THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY (EIN 58-0566167)
Tax period: 2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed: 2015-05-14
IRS object ID: 201501349349304930
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-14T13:29:03-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 North Greene Street Suite 400	AddressLine1
City	Greensboro	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27401	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	580566167	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% WILLIAM G SOLOMON	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	CORP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4573012710	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1
Address Line2	Suite	AddressLine2
City	MACON	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31207	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIA DAVIS	PersonNm
Person Title	ASSO VP - FINANCE & TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4573012710	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ALLISON H FRANKLIN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00448640	PTIN
Phone	4573012710	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-05-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	William D Underwood	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	MACON	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31207	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$325,074,743	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.mercer.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1833	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Mercer University's mission is to teach, TO LEARN, TO CREATE, TO discover, to inspire, to empower, and to serve.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	51	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	49	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4150	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	80	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$26,147	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$29,980	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$65,808,637	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$66,193,166	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$218,116,240	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$235,623,027	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,295,741	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,677,797	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,488,576	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,816,270	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$297,709,194	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$317,310,260	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$57,778,784	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$62,554,230	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$145,588,139	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$154,256,252	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$2,702,489	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$85,949,985	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$91,248,906	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$289,316,908	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$308,059,388	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,392,286	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$9,250,872	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$547,249,532	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$574,337,651	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$251,644,573	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$241,037,243	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$295,604,959	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$333,300,408	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	MERCER UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS TO TEACH, TO LEARN, TO CREATE, TO DISCOVER, TO INSPIRE, TO EMPOWER AND TO SERVE. IN FULFILLING THIS MISSION, THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AS WELL AS BASIC RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATION IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. AS A UNIVERSITY COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, MERCER CHALLENGES MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY TO MEET AND EXCEED HIGH STANDARDS IN THEIR TEACHING, LEARNING, RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE. FOUNDED BY BAPTISTS IN 1833, MERCER IS AN INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY THAT REMAINS GROUNDED IN A TRADITION THAT EMBRACES FREEDOM OF THE MIND AND SPIRIT, CHERISHES THE EQUAL WORTH OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL, AND COMMITS TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF HUMANKIND. AS A REFLECTION OF THIS HERITAGE: O WE ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP FULLY THEIR UNIQUE COMBINATION OF GIFTS AND TALENTS TO BECOME LEADERS WHO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. O WE SEEK TO INSPIRE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO LIVE VIRTUOUS AND MEANINGFUL	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$93,357,997	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$201,147,603	RevenueAmt
Desc	INSTRUCTION: THE UNIVERSITY HAS 12 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. THESE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO THE DIRECT INSTRUCTION OR TEACHING OF HIGHER EDUCATION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$59,418,986	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$59,418,986	GrantAmt
Desc	Scholarship: The University has 12 colleges and schools. These expenses are related to the support provided to the students based on donor stipulation, need, and merit.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$25,197,738	ExpenseAmt
Desc	Academic Support: These expenses include providing library services and academic program development to the Provost and Deans of each college.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	DescDesc	RevenueRevenueAmt
$29,197,305	$3,135,244	Research
$47,018,706		Auxiliary Services	$34,475,424
$23,454,922		Student Services
$5,232,767		Public Services
$440,654		Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$105,344,354	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$3,135,244	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$34,475,424	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$283,319,075	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (true)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	571	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	1	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4150	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	51	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	49	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILLIAM G SOLOMON	PersonNm
Phone	4783012771	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1501 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	MACON	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31207	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (76 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM UNDERWOOD
PRESIDENT	55.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$344,922	$0	$0
DAVID E HUDSON
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Richard A Doc Schneider
CHAIR OF THE BOARD	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
Curtis G Anderson
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William H Anderson II
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
G Marshall Butler Sr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
James Earl Carter Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Milton L Cruz
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
W Homer Drake Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William A Fickling Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Benjamin W Griffith III
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Robert F Hatcher Sr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Thomas W Malone
CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
J Thomas McAfee III
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William Anthony Moye
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
J Reg Murphy
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
M Diane Owens
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Robert L Steed
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Julie Pennington-Russell
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Barbara Baugh
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
James A Bishop
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Thomas P Bishop
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Neville Callam
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William Coates Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Claude M Kicklighter
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Yvette Miller
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Miller Peterson Robinson
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
W Louis Sands
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William L Self
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
James C Elder Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Raymond M Warren III
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
David E Linch
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Cathy Callaway Adams
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
T Michael Crook
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Jerry S Wilson Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
John W Collier
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
James H Cowart
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Dwight J Davis
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Linda Willis Eydt
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
W Mansfield Jennings Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
N Dudley Horton Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Jackson P Turner Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Kellie R Appel
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Thomas B Black
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Nancy Grace
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Holly McCorkle Jones
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
J Curtis Lewis III
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Carolyn Townsend McAfee
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Howell L Watkins II
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Dr Spencer B King III
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Zell B Miller
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Hugh P Thompson
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
O Gene Gabbard
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
James W Thomas Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
Marc Treadwell
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)		$4,543
Heather Darden
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
AV Elliott
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
William J Ireland Jr
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
MALCOLM S BURGESS JR
DIRECTOR	1.0	Yes (X)
JAMES NETHERTON
EXEC. VP OF ADMIN & FINANCE	55.0		Yes (X)	$288,093		$45,108
DAVID SCOTT DAVIS
PROVOST/PROFESSOR	55.0		Yes (X)	$275,656		$51,696
PENNY ELKINS
SR VP FOR ENROLLMENT MGMT/PROF	55.0		Yes (X)	$239,803		$43,309
RICHARD SWINDLE
SR VP FOR ATLANTA	55.0		Yes (X)	$222,392		$42,590
WILLIAM SOLOMON IV
SR VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL	55.0		Yes (X)	$218,799		$41,718
JULIA DAVIS
ASSO VP - FINANCE & TREASURER	55.0		Yes (X)	$141,250		$16,078
JOHN PATTERSON
SR VP FOR UNIV. ADVANCEMENT	55.0		Yes (X)	$198,512		$42,269
WILLIAM BINA
DEAN	55.0			$363,862		$44,557	Yes (X)
DAVID BARWICK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MERC	55.0			$235,940		$70,642	Yes (X)
LARRY BRUMLEY
SR VP FOR MKTG & COMMUNICATION	55.0			$211,714		$40,344	Yes (X)
HEWITT MATTHEWS
DEAN/SR VP FOR HEALTH SCIENCES	55.0			$273,654		$47,763	Yes (X)
Lake Lambert
Dean Coll Lib Arts	1.0			$149,206		$37,197	Yes (X)
JOHN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	55.0			$1,104,860		$27,958		Yes (X)
JOHN HUDSON
PROFESSOR	55.0			$558,526		$39,215		Yes (X)
AHMED SHAH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	55.0			$473,343		$33,870		Yes (X)
JALAL GHALI
CHIEF, DIV OF CARDIOLOGY/PROF	55.0			$420,101		$6,944		Yes (X)
JEFFREY STEPHENS
PROFESSOR/MEDICAL DIRECTOR	55.0			$333,029		$38,825		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$6,058,205	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$670,083	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	229	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
ARAMARK SERVICES INC
CONNELL STUDENT CENTER	LOCAL	GA	31207	FOOD SERVICES	$5,702,183
SHERIDAN CO
PO BOX 4441	MACON	GA	31208	CONTRACTOR	$4,835,124
PREMIER LLC
126 C WEST MADISON STREET	DUBLIN	GA	31021	CONSTRUCTION	$4,115,196
NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
PO BOX 1224	LAGRANGE	GA	30241	CUSTODIAL SERVICES	$3,153,037
GEORGIA POWER
96 ANNEX	ATLANTA	GA	30396	UTILITIES	$3,057,722

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	115	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$38,617	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$46,675,877	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$19,478,672	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,483,302	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$66,193,166	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION AND FEES	900099	$201,147,603	$201,147,603
AUXILIARY SERVICES	900099	$34,475,424	$34,475,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$235,623,027	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,120,244	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	-$42,353	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,162,597	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,711	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,711	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$369,771	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$313,796	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$55,975	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$55,975	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$55,975	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,086,988	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,532,146	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,554,842	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,554,842	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,554,842	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$104,425	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$38,617	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$127,491	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$23,066	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$23,066	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$502,806	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$791,050	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$288,244	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$288,244	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,071,605	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,003,105	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$68,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$7,071,605	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$317,310,260	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$242,626,132	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$26,147	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,464,815	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,135,244	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,135,244	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,418,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,418,986	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,754,327	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,811,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,696,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245,683	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,311,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,221,825	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,846,189	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,243,864	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,190,047	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,898,801	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,831,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$459,992	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$293,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,996	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$410,956	TotalAmt
Management And General	$410,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$237,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$237,736	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,134,528	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,865,349	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,067,714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$201,465	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,118,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,057,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,597,869	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,314,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$255,913	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,716	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,500,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,024,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,455,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,630	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$951,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$951,944	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,057,680	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,608,900	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$331,935	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$116,845	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,004,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,376,429	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,627,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,220,970	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,389,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,831,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,834,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,352,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$482,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE	$14,879,477	$14,631,606	$246,887	$984
TELEPHONE	$3,345,133	$3,023,896	$260,763	$60,474
GOVT/PRIVATE SUBCONTRACTS	$3,144,993	$3,144,993
PROGRAMS & EVENTS	$3,084,346	$2,347,691	$580,825	$155,830

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,432,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,403,607	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$859,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$169,006	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$308,059,388	TotalAmt
Program Services	$283,319,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,037,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,702,489	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,948,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,894,710	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,909,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,528,591	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,691,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,478,833	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$766,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$800,092	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$480,612,826	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$230,169,763	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$245,961,913	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,443,063	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,115,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$106,179,742	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$133,860,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,500,723	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,135,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,474,208	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,859,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,037,689	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$547,249,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$574,337,651	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,514,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,321,119	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,856,844	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,308,425	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,059,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,012,913	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,173,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,814,821	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,040,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,579,965	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,644,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$241,037,243	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,791,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,510,468	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,813,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,921,085	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,999,915	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,868,855	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$295,604,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$333,300,408	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$547,249,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$574,337,651	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$9,250,872	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$20,925,556	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$7,519,021	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,061,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$67,360,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$65,739,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$65,808,637	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$66,193,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$325,163,128	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,061,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$67,360,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$65,739,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$65,808,637	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$66,193,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$325,163,128	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$325,163,128	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,660,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,772,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,804,467	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,096,189	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,120,244	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,453,788	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,583,208	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,185,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,547,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,666,239	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,071,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,054,104	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$381,671,020	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,065,852,877	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85195	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.00000	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$74,205	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$163,531	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$237,736	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Lobbying Expenses Mercer University retains a consultant, Hurt, Norton, and ASSOCIATES, TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD PROVIDE MERCER UNIVERSITY WITH FEDERAL FUNDS FOR USE OF VARIOUS UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, A UNIVERSITY STAFF PERSON WORKED TO SECURE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Historic Structure	Yes (X)	HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements	2	TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements	1	HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr	1	HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	24.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$480	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (true)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$208,286,144	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,942,624	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$30,767,366	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$12,922,898	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$256,919,032	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$191,665,145	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,496,176	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,998,134	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,873,311	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$208,286,144	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$196,964,111	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,766,514	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$6,964,252	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,101,228	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$191,665,145	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$160,222,432	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,838,374	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$34,868,885	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,965,580	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$196,964,111	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$147,597,621	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,872,271	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,388,627	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,636,087	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$160,222,432	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.20680	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.76824	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.02497	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,328,379	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$16,328,379	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$336,830,511	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$145,993,293	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$190,837,218	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,913,595	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$13,206,291	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,707,304	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$99,611,787	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$70,970,179	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,641,608	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,928,554	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,928,554	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$250,443,063	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PERPETUAL TRUSTS	$65,525,569	F
HEDGED EQUITY FUNDS	$34,904,322	F
REAL ASSET FUNDS	$28,054,959	F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS	$11,501,943	F
REMAINDER INTEREST TRUST	$8,677,299	F
MISCELLANEOUS INVESTMENTS	$3,214,111	F
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	$5,622,520	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$157,500,723	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT	$14,835,682
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$5,645,836
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$3,431,854
ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS	$4,392,972
POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS	$1,243,317
CAPITAL LEASES OBLIGATIONS	$1,030,304

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$30,579,965	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$286,335,851	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$20,925,556	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$7,519,021	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$28,444,577	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$257,891,274	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$59,418,986	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$59,418,986	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$317,310,260	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$248,640,402	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$248,640,402	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$59,418,986	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$59,418,986	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$308,059,388	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part II, Line 9	Conservation Easements When Mercer University received the funds for the Grand Opera House, they were reported as auxiliary revenue and auxiliary expenses. Funds spent on capital items were reported on the balance sheet as a building renovation. Funds received for the Hardeman building were recorded as private gifts/grants and operations expenses. Funds spent on capital items were reported on the balance sheet as a building renovation. There is no footnote describing Mercer University's accounting for conservation easements in the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2014.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4	Endowment Funds The corpus is held in perpetuity. The earnings (unrealized, realized , and earnings) are used to pay investment fees for the individual funds, pay the investment advisor, and fund the annual approved spending allocation. The spending allocation funds the specific expense for which the donor provided the endowment fund.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	FIN 48 (ASC 740) Footnote The University is recognized as an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) whereby only unrelated business income, as defined by Section 512(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), is subject to federal income tax. The University's management has reviewed its tax positions and determined that it does not have material unrecognized tax positions that should be reflected in the financial statements for 2014 or 2013.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d	Amounts included on line 1 but not on form 990, Part VIII, Line 12 Change in Fair Value of Interest Rate Swap 652,842 Change in Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts 6,500,585 Change in Value of Split-Interest Agreements 365,594 ------------ Total 7,519,021
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b	Amounts Included on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 12 but not on line 1 Student Assistance Reclass 59,418,986
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b	Amounts Included on Form 990, Part VIII, Line 25 but not on line 1 Student Assistance Reclass 59,418,986

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (true)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (true)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (true)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (true)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	false	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	false	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (true)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (true)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE E - EXPLANATION FOR LINE 3

Mercers job announcements indicate that we are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Mercers nondiscriminatory policy is publicly available on the Human Resources website. The direct link to the policy as well as a full notice of nondiscrimination statement is also posted on the job applicant website.

SCHEDULE E - EXPLANATION FOR LINE 6A

THE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: FEDERAL PELL GRANTS, FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (FSEOG), FEDERAL DIRECT SUBSIDIZED AND UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS, FEDERAL PERKINS LOANS, HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENT LOANS, FEDERAL PARENT AND GRAD (PLUS) LOANS, OTHER VARIOUS FEDERAL LOAN PROGRAMS, FEDERAL TEACH GRANT, FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM, AND VETERANS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO RECEIVES VARIOUS FEDERAL GRANT AND CONTRACTS FOR ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Study Abroad
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Study Abroad
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Program Services	Study Abroad
Russia and the Newly Independent States	Program Services	Study Abroad
South America	Program Services	Study Abroad
Central America and the Caribbean	Program Services	Mercer on Mission
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	Mercer on Mission
South America	Program Services	Mercer on Mission
Sub-Saharan Africa	Program Services	Mercer on Mission

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	ATHLETIC RAFFLE	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$37,725	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$37,725	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$12,500	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$25,025	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2	AUTHOR'S LUNCH	NameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2	$44,395	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$36,000	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$8,395	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$44,395	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	3	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$60,921	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$2,616	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$58,305	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$45,571	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$143,041	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$38,616	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$104,425	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$12,500	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$114,991	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$127,491	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$23,066	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (29 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
ADVANCED COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC
5015 B U BOWMAN DR	BUFORD	GA	30518	582608642	$15,764	n/a	n/a	CONSULTING SERVICES
ANDROMEDA SYSTEMS INC
2233 PARK AVE STE 203	ORANGE PARK	FL	32073	203595072	$323,258	n/a	n/a	ENGINEERING SERVICES
ANMED HEALTH
800 NORTH FANT ST	ANDERSON	SC	29621	570359174	$15,922	n/a	n/a		501(C)(3)
COLORADO ENGINEERING INC
1915 JAMBOREE DR STE 165	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	80920	743087464	$55,848	n/a	n/a	ENGINEERING SERVICES
DUBLIN ORTHOPEDICS & REHAB
PO BOX 368	DUBLIN	GA	31040	581707928	$31,800	n/a	n/a	MEDICAL CONSULTING
HONEYWELL
13478 DANIELSON ST STE 100	POWAY	CA	92064		$202,304	n/a	n/a	ENGINEERING SERVICES
L & G TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
300 NW INDUSTRIAL BLVD	MACON	GA	31216	043767246	$6,787	n/a	n/a	PAINTING SERVICES
PATTON CO
1803 MADRID AVE	LAKE WORTH	FL	33461		$29,840	n/a	n/a	ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI-TECH INC
PO BOX 6631	MACON	GA	31208	582354718	$155,429	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
POLYTRONIX
805 ALPHA DR	RICHARDSON	TX	75081	200440938	$16,511	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
PRECISION STANDARD
721 E SARATOGA	FERNDALE	MI	48220	382246419	$16,500	N/A	N/A	FABRICATION SERVICES
PRINCE PRECISION PRODUCTS LLC
6600 HAWKINSVILLE RD	MACON	GA	31216	208219117	$8,372	N/A	N/A	FABRICATION SERVICES
QTEC INC
700 BOULEVARD SOUTH	HUNTSVILLE	AL	35802	630972823	$727,901	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF MINN
2221 UNIVERSITY AVE SE	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55414	416007513	$8,690	N/A	N/A		GOVT.
RW TECHNOLOGIES US LLC
387 CONGRESS PARKWAY UNIT A-1	CRYSTAL LAKE	IL	60014	453365226	$12,217	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER
263 FARMINGTON AVE	FARMINGTON	CT	06030	521725543	$54,134	N/A	N/A		GOVT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
PO BOX 7159	AUSTIN	TX	78713	746000203	$10,778	N/A	N/A		GOVT
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER BLVD	WINSTONSALEM	NC	27157	560532136	$76,698	N/A	N/A		501(c)(3)
WILLBROOK SOLUTIONS INC
4811-A BRADFORD DR	HUNTSVILLE	AL	35805	205868013	$850,281	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
ADVANCED ENGINEERING CONCEPTS
7589 MURKERSON STREET	DONALSONVILLE	GA	39845	581948440	$20,902	N/A	N/A	CONSULTING SERVICES
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
12529 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60693	520595110	$21,180	N/A	N/A		501(c)(3)
MCCG
777 HEMLOCK STREET	MACON	GA	31201	582149128	$52,971	N/A	N/A		501(c)(3)
MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIV MED CTR
4700 WATERS AVE	SAVANNAH	GA	31403	311126469	$5,539	N/A	N/A		501(c)(3)
MET LABORATORIES
914 W PATAPSCO AVE	BALTIMORE	MD	21230	521782529	$109,450	N/A	N/A	TESTING SERVICES
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
2411 DULLES CORNER PARK STE 800	HERNDON	VA	20171		$57,695	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6220 CULEBRA R0AD	SAN ANTONIO	TX	78238	582242074	$222,078	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
T BEAR LARSON & ASSOCIATES
7908 HOLLINGTON PLACE	FAIRFAX STATION	VA	22039		$6,558	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
TOM BRUSSAT ENGINEERING LLC
2412 BALLANTRAE CIRCLE	CUMMING	GA	30041		$11,748	N/A	N/A	ENGINEERING SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
1720 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	636005396	$8,090	N/A	N/A		GOVT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	20	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	STUDENT FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	4308	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$59,418,986	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	n/a	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	n/a	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Monitoring Use of Grants Assistance to Mercer University students in the form of scholarships are awardeD for the purpose of aiding with the cost of attending the university, i.e. for tuition, housing, and meals. Scholarships are based on academic achievement, need, and other donor requirements such as location of residence. Mercer University has criteria for the eligibility requirements needed to award a scholarship. Academic Scholarships are based on SAT scores and Grade Point Averages and are awarded by the Office of Admissions. Need based grants are made by the Office of Financial Planning and are made utilizing the federal need formula (FAFSA application). Students must be enrolled full-time to receive University scholarships/grants. Generally speaking, FAFSA data is verified for students who are selected for verification by the federal student aid program.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal Services	Yes (X)	PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
JOHN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	$1,104,860	$10,500	$17,458	$1,132,818
JOHN HUDSON
PROFESSOR	$558,526	$22,185	$17,030	$597,741
AHMED SHAH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR	$473,343	$14,553	$19,317	$507,213
JALAL GHALI
CHIEF, DIV OF CARDIOLOGY/PROF	$420,101		$6,944	$427,045
WILLIAM BINA
DEAN	$363,862	$25,500	$19,057	$408,419
WILLIAM UNDERWOOD
PRESIDENT	$344,922	$25,500	$21,518	$391,940	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY STEPHENS
PROFESSOR/MEDICAL DIRECTOR	$333,029	$17,877	$20,948	$371,854
JAMES NETHERTON
EXEC. VP OF ADMIN & FINANCE	$288,093	$25,500	$19,608	$333,201
DAVID SCOTT DAVIS
PROVOST/PROFESSOR	$275,656	$25,500	$26,196	$327,352
DAVID BARWICK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MERC	$235,940	$24,500	$46,142	$306,582
PENNY ELKINS
SR VP FOR ENROLLMENT MGMT/PROF	$239,803	$24,500	$18,809	$283,112
RICHARD SWINDLE
SR VP FOR ATLANTA	$222,392	$23,000	$19,590	$264,982
WILLIAM SOLOMON IV
SR VP AND GENERAL COUNSEL	$218,799	$22,500	$19,218	$260,517
LARRY BRUMLEY
SR VP FOR MKTG & COMMUNICATION	$211,714	$21,772	$18,572	$252,058
HEWITT MATTHEWS
DEAN/SR VP FOR HEALTH SCIENCES	$273,654	$25,500	$22,263	$321,417
JULIA DAVIS
ASSO VP - FINANCE & TREASURER	$141,250	$14,125	$1,953	$157,328
JOHN PATTERSON
SR VP FOR UNIV. ADVANCEMENT	$198,512	$20,751	$21,518	$240,781
Lake Lambert
Dean Coll Lib Arts	$149,206	$15,750	$21,447	$186,403

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HOUSING ALLOWANCE, PERSONAL SERVICES, AND CLUB DUES WILLIAM UNDERWOOD, MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, RECEIVED A PROVISION OF HOUSING, INCLUDING CUSTODIAL SERVICES, FOR BUSINESS USE. NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. JAMES NETHERTON, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, RECEIVED A CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP TO A SOCIAL CLUB. NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
A	581407780	74265LYV4	2012-02-16	$81,211,311	REFUNDING SERIES 1999A & 2003	false	false	false
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
B	581407780	74265LZJ0	2012-05-15	$34,448,050	PURCHASE MERCER HOUSING CORPORATIO	false	false	false
PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AUTHORITY
C	581407780		2013-05-30	$70,350,273	REFUNDING SERIES 2006A, 2006C & 20	false	false	false

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$0	$0	$81,211,311	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$81,211,311	$0	2005	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$0	$0	$34,448,050	$0	$0	$0	$454,670	$0	$0	$27,286,983	$6,706,397	$0	2012	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$0	$0	$70,350,273	$0	$0	$0	$290,049	$0	$0	$12,000,000	$58,060,224	$0	2013	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)
B	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)
C	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd
0
A	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
B	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
1271 COUNTERPARTY CO
C	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	Yes (true)	false	0	false	Yes (true)	3.5	false	false

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	false
B	false
C	false

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF BIBB COUNTY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	581445945	BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued	2009-01-20	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$4,250,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	FINANCE ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNI	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$1,700,000	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$4,250,000	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$0	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$45,350	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$0	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$4,204,650	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$0	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion	2011	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Remedial Action Taken	false	RemedialActionTakenInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	false	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	16	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$4,518	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$9,662	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$32,389	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	42	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,190,810	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$741,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	32	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$5,719	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	RADIO STATION	1	$820,000	FMV
Yes (X)	INSTRUMENTS	2	$620,712	FMV
Yes (X)	MISCELLANEOUS	43	$45,360	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	3	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a	Voting Board Members The affairs of the Corporation are managed and controlled by a Board of Trustees, consisting of forty-five (45) regular members who serve for terms of five (5) years each. During the July 1, 2013 - June 30,2014, there are five (5) Life Trustees serving on the Board of Trustees. The President of the University also serves as an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees. Each of these members of the Board of Trustees has the power to vote. During the intervals between meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee possesses and may exercise all the powers of the Board in the management and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation in all cases in which specific direction has not been given by the Board. The Bylaws of the Corporation provide that the Executive Committee shall consist of the Chairman of the Board and the President ex officio and not less than seven (7) additional members chosen from the membership of the Board. All of the members of the Executive Committee are voting members of the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b	Independent Board Members The President of the University, who serves as an ex officio voting member of the board of trustees, is compensated as an officer of the corporation, and is thus the only member of the corporation's governing body who is not considered to be "independent."
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	Family and Business Relationship Members of the Board of Trustees Carolyn T. McAfee and J. Thomas McAfee III have a family relationship (mother and son). Mercer University owns stock in MidCountry Financial Corp. Mercer University President William D. Underwood serves on the MidCountry Financial Corp. Board of Directors, and MidCountry Financial Corp President and Chief Executive Officer Robert F. Hatcher serves as a member of the Board of Trustees. MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RICHARD A. SCHNEIDER IS A PARTNER IN THE LAW FIRM OF KING & SPALDING, LLP; TRUSTEE DWIGHT J. DAVIS IS A RETIRED PARTNER IN THE LAW FIRM OF KING & SPALDING, LLP; AND LIFE TRUSTEE ROBERT L. STEED IS A RETIRED PARTNER IN THE LAW FIRM OF KING & SPALDING, LLP. KING & SPALDING, LLP REPRESENTS MERCER UNIVERSITY IN VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS FROM TIME TO TIME .
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B	REVIEW OF FORM 990 Prior to filing, the Form 990 was reviewed in detail by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, and a copy of the finalized Form 990 was then distributed to all members of the Board of Trustees prior to filing.
form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c	Monitor and Enforce Compliance with Written Conflict of Interest Policy At each annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, each Trustee, officer, and key employee of the University is required (a) to review the institution's Conflict of Interest Policy for Trustees, Officers, and Key Employees; (b) to disclose any possible personal, familial or business relationships that reasonably could give rise to a conflict of interest involving the University; and (c) to acknowledge by his or her signature that he or she is in accordance with the letter and spirit of the Conflict of Interest Policy. All Trustees, officers and key employees are required to list on a Disclosure Form for Trustees, Officers, and Key Employees those substantive relationships that they maintain (or members of their families maintain) with organizations that do business with the University, or that otherwise could be construed to potentially affect their independent, unbiased judgment in light of their decision-making authority or responsibility. In the event a Trustee, officer or key employee is uncertain as to the appropriateness of listing a particular relationship, the Chair of the Board of Trustees and/or the President is consulted. They, in turn, may elect to consult with legal counsel, the Executive Committee, or the Board of Trustees in executive session. These disclosure forms are collected by the Secretary of the Corporation, and copies are provided annually to the University's independent auditors. Trustees, officers, and key employees who have declared or been found to have a conflict of interest are required to refrain from participating in consideration of proposed transactions, unless for special reasons the Board or administration requests information or interpretation. Persons with conflicts are not allowed to vote or be present at the time of the vote on such transactions. Whenever the Board of Trustees holds a meeting at which (a) a Trustee's, officer's, or key employee's financial interest in a matter is disclosed, (b) a determination regarding the existence of a conflict of interest is made, or (c) a transaction or arrangement with respect to which a Trustee, officer, or key employee has a conflict of interest is considered, the Board's consideration of these issues is documented in the minutes of the meeting. In the interim between annual meetings, each Trustee, officer, and key employee has an ongoing obligation to notify the Board of Trustees promptly of any actual, apparent or potential conflict of interest as it arises.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a & 15B	DETERMINING COMPENSATION The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees has established a Compensation Committee, comprised of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Executive Committee, and the Chair of the Finance, Investment and Property Committee, each of whom is an independent voting member of the University's governing body. On an annual basis, the Compensation Committee establishes the compensation arrangements for the President of the University, and also reviews the compensation arrangements for each University officer and other key employee who is in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the University to ensure that such compensation arrangements are reasonable. In carrying out this process, the Compensation Committee obtains and relies upon appropriate comparability data and concurrently documents the basis for its deliberations and decisions. No person having a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement for any University officer or key employee is present during the discussion and approval of such compensation arrangements.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	Making Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements Available to the Public. The University makes its governing documents (i.e., Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws) and its conflict of interest policy available to the general public by posting them on the institution's Web site (http://www.mercer.edu). On an annual basis, the University makes its audited financial statements available to the general public by continuing disclosure through the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) (http://emma.msrb.org).
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS CHANGE IN FV OF SPLIT INTEREST (652,842) CHANGE IN FV OF INTEREST RATE SWAP (6,500,585) CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL TRUSTS (365,594) ------------ TOTAL (7,519,021)
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4	CHANGES TO ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS The Board of Trustees adopted comprehensive revisions to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws at its annual meeting on November 22, 2013. These changes were intended primarily to document compliance with accreditation standards in preparation for the University's upcoming recertification of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 2015, and were not designed to change in any substantial way how the institution currently operates. The proposed amendments also contained a number of minor editorial revisions that were designed to modernize the governing documents and to reflect the way in which current governance practices have evolved over the years. The following significant changes were made to the ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: 1. In Article III (b), the previous mission statement of the University was deleted: "Mercer University is a faith-based institution of higher learning that seeks to achieve excellence and scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge. The institution is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, while affirming religious and moral values that arise from the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world." and the University's new mission statement (adopted November 22, 2013) was inserted in lieu thereof: "Mercer University's mission is to teach, to learn, to create, to discover, to inspire, to empower, and to serve. In fulfilling this mission, the University supports undergraduate, graduate, and professional learning as well as basic research and its application in service to others. As a University committed to excellence and innovation, Mercer challenges members of its community to meet and exceed high standards in their teaching, learning, research, scholarship and service. Founded by Baptists in 1833, Mercer is an independent university that remains grounded in a tradition that embraces freedom of the mind and spirit, cherishes the equal worth of every individual, and commits to serving the needs of humankind. As a reflection of this heritage, the University: - encourages its students to discover and develop fully their unique combination of gifts and talents to become leaders who make a positive difference in the world; - seeks to inspire the members of its community to live virtuous and meaningful lives by using their gifts and talents to serve the needs of humankind as an expression of their love for God and neighbor; - seeks to enrich the mind and spirit by promoting and facilitating an open and rigorous search for truth and understanding, including an examination of the moral, religious and ethical questions of this and every age; and - affirms and respects the dignity and sacred worth of every person and celebrates both our commonalities and our differences." 2. In Article IV (b), the previous provision establishing the number and composition of the governing board's voting members was deleted: "The number of Trustees shall not exceed forty-five (45), exclusive of the President, who shall be ex officio a member of the Board of Trustees." and a new provision was inserted in lieu thereof: "The number of Trustees shall be no fewer than twenty-five (25) and no more than forty-five (45), exclusive of the President, who shall be a ex officio member of the Board of Trustees, and Life Trustees." 3. In Article IV (b), the previous provision establishing the qualifications of the governing board's voting members was deleted: "No more than two-thirds of the Board of Trustees shall be actively engaged in the pursuit of the professions of medicine, law, education and theology at any time, and no more than one-fourth of the Board of Trustees shall be actively engaged in any one of the four aforementioned professions at any time." and a new provision was inserted in lieu thereof: "The Board of Trustees shall be cognizant at all times of the strength provided by ensuring a governing board whose membership reflects diverse backgrounds and perspectives." The following significant change was made to the BYLAWS: 1. The established process for determining the reasonableness of the compensation of University officers and key employees was incorporated into the Bylaws through the addition of a new standing committee of the Board of Trustees: ARTICLE XIII Executive Compensation Committee "Section 1. The Committee shall consist of the Chair of the Board, the Chair of the Executive Committee, and the Chair of the Finance, Investment and Property Committee. Section 2. The Committee shall, on an annual basis, review and make recommendations to the Executive Committee concerning the compensation arrangements for the President and for each University officer and other key employee who is in a position to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the University. In carrying out this review, the Committee shall obtain and rely upon appropriate comparability data in making its recommendations to the Executive Committee, and shall adequately document the basis for its recommendations concurrently with making those recommendations to the Executive Committee. No person having a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement for any University officer or key employee shall be present during the discussion and approval of such compensation arrangement. Section 3. The Committee shall, on an annual basis, meet with the President to advise and consult with him concerning the current and future performance of his duties and responsibilities."

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
Mercer Medicine LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	Macon	GA	31207	204846017	Practice Plan	GA	$0	na
Abram properties LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	Macon	GA	31207	580566167	Property Inv	GA	$0	na
Aliel Park Investments LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	Macon	GA	31207	580566167	property Inv	GA	$0	na
Preschool Properties LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	Macon	GA	31207	580566167	Property Inv	GA	$0	na
DLESLIE LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	$0	NA
Pio Nono Stabilization LLC
1400 Coleman Avenue	MACON	GA	31207	580566167	REAL ESTATE	GA	$0	NA

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Center for Health and Learning Inc	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3001 MERCER UNIVERSITY DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30341	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	262442849	EIN
Primary Activities	healthcare	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	11	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	na	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (17)
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	CHAR TRUST	GA	MERCER UNIV	TRUST
CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUSTS (9)
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	CHAR TRUST	GA	MERCER UNIV	TRUST
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (3)
1400 COLEMAN AVENUE	MACON	GA	31207	CHAR TRUST	GA	MERCER UNIV	TRUST

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd