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← CARROLL UNIVERSITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CARROLL UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$137,477,502
Total expenses
$144,694,179
Contributions and grants received
$6,879,983
Grants paid
$50,430,389
Program service revenue
$125,238,212
Investment income
$4,856,179
Other revenue
$503,128
Total assets, end of year
$280,286,458
Total liabilities, end of year
$44,530,363
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$235,756,095
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$127,354,172
Management and general expenses
$15,876,397
Fundraising expenses
$1,463,610
Program service expenses (Part III)
$127,354,172

Program services were 88.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $77,958

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $900,014

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,902,011

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $616,244

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $107,065,278 · related or exempt $107,065,278

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES

    total $18,172,934 · related or exempt $18,159,217 · unrelated business $13,717

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,961,113 · unrelated business $7,200 · excluded $4,953,913

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $38,431,472

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

    securities $38,536,406

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$104,934

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$104,934 · excluded -$104,934

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $39,740

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $77,958

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $42,454

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,714 · excluded -$2,714

  • 11a · Other revenue: SUMMER CONFERENCES

    total $650,105 · unrelated business $650,105

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total -$144,263 · excluded -$144,263

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $505,842

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $50,430,389 · program services $50,430,389

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,107,578 · management and general $1,940,244 · fundraising $167,334

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $37,026,928 · program services $32,240,559 · management and general $4,044,538 · fundraising $741,831

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,129,377 · program services $1,764,705 · management and general $327,580 · fundraising $37,092

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,755,970 · program services $5,327,654 · management and general $1,234,940 · fundraising $193,376

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,660,654 · program services $2,196,222 · management and general $407,682 · fundraising $56,750

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $94,946 · management and general $94,946

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $119,082 · management and general $119,082

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $112,641 · fundraising $112,641

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $47,064 · management and general $47,064

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $820 · management and general $820

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $450,972 · program services $47,882 · management and general $401,166 · fundraising $1,924

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,759,688 · program services $9,985,154 · management and general $686,756 · fundraising $87,778

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,126,731 · program services $107,434 · management and general $3,018,343 · fundraising $954

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,697,788 · program services $3,633,597 · management and general $64,191

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,227,672 · program services $2,131,426 · management and general $65,848 · fundraising $30,398

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $149,872 · program services $125,507 · management and general $20,343 · fundraising $4,022

  • 20 · Interest

    total $93,474 · program services $27,441 · management and general $66,033

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,641,247 · program services $6,693,763 · management and general $947,484

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,146,849 · program services $741,654 · management and general $405,195

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALL OTHER EXPENSES

    total $13,914,437 · program services $11,900,785 · management and general $1,984,142 · fundraising $29,510

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $614,510 · end of year $3,608,573

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $468,745

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,235,339 · end of year $6,696,274

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,245,945 · end of year $3,282,221

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,092,630 · end of year $742,223

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $335,789 · end of year $1,559,851

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

    $222,956,930

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

    $96,499,939

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $126,216,212 · end of year $126,456,991

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $111,024,379 · end of year $107,588,534

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,913,881 · end of year $29,883,046

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,482,966 · end of year $3,695,884

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,267,044 · end of year $4,090,621

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $1,297,494 · end of year $899,792

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,348,722 · end of year $35,844,066

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $146,492,030 · end of year $140,975,895

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $86,790,429 · end of year $94,780,200

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CARROLL UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A SUPERIOR EDUCATION, ROOTED IN ITS PRESBYTERIAN AND LIBERAL ARTS HERITAGE, AND DRAWS UPON ITS CHRISTIAN TRADITION TO PREPARE ALL STUDENTS FOR VOCATIONAL SUCCESS, LIFELONG LEARNING AND SERVICE IN A DIVERSE AND GLOBAL SOCIETY.

  • INSTRUCTION & ACADEMIC SUPPORT - SERVICES PROVIDED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND SUPPORT OF CLASSROOM. CARROLL UNIVERSITY OFFERS MORE THAN 95 AREAS OF STUDY FOR STUDENTS TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE THAT ARE HOUSED WITHIN TWO COLLEGES (COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES) AND TWO SCHOOLS (SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES). WE STRUCTURE THOSE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IN MIND. OUR TOP MAJORS ARE NURSING, BUSINESS, EXERCISE SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY (GRADUATE). MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS OFFER THE FLEXIBILITY TO DOUBLE MAJOR OR ADD MINORS WHILE STILL GRADUATING IN FOUR YEARS. WE ALSO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE SELECT MAJORS AND GET STARTED ON A CAREER SOONER WITH OUR CARROLL3 PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, OUR DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR STUDENTS TO EARN BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN JUST FIVE YEARS. CARROLL ISN'T A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL KIND OF PLACE AND RECOGNIZES THAT EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP EACH STUDENT GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. IN EACH OF OUR AREAS OF STUDY, STUDENTS WILL GAIN A STRONG, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. THEY WILL ENJOY SMALL CLASS SIZES AND PROFESSORS WHO GET TO KNOW THEM AND ARE INVESTED IN STUDENT SUCCESS. AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL, CARROLL OFFERS STUDENTS LOOKING TO TAKE THEIR EXPERTISE TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH ACCELERATED, FLEXIBLE PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM GO FARTHER, FASTER TO REACH THEIR PROFESSIONAL GOALS.

    Expenses $42,936,643 · Revenue $107,065,278

  • AUXILIARY & STUDENT SERVICES - SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS NOT RELATED TO THE CLASSROOM SUCH AS DORMITORY CHARGES AND BOARD PLANS AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM SUCH AS ATHLETICS, FINANCIAL AID AND ADMISSION. THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A BROAD SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS. THROUGH INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMMING, DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE, OUR OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AND DIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT WORKS TO CHALLENGE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS AND ENRICH THE CARROLL COMMUNITY. STUDENTS LIVE OUT CARROLL'S MISSION OF SERVICE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND MORE. CAMPUS SPIRITUAL LIFE INCLUDES WEEKLY PROGRAMS, RETREATS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES THAT GIVE STUDENTS MANY OPTIONS FOR REFLECTION AND WORSHIP. OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES AT CARROLL INCLUDE MORE THAN 50 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE STUDENTS CAN JOIN TOGETHER TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, SERVICE/ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY, STUDENT GOVERNMENT, RECREATION, ACTING, FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE, ACAPELLA SINGING, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND MORE. CARROLL IS HOME TO 23 NCAA DIVISION III ATHLETIC TEAMS (11 MEN'S SPORTS AND 12 WOMEN'S SPORTS) AND COMPETES IN THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN (CCIW). INCLUDED IN AUXILIARY PROGRAMMING ARE 12 HOUSING OPTIONS FROM TRADITIONAL RESIDENCE HALLS TO SUITE-STYLE UNITS AND APARTMENTS AND ALSO FLEXIBLE MEAL PLANS AND MENUS ARE OFFERED FOR ALL OF OUR SEVEN ON-CAMPUS DINING LOCATIONS.

    Expenses $84,417,529 · Grants $50,430,389 · Revenue $18,159,217

  • INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - THIS CATEGORY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY FUNCTIONS TO LEAD AND SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC MISSION AT THE WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN CAMPUS AND OTHER FACILITIES MADE UP OF 1.3 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN OVER 65 BUILDINGS AND 160-PLUS ACRES OF LAND. ALSO INCLUDED HERE IS INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT WHICH IS FOCUSED ON FUNDRAISING AND DONOR RELATIONS AND THE ALUMNI RELATIONS DEPARTMENT REACHING OUT TO MORE THAN 23,000 CARROLL ALUMNI ACROSS ALL 50 STATES AND 33 COUNTRIES. ALL OTHER SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION ARE INCLUDED HERE INCLUDING DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Cindy Gnadinger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $863,165
    From this org
    $817,263
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,902
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $452,710
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $264,553
    Deferred
    $26,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,502
    Filer's total
    $863,165
  • Deborah Block

    TRUSTEE/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Mueller

    TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynda Johnson

    TRUSTEE/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Wolfgram

    TRUSTEE/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Laatsch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bart Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Blane Dexheimer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Sullivan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Laatsch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Stier

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack Riesch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Schneider

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Hamilton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Hengel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lind

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Wynn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Czarnecki

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Latoya Conners Gray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Dexter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Fisher-Bonvallet

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Wendt Moase

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Cunningham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Victoria Dowling

    VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $287,296
    From this org
    $247,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,203
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,715
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $3,378
    Deferred
    $19,035
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,168
    Filer's total
    $287,296
  • Mark Blegen

    PROVOST/VP FOR ACAD. AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $285,765
    From this org
    $248,424
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,341
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,252
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $1,172
    Deferred
    $18,975
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,366
    Filer's total
    $285,765
  • Paul Zinck

    VP FOR FINANCE AND ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $265,060
    From this org
    $245,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,974
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,854
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,232
    Deferred
    $19,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $680
    Filer's total
    $265,060
  • Catherine Jorgens

    UNIVERSITY COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $228,362
    From this org
    $211,952
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,410
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,980
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $972
    Deferred
    $16,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $332
    Filer's total
    $228,362
  • Mohammed Bey

    VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $217,088
    From this org
    $172,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,605
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,097
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $386
    Deferred
    $14,873
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,732
    Filer's total
    $217,088
  • Dawn Scott

    VP FOR ENROLLMENT

    Total calculated
    $208,188
    From this org
    $164,578
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,610
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,056
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $522
    Deferred
    $13,597
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,013
    Filer's total
    $208,188
  • Theresa Barry Vp

    FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS (TERM. 08/2023)

    Total calculated
    $137,362
    From this org
    $116,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,260
    Hours/week
    40
  • Scott Rudie Vp For Marketing

    AND COMMUNICATIONS (TERM. 09/2023)

    Total calculated
    $136,437
    From this org
    $109,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,854
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nate Dehne

    VP FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $83,857
    From this org
    $73,301
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,556
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kevin Trainor Dean

    SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (TERM. 08/2023)

    Total calculated
    $301,047
    From this org
    $272,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,755
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,466
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $164,826
    Deferred
    $9,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,392
    Filer's total
    $301,047
  • Thomas Pahnke Dean Of

    COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

    Total calculated
    $186,911
    From this org
    $163,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,471
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,112
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $328
    Deferred
    $13,482
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,989
    Filer's total
    $186,911
  • Kathy Kramer Dean Of

    SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERV.

    Total calculated
    $179,093
    From this org
    $156,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,115
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,178
    Deferred
    $12,824
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,976
    Filer's total
    $179,093
  • James Rychner

    ASST VP FOR DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $165,711
    From this org
    $152,884
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,827
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,338
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $546
    Deferred
    $12,430
    Nontaxable benefits
    $397
    Filer's total
    $165,711
  • Kareem Muhammad Dean Of

    THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

    Total calculated
    $167,521
    From this org
    $151,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,626
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,108
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,787
    Deferred
    $4,606
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,020
    Filer's total
    $167,521

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 · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 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)

PART I, LINES 4A-B
KEVIN TRAINOR RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $161,944 DURING THE YEAR. THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TO AN INDIVIDUAL 457(F) PLAN: DURING THE YEAR, THE 457F PLAN WAS FULLY VESTED AND PAID OUT TO CINDY GNADINGER AT THE AMOUNT OF $246,975.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500699349300610

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