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WGU CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WGU CORPORATION (EIN 84-1383926)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201601379349300405
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-16T00:40:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202253063PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TANNER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line136 S STATE STREET SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841383926EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8012743280PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID GROWPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8012743280PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARC A METCALFPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00170461PTIN
Phone8015327444PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDAVID GROWPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP84107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$430,326,927GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WGU.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateUTLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Other Revenue$42,878PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$540CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$304,448,258PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$381,059,479CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,223,194PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$110,984,726TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$102,169,523NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO OPERATE AND ADMINISTER AN ORGANIZATION OF HIGHER LEARNING.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$20,521,567GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document734IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee3517EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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CitySALT LAKE CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationUTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR THERESE CRANE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LENNY MENDONCA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E EVANSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JIM GERINGER
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY JOHNS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BLENDA WILSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE JOHN HICKENLOOPER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SIMMONS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR SAMUEL H SMITH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR EMILY S DEROCCO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE GARY HERBERT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR JOE HAIRSTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE40.00Yes (X)$860,900$0$39,380Yes (X)
RAGHU KRISHNAIAH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$336,907$0$37,838Yes (X)
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$284,870$0$37,529Yes (X)
DAVID LEASURE
PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER40.00$298,673$0$37,416Yes (X)
PATRICK PATRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$260,573$0$30,047Yes (X)
RONALD DAVID COONS
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER40.00$165,346$0$9,139Yes (X)
BARBARA JEAN FLOTEN
CHANCELLOR - WGU WASHINGTON40.00$240,173$0$28,004Yes (X)
PHILIP SCHMIDT
VP ACCREDITATION & COMPLIANCE40.00$230,999$0$12,236Yes (X)
JASON T LEVIN
VP INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH40.00$213,438$0$30,705Yes (X)
ROBERT COLLINS
VP FINANCIAL AID40.00$193,060$0$32,923Yes (X)
SALLY M JOHNSTONE
VP ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT40.00$192,628$0$33,045Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CAMPBELL-EWALD
2000 BRUSH ST STE 601DETROITMI48226ADVERTISING$18,145,332
GOOGLE INC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAYMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043WEB MARKETING$10,511,700
PEARSON EDUCATION
1 LAKE STREETUPPER SADDLE RIVERNJ07458LEARNING RESOURCES$6,907,956
YAHOO SEARCH MARKETING
701 FIRST AVENUESUNNYVALECA94089WEB MARKETING$4,253,093
CDW GOVERNMENT LLC
75 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONALLINCOLNSHIREIL60069IT SERVICES$3,420,236
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K159CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$161,746GovernmentGrantsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTUTION AND FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$358,347,978TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$52,268,273SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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

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Total Revenue Column$3,068,824TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$6,540,745ExclusionAmt

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Total$20,521,567TotalAmt
Program Services$20,521,567ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,927,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$20,072,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$268,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$369,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$25,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$775,518TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,373,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,431,668TotalAmt
Program Services$55,414,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,694ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,993,526TotalAmt
Program Services$4,722,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$9,342,615ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$274,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$3,491,552TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,471,851TotalAmt
Program Services$8,059,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$412,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$825,411TotalAmt
Program Services$389,183ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DONATIONS$3,240,086$5,051$3,235,035
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$1,200,000$1,200,000
STUDENT WELLNESS & RELA$489,929$489,929

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$14,370,823ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$24,301,243EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,491BOYAmt
EOY$40,818EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,253,865BOYAmt
EOY$10,595,943EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,000,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,467,473BOYAmt
EOY$4,234,853EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$19,047,306LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,968,379BOYAmt
EOY$9,122,980EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,397,843BOYAmt
EOY$162,680,442EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,920,465BOYAmt
EOY$1,177,970EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,925,740BOYAmt
EOY$213,154,249EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,160,414BOYAmt
EOY$30,111,179EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,237,602BOYAmt
EOY$80,873,547EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,398,016BOYAmt
EOY$110,984,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,193,430BOYAmt
EOY$98,890,544EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,294BOYAmt
EOY$3,088,979EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,000BOYAmt
EOY$190,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,527,724BOYAmt
EOY$102,169,523EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,925,740BOYAmt
EOY$213,154,249EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$25,775,943ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,134,144NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$271,693FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$271,693FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$355,011,843FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$355,283,536FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

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

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$122,297CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$166,354CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$124,105CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$271,693CurrentYearAmt
Total$684,449TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$278,803BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$26,143InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$244,660EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$125,459BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$140,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,844InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$278,803EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$124,546BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,439InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,526OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$125,459EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$144,900BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$12,828InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,526OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$124,546EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$119,032BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,588InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,720OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$144,900EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.77660PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.22340TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,758,019OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$137,958DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,620,061BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,239,599OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$979,090DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,260,509BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,049,688OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,807,278DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,242,410BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,122,980TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$376,149,816TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,134,144NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$4,134,144RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$380,283,960RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$775,519InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$775,519RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$381,059,479TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$354,508,017TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$354,508,017ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$775,519InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$775,519ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$355,283,536TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE UNIVERSITY QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR TAXES ON INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE UNIVERSITY HAS TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAVERSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient22861RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,521,567CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance 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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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 ROBERT MENDENHALL
PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$396,331$0$464,569$0$0$0$15,600$0$23,780$0$900,280$0$0$0
RAGHU KRISHNAIAH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$295,878$0$41,029$0$0$0$15,600$0$22,238$0$374,745$0$0$0
DAVID GROW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$228,401$0$56,469$0$0$0$13,984$0$23,545$0$322,399$0$0$0
DAVID LEASURE
PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER$267,204$0$31,469$0$0$0$15,600$0$21,816$0$336,089$0$0$0
PATRICK PATRIDGE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$204,104$0$56,469$0$0$0$12,383$0$17,664$0$290,620$0$0$0
RONALD DAVID COONS
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER$154,918$0$10,428$0$0$0$9,139$0$0$0$174,485$0$0$0
BARBARA JEAN FLOTEN
CHANCELLOR - WGU WASHINGTON$193,704$0$46,469$0$0$0$11,492$0$16,512$0$268,177$0$0$0
PHILIP SCHMIDT
VP ACCREDITATION & COMPLIANCE$204,520$0$26,479$0$0$0$11,885$0$351$0$243,235$0$0$0
JASON T LEVIN
VP INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH$156,969$0$56,469$0$0$0$9,660$0$21,045$0$244,143$0$0$0
ROBERT COLLINS
VP FINANCIAL AID$169,092$0$23,968$0$0$0$10,338$0$22,585$0$225,983$0$0$0
SALLY M JOHNSTONE
VP ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT$181,160$0$11,468$0$0$0$10,800$0$22,245$0$225,673$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE BONUS TYPES, BONUS POTENTIALS, AND THE PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE PRESIDENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE AMOUNT OF BONUS ACTUALLY PAID AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IS BASED ON THE BOARD'S EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE. THE PRESIDENT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD TO DETERMINE THE BONUS POTENTIAL AND PERFORMANCE GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MANAGERS AND TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BONUS ACTUALLY PAID AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR BASED ON THE PRESIDENT'S EVALUATION OF THE MANAGER'S PERFORMANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (6 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
PATRICK PARTRIDGE JR
KEY EMPLOYEE'S SON$54,365WAGES PAID0
CHRISTOPHER K PARTRIDGE
KEY EMPLOYEE'S SON$10,174WAGES PAID0
SAMANTHA GROW DEBENHAM
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$40,305WAGES PAID0
KATHLEEN SAUNDERS
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$32,136WAGES PAID0
SPENCER R GROW
OFFICER'S SON$17,503WAGES PAID0
CHRISTINA SHURTZ
OFFICER'S DAUGHTER$9,264WAGES PAID0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

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

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
WGU INDIANA INC
10 WEST MARKET STREET STE 1020INDIANAPOLISIN46204273530075SCHOOLIN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU WASHINGTON INC
1001 4TH AVE STE 3827SEATTLEWA98154463681966SCHOOLWA501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU TEXAS INC
221 WEST 6TH STREET STE 1050AUSTINTX78701463688170SCHOOLTX501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU MISSOURI INC
8000 MARYLAND AVE STE 410ST LOUISMO63105463698226SCHOOLMO501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU TENNESSEE INC
501 CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE STE 390FRANKLINTN37067463707548SCHOOLTN501(C)(3)LINE 2WGUYes (1)
WGU INSTITUTE
4001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700SALT LAKE CITYUT84107474365018INFORMATIONUT501(C)(3)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WGU INSTITUEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$3,000,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt