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← PARKER UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PARKER UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$87,444,250
Total expenses
$86,921,623
Contributions and grants received
$2,983,370
Grants paid
$9,123,481
Program service revenue
$82,353,808
Investment income
$2,056,466
Other revenue
$50,606
Total assets, end of year
$144,464,285
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,204,166
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$122,260,119
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$58,832,181
Management and general expenses
$27,338,816
Fundraising expenses
$750,626
Program service expenses (Part III)
$58,832,181

Program services were 67.7% 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

    $212,023

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $20,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,679,321

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $71,526

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $67,359

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees

    total $78,044,799 · related or exempt $78,044,799

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Educational Clinic

    total $1,155,636 · related or exempt $1,155,636

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Dining and Other Auxiliary

    total $1,169,653 · related or exempt $1,169,653

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Synapse Management Services

    total $1,983,720 · related or exempt $1,983,720

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,672,684 · excluded $1,672,684

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $37,028

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $37,028 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $37,028 · excluded $37,028

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,770,040

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

    securities $7,386,258

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $383,782 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $383,782 · excluded $383,782

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $60,787

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

    $212,023

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $258,591

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$197,804 · excluded -$197,804

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $827,045

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $673,942

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $153,103 · related or exempt $79,703 · unrelated business $73,400

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue

    total $58,279 · related or exempt $40,185 · excluded $18,094

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $58,279

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $24,516 · program services $24,516

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,098,965 · program services $9,098,965

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,405,165 · program services $405,106 · management and general $871,690 · fundraising $128,369

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $100,226 · program services $100,226

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $30,931,466 · program services $23,292,366 · management and general $7,350,338 · fundraising $288,762

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,244,396 · program services $1,016,728 · management and general $211,846 · fundraising $15,822

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,796,845 · program services $161,374 · management and general $4,635,471

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,661,390 · program services $2,093,852 · management and general $542,208 · fundraising $25,330

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $159,171 · program services $102,422 · management and general $56,749

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,475 · management and general $166,475

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $90,000 · management and general $90,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,072,856 · program services $2,442,685 · management and general $604,640 · fundraising $25,531

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,416,564 · program services $1,737,311 · management and general $1,676,437 · fundraising $2,816

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $965,938 · program services $534,373 · management and general $419,897 · fundraising $11,668

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,231,379 · program services $2,228,897 · management and general $2,002,482

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,416,839 · program services $3,040,771 · management and general $5,374,631 · fundraising $1,437

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,129,139 · program services $776,290 · management and general $340,366 · fundraising $12,483

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,155,448 · program services $373,127 · management and general $686,728 · fundraising $95,593

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,442 · management and general $1,756 · fundraising $686

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,377,828 · program services $3,667,181 · management and general $568,518 · fundraising $142,129

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,118,320 · program services $89,440 · management and general $1,028,880

  • 24a · Other expenses: Seminar Expenses

    total $2,385,941 · program services $2,385,941

  • 24b · Other expenses: Student Life

    total $1,615,604 · program services $1,580,385 · management and general $35,219

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $950,220 · program services $950,220

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscription

    total $733,417 · program services $208,129 · management and general $525,288

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,671,073 · program services $2,521,876 · management and general $149,197 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,474,610 · end of year $27,743,057

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $205,000 · end of year $132,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,012,660 · end of year $9,856,221

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $726,226 · end of year $530,991

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,634,189 · end of year $2,498,849

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

    $85,887,912

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

    $31,772,775

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,261,233 · end of year $54,115,137

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $40,237,060 · end of year $46,702,650

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,179,749 · end of year $2,884,880

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,205,945 · end of year $19,872,976

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $168,965 · end of year $148,521

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,639,116 · end of year $2,182,669

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $114,816,701 · end of year $120,140,119

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,900,000 · end of year $2,120,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PARKER UNIVERSITY IS A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED PRIVATE UNIVERSITY THAT OFFERS CERTIFICATE, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE AND BUSINESS-RELATED FIELDS THROUGH MULTIPLE DELIVERY FORMATS AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THE UNIVERSITY ESPOUSES A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE. PARKER UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ITS DIVERSE POPULATION WITH SUPPORT SERVICES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PARKER UNIVERSITY IS A LEADING HEALTHCARE EDUCATOR, DEVELOPING SKILLED AND COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS IN CHIROPRACTIC, ALLIED HEALTH AND BUSINESS-RELATED FIELDS.

  • THE UNIVERSITY'S DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC PROGRAM IS BOTH RIGOROUS AND COMPREHENSIVE, LEVERAGING THE LATEST RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY AND FEATURING A RESEARCH FACILITY AND AN INTEGRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AT ONE OF ITS TWO PUBLIC CLINICS OR THROUGH OFFSITE INTERNSHIPS AT PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE PRACTICES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SKILLED PROFESSIONALS DEVOTED TO THE PRACTICE OF COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED AND EVIDENCE-BASED CARE.

    Expenses $30,656,882 · Grants $1,630,158 · Revenue $59,201,910

  • THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS CERTIFICATE, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN HEALTHCARE AND BUSINESS-RELATED FIELDS IN ITS COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND ITS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY. SUCH PROGRAMS FEATURE DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND OFFER MULTIPLE DELIVERY FORMATS.

    Expenses $20,034,014 · Grants $7,493,323 · Revenue $18,504,133

  • PARKER UNIVERSITY PROVIDES ETHICAL, WELL RESEARCHED, AND RELEVANT CONTINUING EDUCATION TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM OR AT ONE OF ITS VARIOUS SEMINARS HOSTED ANNUALLY IN DALLAS OR LAS VEGAS.

    Expenses $5,515,712 · Revenue $2,589,353

  • Synapse Management Services

    Expenses $2,625,573 · Revenue $2,178,300

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

Listed in Part VII

  • George Linscott

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Huston

    Assistant Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patrick Mahaffey

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Rosenbaum MD FAANS

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven W Brooks DC

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Wood DC

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dilhar De Silva

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gery Hochanadel PhD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph Seabrooks

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Oliver Smith Jr DC

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Harris

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean McKenna

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shelby Loughridge

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tony DeRamus

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vincent Scheffler DC CCSP

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donald L McNutt

    VP/Chief Operations Officer

    Total calculated
    $358,213
    From this org
    $303,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,369
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,164
    Bonus
    $34,000
    Other
    $680
    Deferred
    $16,892
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,477
    Filer's total
    $358,213
  • Jayne Moschella DC

    EVP/Provost

    Total calculated
    $405,106
    From this org
    $364,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,349
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $304,419
    Bonus
    $37,700
    Other
    $22,638
    Deferred
    $18,349
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,000
    Filer's total
    $405,106
  • William E Morgan DC

    President

    Total calculated
    $641,846
    From this org
    $584,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,587
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $486,981
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $47,278
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,787
    Filer's total
    $641,846
  • Christopher Michael Williams

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Total calculated
    $236,237
    From this org
    $210,932
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,305
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,502
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $430
    Deferred
    $12,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,143
    Filer's total
    $236,237
  • Jeanne Marie Reese

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $256,082
    From this org
    $208,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,714
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,584
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $12,784
    Deferred
    $12,131
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,583
    Filer's total
    $256,082
  • Patrick Bodnar

    Assistant Provost

    Total calculated
    $219,545
    From this org
    $172,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,865
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,006
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,674
    Deferred
    $10,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,006
    Filer's total
    $219,545
  • Rabia Bibi Khan

    Medical Neurologist

    Total calculated
    $381,325
    From this org
    $358,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,892
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $313,360
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $73
    Deferred
    $16,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,892
    Filer's total
    $381,325
  • Trevor Kyle Jones

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $233,501
    From this org
    $202,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,481
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,020
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,838
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,643
    Filer's total
    $233,501

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses
THE UNIVERSITY'S BYLAWS ESTABLISH THE SOLE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO DESIGN AND ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE PRESIDENT, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED A WRITTEN POLICY FOR THE GROSS UP OF BONUSES PAID TO EMPLOYEES.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST APPROVE BONUSES PAID TO THE PRESIDENT. PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES ARE PAID TO KEY EMPLOYEES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Benefits Provided to Individuals
THE UNIVERSITY DURING THE TAX YEAR GROSSED UP BONUSES PAID TO ITS EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LISTED PERSONS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BENEFITS AS INDICATED IN LINE 1A TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT WILLIAM MORGAN AS PART OF HIS TAXABLE COMPENSATION: HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND SPOUSAL TRAVEL.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
2 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541839349300214

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