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WGU CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
WGU CORPORATION (EIN 84-1383926)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-14
IRS object ID
202041359349303969
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)
Return2020-05-14T17:21:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN202253063PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TANNER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line136 S STATE STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN841383926EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID GROWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2020-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARC A METCALFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00170461PTIN
Phone8015327444PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address162.218.219.135IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDAVID GROWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,007,813,601GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WGU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateUTLegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$19,713,930PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$464,419,701TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$223,235,084TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$248,223,465TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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THE HONORABLE JIM GERINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W BLUFORD III
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLE CLARK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR THERESE CRANE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E EVANSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY JOHNS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SIMMONS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SAMUEL H SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CHARLES SORENSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE WOOLEY-WILSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE FULLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VAN TON-QUINLIVAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE ERIC HOLCOMB
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JARED POLIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT D PULSIPHER
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE40.00Yes (X)$1,092,372$0$45,050Yes (X)
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$447,520$0$54,464Yes (X)
MARNI BAKER-STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$505,208$0$30,644Yes (X)
BONNIE PATTEE
SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT40.00$263,609$0$46,616Yes (X)
DEBORAH FOWLER
SR VP, STUDENT SUCCESS40.00$216,579$0$34,421Yes (X)
JAN JONES-SCHENK
SR VP, COLLEGE40.00$240,905$0$42,358Yes (X)
CAREY HILDERBRAND
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$320,511$0$37,627Yes (X)
PATRICK PARTRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$306,325$89,396$45,740Yes (X)
DAMIEN COOPER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$303,839$0$41,881Yes (X)
MELISSA FLORES
VP OF STATE OPERATIONS40.00$261,516$0$50,999Yes (X)
SARAH DEMARK
VP OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT40.00$249,762$0$26,210Yes (X)
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
FORMER PRESIDENT0.00$944,495$0$944,495Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$89,396TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,400,505TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K156IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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PHD MEDIA LLC
220 E 42ND STNEW YORKNY10017MEDIA MANAGEMENT$57,784,434
GOOGLE INC
500 SANSOMESAN FRANCISCOCA94111WEB MARKETING$24,483,449
UCERTIFY LLC
1600 AMPHITEATRE PARKWAYMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043LEARNING RESOURCES$8,501,506
FACEBOOK ADVERTISING USA
1 HACKER WAYMENLO PARKCA94025ADVERTISING$6,539,722
EXAMITY
153 NEEDHAM STREETNEWTONMA02464PROCTORING SERVICES$4,795,214
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K240CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$109,056GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$16,088,993AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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TUITION AND FEES611430$827,466,232$827,466,232
ACLC MEMBERSHIP FEES611430$1,074,721$1,074,721
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$153,041,071SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$1,491,179OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$9,601,889ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$53,114,641TotalAmt
Program Services$53,114,641ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$807,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,751,443ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$326,906,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,890,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$16,841,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$492,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$53,370,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,562,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$713,832ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$787,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$129,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$48,664,202ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,929,877TotalAmt
Program Services$109,725,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,840,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$409,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$25,716,413TotalAmt
Program Services$25,248,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$468,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$696,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,870,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$694,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$8,301,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$532,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$834,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$599,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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INTERCOMPANY TRANSFER$10,000,000$10,000,000
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$1,225,447$1,879,074-$653,627
MISCELLANEOUS$1,181,690$158,397$1,023,293

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Management And General$120,951ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$26,798,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$39,657,084EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$6,665,155BOYAmt
EOY$15,734,565EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$38,119,694LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,078,408BOYAmt
EOY$13,674,463EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$289,663,130BOYAmt
EOY$371,093,718EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,271,071BOYAmt
EOY$378,686EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,353,509BOYAmt
EOY$464,419,701EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,837,096BOYAmt
EOY$78,608,371EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,397,988BOYAmt
EOY$169,615,094EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,235,084BOYAmt
EOY$248,223,465EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,511,382BOYAmt
EOY$215,149,941EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,272,043BOYAmt
EOY$691,295EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,000BOYAmt
EOY$355,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,118,425BOYAmt
EOY$216,196,236EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$378,353,509BOYAmt
EOY$464,419,701EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$62,174,508ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,788,558NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$5,885,255OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,151FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$260,390FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$268,541FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$793,389,021FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$793,657,562FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$583,111CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$974,552CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$736,344CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$268,541CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,562,548TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$380,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$52,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$378,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$357,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$49,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$380,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$244,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$120,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$23,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$30,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$357,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$278,803BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$26,143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$244,660EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,132,771OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$338,812DepreciationAmt
Book Value$793,959BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,367,807OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,801,166DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,566,641BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,850,314OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$20,305,253DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,545,061BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$768,802OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$768,802BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,674,463TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$806,169,101TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,788,553NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$241,345OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,029,898RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$801,139,203RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,578,226InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$53,114,641OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$54,692,867RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$855,832,070TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$738,973,679TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,984OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,984ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$738,964,695ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,578,226InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$53,114,641OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$54,692,867ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$793,657,562TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE UNIVERSITY HAS TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATIONS' CONTRIBUTION AND INVESTMENT INCOME INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 241,345.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE NETTED AGAINST TUITION REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 53,114,641.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATIONS' MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 8,984.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE NETTED AGAINST TUITION REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 53,114,641.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient56172RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$53,114,641CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SCOTT D PULSIPHER
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE$492,372$0$600,000$0$0$0$18,500$0$26,550$0$1,137,422$0$0$0
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$317,520$0$130,000$0$0$0$24,500$0$29,964$0$501,984$0$0$0
MARNI BAKER-STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$422,708$0$82,500$0$0$0$8,250$0$22,394$0$535,852$0$0$0
BONNIE PATTEE
SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT$226,109$0$37,500$0$0$0$18,500$0$28,116$0$310,225$0$0$0
DEBORAH FOWLER
SR VP, STUDENT SUCCESS$176,579$0$40,000$0$0$0$6,404$0$28,017$0$251,000$0$0$0
JAN JONES-SCHENK
SR VP, COLLEGE$210,905$0$30,000$0$0$0$24,000$0$18,358$0$283,263$0$0$0
CAREY HILDERBRAND
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$260,511$0$60,000$0$0$0$15,935$0$21,692$0$358,138$0$0$0
PATRICK PARTRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$201,325$89,396$105,000$0$0$0$21,513$2,987$20,143$1,097$347,981$93,480$0$0
DAMIEN COOPER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$253,839$0$50,000$0$0$0$18,500$0$23,381$0$345,720$0$0$0
MELISSA FLORES
VP OF STATE OPERATIONS$234,016$0$27,500$0$0$0$24,000$0$26,999$0$312,515$0$0$0
SARAH DEMARK
VP OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT$219,762$0$30,000$0$0$0$6,500$0$19,710$0$275,972$0$0$0
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
FORMER PRESIDENT$0$0$0$0$944,495$0$0$0$21,152$0$965,647$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4A2018 SEVERENCE PAYMENTS: ROBERT MENDENHALL - $944,495
PART I, LINE 7:THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE BONUS TYPES, BONUS POTENTIALS, AND THE PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE PRESIDENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF BONUS ACTUALLY PAID AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IS BASED ON THE BOARD'S EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE. THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE BONUS POTENTIAL AND PERFORMANCE GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MANAGERS AND TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BONUS ACTUALLY PAID AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR BASED ON THE PRESIDENT'S EVALUATION OF THE MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (7 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PATRICK PARTRIDGE JR
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE'S SON$78,631WAGES PAID0
SAMANTHA GROW DEBENHAM
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$24,163WAGES PAID0
KATHLEEN SAUNDERS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$17,423WAGES PAID0
SPENCER R GROW
OFFICER'S SON$22,135WAGES PAID0
VIRGINIA PHILLIPS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$18,576WAGES PAID0
JESSICA PARTRIDGE
HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW$52,634WAGES PAID0
HANNAH CUMMINGS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$33,665WAGES PAID0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 - A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER, VP OF ACCOUNTING, AND COO. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED AFTER EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY - THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DOCUMENTED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A DECLARATION THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. THE UNIVERSITY RELIES ON ITS EMPLOYEES TO SELF-MONITOR AND SELF-REPORT COMPLIANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. ANY REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATED AND PROPERLY RESOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION - ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS, THE UNIVERSITY HIRES A COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ITS PRESIDENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES; AND COMPARES THIS INFORMATION TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, THE CONSULTANTS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS PERFORMED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014. EVERY OTHER YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN A NATIONWIDE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SURVEY. IN ADDITION, THE UNIVERSITY PERFORMS THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS: 1. REVIEWS COMPENSATION INFORMATION OF OTHER UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THIS INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FROM FORM 990'S FOR NONPROFIT UNIVERSITIES AND 10K FILINGS FOR PROPRIETARY UNIVERSITIES. 2. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR IN RELATION TO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 3. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR IN RELATION TO PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRESIDENT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RECEIPT OF A TIMELY WRITTEN NOTICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EXCLUSION OF OTHER FOUNDATIONS' NET ASSETS INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -5,885,255.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
WGU INDIANA INC
10 WEST MARKET STREET STE 102INDIANAPOLISIN46204273530075SCHOOLIN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU WASHINGTON INC
1001 4TH AVE STE 3827SEATTLEWA98154463681966SCHOOLWA501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU TEXAS INC
221 WEST 6TH STREET STE 1050AUSTINTX78701463688170SCHOOLTX501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU MISSOURI INC
8000 MARYLAND AVE STE 410ST LOUISMO63105463698226SCHOOLMO501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
WGU TENNESSEE INC
501 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE STE 390FRANKLINTN37067463707548SCHOOLTN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGU0
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
4001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107474365018INFORMATIONUT501(C)(3)LINE 10WGU0
WGU ADVANCEMENT
4001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107824547364SUPPORTUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0
WGU LABS
4001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107824523369RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTUT501(C)(3)LINE 10WGU0
MILLER BULLEN HANSEN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
595 SOUTH RIVERWOODS PARKWAY SUITELOGANUT84321472548348SUPPORTUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0
HANSEN SCHOLARS WGU FOUNDATION INC
595 SOUTH RIVERWOODS PARKWAY SUITELOGANUT84321472570865SUPPORTUT501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IWGU0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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 (10 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MILLER BULLEN HANSEN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
C$210,000ACTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
HANSEN SCHOLARS WGU FOUNDATION INC
C$375,000ACTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
WGU ADVANCEMENT
C$2,080,050ACTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
WGU ADVANCEMENT
J$17,281ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
WGU ADVANCEMENT
L$15,019ESTIMATE BASED ON HEADCOUNT
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
B$10,000,000ACTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
J$41,168ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
L$35,782ESTIMATE BASED ON HEADCOUNT
WGU LABS
J$139,261ESTIMATE BASED ON SPACE OCCUPIED
WGU LABS
L$121,039ESTIMATE BASED ON HEADCOUNT