10,956,793OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,015,757RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$35,664,531TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,705,998TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$17,680DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,419OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$26,099ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,679,899ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$58,964InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$10,956,793OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,015,757ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$35,695,656TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Collection items consist of artwork, artifacts, and exotic taxidermy donated to the University, which are on display in various locations on the campus.
Part V, Line 4:The majority of Shorter University's endowment intends to provide scholarships to students with a small amount restricted for professorships.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Change in value of split interest agreement -97,400. Event Expenses 8,419.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 10,956,793.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising event expenses 8,419.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 10,956,793.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media0PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The school's nondiscriminatory policy can be found on page 3 of the 2018 - 2019 Academic Catalog. https://www.shorter.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018-2019-Catalog- PDF.pdf The policy has also been added to the Shorter University website. The addition of the policy to the website will allow the University to respond "yes" to this question on future returns. https://www.shorter.edu/
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The federal government awards the University various monies restricted for student financial aid. The monies are awarded through four federal programs: Pell Grant (Pell), Federal Direct Student Loans (FDL), Federal Work Study (FWS), Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and TEACH grants (TEACH).

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific00Program servicesStudy abroad$5,695
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Program servicesStudy abroad$24,305
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$30,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$30,000TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAccrual method is used to account for foreign expenditures.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1President's GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$56,432GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$54,912CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$1,520GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$3,568FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,619OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Fundraising TeaEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$5,581GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$4,240CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,341GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$232OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$62,013GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$59,152CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$2,861GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$3,568FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,851OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,419DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$5,558NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient949RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$10,956,793CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationShorter University participates in the student financial assistance programs through the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are awarded and applied to student accounts based on the Department of Education guidelines set forth by the Title IV programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dr Donald Dowless
President$172,094$0$0$0$2,772$0$0$0$37,578$0$212,444$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost$130,672$0$0$0$2,376$0$0$0$22,664$0$155,712$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPer direction from the Board of Trustees and in accordance with IRC Section 119, the President of the University resides on campus in University provided non-taxable housing with a yearly rental value of $24,000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Equipment9$106,267Appraisal
Yes (X)Carpet1$64,638Purchase price
Yes (X)Misc13$8,864Replacement cost
Yes (X)Travel/Meals6$4,408Purchase price
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The governing body delegates broad authority to an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair, the Vice Chair,and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, and three other Board of Trustees members elected by the Board of Trustees at the annual meeting. The Executive Committee has full power and authority to act and to transact any business for and on behalf of the University and in the place of the Board of Trustees during the interim between meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia is the University's sole member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll Trustees shall be elected by the Member, including those elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll Trustees are elected by the Member and the Member has the right to vote on any proposal of dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is reviewed in detail by the Chief Financial Officer. The reviewed Form 990 is then forwarded to the Board of Trustees before it is filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe University requires employees, the Board of Trustees, and Officers to annually sign a conflict of interest statements disclosing any conflicts of interest. The administrative assistant to the President reviews the statements and gives any statements indicating a conflict to the President; the President discloses the conflict to the head of the Board; the Board or a committee determines whether an actual conflict exists. If a conflict of interest arises at a board meeting, the Board member is prohibitted from voting on or discussing any matter in which they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 1515a) The independent Executive Committee approves the President's compensation annually and the deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes. A compensation comparability study was conducted three years ago. 15b) Independent members of the board of trustees approve the annual budget which includes compensation for other officers. The salary approval forms are reviewed and signed by the President. These signed forms are kept in the indivudual's employment file.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part X, Lines 27 - 29In accordance with the principles of FASB ASU 2016-14 (ASC 958), the organization has implemented required changes to its audited financial statements for the period ended 05/31/2019. The 2018 Form 990 and its associated schedules were not updated to reflect changes made by this standard. Thus, we have reported the revised net asset categories from the audited financial statements as follows on Form 990, Part X, Lines 27-29: Line 27 - Net assets without donor restrictions $21,760,321 Line 29 - Net assets with donor restrictions 14,290,777 ----------- Total net assets $36,051,098
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in value of split interest agreement -97,400.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The University has a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financials and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed since prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)Line 1N/A0
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust agency for endowmentsGA501(c)(3)Line 10Georgia Baptist Mission Board
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
C
Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia
M
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
C