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← SAMFORD UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAMFORD UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$370,563,617
Total expenses
$328,214,939
Contributions and grants received
$62,588,453
Grants paid
$103,441,935
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$290,236,154
Management and general expenses
$33,757,126
Fundraising expenses
$4,221,659
Program service expenses (Part III)
$290,236,154

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew B Cundiff

    Vice Chair/Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent M Fielder

    Assistant Secretary/Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Karon O Bowdre

    Chairman/Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sherri Foyt

    Secretary/Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Long MD

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amy Allen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy D Birchfield

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Thorne Stukes

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian George

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan L Kelly

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cecelia A Walker

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles W Lancaster

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Charles T Carter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie K Jenkins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie M Collier

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Kirkland

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda H Bachus

    Trustee (term ended September 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marlene M Reed

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mechelle S Wilder

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael P Dunn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter J Clemens IV

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel C Wachter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Danny Wood

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Jay L Wolf

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev John E King Jr

    Trustee (term ended September 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev John L Cantelow III

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rev Randy Gunter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rhega Gordon

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Holmes Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ronald L Watkins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • S Earl Dove

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon D Stuart

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheri P McKean

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Vinyard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Hales Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy C Davis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracey Morant Adams

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Verne Bragg

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Victor E Nichol Jr

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Randall Pittman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William J Stevens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yvette M Richardson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zeke W Smith

    Trustee (term ended September 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beck A Taylor

    President

    Total calculated
    $750,671
    From this org
    $561,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $189,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $537,544
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $23,504
    Deferred
    $108,577
    Nontaxable benefits
    $81,046
    Filer's total
    $750,671

  • Colin M Coyne

    Vice President for Finance, Business Affairs and Strategy

    Total calculated
    $351,167
    From this org
    $301,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,446
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,815
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,906
    Deferred
    $24,434
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,012
    Filer's total
    $351,167

  • David Cimbora

    Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (effective 7/1/2024)

    Total calculated
    $209,077
    From this org
    $190,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,803
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,422
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $47,852
    Deferred
    $3,712
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,091
    Filer's total
    $209,077

  • Elizabeth B Holloway

    Vice President for Advancement and Marketing

    Total calculated
    $338,536
    From this org
    $291,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,954
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,088
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,494
    Deferred
    $23,480
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,474
    Filer's total
    $338,536

  • Jason E Black

    Vice President for Enrollment Management

    Total calculated
    $313,877
    From this org
    $268,797
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,453
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,344
    Deferred
    $21,297
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,783
    Filer's total
    $313,877

  • Joseph Jody H Hunt

    General Counsel and Vice President for Government Affairs

    Total calculated
    $284,588
    From this org
    $250,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,892
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,340
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,356
    Deferred
    $10,109
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,783
    Filer's total
    $284,588

  • R Philip Kimrey

    Vice President for Student Affairs

    Total calculated
    $311,522
    From this org
    $267,169
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,353
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,383
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $9,786
    Deferred
    $21,173
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,180
    Filer's total
    $311,522

  • Lisa C Imbragulio

    Chief Investment Officer

    Total calculated
    $270,090
    From this org
    $191,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $78,329
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,545
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,216
    Deferred
    $15,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,650
    Filer's total
    $270,090

  • Charles Martin Newton Jr

    Director of Athletics

    Total calculated
    $343,769
    From this org
    $299,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,119
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,658
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $34,992
    Deferred
    $22,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,790
    Filer's total
    $343,769

  • Christopher M Hatcher

    Head Coach, Football

    Total calculated
    $323,347
    From this org
    $277,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,978
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,135
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18,234
    Deferred
    $22,504
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,474
    Filer's total
    $323,347

  • Henry Bucky W McMillan

    Head Coach, Basketball (term 4/30/2025)

    Total calculated
    $675,067
    From this org
    $638,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,562
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $572,912
    Bonus
    $58,333
    Other
    $7,260
    Deferred
    $26,434
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,128
    Filer's total
    $675,067

  • James Finch

    Professor

    Total calculated
    $314,897
    From this org
    $271,735
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,162
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,353
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,382
    Deferred
    $21,542
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,620
    Filer's total
    $314,897

  • Ryan B Hudson

    Dean, Cumberland School of Law

    Total calculated
    $366,436
    From this org
    $326,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,018
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,428
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $990
    Deferred
    $16,544
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,474
    Filer's total
    $366,436

  • James Michael Hardin

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $348,111
    From this org
    $201,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $146,519
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,866
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,726
    Deferred
    $71,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $74,894
    Filer's total
    $348,111

  • Michael A Crouch

    FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $316,909
    From this org
    $268,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,712
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,359
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,838
    Deferred
    $21,929
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,783
    Filer's total
    $316,909

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 — 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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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 First Lady of the University often travels with the President for University business. She serves as executive director of Samford's Legacy League, an auxiliary volunteer organization that promotes advocacy for the University and raises scholarship funds. These benefits are not included in taxable compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
The University maintains a residence where the President resides as part of his condition of employment. The residence is used for various business functions. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 119(d), the value of the qualified housing furnished to the president is excluded from income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Health or social club dues or initiation fees
The University provides social club dues and fees to 3 of its officers and highest compensated employees. The officers and highest compensated employees use the clubs to host University events. The value of the dues is treated as taxable compensation.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Personal services
Housekeeping services at the President's home are provided by a housekeeper who is an employee of the University. These services are considered necessary given the number of University events held at the President's home, and the fact that all areas are open and available for viewing during these events. These services fall within the IRC Section 119(d) exclusion and therefore are excluded from income.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
The University and the president entered into a 457(f) deferred compensation agreement effective March 15, 2022. All amounts elected to be set aside remain the sole property of the University until paid per this agreement. The University contributed $86,700 during 2024, which is included in the amount reported on Schedule J, Part II, Column C.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(i) Base compensation
James Michael Hardin, Provost and Vice President, is an ordained minister and is eligible to claim a nontaxable ministerial benefit. As a result, his W-2, Box 1 reportable compensation excludes certain nontaxable benefits such as a nontaxable ministerial allowance and 403(b)/457 employee deferrals. These nontaxable benefits are reported on Schedule J, columns C and D. For comparison purposes, if he were not an ordained minister, his compensation would be reported as follows on Schedule J: B(i) $292,371, B(iii) $6,726, C $24,119, D $24,895 and E $348,111. Note there is no difference in the total compensation reported in Column E. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Columns D and F would also reflect these reporting differences, however the amount reported in total does not change.

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

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
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202621209349301807

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