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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$43,551,790
Total expenses
$42,249,691
Contributions and grants received
$18,343,805
Grants paid
$7,473,637
Program service revenue
$18,465,387
Investment income
$5,129,623
Other revenue
$1,612,975
Total assets, end of year
$151,152,959
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,380,474
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$140,772,485
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,026,874
Management and general expenses
$8,040,896
Fundraising expenses
$3,181,921
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,026,874

Program services were 73.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $140,758

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,203,047

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,451,974

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $11,774,900 · related or exempt $11,774,900

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT SERVICES

    total $6,661,897 · related or exempt $6,661,897

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SALES & SERVICES

    total $28,590 · related or exempt $28,590

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,302,323 · excluded $1,302,323

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $531,122

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $112,790

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $418,332 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $418,332 · excluded $418,332

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $16,415,681 · other assets $1,256,970

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $13,845,351

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,570,330 · other assets $1,256,970

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,827,300 · excluded $3,827,300

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: ELSTON INN

    total $473,673 · unrelated business $473,673

  • 11b · Other revenue: ADDITIONAL AUXILIARY

    total $286,904 · related or exempt $204,890 · unrelated business $82,014

  • 11c · Other revenue: CELL TOWER

    total $56,479 · unrelated business $56,479

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $377,587 · related or exempt $377,587

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,194,643

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,230,567 · program services $6,230,567

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,243,070 · program services $1,243,070

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,050,046 · program services $219,176 · management and general $581,609 · fundraising $249,261

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,575,573 · program services $9,256,706 · management and general $2,323,207 · fundraising $995,660

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $607,198 · program services $401,238 · management and general $144,172 · fundraising $61,788

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,804,629 · program services $1,192,499 · management and general $428,491 · fundraising $183,639

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $949,634 · program services $627,524 · management and general $225,477 · fundraising $96,633

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $309,482 · program services $167,120 · management and general $99,653 · fundraising $42,709

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $219,814 · management and general $219,814

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $107,988 · management and general $107,988

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $60,000 · fundraising $60,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $13,700 · management and general $13,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,348,288 · program services $2,617,275 · management and general $511,709 · fundraising $219,304

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $341,811 · program services $102,792 · management and general $167,313 · fundraising $71,706

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $440,486 · program services $209,242 · management and general $161,871 · fundraising $69,373

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $732,956 · program services $395,796 · management and general $236,012 · fundraising $101,148

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,506,281 · program services $1,679,089 · management and general $1,279,034 · fundraising $548,158

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,041,109 · program services $833,696 · management and general $145,189 · fundraising $62,224

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $414,913 · management and general $414,913

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,031,118 · program services $2,789,506 · management and general $169,128 · fundraising $72,484

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: NON-CAPITAL EQUIPMENT/REPAIRS

    total $1,562,800 · program services $911,341 · management and general $456,021 · fundraising $195,438

  • 24b · Other expenses: COST OF GOODS SOLD

    total $870,005 · program services $870,005

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & PRINT

    total $783,412 · program services $614,150 · management and general $118,483 · fundraising $50,779

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $156,442 · program services $156,442

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $848,369 · program services $509,640 · management and general $237,112 · fundraising $101,617

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,792,140 · end of year $11,111,534

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,575,352 · end of year $8,133,489

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $140,835 · end of year $165,887

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $938,237 · end of year $327,688

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $123,568,087

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $62,781,269

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $60,078,562 · end of year $60,786,818

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $51,133,183 · end of year $49,684,300

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $7,259,475 · end of year $9,222,797

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,732,824 · end of year $11,720,446

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,844,594 · end of year $1,621,327

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $94,636

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $9,430,125 · end of year $8,445,982

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $357,253 · end of year $218,529

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,902,142 · end of year $37,499,437

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $99,116,494 · end of year $103,273,048

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • INSTRUCTION: TO PROVIDE A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 464 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $17,057,313 · Revenue $3,564,152

  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HOUSING, FOOD SERVICES, RECREATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 464 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $6,495,924 · Revenue $8,010,075

  • SCHOLARSHIPS: TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WITH BOTH FINANCIAL NEED AS WELL AS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. BENEFITS APPROXIMATELY 464 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $7,473,637 · Grants $7,473,637 · Revenue $7,473,637

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Meredith Woo

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $413,396
    From this org
    $408,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,929
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $408,467
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,929
    Filer's total
    $413,396
  • Mary Pope Hutson

    INTERIM PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $328,779
    From this org
    $308,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,599
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,383
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,216
    Filer's total
    $328,779
  • Luther Griffith

    VP FINANCE, OPERATIONS & AUX

    Total calculated
    $231,631
    From this org
    $222,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,846
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,285
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,500
    Deferred
    $8,846
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $231,631
  • Teresa Garrett

    VP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN

    Total calculated
    $191,053
    From this org
    $170,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,812
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,241
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,000
    Deferred
    $7,008
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,804
    Filer's total
    $191,053
  • Jennifer Sauer

    AVP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $161,881
    From this org
    $147,665
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,216
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,665
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,000
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,216
    Filer's total
    $161,881
  • Kathy Bradley

    DIRECTOR OF HR

    Total calculated
    $138,635
    From this org
    $133,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,400
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Brown

    ENGLISH&CREATIVE WRITING PROF.

    Total calculated
    $136,513
    From this org
    $101,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,803
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jason Vittone

    ATHELTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,452
    From this org
    $117,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,442
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Bender

    DIR OF ENGINEERING & PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $135,319
    From this org
    $112,464
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,855
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth Aycock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Verda Colvin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Laura Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marianne Fahs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kelley Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sally Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Robert Goodlatte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lendon Gray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Fred Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Katie Hearn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Martha Holland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Keenan Kelsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Michelle O'Neill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • J Chapman Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Holly Philbin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mason Rummel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Norma Valentine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Claude Wasserstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART 1, LINE 1A:
RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE: AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, THE PRESIDENT, SVP OF ALUMNAE RELATIONS & DEVELOPMENT, AND VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/DEAN OF THE COLLEGE ARE REQUIRED TO LIVE IN THE SCHOOL'S HOUSES LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS. THESE RESIDENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE SCHOOL IN HAVING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICES EFFICIENTLY DISCHARGED. THIS HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS TREATED AS A NON-TAXABLE BENEFIT.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • SWEET BRIAR FARM LLC

    GREENHOUSE · VA · income $82,013 · assets $2,399,067

    Directly controlled by SWEET BRIAR

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541079349300139

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