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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2015-06-01 to 2016-05-31
Filed
2017-04-05
IRS object ID
201720959349300037
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-04-05T16:51:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-04-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDaren DaigaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01074795PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
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$61,702,959GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body29VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee876TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers105TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,318,577PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,440,444CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$39,596,331PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$36,851,043CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,000,274PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$541,273CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,972PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$43,925,154PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$45,832,760CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,709,951PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,435,965CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,355,640PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$15,732,571CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$418,610CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$18,140,503PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,646,475CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$50,206,094PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$44,815,011CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,280,940PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,017,749CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$64,241,803TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$63,452,539TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$23,199,489TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,457,746TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$41,042,314NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$40,994,793NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$22,595,998ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,435,965GrantAmt
Revenue$30,522,146RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2015-2016 included 2,560 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$6,865,932ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,163,311RevenueAmt
DescStudent support - Funds expended for activities contributing to students' well being and intellectual, cultural, and social development outside of formal instruction.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,140,441ExpenseAmt
Revenue$165,586RevenueAmt
DescAcademic support - Expenditures integral to the operation and support of the academic services of the University.Auxiliary enterprises - Expenditures to provide services to student, faculty, and staff including housing, cafeteria, and bookstore.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$35,602,371TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2988IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee876EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members29GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member28IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
David Harper
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlisle Driggers
Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Battles
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (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 Bo Bowen
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wanda Levan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Reynolds
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sparks
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Womack
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charlie Bridges
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
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
Stacy Howell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip May
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherold Salmon
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Swafford
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rickey Underhill
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Bagley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Griffin
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivian Johnson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Mills
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan Rice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ben Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Anthony
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Dudley
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clyde Collier
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Guice
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Hattaway
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald Shields
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$175,819$0$49,935
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$137,256$0$21,615
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$106,599$0$9,835
Melissa Hickman
College of Business Dean40.00$108,913$0$15,995Yes (X)
Kathy Vosevich
Assistant Provost40.00$100,397$0$9,342Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$628,984TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$106,722TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Aramark
315 Shorter AvenueRomeGA30165Food service$1,822,431
The Learning House Inc
427 South Fourth StreetLouisvilleKY40202Online student portal$412,340
National Management Resources Corp
PO Box 1224La GrangeGA30241Janitorial service$395,389
FHEG Shorter College Bookstore
3146 Solutions CenterChicagoIL60677Bookstore service$228,140
Paskill & Stapleton Graphic Communicatio
1 Roberts AvenueGlensidePA19038Marketing$184,252
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$6,049,599RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$262,288GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,128,557AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,071,746NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,440,444TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$30,522,146$30,522,146
Student support611110$6,163,311$6,163,311
Academic support611110$165,586$165,586
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$36,851,043TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$479,201TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$479,201ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,450RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,450RealAmt

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$15,929,821SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,860,565SecuritiesAmt
Other$7,184OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$69,256SecuritiesAmt
Other-$7,184OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,072TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,072ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$45,832,760TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$36,851,043RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$541,273ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,435,965TotalAmt
Program Services$12,435,965ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,174TotalAmt
Program Services$229,620ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,926FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,635TotalAmt
Program Services$70,499ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,876,701TotalAmt
Program Services$12,165,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,499,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$211,676FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,843TotalAmt
Program Services$223,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,338ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$435FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,817TotalAmt
Program Services$250,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,489FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$772,401TotalAmt
Program Services$660,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,987FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,977TotalAmt
Management And General$73,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,100TotalAmt
Program Services$13,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$121,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,886TotalAmt
Management And General$64,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,002,782TotalAmt
Program Services$3,001,598ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,184FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,544TotalAmt
Program Services$299,832ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$673,285TotalAmt
Program Services$598,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,331FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,065TotalAmt
Program Services$3,065ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,941,205TotalAmt
Program Services$1,201,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,722,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,856FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$849,180TotalAmt
Program Services$842,386ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,397ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$397FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,102TotalAmt
Program Services$24,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$479,938TotalAmt
Program Services$378,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,691,998TotalAmt
Program Services$1,454,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$237,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$680,101TotalAmt
Program Services$433,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$246,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$797,383$270,149$526,774$460
Bad Debt Expense$467,128$467,128

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,448,801TotalAmt
Program Services$1,045,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,294,547ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,742FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,815,011TotalAmt
Program Services$35,602,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,794,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$418,610FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,655,811BOYAmt
EOY$509,770EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,944BOYAmt
EOY$105,573EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$792,757BOYAmt
EOY$683,425EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,197,092BOYAmt
EOY$964,682EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492,774BOYAmt
EOY$476,614EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,418,019LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,770,821LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,799,031BOYAmt
EOY$41,647,198EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,017,585BOYAmt
EOY$13,746,719EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,837,324BOYAmt
EOY$1,796,431EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155,689BOYAmt
EOY$1,137,552EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,073,796BOYAmt
EOY$2,384,575EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,241,803BOYAmt
EOY$63,452,539EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,857,679BOYAmt
EOY$4,807,997EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,447,200BOYAmt
EOY$1,989,270EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,526,109BOYAmt
EOY$14,128,926EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,368,501BOYAmt
EOY$1,531,553EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,199,489BOYAmt
EOY$22,457,746EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,387,217BOYAmt
EOY$20,272,086EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,172,612BOYAmt
EOY$6,259,598EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,482,485BOYAmt
EOY$14,463,109EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,042,314BOYAmt
EOY$40,994,793EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,241,803BOYAmt
EOY$63,452,539EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,017,749ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$717,879NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$347,391OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,333,099CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,003,193TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,333,099CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,440,444CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,003,193TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$988,210SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,014,983PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$906,641CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$756,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$680,864CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$578,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$481,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,403,986TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$940,715CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,867CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,972CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,062,554TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,469,733TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$176,236,546GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77730PublicSupportPY170Pct
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:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization is a school as described under 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) and is not required to complete a public support schedule. Schedule A, Part II is completed to verify the School can qualify under public charity status section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and qualifies to use the first listed special rule for Schedule B reporting.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$15,261,282BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,056,538ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$113,138InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$658,800GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$15,545,881EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,154,251BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$155,833ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$461,085InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$575,300OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,273,699EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83380PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16620TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$2,927,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,937,982BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,368,728OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,752,116DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,616,612BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,797,958OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$797,567DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,000,391BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,224,121OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,221,138DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,002,983BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,230OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$89,230BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$41,647,198TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$6,741
Refundable advances from federal government$896,818
Conditional asset retirement obligation$550,999
Interest rate swap agreement$76,995
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,531,553TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,296,403TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$717,879NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$27,314DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$344,941OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,035,506RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$33,331,909RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$64,886InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$12,435,965OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,500,851RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$45,832,760TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$32,343,924TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$27,314DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,450OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$29,764ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$32,314,160ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$64,886InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,435,965OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,500,851ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$44,815,011TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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 X, Line 2:The financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statement of activities. As of May 31, 2016, the University has analyzed its tax positions and believes that all more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. The Organization files information tax returns in the U.S. and various states. The Organization is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2013.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 2,450. Change in value of interest rate swap 109,582. Change in value of split interest agreement -77,069. Impariment of asset held for sale -379,904.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,435,965.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 2,450.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,435,965.

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/academics/catalog/introduction.pdf.
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$256,492
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Program servicesStudy abroad$97,391
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$353,883SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$353,883TotalSpentAmt
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
Recipient1064RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,435,965CashGrantAmt

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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dr Donald Dowless
President$174,013$0$0$0$1,806$0$14,000$0$37,010$0$226,829$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost$132,880$0$2,000$0$2,376$0$6,950$0$15,638$0$159,844$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Cash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
$9,200Financial assistanceTuition assistance
$4,000Merit basedTuition assistance
$2,000Need basedTuition assistance

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,709NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCostMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,017,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraised valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Travel8$22,620Purchase price
Yes (X)Meals55$6,884Purchase price
Yes (X)Bus expense19$3,117cost
Yes (X)Landscaping5$2,585Replacement cost
Yes (X)Equipment1$2,330Appraisal
Yes (X)Misc1$501Replacement cost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 11The 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 during the previous tax year. 15b) The independent President reviews and approves all new hire and compensation change forms and utilizes comparability data annually for the Provost and Vice President of Finance.
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 109,582. Change in value of split interest agreement -77,069. Impairment of asset held for sale -379,904.
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