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WGU CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WGU CORPORATION (EIN 84-1383926)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-14
IRS object ID
201901349349306080
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-14T17:11:27-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202253063PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TANNER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line136 S STATE STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841383926EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID GROWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2019-05-14SignatureDt
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 Address162.218.219.130IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDAVID GROWPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$739,404,499GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.WGU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateUTLegalDomicileStateCd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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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THE HONORABLE JIM GERINGER
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (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
THE HONORABLE GARY HERBERT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JOHN HICKENLOOPER
TRUSTEE11.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY JOHNS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LENNY MENDONCA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT D PULSIPHER
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$942,735$0$42,405Yes (X)
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
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
PRESIDENT EMERITUS/TRUSTEE40.00Yes (X)$1,144,646$0$30,508Yes (X)
JESSIE WOOLEY-WILSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE FULLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$364,479$0$47,317Yes (X)
DAVID LEASURE
PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$322,113$0$19,217Yes (X)
MARNI BAKER STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$200,364$0$15,449Yes (X)
MICHAEL BISCHOFF
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00$206,850$0$26,168Yes (X)
PATRICK PARTRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$344,030$0$36,159Yes (X)
MYLES VOGEL
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00$268,664$0$23,552Yes (X)
DAMIAN COOPER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$297,230$0$36,391Yes (X)
CAREY HILDEBRAND
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING40.00$294,504$0$26,077Yes (X)
MELISSA FLORES
VP OF STATE OPERATIONS40.00$257,169$0$40,370Yes (X)
JASON LEVIN
VICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH40.00$242,232$0$34,176Yes (X)
SARAH DEMARK
VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO STRATEGY AND PROGRAM DEV40.00$230,322$0$40,003Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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PHD MEDIA LLC
220 EAST 42ND STNEW YORKNY10017MEDIA MANAGEMENT$46,705,225
GOOGLE INC
500 SANSOMESAN FRANCISCOCA94111WEB MARKETING$18,013,578
FACEBOOK ADVERTISING USA
1 HACKER WAYMENLO PARKCA94025ADVERTISING$8,280,090
CDW GOVERNMENT
200 N MILWAUKEE AVEVERNON HILLSIL60061LEARNING RESOURCES$6,280,968
UCERTIFY LLC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAYMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043LEARNING RESOURCES$5,691,979
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K204CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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ACLC MEMBERSHIP FEES611430$1,281,869$1,281,869
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$644,591,638TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Securities$73,698,241SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,631,922TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$653,195OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$9,180,061ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,530,968TotalAmt
Program Services$43,530,968ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$1,709,072ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,334,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$280,654,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,517,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$14,147,312ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$43,674,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,393,688ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$19,982,984ProgramServicesAmt
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Management And General$120,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$209,154ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$736,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$32,289,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,023,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,843,460TotalAmt
Program Services$87,527,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$316,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,435,086TotalAmt
Program Services$7,141,943ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$293,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,234,088TotalAmt
Program Services$15,720,379ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$513,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,667,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$595,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$10,545,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$731,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,684,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,102,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,040,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DONATIONS TO AFFILIATES$6,000,000$6,000,000
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$1,475,000$1,475,000
MISCELLANEOUS$419,553$406,813$12,740

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$91,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$649,596,401TotalAmt
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Management And General$19,550,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$42,745,397EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,606BOYAmt
EOY$13,606EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,387,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,217,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,802,096BOYAmt
EOY$6,665,155EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$29,953,646LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,875,238LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,962,151BOYAmt
EOY$9,078,408EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,162,526BOYAmt
EOY$289,663,130EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,682,035BOYAmt
EOY$5,481,968EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$419,766BOYAmt
EOY$4,271,071EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,102,693BOYAmt
EOY$378,353,509EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,516,595BOYAmt
EOY$74,837,096EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,606,257BOYAmt
EOY$148,397,988EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,122,852BOYAmt
EOY$223,235,084EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,748,267BOYAmt
EOY$148,511,382EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,896,574BOYAmt
EOY$6,272,043EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,979,841BOYAmt
EOY$155,118,425EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,102,693BOYAmt
EOY$378,353,509EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$19,713,930ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$575,346NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$736,344FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$736,344FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$648,860,057FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$649,596,401FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$271,693CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$583,111CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$974,552CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$736,344CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,565,700TotalAmt

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$125,459BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$140,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,844InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$278,803EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.88000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$756,995OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$267,070DepreciationAmt
Book Value$489,925BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,701,733OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,686,986DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,014,747BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,494,918OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,921,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,573,736BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,078,408TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$667,430,157TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$575,346NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$575,346RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$668,005,503RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,304,828InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,304,828RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$669,310,331TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$648,291,573TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$648,291,573ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,304,828InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,304,828ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$649,596,401TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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.

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
Recipient52309RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$32,210,320CashGrantAmt

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 (13 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$492,735$0$450,000$0$0$0$16,200$0$26,205$0$985,140$0$0$0
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
PRESIDENT EMERITUS/TRUSTEE$314,650$0$482,400$0$347,596$0$16,200$0$14,308$0$1,175,154$0$0$0
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$288,079$0$76,400$0$0$0$16,200$0$31,117$0$411,796$0$0$0
DAVID LEASURE
PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$108,113$0$0$0$214,000$0$13,639$0$5,578$0$341,330$0$0$0
MARNI BAKER STEIN
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$145,364$0$55,000$0$0$0$7,846$0$7,603$0$215,813$0$0$0
MICHAEL BISCHOFF
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$163,650$0$43,200$0$0$0$13,465$0$12,703$0$233,018$0$0$0
PATRICK PARTRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$269,130$0$74,900$0$0$0$16,200$0$19,959$0$380,189$0$0$0
MYLES VOGEL
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$145,264$0$2,400$0$121,000$0$13,465$0$10,087$0$292,216$0$0$0
DAMIAN COOPER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$239,830$0$57,400$0$0$0$14,104$0$22,287$0$333,621$0$0$0
CAREY HILDEBRAND
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING$237,104$0$57,400$0$0$0$14,513$0$11,564$0$320,581$0$0$0
MELISSA FLORES
VP OF STATE OPERATIONS$226,769$0$30,400$0$0$0$14,248$0$26,122$0$297,539$0$0$0
JASON LEVIN
VICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTIONAL RESEAR$184,832$0$57,400$0$0$0$11,394$0$22,782$0$276,408$0$0$0
SARAH DEMARK
VICE PRESIDENT, PORTFOLIO STRATEGY A$194,922$0$35,400$0$0$0$10,292$0$29,711$0$270,325$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4A2017 SEVERANCE PAYMENTS: ROBERT MENDENHALL - $347,596 DAVID LEASURE - $214,000 MYLES VOGEL - $121,000
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 (9 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PATRICK PARTRIDGE JR
KEY EMPLOYEE'S SON$63,038WAGES PAID0
DYLAN LEASURE
OFFICER'S SON$25,739WAGES PAID0
SAMANTHA GROW DEBENHAM
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$36,101WAGES PAID0
KATHLEEN SAUNDERS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$20,071WAGES PAID0
SPENCER R GROW
OFFICER'S SON$21,632WAGES PAID0
VIRGINIA PHILLIPS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$16,801WAGES PAID0
EMILY SUSAN MENDENHALL
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$16,406WAGES PAID0
JESSICA PARTRIDGE
KEY EMPLOYEE'S DAUGHTER$42,014WAGES PAID0
HANNAH CUMMINGS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$10,179WAGES PAID0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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 AND CFO. 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.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (6 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 2WGUYes (1)
WGU WASHINGTON INC
1001 4TH AVE STE 3827SEATTLEWA98154463681966SCHOOLWA501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU TEXAS INC
221 WEST 6TH STREET STE 1050AUSTINTX78701463688170SCHOOLTX501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU MISSOURI INC
8000 MARYLAND AVE STE 410ST LOUISMO63105463698226SCHOOLMO501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU TENNESSEE INC
501 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE STE 390FRANKLINTN37067463707548SCHOOLTN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
THE CORPORATION OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
4001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107474365018INFORMATIONUT501(C)(3)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd