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← SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$135,510,469
Total expenses
$133,708,045
Contributions and grants received
$7,939,079
Grants paid
$44,120,553
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$120,258,415
Management and general expenses
$11,261,537
Fundraising expenses
$2,188,093
Program service expenses (Part III)
$120,258,415

Program services were 89.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • DR KENT INGLE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $729,189
    From this org
    $536,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $192,482
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $355,248
    Bonus
    $46,412
    Other
    $135,047
    Deferred
    $51,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $140,504
    Filer's total
    $729,189

  • ABNER ADORNO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUGLAS WITHERUP

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GABRIEL SALGUERO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $20,000
    From this org
    $20,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JEFFERY PORTMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN JORDAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN WOOTTON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUDY RACHELS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENNETH DRAUGHON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUKE BARNETT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK BATTERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $3,000
    From this org
    $3,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK JAKELSKY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATT POTTER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAY RACHELS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICARDO ORSINI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT SANDLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROGER ARCHER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT WILLIAMS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE MASON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERRY RABURN

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERRY ROBERTS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,250
    From this org
    $2,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOMMY BARNETT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • WAYNE BLACKBURN

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR J CHRIS OWEN

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $452,473
    From this org
    $344,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $107,741
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,762
    Bonus
    $22,407
    Other
    $56,563
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $107,741
    Filer's total
    $452,473

  • PHILLIP SCHMITT

    VP FINANCE/CFO

    Total calculated
    $262,217
    From this org
    $220,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,985
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,462
    Bonus
    $14,770
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,382
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,603
    Filer's total
    $262,217

  • DR BETHANY THOMAS

    VP STUDENT DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $226,690
    From this org
    $201,641
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,784
    Bonus
    $14,857
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,649
    Filer's total
    $226,690

  • DR MEGHAN L GRIFFIN

    PROVOST/CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $303,752
    From this org
    $213,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $90,483
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,269
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,382
    Nontaxable benefits
    $84,101
    Filer's total
    $303,752

  • DENNIS ROSS

    PROFESSOR, POLITICAL SCIENCE

    Total calculated
    $219,330
    From this org
    $193,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,465
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,715
    Bonus
    $150
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,226
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,239
    Filer's total
    $219,330

  • DR CODY LLOYD

    VP FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $234,259
    From this org
    $208,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,457
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,420
    Bonus
    $12,382
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,803
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,654
    Filer's total
    $234,259

  • DR MICHAEL STEINER

    VP OF INNOVATION

    Total calculated
    $224,478
    From this org
    $191,520
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,958
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,127
    Bonus
    $12,393
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,921
    Filer's total
    $224,478

  • JUSTIN LATHROP

    VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $272,547
    From this org
    $170,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $102,046
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,016
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $15,485
    Deferred
    $6,226
    Nontaxable benefits
    $95,820
    Filer's total
    $272,547

  • ROY ROWLAND IV

    VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $185,190
    From this org
    $182,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,418
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,772
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,418
    Filer's total
    $185,190

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
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Housing allowance or residence for personal use
PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 107, MINISTERIAL HOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PROVIDED FOR QUALIFYING MINISTERIAL EMPLOYEES. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE UNIVERSITY PAID A NONTAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE TO DR. KENT INGLE, DR. J. CHRIS OWEN, DR. MEGHAN GRIFFIN AND JUSTIN LATHROP.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b Written policy regarding payment or reimbursement of expenses
THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS A WRITTEN POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND HEALTH CLUB DUES. THERE IS NOT A FORMAL WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPOUSAL TRAVEL, BUT THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN VERBALLY DISCUSSED WITH THOSE THAT USE THIS BENEFIT FOR BONA-FIDE BUSINESS PURPOSES.

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
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511049349301246

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