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SIMPSON COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
SIMPSON COLLEGE (EIN 42-0680389)
Tax period
2013-06-01 to 2014-05-31
Filed
2015-04-08
IRS object ID
201510989349300631
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-04-08T13:52:03-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN420680389EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SIMPSON COLLEGEBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlSIMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5159611512PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 North C StAddressLine1
CityIndianolaCity
StateIAState
ZIP Code50125ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKen BirkenholtzPersonNm
Person TitleVice Pres. for Business & FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone5159611512PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-08SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJay K SimmonsPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 North C StAddressLine1
CityIndianolaCity
StateIAState
ZIP Code50125ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$77,182,312GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.simpson.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1860FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateIALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSimpson College is an independent, selective, church-related, comprehensive liberal arts college dedicated to excellence in higher education. The Simpson College community is equally committed to: Promoting integrative learning that enables students of all ages to develop intellectual and practical skills; Nurturing values which foster personal worth and individuality within a creative, diverse and just community; Graduating students who continue to grow as free, responsible and fulfilled individuals in the world of family, work, service and scholarship; Drawing upon our relationship with the United Methodist Church and our religious traditions that guide us on issues of personal integrity, moral responsibility, social justice and global citizenship.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$4,891,829CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$718,742PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$637,055CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$66,082,327PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$63,300,379CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$20,922,948PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$17,800,749CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$59,998,667PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$61,222,263CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,083,660PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,078,116CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$161,377,706TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$37,598,541TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$40,312,212TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$121,065,494NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSimpson College is an independent, selective, church-related, comprehensive liberal arts college dedicated to excellence in higher education. The Simpson College community is equally committed to: Promoting integrative learning that enables students of all ages to develop intellectual and practical skills; Nurturing values which foster personal worth and individuality within a creative, diverse and just community; Graduating students who continue to grow as free, responsible and fulfilled individuals in the world of family, work, service and scholarship; Drawing upon our relationship with the United Methodist Church and our religious traditions that guide us on issues of personal integrity, moral responsibility, social justice and global citizenship.MissionDesc
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Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescScholarship Programs: Scholarships and grants to students. (1,342 students)Desc

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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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StateIAState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (49 entries)

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Nathaniel R Boulton
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Braunschweig-Norris
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay R Byers
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Sconiers Chapman
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J DeVito
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
D Robert Downing
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven C Fiterman
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ben F Gaumer
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jared D Gillespie
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darrell J Goodhue
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph D Hall
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jordan B Hansell
Trustee, Treasurer0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Phillip E Harlow
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark L Hill
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frederick S Hubbell
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven G Johnson
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean M Kennedy
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gage A Kent
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda Koehn
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terrance J Lillis
Trustee, Secretary0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Fred Lorber
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara A Miller
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark C Miller
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alejandro Munoz
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Owen J Newlin
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lizz S Nichols
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nile D Ramsbottom
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sunnie Richer
Trustee, Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert G Riley Jr
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary L Ruble
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Travis J Rychnovsky
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Ann Selzer
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deanna Strable-Soethout
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julius C Trimble
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kirk J Tyler
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas N Urban
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip J Webb
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David A Weesner
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard M Willis
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
P Sumner Worth
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay K Simmons
President400Yes (X)$120,521$0$24,093Yes (X)
Kenneth I Birkenholtz
Vice President for Business & Finance400$149,100$0$18,167Yes (X)
Steven J Griffith
Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs400$130,156$0$22,105Yes (X)
Robert J Lane
Vice President for College Advancement400$142,020$0$23,252Yes (X)
James D Thorius
Vice President for Student Development400$116,082$0$16,379Yes (X)
Kelley L Bradder
Vice President for Information Services400$111,813$0$17,618Yes (X)
Deborah J Tierney
Vice President for Enrollment400$110,849$0$15,201Yes (X)
Fred O Jones
Professor of Sociology400$107,627$0$19,111Yes (X)
John W Byrd
Former President40$151,753$0$41,042Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
Neumann Brothers Inc
PO Box 1315Des MoinesIA503051315Construction Services$3,832,129
Chartwells Dining Services
PO Box 91337ChicagoIL606931337Food Services$2,355,645
Sodexo Inc Affiliates
4880 Paysphere CircleChicagoIL60674Facilities Services$2,050,572
Air-Con Mechanical Corporation
3121 SE 14th StDes MoinesIA503201317Construction Services$1,127,908
Graham Construction Company
421 Grand AveDes MoinesIA503092309Construction Services$701,904
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Tuition and Fees611310$44,185,872$44,185,872$0$0
Residence Halls721310$4,408,502$4,408,502$0$0
Food Service722210$3,766,095$3,766,095$0$0
Conference Program721000$341,846$341,846$0$0
Bookstore451211$60,640$60,640$0$0

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Finance charges611310$41,386$41,386$0$0
Administrative cost reimbursements611310$71,526$71,526$0$0
Parking Fees812930$51,450$51,450$0$0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$57,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$293,117TotalAmt
Program Services$158,164ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,456,562TotalAmt
Program Services$1,153,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,746FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,113TotalAmt
Program Services$255,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$996FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,265,452TotalAmt
Program Services$3,103,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$852,368TotalAmt
Program Services$759,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,507FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$815,366TotalAmt
Program Services$758,694ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,669FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,664,683TotalAmt
Program Services$3,493,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,038FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Contracted services$3,960,706$3,942,230$18,476$0
Athletic teams$444,860$444,860$0$0
Memberships$187,170$10,097$177,073$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,171,723TotalAmt
Program Services$1,869,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$234,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,165FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,222,263TotalAmt
Program Services$55,555,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,506,668ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,159,616FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,549BOYAmt
EOY$26,710EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,810,970BOYAmt
EOY$5,370,956EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,655,980BOYAmt
EOY$1,927,141EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,325,037BOYAmt
EOY$1,046,680EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$886,299BOYAmt
EOY$1,568,238EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$116,757,567LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$51,658,913LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,203,907BOYAmt
EOY$65,098,654EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,349,704BOYAmt
EOY$44,049,544EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,839,804BOYAmt
EOY$39,087,667EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,146,509BOYAmt
EOY$3,202,116EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,234,759BOYAmt
EOY$161,377,706EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,284,629BOYAmt
EOY$7,602,254EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,304,396BOYAmt
EOY$25,965,354EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,071,386BOYAmt
EOY$2,953,075EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300,000BOYAmt
EOY$225,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,638,130BOYAmt
EOY$3,566,529EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,598,541BOYAmt
EOY$40,312,212EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,602,144BOYAmt
EOY$44,031,533EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,373,215BOYAmt
EOY$25,239,940EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,660,859BOYAmt
EOY$51,794,021EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$114,636,218BOYAmt
EOY$121,065,494EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,234,759BOYAmt
EOY$161,377,706EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,078,116ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$4,351,160NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations$2,007GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$2,007TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSimpson College is a member of the Iowa Association of Indpendent College and Universities (IAICU). As calculated by IAICU, twelve percent of the 2013-14 dues paid by the college are attributed to lobbying expenditures incurred by the organization.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$117,140AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$0AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,609,361BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$780,603ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,874,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,469,165GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,332,320OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$85,363,062EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$69,166,031BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,824,599ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,411,843InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,467,069GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,226,043OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$78,609,361EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$73,035,697BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$162,107ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,121,618InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,495,296GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,314,859OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$69,166,031EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$63,588,863BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$243,488ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,745,410InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,913,688GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,528,376OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$73,035,697EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$58,316,085BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$523,858ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,050,948InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,872,464GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,329,564OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$100,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$63,588,863EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.14BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.6PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.26TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$574,111InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,117,066OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,691,177BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$958,103InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$96,651,483OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,477,763DepreciationAmt
Book Value$58,131,823BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$416,834OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$187,575DepreciationAmt
Book Value$229,259BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,366,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,909,898DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,456,610BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$119,536InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$553,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$589,785BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$65,098,654TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (8 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Interest in common trust funds$11,331,117F
Interest in small cap equity funds$4,843,023F
Interest in private equity partnerships$6,034,106F
Interest in hedge funds$10,263,033F
Interest in real estate investment trusts$1,930,532F
Beneficial interest in trusts$3,550,910F
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies$1,128,596F
Other$6,350F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$39,087,667TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Student, personnel and sundry deposits$799,796
Interest rate swap agreements$361,285
U.S. government loan funds refundable$2,405,448
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,566,529TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$46,267,176TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,351,160NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,351,160RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,916,016RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$21,384,363OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,384,363RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$63,300,379TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$39,837,900TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$39,837,900ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$21,384,363OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,384,363ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$61,222,263TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4The College maintains various artworks utilized primarily for the preservation of the heritage of the College and general public observation.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4The Simpson College endowment is intended to support the College's students by providing scholarships and loan funds and the endowment is intended to support the College by providing support for operations and facilities.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bStudent aid is netted against tuition and fees in the audited financial statements.
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4bStudent aid is netted against tuition and fees in the audited financial statements.

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 3College publications to students, alumni, and friends of the College include a statement of the College's racially nondiscriminatory policy.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The College receives student financial aid under Title IV and other assistance from the Federal government and from the State of Iowa. A significant portion of this assistance is "pass through" to qualifying students.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean00Program ServicesMay Term course travel$138,383
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesStudent semester abroad and May Term course travel$82,200
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesStudent semester abroad and May Term course travel$275,457
Middle East and North Africa00Program ServicesMay Term course travel$2,603
South America00Program ServicesMay Term course travel$6,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$505,143TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1Athletic Golf OutingNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$40,109GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$22,910CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$17,199GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$6,134NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$7,644RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$8,860FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,318OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$40,109GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$22,910CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$17,199GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$6,134NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,644RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$8,860FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,318OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$23,956DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$6,757NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships and grants to Simpson College studentsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1342RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$21,384,363CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrants or assistance provided is for scholarships and grants to Simpson College students which are applied directly to the student's tuition charges. The Office of Financial Assistance awards scholarships and grants to students based on a variety of different criteria for each scholarship.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
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
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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
Jay K Simmons
President$120,168$0$0$0$353$0$0$0$24,093$0$144,614$0$0$0
Steven J Griffith
Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs$130,156$0$0$0$0$0$10,813$0$11,293$0$152,262$0$0$0
Kenneth I Birkenholtz
Vice President for Business & Finance$149,100$0$0$0$0$0$11,804$0$6,363$0$167,267$0$0$0
Robert J Lane
Vice President for College Advancement$141,171$0$0$0$849$0$11,745$0$25,406$0$179,171$0$0$0
John W Byrd
Former President$105,802$0$45,000$0$951$0$26,111$0$14,931$0$192,795$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe president's spouse peridically travels with the President to official college functions. The spouse's travel is paid by the College when the office college function dictates such participation such as donor relations and alumni events. The President is provided a residence in which he/she is required to live. The residence is regularly used for college functions. An estimated fair value of $17,395 and $11,412, respectively for current President Jay Simmons and former President John Byrd, has been included under Part VII, Section A, column F of the Form 990.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees consists of the Treasurer, Secretary and Chairman of the Board, which are all independent members of the Board of Trustees. The Committee is charged with reviewing and approving the compensation and benefits for the President. The Committee uses comparability data such as a survey issed to several private colleges regarding total compensation for a president conducted by an independent compensation consultant and salary data for private college administrator positions provided by a state association of independent private colleges. The Committee is required to inform the full Board of Trustees of all provisions and elements of the President's compensation.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Iowa Higher Education Loan AuthorityBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN421235696BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued2013-06-26BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$27,841,842IssuePriceAmt
PurposeSee Part VIPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$419,488RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased$0BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$26,316,771TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$0InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$0CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow$0RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$133,812IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$0CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$0WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures$2,544,428CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$22,567,110OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$1,071,421UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion2014SubstantialCompletionYr
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made0FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestYes (1)BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Regions BankBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge10.4TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule K, Part I, Column f-06/26/2013 27,841,842 Iowa Higher Education Loan AuthorityRefund prior issues (2/15/2005), (11/19/2009), Various campus buildings and residence hall improvements.
Schedule K, Part II, Line 3-06/26/2013 27,841,842 Iowa Higher Education Loan AuthorityThe total proceeds do not agree to the issue price in Part I, Column (e) as this debt was issued on a draw-down basis and the total principal available has not yet been drawn.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRita BirkenholtzPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSpouse of officer of the CollegeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$38,106TransactionAmt
TransactionAnnual compensation as a full-time employee of the Office of College AdvancementTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,837,543NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Athletic Fundraising65$24,726FMV
Yes (X)Use of vehicle provided to President1$8,933Dealer lease rate
Yes (X)Misc gifts in kind10$6,955FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 ReferenceSchedule M, Part I, Line 33FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe College has included the number of contributions received during the tax year in column (b).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe return preparer reviewed a draft copy of the Form 990 with the President and Vice President for Business & Finance. The return preparer and the Vice President for Business & Finance reivewed the draft and addressed questions with a tax expert who is part of the accounting firm that audits the College. Appropriate changes were made to the Form 990 based on these reviews. Then, the final draft of the return was made available to all trustee members prior to filing. The return was provided electronically thorugh the College portal and any comments or questions were directed to management or the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Trustees. Finally, prior to return filing, a meeting of the Audit and Compliance Committee to the Board of Trustees was held in which management reviews the Form 990 with the Committee. The tax expert also participated in the meeting with the Audit and Compliance Committee. Appropriate changes were made to the Form 990 at the direction of the Audit and Compliance Committee before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAs required by the College bylaws, all trustees, officers and key employees are required to disclose annually interest that could give rise to conflicts. All reported information is compiled under the direction of the President. Copies of the completed forms are provided to the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Trustees who then determines whether further review or action is necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees consists of the Treasurer, Secretary, and Chairperson of the Board, which are all independent members of the Board of Trustees. The Committee is charged with reviewing and approving the compensation of cabinet-level administrators. The Committee uses comparability data such as survey issued to several private colleges regarding total compensation for a president conducted by an independent compensation consultant and salary data for private college administrator positions provided by a state association of independent private colleges. Minutes of all Committee meetings are kept and maintained. The Committee is required to inform the full Board of Trustees of all provisions and elements of the President's compensation. The Committee last reviewed the Compensation package fo the President during the year ended in May 2014.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Upon written request to the President or Vice President for Business & Finance, the College will make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.