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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2014-06-01 to 2015-05-31
Filed
2016-04-18
IRS object ID
201641099349301154
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-04-18T14:17:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-04-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

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$60,178,097GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee932TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers65TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,710,324PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,318,577CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$42,733,853PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$39,596,331CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,251,104PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,000,274CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$111,867PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,972CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$49,807,148PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$43,925,154CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,760,228PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,709,951CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,907,784PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,355,640CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$549,026CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$16,625,888PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$18,140,503CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$49,293,900PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$50,206,094CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$513,248PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,280,940CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$71,282,440TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$64,241,803TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$23,543,696TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,199,489TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,738,744NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$41,042,314NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$24,543,955ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,709,951GrantAmt
Revenue$33,553,341RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2014-2015 included 2,917 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$7,922,905ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,919,541RevenueAmt
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$7,802,961ExpenseAmt
Revenue$123,449RevenueAmt
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$40,269,821TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 Document3629IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee932EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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 Members30GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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 (40 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
Clyde Collier
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Guice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Hattaway
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald Shields
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Anthony
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
Jim Dudley
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
Keith McBroom
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marilyn Drake
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Davenport
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Pennington
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Hawkins
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$200,819$0$53,865
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$133,173$0$22,455
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$103,599$0$8,579
Melissa Hickman
College of Business Dean40.00$112,687$0$20,683Yes (X)
Angela Haynes
Nursing Dean40.00$100,618$0$15,573Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$650,896TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$121,155TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$1,496,383
The Learning House Inc
427 South Fourth StreetLouisvilleKY40202Online student portal$646,280
Paskill & Stapleton Graphic Communicatio
1 Roberts AvenueGlensidePA19038Marketing$450,446
National Management Resources Corp
PO Box 1224La GrangeGA30241Janitorial service$409,115
Follett Corporation
3 Westbrook Corporate Center SuiteWestchesterIL60154Bookstore service$282,344
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$1,994,116RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$266,745GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,057,716AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$55,689NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,318,577TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611110$33,553,341$33,553,341
Student support611110$5,919,541$5,919,541
Academic support611110$123,449$123,449
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$39,596,331TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$577,268TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$577,268ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,040RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,040RealAmt

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$16,674,909SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,245,393SecuritiesAmt
Other$6,510OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$429,516SecuritiesAmt
Other-$6,510OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$423,006TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$423,006ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance proceedsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,972TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,972ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,972OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$43,925,154TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$39,596,331RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,010,246ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,709,951TotalAmt
Program Services$12,709,951ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$532,977TotalAmt
Program Services$245,169ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$239,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,968FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,961TotalAmt
Program Services$104,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,395FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,770,319TotalAmt
Program Services$13,945,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,538,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$285,981FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,443TotalAmt
Program Services$367,433ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,191FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,126TotalAmt
Program Services$385,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,814ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,414FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,106,814TotalAmt
Program Services$568,041ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,521,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,656FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,505TotalAmt
Program Services$23,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,581TotalAmt
Management And General$189,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,777TotalAmt
Management And General$55,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,659,835TotalAmt
Program Services$3,659,835ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$564,266TotalAmt
Program Services$546,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,165TotalAmt
Program Services$229,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,510FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,621TotalAmt
Management And General$17,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,842TotalAmt
Program Services$1,842ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,043,629TotalAmt
Program Services$1,674,145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,353,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,717FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,005,362TotalAmt
Program Services$979,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,809FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,324TotalAmt
Program Services$167,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,378FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$457,492TotalAmt
Program Services$322,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$135,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,953,279TotalAmt
Program Services$1,671,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$281,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$149,034TotalAmt
Program Services$149,034ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Bad Debt Expense$887,253$887,253
Repairs and Maintenance$524,178$287,734$236,343$101

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,073,360TotalAmt
Program Services$2,281,033ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,682,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,860FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,206,094TotalAmt
Program Services$40,269,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,387,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$549,026FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,038,777BOYAmt
EOY$1,655,811EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,833BOYAmt
EOY$219,944EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,215,211BOYAmt
EOY$792,757EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,836,381BOYAmt
EOY$1,197,092EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$544,075BOYAmt
EOY$492,774EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$66,118,969LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,319,938LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,158,545BOYAmt
EOY$39,799,031EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,848,492BOYAmt
EOY$15,017,585EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,702,100BOYAmt
EOY$1,837,324EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,121,432BOYAmt
EOY$1,155,689EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,743,594BOYAmt
EOY$2,073,796EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,282,440BOYAmt
EOY$64,241,803EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,690,234BOYAmt
EOY$3,857,679EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,476,814BOYAmt
EOY$2,447,200EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,927,611BOYAmt
EOY$15,526,109EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,449,037BOYAmt
EOY$1,368,501EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,543,696BOYAmt
EOY$23,199,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,295,526BOYAmt
EOY$20,387,217EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,022,889BOYAmt
EOY$7,172,612EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,420,329BOYAmt
EOY$13,482,485EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,738,744BOYAmt
EOY$41,042,314EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,282,440BOYAmt
EOY$64,241,803EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$6,280,940ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$161,031NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$632,767PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$56,246OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$6,254,180CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,333,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,816,929TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,254,180CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,333,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,191,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,710,324CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,328,177CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,816,929TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,035,907SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$20,781,022PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$932,312CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$906,641CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$756,522CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$680,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$578,308CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,854,647TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$940,715CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,972CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,062,554TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,734,130TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$183,447,900GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77730PublicSupportCY170Pct
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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,387,910BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$117,092ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,233,149InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$583,900OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,154,251EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.78020PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.21980TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$3,190,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,200,293BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$44,751,196OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,752,759DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,998,437BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,796,124OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$752,657DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,043,467BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,262,035OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,814,522DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,447,513BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$109,321OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$109,321BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,799,031TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$7,279
Refundable advances from federal government$891,199
Conditional asset retirement obligation$283,446
Interest rate swap agreement$186,577
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,368,501TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,416,941TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$161,031NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$39,198DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$57,286OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$257,515RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$31,159,426RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$55,777InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$12,709,951OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,765,728RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$43,925,154TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$37,480,604TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$39,198DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,040OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$40,238ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$37,440,366ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$55,777InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,709,951OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,765,728ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$50,206,094TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2015, 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 2011.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 1,040. Change in value of interest rate swap 64,078. Change in value of split interest agreement -7,832.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,709,951.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 1,040.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,709,951.

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 (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean00Program servicesStudy abroad$205,475
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program servicesStudy abroad$102,638
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program servicesStudy abroad$42,455
East Asia and the Pacific00Program servicesStudy abroad$16,510
South America00Program servicesStudy abroad$12,050
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$379,128SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$379,128TotalSpentAmt
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
Recipient1610RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,709,951CashGrantAmt

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
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
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$25,000$0$1,806$0$17,500$0$37,281$0$255,600$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost$130,797$0$0$0$2,376$0$6,846$0$17,332$0$157,351$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. The University also pays the President's country club membership dues of $4,948 for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2015. The membership dues were treated as nontaxable as the club is utilized to take donors and business individuals to meals.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Cash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtAssistance PurposeAssistancePurposeTxt
$13,870Financial assistanceTuition assistance
$35,160Merit basedTuition assistance
$653Need basedTuition assistance

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ADE Builders
Entity more than 35% owned by family member of Bob English, Board Trustee$330,889The University has contracted with ADE Builders to build a residence hall.0
Automax Rent A Car Inc
Entity more than 35% owned by Sherold Salmon, Board Trustee$100,648The University contracted with Automax Rent a Car, Inc. for shuttle rentals for campus shuttles.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Misc24$21,227Replcmt/purchase $
Yes (X)Furniture6$15,274Replacement cost
Yes (X)Travel21$13,638Purchase price
Yes (X)Meals56$5,550Purchase price
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 Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia 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 current 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 64,078. Change in value of split interest agreement -7,832.
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 Convention
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)Line 1N/A0
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust agency for endowmentsGA501(c)(3)Line 10Georgia Baptist Convention
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 (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt
Georgia Baptist Convention
C
Georgia Baptist Convention
M