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WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY (EIN 91-0473310)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-07
IRS object ID
201820669349300807
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-03-07T10:53:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 S 6th St 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityMinneapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN910473310EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Whitworth UniversityBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlWHITBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5097774225PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 W Hawthorne RoadAddressLine1Txt
CitySpokaneCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99251ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAWRENCE PROBUSPersonNm
Person TitleVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone5097774225PhoneNum
Signature2018-02-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLawrence H Mohr CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00447603PTIN
Phone6128764500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.88.188.75IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-02-28IPDt
IP Tm11:26:33IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBECK TAYLORPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 W Hawthorne RoadAddressLine1Txt
CitySpokaneCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99251ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$164,728,441GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.whitworth.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1890FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSINCE 1890, WHITWORTH HAS HELD FAST TO ITS FOUNDING MISSION OF PROVIDING "AN EDUCATION OF MIND AND HEART" THROUGH RIGOROUS INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY GUIDED BY DEDICATED CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS. RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE WEST, WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF ALMOST 3,000 STUDENTS AS OF THE FALL OF 2017 AND OFFERS 60 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. IN RECENT YEARS, WHITWORTH HAS ENJOYED RECORD LEVELS OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION, THE STRONGEST FINANCIAL POSITION IN THE UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY, AND INCREASED EXTERNAL VISIBILITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2435TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers407TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$54,674TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$4,803,714PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,410,748CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$163,416CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$128,866,190PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$132,364,141CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$31,939,635CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$124,768,769PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$128,214,211CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,097,421PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,149,930CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$278,906,508TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$293,527,059TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$94,764,725TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$101,099,692TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$184,141,783NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$192,427,367NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSince 1890, Whitworth has held fast to its founding mission of providing "an education of mind and heart" through rigorous intellectual inquiry guided by dedicated Christian scholars.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$91,799,969ExpenseAmt
Grant$48,102,964GrantAmt
Revenue$99,162,947RevenueAmt
DescWhitworth University's Enrollment (2016-17): Undergraduate: 2,630; Graduate: 339. Under-Represented Ethnic Enrollment Undergraduate: 25.3 percent. Six-Year Graduation Rate (2016-17): 73.0 percent of first-time, full-time students enrolled in fall 2010 graduated within six years. Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention Rate (2016-17): 85.4 percent. The university undergraduate student body has a composition of 74.7%/25.3% white/non-white; 62.8%/37.2% female/male and representation of 35 countries. The university offers 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs; the most prominent are Business/Economics, Health Science, Biology, Education and Psychology. Fiscal Year 2016-17 is also the 16th year in a row that Whitworth has been in the top rankings of U.S. News and World Report.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,466,223ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,180,966RevenueAmt
DescStudent Services: Whitworth's Residence halls and/or on-campus houses/apartments accommodate over 1,200 students (Fall 2016). Whitworth has a two-year residency requirement. The university offers 9 halls and 25 theme houses. Student clubs and organizations: Whitworth has over 40 student clubs, ranging from Amnesty International to the Hawaiian Club.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,915,245ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,933,307RevenueAmt
DescAuxiliary Services: Whitworth University provides dining services to over 1,200 resident students and to the many other students who live off campus. In fiscal year 2017, auxiliary services generated gross revenues of almost $13 Million that helped support the academic and students services provided to the almost 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students registered at the university.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$103,181,437TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
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 BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document219IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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 VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Luz MerkelBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5097774225PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (48 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Peter Barnes
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Bennett
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Boppell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeremiah Case
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Chandler
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Randy Clark
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debbie Cozzetto
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Cunningham
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clark Donnell
Co-Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Travis Downs
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Dudley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip Eaton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Erickson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Flesher
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas Fowler
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alycia Gebbers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathleen Goodrich
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Hopkins
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kaites
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Keenan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Kirkpatrick
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Lairson
Co-Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Myers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Nelson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter Oliver
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gayle Parker
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Peterson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lawanda Denice Randle
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Ratcliffe
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Robblee
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth Roberts
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Sowers
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stuart Stiles
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Storm
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jason Thackston
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mark Toone
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terri Wilson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beck Taylor
Trustee/President40.00Yes (X)$328,953$0$140,306Yes (X)
Lawrence Probus
VP, Finance and Administration40.00$83,327$0$15,473Yes (X)
Caroline Simon
provost & executive vice president40.00$180,987$0$22,152Yes (X)
Greg Orwig
VP admissions and financial aid40.00$134,947$0$57,802Yes (X)
Scott McQuilkin
VP for institutional advancement40.00$171,238$0$39,989Yes (X)
Rhosetta Rhodes
VP for Student Life40.00$131,420$0$49,358Yes (X)
Timothy J Wilkinson
Dean, School of Business40.00$157,351$0$79,520Yes (X)
Noelle S Wiersma
Associate Professor40.00$135,789$0$58,462Yes (X)
Kenneth M Brown
Chief Information Officer40.00$129,702$0$17,417Yes (X)
Barbara J Sanders
DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION40.00$137,814$0$18,118Yes (X)
Dale E Soden
PROFESSOR40.00$130,938$0$17,260Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,722,466TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$515,857TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K30IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Leone & Keeble Inc
PO Box 2747SpokaneWA992202747Construction$4,146,897
Ellucian Company LP
4 Country View RoadMalvernPA19355Software Provider$474,306
Ruffalo Cody Holdings LLC
PO Box 718Des MoinesIA503030718Enrollment Advisor$437,368
KellyBrady Advertising Inc
9921 N Nevada StSpokaneWA992181145Advertising$315,227
INTEGRUS ARCHITECTURE PS
10 SOUTH CEDAR STSpokaneWA992016283Architectural Services$244,261
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$45,074FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$104,225RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$864,929GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$12,498,529AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,536,097NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,512,757TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES611710$97,140,578$97,140,578
Auxiliary enterprises611710$13,114,273$13,114,273
SALES AND SERVICES611710$2,022,369$2,022,369
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$112,277,220TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,793,088TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$54,674UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,738,414ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$150,469RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$150,469RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$150,469TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$150,469ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$32,924,275SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$32,306,615SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$617,660SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$617,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$617,660ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$70,632FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$45,074ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$57,685FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,947TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$12,947ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$132,364,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$112,277,220RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$54,674UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,519,490ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,102,964TotalAmt
Program Services$48,102,964ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,150,745TotalAmt
Program Services$365,357ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$562,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222,499FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,272,843TotalAmt
Program Services$24,038,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,364,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$870,209FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,239,187TotalAmt
Program Services$1,410,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$761,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,176FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,993,506TotalAmt
Program Services$4,755,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,098,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139,870FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,515,331TotalAmt
Program Services$1,685,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$754,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,460FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,988TotalAmt
Program Services$67,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,360FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,935TotalAmt
Management And General$113,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,516TotalAmt
Management And General$87,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,776FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,488,476TotalAmt
Program Services$654,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$815,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,862FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600,914TotalAmt
Program Services$360,548ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$240,366FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,404,705TotalAmt
Program Services$1,370,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$961,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,141FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,651,085TotalAmt
Program Services$990,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$610,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,533FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,591TotalAmt
Program Services$8,591ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,513,447TotalAmt
Program Services$1,784,548ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$653,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,403FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,604,905TotalAmt
Program Services$1,302,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,146,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156,294FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,571,583TotalAmt
Program Services$1,021,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$377,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,874FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,918,204TotalAmt
Program Services$3,918,204ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,234,432TotalAmt
Program Services$6,004,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,085,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$144,689FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$697,090TotalAmt
Program Services$522,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,942FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ubi tax$1,752$1,752
STUDENT/DEPARTMENT MEAL$3,644,057$364,406$2,915,245$364,406
Equipment/Repairs/other$2,185,717$852,430$1,311,430$21,857
Subscriptions, publicat$731,459$328,193$329,945$73,321

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,779TotalAmt
Program Services$259,779ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,214,211TotalAmt
Program Services$103,181,437ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,197,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,835,038FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,679,481BOYAmt
EOY$4,676,720EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,185,327BOYAmt
EOY$5,118,089EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,965,455BOYAmt
EOY$1,839,347EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,025,043BOYAmt
EOY$3,797,893EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,625BOYAmt
EOY$132,860EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,543,062BOYAmt
EOY$1,562,710EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$195,715,808LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$88,725,360LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,111,485BOYAmt
EOY$106,990,448EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,217,655BOYAmt
EOY$97,310,353EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,042,880BOYAmt
EOY$46,789,920EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,021,495BOYAmt
EOY$25,308,719EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,906,508BOYAmt
EOY$293,527,059EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,770,979BOYAmt
EOY$10,248,295EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,394,621BOYAmt
EOY$3,397,916EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,063,671BOYAmt
EOY$2,055,842EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,807,286BOYAmt
EOY$68,302,861EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$12,875,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,728,168BOYAmt
EOY$4,219,778EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,764,725BOYAmt
EOY$101,099,692EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,549,197BOYAmt
EOY$61,467,315EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,914,230BOYAmt
EOY$49,099,001EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,678,356BOYAmt
EOY$81,861,051EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,141,783BOYAmt
EOY$192,427,367EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,906,508BOYAmt
EOY$293,527,059EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,149,930ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$11,652,077NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$7,516,423OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations$4,392GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$4,392TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe University belongs to the Independent colleges and Universities of Washington and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and as such participates in the lobbying activities of such organizations. ICW indicated the estimated amount of the University fees dedicated to lobbying in FYE 2017 $3,781. NAICU indicated the estimated amount of the University fees dedicated to lobbying in FYE 2017 was $611.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$127,378,713BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,743,604ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,525,736InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,763,238GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$141,884,815EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$129,431,885BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,753,554ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,278,805InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,527,921GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$127,378,713EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$125,935,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,059,206ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,660,670InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$3,223,078GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$129,431,885EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$108,080,939BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,122,928ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,710,869InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,979,649GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$125,935,087EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$98,870,068BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,885,621ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,036,245InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$2,710,995GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$108,080,939EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.10750BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.56400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32850TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,876,315OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,876,315BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$144,577,563OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,180,215DepreciationAmt
Book Value$82,397,348BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,374,070OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,641,384DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,732,686BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,887,860OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,903,761DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,984,099BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$106,990,448TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (9 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Equity Index Fund$11,522,942F
Commodities$1,656,357F
Real Estate Investment$9,735,022F
Notes Rec. Coll/real estate$81,000F
Single premium life ins. policy$154,229F
Limited partnerships$4,536,297F
Private equity funds$9,445,230F
Hedge funds$9,255,015F
Other Investments$403,828F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$46,789,920TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Beneficial Interest in assets held by others$20,029,825
Deposits held by trustee$5,278,894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$25,308,719TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Student deposits$2,272,191
Asset retirement obligation$990,336
INTEREST RATE EXCHANGE LIABILITY$957,251
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,219,778TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The endowment funds are mainly used to provide scholarship support to students so that they can attend the university. Some of the funds are also used to provide funding support for research and departmental activities.
Part X, Line 2:The University follows the accounting standards for contingencies in evaluating uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes recognition threshold principles for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. No liability has been recognized by the University for Uncertain Tax Positions as of June 30, 2017 and 2016. The University's tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal Authorities

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 3The non-discrimination policy is published in all student brochures and websites. The policy is also published in the local newspaper at least once during the fiscal year.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM AND AS SUCH, MANAGES FEDERAL AND STATE AID THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THE STUDENTS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean11Program Services - Capital Contributions to Whitworth Costa Rica LimitadaACADEMIC INSTRUCTION$118,000
Central America and the Caribbean01Capital contributions for PLANT INVESTMENTACADEMIC INSTRUCTION$160,000
Central America and the Caribbean01Investment$9,255,015
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS$347,515
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS$261,120
North America00PROGRAM SERVICESSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS$15,239
South America00PROGRAM SERVICESSTUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS$54,415
South Asia00PROGRAM SERVICES$35,125
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,246,429SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,246,429TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE F, PART IV, LINE 4:THE UNIVERSITY INVESTS IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT HOLD DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE PROPERLY FILED FORM 8621, OR THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENTS DID NOT GENERATE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. UNDER THESE FACTS, IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO FILE form 8621.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV, LINE 5:THE UNIVERSITY INVESTS IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT HOLD DIRECT OR INDIRECT INTERESTS IN FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS. HOWEVER, THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MEET THE FILING REQUIREMENTS OF FORM 8865 AS A RESULT.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PIRATE NIGHTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$77,110GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$33,672CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$43,438GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$14,268RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,807OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF-SPOKANEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$38,596GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$11,402CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$27,194GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$17,900RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$8,659EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,051OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$115,706GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$45,074CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$70,632GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$32,168RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$8,659EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,858OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$57,685DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$12,947NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 TypeFinancial aid for tuition, room and board expensesGrantTypeTxt
Recipient2323RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$45,003,297CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationStudents must submit their FAFSA Federal Form to document their need for federal financial aid. Once the financial aid is awarded, the grants are transmitted to the students' institutional accounts to pay for tuition charges, there is also a follow up process during the semester and school year to ensure academic credits completion and satisfactory academic progress before additional financial aid is awarded.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (8 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
Beck Taylor
Trustee/President$308,966$0$0$0$19,987$0$86,800$0$53,506$0$469,259$0$0$0
Caroline Simon
provost & executive vice president$179,669$0$0$0$1,318$0$14,389$0$7,763$0$203,139$0$0$0
Greg Orwig
VP admissions and financial aid$124,850$0$0$0$10,097$0$11,628$0$46,174$0$192,749$0$0$0
Scott McQuilkin
VP for institutional advancement$169,648$0$0$0$1,590$0$13,591$0$26,398$0$211,227$0$0$0
Rhosetta Rhodes
VP for Student Life$130,667$0$0$0$753$0$10,453$0$38,905$0$180,778$0$0$0
Timothy J Wilkinson
Dean, School of Business$145,415$0$0$0$11,936$0$13,522$0$65,998$0$236,871$0$0$0
Noelle S Wiersma
Associate Professor$135,399$0$0$0$390$0$10,755$0$47,707$0$194,251$0$0$0
Barbara J Sanders
DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION$136,920$0$0$0$894$0$10,877$0$7,241$0$155,932$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aTHE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT ARE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Tax idemnification and gross-up payments for some payments and social club dues were included in the taxable income for Beck Taylor, President of the university. The President was also provided with a residence for personal use and personal cleaning services as a condition of employment because he is required to live on campus and entertain visitors on behalf of the university.
Part I, Line 4bDR. BECK TAYLOR PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN UNDER SECTION 457(F). A $62,000 NON-VESTED CONTRIBUTION WAS DURING FY2017, WHICH IS A PART OF COLUMN C IN PART II.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority
A911306482939781V312016-12-22$50,409,479Construction of athletic building and refunding of a prior issue000
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority
B911306482939781P202012-03-01$20,065,060DINING HALL ADDITION; NEW STUDENT REC CENTER; NEW RESIDENT HALL DESIGN; REPA000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtUnspentUnspentAmtCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingIndAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndRetiredRetiredAmtIn Reserve FundInReserveFundAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmtCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr
A$50,787,281$45,101,106$524,826$1,132,831$4,028,5190Yes (1)0Yes (1)
B$20,159,531$372,49900Yes (1)Yes (1)$1,055,000$1,241,950$1,085,375$17,472,7522015

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)000Yes (1)
B0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A0Yes (1)000000Yes (1)
B000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Date Rebate Computation PerformedIssuer Name: Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority Date the Rebate Computation was Performed: 03/01/2017
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN F:THE BONDS REFUND THE BORROWER'S SERIES 2009 (ISSUED 11/04/09); BONDS REFUNDED BY SERIES 2009: SERIES 2006 (ISSUED SEPTEMBER 28, 2006), SERIES 2001 (ISSUED OCTOBER 10, 2001), AND SERIES 1998 (ISSUED DECEMBER 22, 1998).
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3:AMOUNT LISTED DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE LISTED IN PART I, (E) DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS ACCRUED.
SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINE 7:As provided in Treasury Regulation Section 1.141-4(c)(2)(i)(B), the amount of private payments taken into account under the private payment test may not exceed the amount of private business use and/or unrelated trade or business use. Accordingly, the amount of private payments for the reporting period does not exceed the amount stated in Part III, line 6. The organization has not undertaken an analysis of the private security test with respect to the bonds, as the level of private business use and/or unrelated trade or business reported in Part III, line 6, is not in excess of amounts permitted under Section 145 of the Code.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AVISTA UTILITIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionJASON THACKSTON (TRUSTEE) IS AN OFFICER OF AVISTA UTILITIES.RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$1,233,456TransactionAmt
TransactionUTILITY EXPENSETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,358,798NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR market VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Residential RealEstateResidentialGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$117,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR market VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)miscellaneous5$21,180FAIR market VALUE
Yes (X)Musical instruments2$19,900FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)chemistry equipment1$13,714FAIR market VALUE
Yes (X)photography1$7,955FAIR market VALUE
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
ExplanationSCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm, then reviewed by senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board. The public version of Form 990 is then placed in a secure website for inspection and review by the full Board of Trustees before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cStaff and faculty: At the beginning of the year, we tie the completion of the conflict of interest disclosure form to being able to authorize or request any payment for the university. This is tracked in a database. Trustees: The secretary of the Board ensures that every trustee completes the disclosure form every fall meeting. If anyone's form is missing, she or her assistant follow up until the form is completed. Then, the Audit Committee reviews those forms with disclosed conflict during the fall meeting for the staff and faculty and during the spring for trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for key officers reporting to the president was reviewed by the Executive Compensation Committee of the board of trustees in April 2017; this process involved an independent analysis by an outside consultant who compared compensation for these individuals against peer institutions. These key employees include the executive vice president for academic affairs, the vice president for institutional advancement, the vice president for student life, the vice president for admissions and financial aid, and the vice president for finance and administration. Compensation for the president was reviewed by the Executive Compensation Committee of the board of trustees in April 2017; this process involved an independent analysis by an outside consultant who compared compensation for this individual against peer institutions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing documents and conflict of interest statements are available upon request. Financial statements are available at the university's website.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 16B:WHILE WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY REQUIRING EVALUATION OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN A JOINT VENTURE, THE UNIVERSITY HAS REVIEWED THE IMPACT OF THIS JOINT VENTURE BOTH INTERNALLY AND WITH EXTERNAL ADVISORS.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Adjustment to prior service cost and actuarial liability for retiree health -210,251. LOSS ON DEBT REFINANCING -7,113,593. CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 6,973. TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF TRUSTS TO WHITWORTH FOUNDATION -199,552.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OF THE AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
The whitworth foundation
300 W HAWTHORNE RDSPOKANEWA99251237232067fundraising support for Whitworth UniversityWA501(c)(3)11bWhitworth UniversityYes (1)
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY
300 W HAWTHORNE RDSPOKANEWA99251454667885RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITSWA501(c)(9)0
EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY
300 W HAWTHORNE RDSPOKANEWA99251454667994RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITSWA501(c)(9)0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
Whitworth Costa Rica Limitada
Calle 7 Avenidas 7 y 9 EdificioSan JoseCSEducational InstitutionCSWhitworth UniversityC$114,419$2,865,5591.00000Yes (1)
CHARITY REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (22)
CHARITABLE TRUSTT0WAN/A
CHARITY REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUSTS (1)
CHARITABLE TRUSTT0WAN/A
LIFE ANNUITY TRUSTS (58)
CHARITABLE TRUSTT0WAN/A
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 Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Whitworth Foundation
C$104,225CASH CONTRIBUTION
Whitworth Costa Rica Limitada
B$281,363CASH
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION VEBA TRUST
R$222,317CASH
The Whitworth Foundation
R$199,552fmv