Totals
- Total revenue
- $59,986,096
- Total expenses
- $62,117,519
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,024,494
- Grants paid
- $18,818,858
- Program service revenue
- $49,969,871
- Investment income
- $2,241,036
- Other revenue
- -$249,305
- Total assets, end of year
- $162,683,502
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $25,438,731
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $137,244,771
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $53,703,830
- Management and general expenses
- $7,772,606
- Fundraising expenses
- $641,083
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $53,703,830
Program services were 86.5% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$432,425
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1d · Related organizations
$497,757
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,711,302
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,383,010
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$76,582
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $38,319,387 · related or exempt $38,319,387
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2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY REVENUE
total $10,988,688 · related or exempt $10,988,688
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $661,796 · related or exempt $661,796
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3 · Investment income
total $2,142,374 · excluded $2,142,374
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5 · Royalties
total $14,921 · excluded $14,921
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6a · Gross rents
real property $65,979
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $215,303
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$149,324
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$149,324 · excluded -$149,324
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,402,716
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,282,707 · other assets $21,347
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $120,009 · other assets -$21,347
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $98,662 · excluded $98,662
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$3,675
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$432,425
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$118,577
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$114,902 · excluded -$114,902
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $18,818,858 · program services $18,818,858
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,418,278 · program services $410,398 · management and general $818,574 · fundraising $189,306
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $139,583 · program services $104,523 · management and general $28,475 · fundraising $6,585
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $15,892,040 · program services $14,090,301 · management and general $1,707,920 · fundraising $93,819
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $798,845 · program services $703,258 · management and general $87,559 · fundraising $8,028
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,138,685 · program services $1,180,087 · management and general $951,355 · fundraising $7,243
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,146,758 · program services $978,029 · management and general $148,319 · fundraising $20,410
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11b · Fees: legal
total $25,360 · management and general $25,360
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $105,784 · management and general $105,784
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $293,000 · management and general $293,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,617,581 · program services $201,466 · management and general $1,341,827 · fundraising $74,288
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $156,716 · program services $9,304 · management and general $67,412 · fundraising $80,000
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,945,261 · program services $2,661,272 · management and general $236,531 · fundraising $47,458
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14 · Information technology
total $407,688 · program services $373,413 · management and general $30,734 · fundraising $3,541
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,698,126 · program services $3,518,779 · management and general $123,449 · fundraising $55,898
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17 · Travel
total $1,825,105 · program services $1,735,039 · management and general $74,000 · fundraising $16,066
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20 · Interest
total $679,741 · program services $619,704 · management and general $53,835 · fundraising $6,202
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,533,513 · program services $3,221,421 · management and general $279,853 · fundraising $32,239
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23 · Insurance
total $1,437,075 · program services $38,456 · management and general $1,398,619
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24a · Other expenses: DINING SERVICES
total $3,335,471 · program services $3,335,471
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24b · Other expenses: STUDENT SERVICES
total $466,787 · program services $466,787
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24c · Other expenses: AUXILIARY SERVICES
total $448,142 · program services $448,142
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24d · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES
total $441,800 · program services $441,800
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24e · All other expenses
total $347,322 · program services $347,322
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $230,165 · end of year $288,457
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $818,832 · end of year $330,595
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $39,060 · end of year $31,435
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,546,646 · end of year $1,629,868
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $166,569 · end of year $186,240
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $649,135 · end of year $848,955
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$135,933,187
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$55,030,798
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $83,095,322 · end of year $80,902,389
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $17,939,674 · end of year $16,549,468
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $44,550,363 · end of year $47,773,400
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $13,284,205 · end of year $14,142,695
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,464,746 · end of year $2,650,614
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $3,481,530 · end of year $2,745,350
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $20,806,595 · end of year $19,366,987
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
end of year $450,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $382,627 · end of year $225,780
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $50,955,001 · end of year $50,092,388
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $84,229,472 · end of year $87,152,383
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (ETBU) WAS FOUNDED IN 1912 AS A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. AFFILIATED WITH THE BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS, ETBU EDUCATES STUDENTS BY INTEGRATING BIBLICAL FAITH AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP MIND, BODY AND SOUL THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PREPARE GRADUATES TO BE CHRISTIAN SERVANT LEADERS IN THEIR CALLING TO GOD AND HUMANITY. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON QUALITY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, FINE ARTS, AND BUSINESS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP AND TO PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SERVING STUDENTS OF VARIED AGES AND OF DIVERSE SOCIOECONOMIC, GEOGRAPHIC, CULTURAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS. WE AFFIRM THAT THE LIBERAL ARTS FORM THE SUREST FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND THAT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PROVIDES THE SUREST FOUNDATION FOR LIFE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ETBU IS A CHRIST-CENTERED UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE CHRISTIAN LEADERS.
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EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IS A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND ITS SERVICE IS THE INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS. THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS BY INTEGRATING BIBLICAL FAITH AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP MIND, BODY, AND SOUL THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO PREPARE GRADUATES TO BE CHRISTIAN SERVANT LEADERS IN THEIR CALLING TO GOD AND HUMANITY. FOR THE FALL 2024 SEMESTER, THE UNIVERSITY ENROLLED 1,663 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND 281 GRADUATE STUDENTS. ETBU STUDENTS HAVE THE CHOICE OF MULTIPLE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS, AND TWO DOCTORAL PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS, CHRISTIAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION AND PERFORMING ARTS, HUMANITIES, EDUCATION, NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, NURSING, PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, AND B.H. CARROLL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. WITH A STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO OF 15:1 AND AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF 20, STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION TAUGHT THROUGH A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW AND VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY COURSE CONTENT OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. DEDICATED FACULTY AND STAFF ARE HOLISTICALLY SHAPING ETBU TIGERS INTO CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS AND SERVANT LEADERS, EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST IN THEIR FUTURE VOCATIONS.
Expenses $53,703,830 · Grants $18,818,858 · Revenue $49,969,871
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Pamela CourseyPAMELA COURSEY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Mike ArnoldMIKE ARNOLD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Suzanne McWhorterSUZANNE MCWHORTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Rev James WebbREV JAMES WEBB
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Judge David AndersonJUDGE DAVID ANDERSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie BalfeKATIE BALFE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce BarnesBRUCE BARNES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason BellJASON BELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth BooneELIZABETH BOONE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sherry BustinSHERRY BUSTIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leon CarterLEON CARTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David ChadwickDAVID CHADWICK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Roy CottonDR ROY COTTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Belinda DennisBELINDA DENNIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Dm EdwardsDR DM EDWARDS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan HenrySUSAN HENRY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rev Leonard HornsbyREV LEONARD HORNSBY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angela HuffhinesANGELA HUFFHINES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tamiko JonesTAMIKO JONES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Diane LaneDR DIANE LANE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea LazenbyANDREA LAZENBY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leon LeachLEON LEACH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chip LuterCHIP LUTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hon Chris PaddieHON CHRIS PADDIE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary PeelerMARY PEELER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allison PeteetALLISON PETEET
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Ben G RaimerDR BEN G RAIMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda RinglerLINDA RINGLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kelli RichardsonKELLI RICHARDSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shannon SmithSHANNON SMITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea SpinneyANDREA SPINNEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melody ThompsonMELODY THOMPSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy TompkinsWENDY TOMPKINS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Kent WillisDR KENT WILLIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keith HillKEITH HILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rj CollinsRJ COLLINS
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patrick CombsPATRICK COMBS
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerry BensonJERRY BENSON
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glenn BickerdikeGLENN BICKERDIKE
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Tyrrel GrohmanDR TYRREL GROHMAN
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Cary HilliardDR CARY HILLIARD
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr David RitsemaDR DAVID RITSEMA
TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Blair BlackburnDR BLAIR BLACKBURN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $622,298
- From this org
- $562,555
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $59,743
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $444,350
- Bonus
- $115,883
- Other
- $2,322
- Deferred
- $41,707
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,036
- Filer's total
- $622,298
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Dr Thomas SandersDR THOMAS SANDERS
SECRETARY/PROVOST/VP FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $222,842
- From this org
- $190,672
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,170
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $166,113
- Bonus
- $13,500
- Other
- $11,059
- Deferred
- $15,592
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,578
- Filer's total
- $222,842
-
Joanna HammondJOANNA HAMMOND
VP FIN. AFFAIRS/CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $145,234
- From this org
- $105,730
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,504
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Ryan ErwinRYAN ERWIN
SENIOR VP FOR CAMPUS LIFE
- Total calculated
- $203,243
- From this org
- $175,412
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,831
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,185
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $5,227
- Deferred
- $14,251
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,580
- Filer's total
- $203,243
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Dr Scott BryantDR SCOTT BRYANT
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $185,218
- From this org
- $154,208
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,010
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,640
- Bonus
- $500
- Other
- $1,068
- Deferred
- $18,630
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,380
- Filer's total
- $185,218
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Chris CrawfordCHRIS CRAWFORD
AVP OPERATIONS/SOCCER COACH
- Total calculated
- $151,865
- From this org
- $128,179
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,686
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $97,043
- Bonus
- $500
- Other
- $30,636
- Deferred
- $10,486
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,200
- Filer's total
- $151,865
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Dr Colleen HalupaDR COLLEEN HALUPA
DEAN OF ONLINE EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $129,591
- From this org
- $119,078
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,513
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Lee S FergusonLEE S FERGUSON
FORMER CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $129,339
- From this org
- $102,637
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,702
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Dr Marty WarrenDR MARTY WARREN
DEAN OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $126,334
- From this org
- $106,710
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,624
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Dr Grace FantDR GRACE FANT
DEAN/PROFESSOR
- Total calculated
- $119,100
- From this org
- $104,145
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,955
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AS A CONVENIENCE TO THE UNIVERSITY, THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED A HOME ON UNIVERSITY GROUNDS. THESE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED AS NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ACCORDINGLY. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PROVIDES GROUNDS CARE AND HOUSEKEEPING FOR THE HOME SINCE THE PRESIDENT HOSTS FUNCTIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY AT HIS HOME. THE HOME IS PROVIDED AS A NONTAXABLE BENEFIT TO THE PRESIDENT BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED IN HIS CONTRACT AND HE RESIDES THERE FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY. THESE BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED AS NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ACCORDINGLY.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED 457(F) PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS OF $75,000 WHICH WAS NOT TAXABLE.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES DISCRETIONARY BONUS COMPENSATION THAT IS DETERMINED BASED ON PERFORMANCE-BASED GOALS ACHIEVED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. DISCRETIONARY BONUS COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT BASED ON PERFORMANCE.
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.
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BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS
501(C)(3) · CONVENTION OF CHURCHES · TX
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501(C)(3) · INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · TX
Directly controlled by BAPTIST GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS (10)
HOLD ASSETS & REMIT INCOME TO UNIVERSITY · TX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
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PERPETUAL TRUSTS (57)
HOLD ASSETS & REMIT INCOME TO UNIVERSITY · TX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202621059349300232
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