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WGU CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
WGU CORPORATION (EIN 84-1383926)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-07
IRS object ID
201321279349301132
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-05-07T13:07:57-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN341878512EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1175 S WEST TEMPLE STE 650AddressLine1
CitySALT LAKE CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84101ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN841383926EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlWESTNameControl
Phone8012743280Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14001 SOUTH 700 EAST NO 700AddressLine1
CitySALT LAKE CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84107ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameDAVID GROWName
TitleCFOTitle
Phone8012743280Phone
Date Signed2013-05-01DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameROBERT J COLEName
PTINP00137753PTIN
Phone8013649300Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonDR ROBERT MENDENHALLNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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CitySALT LAKE CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84107ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)

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LENNY MENDONCA
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Current Year Minus21000000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus11000000CurrentYearMinus1
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Current Year Minus255264CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus182406CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year122297CurrentYear
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Current Year Minus2250000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1250000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year250000CurrentYear
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

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Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt357572RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990200366683TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt195245541TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities158465DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990158465ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal195087076ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2357572InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt357572ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990195444648TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:PART V, LINE 4:PART V, LINE 4 USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2 FIN 48 FOOTNOTE THE UNIVERSITY HAS NO TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" CRITERIA. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATIONSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY'S POLICY ON NONDISCRIMINATION IS PROVIDED ALL POTENTIAL STUDENTS. ALL MEDIA SOLICITATIONS ADHERE TO THIS POLICY WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S WEB SITE.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GOVERNMENTAL AID FOR ITS MISSION PURPOSES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantSCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERSTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients5077NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant7724041AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:PART I, LINE 2:SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: PART I, LINE 2
THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION WAIVERS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY AND ARE APPLIED TOWARDS THEIR TUITION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DR ROBERT MENDENHALL
3092820499150000192460255740853252000
DAVID GROW
194744042000000125540283560277654000
JANET SCHNITZ
1512550420000009014060880208357000
PATRICK PARTRIDGE
173193044000000107540161020244049000
ALLISON BARBER
1439860170000008654012600170900000
KENNETH SORBER
13173001200000085270242300176487000
JANEA JONES-SCHENK
13032901300000080710214730172873000
PHILIP SCHMIDT
1268710160000007483012250151579000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (4 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
JENNIFER GERINGER
EMPLOYEE59327WAGES TO DAUGHTER OF TRUSTEE0
PATRICK PARTRIDGE JR
EMPLOYEE41808WAGES TO SON OF KEY EMPLOYEE0
SAMANTHA GROW
EMPLOYEE11877WAGES TO DAUGHTER OF OFFICER0
JAMIE RICE
EMPLOYEE11712WAGES TO DAUGHTER OF PRESIDENT0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 - A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER AND CFO. THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. THE RETURN IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED AFTER EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE HAS COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW. A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOLLOWING THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE UNIVERSITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DOCUMENTED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A DECLARATION THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY'S EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. THE UNIVERSITY RELIES ON ITS EMPLOYEES TO SELF-MONITOR AND SELF-REPORT COMPLIANCE TO ALL EMPLOYEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. ANY REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATED AND PROPERLY RESOLVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION EVERY FIVE YEARS, THE UNIVERSITY HIRES A COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ITS PRESIDENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMPARES THIS INFORMATION TO OTHER UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, THE CONSULTANTS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW WAS PERFORMED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2009. ANNUALLY, THE UNIVERSITY PERFORMS THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES: 1. REVIEWS COMPENSATION INFORMATION OF OTHER UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THIS INFORMATION IS OBTAINED FORM 990'S FOR NONPROFIT UNIVERSITIES AND 10K FILINGS FOR PROPRIETARY UNIVERSITIES. 2. PARTICIPATES IN A NATIONWIDE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SURVEY. 3. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR IN RELATION TO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE. BASED ON THIS REVIEW THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 4. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR IN RELATION TO PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRESIDENT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER RECEIPT OF A TIMELY WRITTEN NOTICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -1,445,415.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Controlled OrgControlledOrg
WGU INDIANA INC
4001 SOUTH 700 EASTSALT LAKE CITYUT84107273530075SCHOOLINWGU1
WGU WASHINGTON INC
4001 SOUTH 700 EASTSALT LAKE CITYUT84107SCHOOLWAWGU1
WGU TEXAS INC
4001 SOUTH 700 EASTSALT LAKE CITYUT84107SCHOOLTXWGU1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg