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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2016-06-01 to 2017-05-31
Filed
2018-04-06
IRS object ID
201820969349300522
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)
Return2018-04-06T14:50:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway Suite 130AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrencevilleCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582624570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSusan ZeirdPersonNm
Person TitleVP of Finance, CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7062337201PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address139.146.132.42IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-04-06IPDt
IP Tm13:50:23IPTm
IP TimezoneMDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id72271F980C62DA7DA9CDBA9A25BC3C3C4DA140C0AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id77478C579837246A91E25BD80925A03E13A66D61AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDr Donald V DowlessPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityRomeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP301654267ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$72,001,999GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.shorter.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1873FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionShorter University is a private Christian non-profit comprehensive liberal arts institution.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee890TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers101TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,440,444PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,142,901CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$36,851,043PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$35,658,115CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$541,273PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,798,952CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$45,832,760PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$41,599,968CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,435,965PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$13,174,607CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,732,571PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,946,340CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$290,023CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,646,475PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,844,039CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$44,815,011PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$43,964,986CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,017,749PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,365,018CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$63,452,539TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,620,590TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$22,457,746TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,899,667TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$40,994,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$38,720,923NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAdvancing God's Kingdom through a commitment to academic excellence, spiritual growth, Christian leadership, and global service within the context of a biblical worldview.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$22,209,935ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,174,607GrantAmt
Revenue$29,216,640RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2016-2017 included 2,324 students.Scholarship and financial aid - Comprehensive financial assistance program includes scholarships, grants, loans and part-time campus employment. Every student enrolled full-time at Shorter University receives some form of financial assistance.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,281,335ExpenseAmt
Revenue$114,832RevenueAmt
DescAcademic support - Expenditures integral to the operation and support of the academic services of the University.Auxiliary enterprises - Expenditures to provide services to student, faculty, and staff including housing, cafeteria, and bookstore.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,008,010ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,326,643RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$34,499,280TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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 Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2684IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee890EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members31GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Susan ZeirdBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
David Harper
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Battles
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlisle Driggers
Part Yr Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Charlie Bridges
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob English
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Law
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scarlett Rackley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rickey Underhill
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Swafford
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip May
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Howell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherold Salmon
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Mills
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivian Johnson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Rice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ben Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Griffin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith McBroom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Pennington
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kelvin Ratliff
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek Spain
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Tanner
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Bowen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russ Brown
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susie Gass
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry Maxey
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Overton
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Richardson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Bagley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Robert White
Ex-Officio Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wanda Levan
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Reynolds
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sparks
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Womack
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$175,342$0$31,220
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$134,056$0$11,103
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$103,847$0$5,359
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$413,245TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$47,682TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
The Learning House Inc
427 South Fourth StreetLouisvilleKY40202Online student portal$699,100
Aramark
315 Shorter AvenueRomeGA30165Food service$680,355
National Management Resources Corp
PO Box 1224La GrangeGA30241Janitorial service$490,004
Follett Higher Education Group
3146 Solutions CenterChicagoIL60677Bookstore service$123,396
CapinCrouse LLP
972 Emerson Parkway Suite AGreenwoodIN46143Accounting services$112,371
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$2,177,937RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$247,594GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,717,370AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$214,235NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,142,901TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$29,216,640$29,216,640
Student support611110$6,326,643$6,326,643
Academic support611110$114,832$114,832
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$35,658,115TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$286,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$286,503ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,928RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,928RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$31,541,552SecuritiesAmt
Other$370,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,935,661SecuritiesAmt
Other$463,442OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,605,891SecuritiesAmt
Other-$93,442OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,512,449TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,512,449ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,599,968TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,658,115RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,798,952ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,174,607TotalAmt
Program Services$13,174,607ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$466,574TotalAmt
Program Services$214,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,870FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,785TotalAmt
Program Services$74,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$233FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,482,779TotalAmt
Program Services$10,939,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,375,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,605FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,886TotalAmt
Program Services$20,886ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$901,316TotalAmt
Program Services$764,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,736FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,702TotalAmt
Management And General$150,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,006TotalAmt
Program Services$9,110ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,759TotalAmt
Management And General$62,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,999,558TotalAmt
Program Services$2,987,542ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$12,016FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,730TotalAmt
Program Services$64,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$605ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,783TotalAmt
Program Services$408,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,434FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,865TotalAmt
Program Services$2,865ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,526,632TotalAmt
Program Services$867,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,653,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,127FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,546TotalAmt
Program Services$790,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,481FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$714,385TotalAmt
Program Services$410,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,638,047TotalAmt
Program Services$1,402,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235,577ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,437TotalAmt
Program Services$421,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$245,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$795,565$331,344$464,221
Bad Debt Expense$301,324$301,324

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,498,700TotalAmt
Program Services$1,614,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,840,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,494FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,964,986TotalAmt
Program Services$34,499,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,175,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$290,023FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,770BOYAmt
EOY$1,151,581EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,452BOYAmt
EOY$14,840EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683,425BOYAmt
EOY$622,207EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$964,682BOYAmt
EOY$856,851EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$8,697EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,614BOYAmt
EOY$245,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,732,924LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$29,326,954LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,647,198BOYAmt
EOY$40,405,970EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,813,840BOYAmt
EOY$16,188,234EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,796,431BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,137,552BOYAmt
EOY$1,143,525EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,384,575BOYAmt
EOY$1,982,765EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,452,539BOYAmt
EOY$62,620,590EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,807,997BOYAmt
EOY$4,961,885EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,989,270BOYAmt
EOY$1,302,786EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,128,926BOYAmt
EOY$16,172,730EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,531,553BOYAmt
EOY$1,462,266EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,457,746BOYAmt
EOY$23,899,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,272,086BOYAmt
EOY$18,872,030EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,259,598BOYAmt
EOY$5,291,142EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,463,109BOYAmt
EOY$14,557,751EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,994,793BOYAmt
EOY$38,720,923EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,452,539BOYAmt
EOY$62,620,590EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,365,018ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$51,331NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$142,479OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,823,104TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,153,010CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,823,104TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,021,102SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,802,002PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$756,522CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$680,864CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$578,308CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$481,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$289,431CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,786,776TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$940,715CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,867CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,972CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,062,554TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,672,434TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$160,211,703GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationInsurance proceeds - 2012 Amount: $ 940,715. 2013 Amount: $ 111,867. 2014 Amount: $ 9,972.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$319,669AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,545,881BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,390ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,597,169InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$862,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$16,290,640EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,261,282BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,056,538ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$113,138InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$658,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$15,545,881EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,987,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$47,655ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$911,031InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$608,100GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$76,350OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,261,282EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,611,416BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$181,124ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,790,106InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$592,920GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,680OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,987,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,273,699BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$94,247ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,815,770InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$572,300OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,611,416EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79610PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20390TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,959,088OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,969,088BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,441,405OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,339,857DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,101,548BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,801,708OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$793,705DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,008,003BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,328,977OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,193,392DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,135,585BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$191,746OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$191,746BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,405,970TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$6,177
Refundable advances from federal government$877,331
Conditional asset retirement obligation$578,758
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,462,266TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,476,683TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$51,331NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$20,005DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$145,407OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$114,081RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,362,602RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$62,759InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$13,174,607OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$13,237,366RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$41,599,968TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,750,553TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$20,005DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,928OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$22,933ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$30,727,620ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$62,759InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$13,174,607OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$13,237,366ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$43,964,986TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Collection items consist of artwork, artifacts, and exotic stuffed animals donated to the University, which are on display in various locations on the campus.
Part V, Line 4:The majority of Shorter University's endowment intends to provide scholarships to students with a small amount restricted for professorships.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 2,928. Change in value of interest rate swap 76,995. Change in value of split interest agreement 65,484.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 13,174,607.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 2,928.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 13,174,607.

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 University's Statement of Non-Discrimination is included in Shorter University's catalog which is available online at http://www.shorter.edu/wp-content/uploads/Catalog-2016-17.121
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The federal government awards the University various monies restricted for student financial aid. The monies are awarded through three federal programs: Pell Grant (Pell), Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work Study (FWS).

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,00Program servicesStudy abroad$92,825
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Program servicesStudy abroad$72,406
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$165,231SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$165,231TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1087RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$13,174,607CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDr Donald DowlessPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$173,536BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$1,806OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$729DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$31,365NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$207,436TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Cash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
$24,696Financial assistanceTuition assistance
$24,861Need basedTuition assistance

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Automax Rent A Car IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionEntity more than 35% owned by Sherold Salmon, Board TrusteeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$747,885TransactionAmt
TransactionBus rentals for athletic teams to and from eventsTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Misc40$134,095Replacement cost
Yes (X)Equipment7$55,338Appraisal
Yes (X)Travel33$16,094Purchase price
Yes (X)Meals44$3,446Purchase price
Yes (X)Landscaping3$2,812Replacement cost
Yes (X)Bus expense2$2,450cost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1The governing body delegates broad authority to an Executive Committee consisting of the Chair, the Vice Chair,and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee, and three other Board of Trustees members elected by the Board of Trustees at the annual meeting. The Executive Committee has full power and authority to act and to transact any business for and on behalf of the University and in the place of the Board of Trustees during the interim between meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Georgia Baptist Mission Board is the University's sole member.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAll Trustees shall be elected by the Member, including those elected to fill any vacancy on the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll Trustees are elected by the Member and the Member has the right to vote on any proposal of dissolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and is then reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees. The President and Chief Financial Officer review the Form 990 in detail and address any comments by the Board of Trustees before the Form 990 is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe University requires employees, the Board of Trustees, and Officers to annually sign a conflict of interest statements disclosing any conflicts of interest. The administrative assistant to the President reviews the statements and gives any statements indicating a conflict to the President; the President discloses the conflict to the head of the Board; the Board or a committee determines whether an actual conflict exists. If a conflict of interest arise at a board meeting, the Board member is prohibitted from voting on or discussing any matter in which they have a conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a15a) The independent Executive Committee approves the President's compensation annually and the deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes. A compensation comparability study was conducted two years ago. 15b) The independent President reviews and approves all new hire and compensation change forms.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in value of interest rate swap 76,995. Change in value of split interest agreement 65,484.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The University has a committe that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financials and selection of an independent accountant. This process has not changed since prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
C
Georgia Baptist Mission Board
M
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
C