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MERRIMACK COLLEGE: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
MERRIMACK COLLEGE (EIN 04-2103731)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201331359349305708
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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Timestamp2013-05-15T13:07:13-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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Mission DescriptionINSPIRED BY THE CATHOLIC FAITH AND THE AUGUSTINIAN TRADITION, OUR VISION IS TO: A. PREPARE STUDENTS TO ADAPT CREATIVELY TO TOMORROW'S REALITIES THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, SCIENCES, AND THE PROFESSIONS. B. BUILD A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS WELCOMING AND RESPECTING A DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS, EXPERIENCES, BELIEFS, AND PERSPECTIVES. C. CULTIVATE THE INTELLECTUAL, MORAL, SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND PERSONAL AWARENESS NEEDED TO MAKE WISE CHOICES FOR LIFE, CAREER AND SERVICE. D. ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT SCHOLARLY WORK THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE WISDOM ON WHICH SOCIETY BASES ITS DECISIONS. E. ENGAGE OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRIES, AND AGENCIES OF SOCIAL CHANGES IN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOSTERING A JUST, PEACEFUL, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.MissionDescription
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DescriptionEducational Instruction: Merrimack College offers undergraduate degrees in the liberal arts, business, science and engineering, and education programs in addition to offering masters programs in education and a range of certificate, licensure and degree completion offerings. The college community includes approximately 2,200 day students and 250 evening students.Description

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY69277947BOY
EOY64528785EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY123129389BOY
EOY121723369EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-239109ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-4510053ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit RequiredtrueFederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit PerformedtrueFederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying ExpendituresTotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendituresOtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendituresTotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying NontaxableLobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non TxTotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying NontxTotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
VolunteersfalseVolunteers
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagement
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisements
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembers
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact LegislatorsfalseDirectContactLegislators
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrations
Other ActivitiestrueOtherActivities

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierLOBBYING ACTIVITIESIdentifier
Return ReferencePART II-B, LINE 11ReturnReference
ExplanationThe college is a member in certain professional organizations including the National Association of College and University Business Officers, and other regional organizations. A portion of these membership dues may be considered lobbying expenses, but the college has not made any internal allocation of such dues.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmtsArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art AmtsHeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance37192284BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions576036Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses528977InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships852185GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures2361308OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance35083804EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance30837487BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions379215Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses6795911InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships820229GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures0OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance37192384EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance28045769BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions514113Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses3286043InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships878865GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures129573OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance30837487EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance35373939BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions510080Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-5885453InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships925780GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures1027017OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses0AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance28045769EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.24000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.54000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.22000TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis213318OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value213318BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis93586217OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation40661954Depreciation
Book Value52924263BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1040656OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation500114Depreciation
Book Value540542BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis33933129OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation28463561Depreciation
Book Value5469568BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis8636784OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4354875Depreciation
Book Value4281909BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings63429600TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
DEPOSITS WITH BOND TRUSTEES6013593
CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF SDLI458972
OTHER ASSETS-5103
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets6467462TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionREFUNDABLE ADV. - US GOVERNMENTDescription
Amount$3,661,394Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts3661394TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue97635901TotalRevenue
Total Expenses97875010TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-239109ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-478414NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Prior Period Adjustments-4031639PriorPeriodAdjustments
Total Adjustments-4510053TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-4749162ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt93222731TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-478414NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues-4031639OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-4510053RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal97732784RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included40888InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-137771OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt-96883RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99097635901TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt97971893TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included137771OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990137771ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal97834122ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included240888InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt40888ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99097875010TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Intended Uses of Endowment FundsSchedule D, Part V, Line 4The College maintains and spends its endowment funds prudently under the guidelines of the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to maximize investment return while preserving donor corpus. Endowment funds primarily provide for the following: student financial aid, student services, academic support, athletic programs and capital projects. All uses of endowment fund earnings are in accordance with donor intent consistent with institutional mission.
FIN 48- ASC 470Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The College is a not-for-profit organization that is generally exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provisions for income taxes related to tax exempt activities is recorded in the financial statements. The College recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. There have been no material changes in unrecognized benefits during the years ended June 30, 2012. It is the College's policy to record estimated interest and penalties (if any) as part of management and general expense. Management believes that the College's income tax returns for fiscal years ending prior to June 30, 2008 are no longer subject to examination by tax authorities in its major tax jurisdictions.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 7Provision for losses- Perkins Loan Program ($2,300,000) Bequest adjustment ($1,731,639) Total ($4,031,639)
Revenues included on 990 but not on financial statementsSchedule D, Part XII, Line 4bFUNDRAISING EXPENSES INCLUDED ON PART VIII PER FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS: $137,771
Expenses Included on Financial Statements but not 990Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2dFUNDRAISING EXPENSES INCLUDED ON PART VIII PER FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS: $137,771

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmttrueNondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures EtctruePolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast MediatruePolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition RecordstrueMaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships RecordstrueMaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures EtctrueMaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All SolicitationstrueMaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students RightsfalseDiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn FacultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race ScholarshipsfalseDiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ PoliciesfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid ReceivedtrueGovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid RevokedfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550trueComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Publication of Racially Nondiscriminatory PolicySchedule E, Part I, Line 3Merrimack College does not discriminate in admission or access to any of its educational programs or activities. The College's nondiscriminatory policy is available on the College's website.
Government AssistanceSchedule E, Part I, Line 6aThe College received Federal Title IV monies from the United States Department of Education as well as from various state agencies.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedtrueGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegionType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpendituresNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees
Central America and the CaribbeanProgram ServicesStudy Abroad20935
East Asia and the PacificProgram ServicesStudy Abroad18440200
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)Program ServicesStudy Abroad134233700
South AmericaProgram ServicesStudy Abroad1569000
Middle East and North AfricaProgram ServicesStudy Abroad2216600
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent1585530SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent1585530TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceRegionRegionNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
Scholarship AidEast Asia/Pacific676710Acct Credit
Scholarship AidEurope/Iceland/Greenland49433601Acct Credit
Scholarship AidSouth America13750Acct Credit
Meal StipendEast Asia/Pacific619840Check
Meal StipendEurope/Iceland/Greenland47115518Check
Meal StipendSouth America11100Check
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorptrueTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershiptrueForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Use of Grant Funds Outside U.S.Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationThe College provides certain scholarship aid to students while participating in study abroad programs. Eligibility for the aid is determined prior to disbursement and is monitored periodically throughout the term of the grant by the College's Office of Financial Aid.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1ReunionNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event128738GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event14185CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event124553GrossRevenueEvent1
Cash Prizes Event10CashPrizesEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event10NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event124515RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event152135FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event138279EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event18911OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2HomecomingNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event217916GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event22810CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event215106GrossRevenueEvent2
Cash Prizes Event20CashPrizesEvent2
Non Cash Prizes Event20NonCashPrizesEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event20RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event21659FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event28945EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event22590OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events1TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events6900GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events1535CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events5365GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Cash Prizes Other Events0CashPrizesOtherEvents
Non Cash Prizes Other Events0NonCashPrizesOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events0RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events0FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events300EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events439OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total53554GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total8530CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events45024GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Cash Prizes Total Events0CashPrizesTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events0NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events24515RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events53794FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events47524EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events11940OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events137773DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-92749NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantStudent ScholarshipsTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients2031NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant27940864AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Use of Grant Funds Inside U.S.Identifier
Return ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2ReturnReference
ExplanationA report is run at the end of each semester with student identification and names, fund name, and cumulative GPA. Students who fail to achieve the required cumulative GPA are notified that the award is cancelled. They are provided an opportunity to appeal the decision. Appeals are reviewed by the Financial Aid Appeals Committee.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E ExpensestrueWrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation RequiredtrueSubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymenttrueSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

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
Christopher Hopey
38896200047760279700256690447377000
Mark Vadala
168106000516014450069790190051000
Alexa Abowitz
161286000120000193640180770000
Mark Dennehy
1829870001200138120219290218848000
Kristin Greene
1106380005549200053150171445000
Josephine Modica-Napolitano
16340400051601309205960177608000
Susan Thorn
127787000222420111890256690186887000
James Dennis
13197500097430119390235300177187000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Housing allowance or residence for personal useSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aThe President of the College was provided a housing allowance during FY 2012. The housing allowance is treated as taxable income.
SEVERANCE PAYMENTSSCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4AKRISTIN GREENE RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALLING $55,383.96. THE COLLEGE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IN FUTURE PERIODS. SUSAN THORN RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALLING $22,112.38. THE COLLEGE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IN FUTURE PERIODS. JAMES DENNIS RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOTALLING $8,077.20. THE COLLEGE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IN FUTURE PERIODS.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Massachusetts Development Finance AgencyBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN043431814IssuerEIN
Date Issued2009-10-30DateIssued
Issue Price11500000IssuePrice
Description Of PurposeRefund Bond Issue and Related SwapDescriptionOfPurpose
DefeasedfalseDefeased
On Behalf Of IssuertrueOnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool FinancingfalsePoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amount Retired316200AmountRetired
Amount Bond Defeased0AmountBondDefeased
Total Proceeds11500000TotalProceeds
Amount In Reserve Fund0AmountInReserveFund
Capitalized Interest0CapitalizedInterest
Refunding Escrow11270000RefundingEscrow
Issuance Costs From Proceeds230000IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Credit Enhancement0CreditEnhancement
Working Capital Expenditures0WorkingCapitalExpenditures
Capital Expenditures0CapitalExpenditures
Other Spent Proceeds0OtherSpentProceeds
Amount Unspent0AmountUnspent
Year Of Subst Completion2009YearOfSubstCompletion
Current RefundingtrueCurrentRefunding
Advance RefundingfalseAdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation MadetrueFinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindtrueAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyfalseMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreements
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0.00000PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.00000PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Post Issuance Compliance ProcdrstruePostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8038 T FiledfalseForm8038TFiled
Variable Rate IssuetrueVariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds

Name Of Hedge Provider NameOfHedgeProvider

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line10BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC

Name Of GIC Provider NameOfGICProvider

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line10BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvested
Exception To RebatetrueExceptionToRebate

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArt
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterest
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualProperty

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions6NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99086095NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XTroy Silver Bars18750FMV
XGold Coins14275FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftstrueReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedtrueThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Third Party Assistance of Noncash ContributionsSCHEDULE M, PART 1, LINE 32ATHE COLLEGE UTILIZES A REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO IMMEDIATELY SELL ALL GIFTS OF STOCK.
NUMBER OF ITEMS RECIEVEDPART I, COLUMN BAMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Significant Changes to Governing DocumentsForm 990, Part VI, Line 4The By-Laws were amended on March 3, 2012 to create two new officer positions: an Immediate Past Chair Position (to be occupied by the said immediate past chair if he or she remains on the Board) and a Second Vice Chair position.
Significant Diversion of AssetsForm 990, Part VI, Line 5The College's administration discovered abnormalities in the administration of the Perkins Loan Program. It was determined that between 2000 and 2007 numerous Perkins loans had been created and assigned to students without adequate supporting documentation. The College assessed the Perkins Loan program and hired an outside forensic accounting firm during Fiscal Year 2012 to conduct a thorough review. The College has recorded a loss provision of $4.1 million. The College has been in contact and is working with the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies to help resolve all issues related to this situation.
Form 990 Review ProcessForm 990, Part VI, Line 11bInformation for Form 990 is gathered and compiled by the Department of Fiscal Affairs and used to populate the tax return in conjunction with tax advisors from a national accounting firm. The resulting draft tax return is forwarded to the president, in house legal counsel, and the audit and finance committee of the board of trustees for their review before filing. A copy of the Form 990 is provided to every voting board member prior to filing with the IRS.
Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & EnforcementForm 990, Part VI, Line 12cA trustee shall be considered to have conflict of interest if (A) such trustee has existing or potential financial or other interest which impairs or might reasonably appear to impair such member's independent, unbiased judgment in the discharge of their responsibilities to the college, or (B) such trustee is aware that a member of his or her family (which for purposes of this paragraph shall be a spouse or child) or any organization in which such trustee (or member of his or her family) is an officer, director, employee, member, partner, trustee, or controlling stockholder, has such existing or potential financial or other interests. All trustees shall disclose to the board any possible conflict of interest at the earliest practicable time. No trustee shall vote on any matter under consideration at a board of committee meeting in which such trustee has a conflict of interest. The minutes of such meeting shall reflect that a disclosure was made and that the trustee having a conflict of interest abstained from voting. Any trustee who is uncertain whether they have a conflict of interest in any matter may request the board or committee to determine whether a conflict of interest exists. The board or committee shall resolve the question by majority vote. Violation of this policy may result in removal from office. Every year, the college requires the VP for Administration and legal counsel, VP for Finance and CFO, President, and board members to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. These documents are reviewed by the Department of Fiscal Affairs and Vice President for Administration and legal counsel and any violations are addressed as necessary.
Process for Determining CompensationForm 990, Part VI, Line 15aAccording to Article VII, Section 7 of the Merrimack College By-Laws, the compensation committee shall review the compensation and benefits of the officers of the corporation who are employees of the College and make recommendations for action by the board. The board of trustees' compensation committee uses a published salary survey taken from regional academic institutions comparable to Merrimack to benchmark the President's salary utilizing CUPA and other industry standards data. In addition to receiving salary data, the compensation committee conducts a presidential evaluation process in which all members of the board of trustees are asked to input their opinions regarding the President's achievement towards goals and expectations established annually by the board. Once consensus is reached regarding performance, a similar discussion is held concerning compensation relative to achievements and established objectives. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT, The committee presents its recommendations to the board of trustees in executive session for review and approval. The board of trustees chair and the chair of the compensation committee then meets with the President to discuss trustees review. Compensation is also discussed for the upcoming year and documented.
Process for Determining CompensationForm 990, Part VI, Line 15bThe compensation committee is also responsible for working with the president in the evaluation and compensation for officers of Merrimack College. The president works with senior management to establish goals and objectives and to conduct an annual performance appraisal based on the goals set. The board of trustees compensation committee uses a published salary survey from regional academic institutions comparable to Merrimack to benchmark the officer's salary utilizing CUPA and other industry standards data. The President discusses the evaluation and compensation of officers with the compensation committee. Compensation is also discussed for the coming year and documented with the committee in regards to senior management and key employees.
How Documents are Made Available to the PublicForm 990, Part VI, Line 19The College's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. The College's Form 990 is available at www.Guidestar.org.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 5Provision for losses - Perkins Loan program ($2,300,000) Bequest adjustment ($1,731,639) Unrealized loss ($478,414) Total ($4,510,053)