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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$74,550,409
Total expenses
$58,628,842
Contributions and grants received
$10,090,746
Grants paid
$17,464,574
Program service revenue
$55,128,919
Investment income
$9,198,357
Other revenue
$132,387
Total assets, end of year
$133,610,054
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,093,746
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$108,516,308
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$53,136,678
Management and general expenses
$4,824,721
Fundraising expenses
$667,443
Program service expenses (Part III)
$53,136,678

Program services were 90.6% 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

    $72,285

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $468,245

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,550,216

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $90,578

  • 2a · Program service revenue: STUDENT TUITION AND FEES

    total $47,848,154 · related or exempt $47,848,154

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILARY SERVICES

    total $7,280,765 · related or exempt $6,989,512 · unrelated business $291,253

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,171,666 · unrelated business $40,799 · excluded $1,130,867

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $30,848,273

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

    securities $22,785,353 · other assets $36,229

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,062,920 · other assets -$36,229

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,026,691 · excluded $8,026,691

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $12,527

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

    $72,285

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,431

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,904 · excluded -$21,904

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $39,097

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $39,097 · excluded $39,097

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $115,194 · related or exempt $115,194

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $115,194

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $17,464,574 · program services $17,464,574

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $474,187 · program services $403,059 · management and general $61,644 · fundraising $9,484

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $15,461,708 · program services $13,142,452 · management and general $2,010,022 · fundraising $309,234

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $599,816 · program services $509,844 · management and general $77,976 · fundraising $11,996

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,072,467 · program services $1,761,597 · management and general $269,421 · fundraising $41,449

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,163,248 · program services $988,761 · management and general $151,222 · fundraising $23,265

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $108,679 · management and general $108,679

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $115,370 · management and general $115,370

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $169,673 · management and general $169,673

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $921,114 · program services $782,947 · management and general $119,745 · fundraising $18,422

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,839,151 · program services $4,113,278 · management and general $629,090 · fundraising $96,783

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,619,752 · program services $2,226,789 · management and general $340,568 · fundraising $52,395

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,828,446 · program services $2,404,179 · management and general $367,698 · fundraising $56,569

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,048,160 · program services $1,740,936 · management and general $266,261 · fundraising $40,963

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $344,149 · program services $292,527 · management and general $44,739 · fundraising $6,883

  • 20 · Interest

    total $547,475 · program services $547,475

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,475,304 · program services $2,475,304

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $617,417 · program services $524,804 · management and general $92,613

  • 24a · Other expenses: DINING SERVICES

    total $2,386,116 · program services $2,386,116

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $1,384,898 · program services $1,384,898

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total -$12,862 · program services -$12,862

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $1,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,601,476 · end of year $18,314,090

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,455,031 · end of year $8,477,997

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,333,262 · end of year $5,696,932

  • 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 $168,570 · end of year $95,417

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $18,196 · end of year $21,176

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,152,502 · end of year $1,087,768

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

    $119,652,924

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

    $60,201,099

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $54,433,445 · end of year $59,451,825

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,930,244 · end of year $37,075,533

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $204,808 · end of year $1,773,958

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,842,656 · end of year $1,614,358

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,229,392 · end of year $4,041,331

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,427,281 · end of year $1,788,877

  • 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 $17,644,513 · end of year $16,838,928

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,776,398 · end of year $2,424,610

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $61,767,688 · end of year $64,284,333

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,297,418 · end of year $44,231,975

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY IS A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS DISTINGUISHED BY OUR LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT IN THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF THE LIBERAL ARTS, TOTAL COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST AS THE PERSPECTIVE FOR LEARNING AND CRITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY PROVIDES POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO OVER 2,441 STUDENTS, GRANTING BA, BS, MA ,MS, and DNP DEGREES.

  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY IS A CHRISTIAN INSTITUTION SERVING OVER 2,441 STUDENTS. ALL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES ARE RELATED TO INSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, STUDENT AND AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO STUDY AT OUR MAIN CAMPUS OR THROUGH OUR ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Expenses $53,136,678 · Grants $17,464,574 · Revenue $55,244,113

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Debra McKenna Blews

    Secretary-Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Greg Bontrager

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related
  • Robert Gould

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Abdu Murray

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amber Wright

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Babbie Mason

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daryl Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Page

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Kendall

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Don Walker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Douglas Matthews

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Lamoreaux

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jennifer Boss Mainka

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Mol

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ken Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Lori Ormston Roberts

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Paul Bucholz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Richard Townley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ron Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Todd Tibbits

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brent Ellis

    President

    Total calculated
    $362,818
    From this org
    $326,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,752
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,208
    Bonus
    $28,304
    Other
    $5,554
    Deferred
    $18,144
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,608
    Filer's total
    $362,818
  • Dawn Schnitkey

    VP of Finance & Administration (Left 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $111,369
    From this org
    $92,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,007
    Hours/week
    50
  • Carol Green

    Provost/CAO

    Total calculated
    $168,367
    From this org
    $145,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,487
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,880
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,937
    Filer's total
    $168,367
  • Doug Wilcoxson

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $160,595
    From this org
    $134,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,371
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,162
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,062
    Deferred
    $8,320
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,051
    Filer's total
    $160,595
  • Marla Sanford

    VP for Enrollment and Marketing

    Total calculated
    $131,287
    From this org
    $107,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,607
    Hours/week
    50
  • Randall Melton

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $148,795
    From this org
    $123,631
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,164
    Hours/week
    50

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
  • 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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 I, Line 1a Travel for companions
THE SPOUSE OF THE VP OF ADVANCEMENT/EXECUTIVE VP OCCASIONALLY TRAVELS WITH THE ADVANCEMENT TEAM TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT DONOR/BUSINESS EVENTS AND AS SUCH, RELATED TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE TREATED AS NONTAXABLE ITEMS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN A UNIVERSITY OWNED HOUSE. THE HOUSING IS NONTAXABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, THE HOME IS LOCATED ON CAMPUS, AND THE HOME IS USED FOR BUSINESS EVENTS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ARE PROVIDED A COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIP BY THE UNIVERSITY. EMPLOYEES ARE TAXED FOR PERSONAL USE OF THE DUES.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Personal services
THE PRESIDENT RESIDES IN A UNIVERSITY OWNED HOUSE AND WEEKLY CLEANING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE HOME. SERVICES ARE NONTAXABLE DUE TO THE FACT THE HOME IS LOCATED ON CAMPUS AND IS USED FOR BUSINESS EVENTS.

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
2024
Filed
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601059349300905

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