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SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SHORTER UNIVERSITY INC (EIN 58-2624570)
Tax period
2013-06-01 to 2014-05-31
Filed
2015-03-04
IRS object ID
201500639349300210
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-03-04T10:28:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11255 Lakes Parkway Suite 130AddressLine1
CityLawrencevilleCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30043ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582624570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shorter UniversityBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1
CityRomeCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code301654267ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSusan ZeirdPersonNm
Person TitleVP of FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone7062337201PhoneNum
Signature2015-03-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone6785185301PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDr Donald V DowlessPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1
CityRomeCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code301654267ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$61,749,633GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body37VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent35VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1019TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers98TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,191,149PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$5,710,324CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$44,379,336PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$42,733,853CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,499,225PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,251,104CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$940,715PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$111,867CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$50,010,425PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$49,807,148CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,019,658PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$12,760,228CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$20,936,419PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,907,784CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$533,287CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$17,780,934PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$16,625,888CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$50,737,011PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$49,293,900CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$726,586PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$513,248CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$66,695,433TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$71,282,440TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$21,136,035TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,543,696TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$45,559,398NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$47,738,744NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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$12,760,228ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,760,228GrantAmt
DescScholarship 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$11,932,744ExpenseAmt
Revenue$36,560,008RevenueAmt
DescInstructional - funds expended for instructional activities in Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Enrollment in 2013 - 2014 included 3,451 students.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,066,416ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,946,302RevenueAmt
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 Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$7,811,754ExpenseAmt
Revenue$227,543RevenueAmt
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 Other Prog Srvc Expense$7,811,754TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$227,543TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$40,571,142TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Document3750IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1019EmployeeCnt
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
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members37GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member35IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
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 ZeirdBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7062912121PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1315 Shorter AvenueAddressLine1
CityRomeCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code301654267ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
David Harper
Board Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlisle Driggers
Vice Chair of Board1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marilyn Drake
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Hattaway
Vice Chair (Pt Yr)/Chair(Pt Yr)/Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Frank Harris Jr
Board Chair(Pt Yr)/Trustee (Pt Yr)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lewis Abbott
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephan Anthony
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Battles
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Bowman
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charlie Bridges
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clyde Collier
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cheryl Cox
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Davenport
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Dudley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Emerson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob English
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Frankline
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Guice
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Hawkins
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Howell
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Parnick Jennings
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vivian Johnson
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Law
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wanda Levan
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip May
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith McBroom
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Parker
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Pennington
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph Presley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scarlett Rackley
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Reynolds
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sherold Salmon
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald Shields
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Sparks
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tony Swafford
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Watkins
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Robert White
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Womack
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rickey Underhill
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gail Wilkins
Part Year Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Donald Dowless
President60.00Yes (X)$200,561$0$52,601
Dr Donald Martin
Provost60.00Yes (X)$136,928$0$21,458
Susan Zeird
VP of Finance, CFO60.00Yes (X)$99,745$0$6,683
Timothy Naddy
Assistant Prof. of Accounting40.00$106,595$0$16,025Yes (X)
George Cunningham
Assp. Prof. of Sports Management40.00$102,018$0$18,361Yes (X)
Stephanie Owens
Former VP of Finance, CFO60.00$102,210$0$11,890Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$748,057TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$127,018TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
ADE Builders Inc
695 Lawrence StreetMariettaGA30065Contractor$2,892,380
Aramark
315 Shorter AvenueRomeGA30165Food service$1,481,912
Shorter Partners LP
106 East 8th AvenueRomeGA30161Landlord$541,758
FHEG Shorter College Bookstore
3146 Solutions CenterChicagoIL60677Bookstore$506,474
National Management Resources Corp
PO Box 1224La GrangeGA30241Janitorial service$481,724
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$2,216,551RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$259,396GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,234,377AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,762,101NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,710,324TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and fees611710$36,560,008$36,560,008
Student support611710$5,946,302$5,946,302
Academic support611710$227,543$227,543
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,733,853TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$680,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$680,089ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$775RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$775RealAmt

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$12,504,725SecuritiesAmt
Other$8,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,929,770SecuritiesAmt
Other$11,940OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$574,955SecuritiesAmt
Other-$3,940OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$571,015TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$571,015ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInsurance proceedsDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$111,867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$111,867ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$111,867OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$49,807,148TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,733,853RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,362,971ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,760,228TotalAmt
Program Services$12,760,228ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$485,053TotalAmt
Program Services$211,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,334FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,143TotalAmt
Program Services$178,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,658FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,127,951TotalAmt
Program Services$14,401,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,419,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$307,265FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$411,867TotalAmt
Program Services$365,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,831FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,408,365TotalAmt
Program Services$1,257,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,832FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,236,405TotalAmt
Program Services$1,093,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,135FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,090TotalAmt
Management And General$34,090ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,029TotalAmt
Management And General$87,029ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,486TotalAmt
Management And General$54,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,555,862TotalAmt
Program Services$3,211,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,740FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,723TotalAmt
Program Services$240,138ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$428,677TotalAmt
Program Services$398,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,940FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,299TotalAmt
Program Services$206,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,916TotalAmt
Program Services$2,916ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,090,203TotalAmt
Program Services$1,753,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,330,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,788FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,105,886TotalAmt
Program Services$1,062,927ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,560FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,645TotalAmt
Program Services$47,645ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,289TotalAmt
Program Services$328,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,901ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,905,762TotalAmt
Program Services$1,641,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$263,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$495,290TotalAmt
Program Services$275,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Study Abroad$446,374$446,374
Repairs and Maintenance$377,891$56,011$321,354$526
Bad Debt Expense$61,911$61,911

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,865,555TotalAmt
Program Services$629,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,187,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,678FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,293,900TotalAmt
Program Services$40,571,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,189,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$533,287FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,440,744BOYAmt
EOY$1,038,777EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$302,493BOYAmt
EOY$73,833EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$360,526BOYAmt
EOY$1,215,211EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,786,294BOYAmt
EOY$2,836,381EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$830,666BOYAmt
EOY$544,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$65,988,398LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$24,829,853LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,426,774BOYAmt
EOY$41,158,545EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,060,400BOYAmt
EOY$14,848,492EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,528,576BOYAmt
EOY$1,702,100EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,080,610BOYAmt
EOY$1,121,432EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,878,350BOYAmt
EOY$6,743,594EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,695,433BOYAmt
EOY$71,282,440EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,630,902BOYAmt
EOY$3,690,234EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,263,532BOYAmt
EOY$2,439,170EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,744,425BOYAmt
EOY$14,927,611EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,497,176BOYAmt
EOY$2,486,681EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,136,035BOYAmt
EOY$23,543,696EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,438,858BOYAmt
EOY$27,295,526EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,998,838BOYAmt
EOY$7,022,889EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,121,702BOYAmt
EOY$13,420,329EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,559,398BOYAmt
EOY$47,738,744EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,695,433BOYAmt
EOY$71,282,440EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$513,248ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,368,200NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$134,925PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$162,973OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,221,293BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$45,453ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,640,164InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$519,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,387,910EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00360BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79060PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20580TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,190,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,190,293BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,902,050OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,660,433DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,241,617BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,796,124OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$645,670DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,150,454BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,532,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,523,750DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,009,023BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$567,158OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$567,158BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$41,158,545TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Funds held in trust by others$6,345,945
Capitalized collection items$319,669
Cash Value Life Insurance$77,980
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,743,594TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuities payable$7,793
Refundable advances from federal government$890,072
Conditional asset retirement obligation$264,401
Interest rate swap agreement$250,655
Deferred rent$1,037,644
Capital lease obligations$36,116
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,486,681TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$38,539,402TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,368,200NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$15,020DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$163,748OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,546,968RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,992,434RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$54,486InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$12,760,228OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$12,814,714RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$49,807,148TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,494,981TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$15,020DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$775OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$15,795ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$36,479,186ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$54,486InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,760,228OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,814,714ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$49,293,900TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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. The footnotes to the organization's audited financial statements ended May 31, 2014, restated the prior year endowment ending balance. Schedule D, Part V, Line 1, Column (b) has been updated to reflect this restatement.
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, 2014, 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 2009.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 775. Change in value of interest rate swap 87,884. Change in value of split interest agreement 75,089.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,760,228.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 775.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Student financial aid netted with revenue on financial statement 12,760,228.

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
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program servicesStudy abroad$6,052
Central America and the Caribbean00Program servicesStudy abroad$205,385
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$211,437SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$211,437TotalSpentAmt
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
Recipient2048RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,760,228CashGrantAmt

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 PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (3 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$1,548$0$17,500$0$36,070$0$254,131$0$0$0
Dr Donald Martin
Provost$127,880$0$3,500$0$5,548$0$6,700$0$15,636$0$159,264$0$0$0
Stephanie Owens
Former VP of Finance, CFO$0$0$0$0$102,210$0$5,233$0$7,535$0$114,978$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aPer direction from the Board of Trustees and in accordance with IRC Section 119, the President of the University resides on campus in University provided housing with a yearly rental value of $24,000. The University also pays the President's country club membership dues of $4,860 for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2014. The membership dues were treated as nontaxable.
Part I, Line 4aThe former VP of Finance and CFO, Stephanie Owens, received severance payments in the amount of $102,210 during the calndar year ended within the fiscal year.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$2,610CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceTuition AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeTuition AssistanceAssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
ADE Builders
Son-in-law of Bob English, Board Trustee, is President of ADE Builders$1,821,063The University has contracted with ADE Builders to build a dormatory.0
Automax Rent A Car Inc
Board Trustee, Sherold Salmon, is greater than 35% owner$174,597The University contracted with Automax Rent a Car, Inc. for shuttle rentals for campus shuttles.0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,702NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor valuedMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$7,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDonor valuedMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,587NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesStock marketMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,740,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraisalMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Meals3$3,105Donor valued
Yes (X)Registration2$1,230Donor valued
Yes (X)Travel2$1,027Donor valued
Yes (X)Event materia4$867Donor valued
Yes (X)Promotional m1$355Donor valued
Yes (X)Photography p2$228Donor valued
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 7bThe 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 conlict 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 1515a) The Executive Committee approves the President's compensation annually and the deliberation and decision are documented in the committee minutes. 15b) The 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 87,884. Change in value of split interest agreement 75,089.
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/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Georgia Baptist Convention
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097580566245ChurchGA501(c)(3)170(b)(1) (A)(i)N/A0
Georgia Baptist Foundation Inc
6405 Sugarloaf ParkwayDuluthGA30097586030046Trust agency for endowmentsGA501(c)(3)170(b)(1) (A)(vi)0Georgia 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