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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MEREDITH COLLEGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$85,911,155
Total expenses
$86,801,715
Contributions and grants received
$15,772,634
Grants paid
$30,878,150
Program service revenue
$68,392,393
Investment income
$1,750,548
Other revenue
-$4,420
Total assets, end of year
$213,016,312
Total liabilities, end of year
$58,277,765
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$154,738,547
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$73,466,545
Management and general expenses
$11,215,840
Fundraising expenses
$2,119,330
Program service expenses (Part III)
$73,466,545

Program services were 84.6% 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

    $113,863

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,141,554

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,517,217

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,235,080

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $58,921,702 · related or exempt $58,921,702

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING, DINING & OTHER

    total $8,015,395 · related or exempt $8,015,395

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS & OTHER FEES

    total $1,455,296 · related or exempt $1,455,296

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,315,874 · unrelated business -$6,109 · excluded $1,321,983

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $23,384,679

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

    securities $22,872,705 · other assets $77,300

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $511,974 · other assets -$77,300

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $434,674 · excluded $434,674

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $22,416

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

    $113,863

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $26,836

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,420 · excluded -$4,420

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,878,150 · program services $30,878,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,391,542 · program services $428,968 · management and general $751,947 · fundraising $210,627

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $25,447,627 · program services $19,561,585 · management and general $4,671,618 · fundraising $1,214,424

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,207,983 · program services $891,415 · management and general $258,920 · fundraising $57,648

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,495,282 · program services $2,560,982 · management and general $768,500 · fundraising $165,800

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,960,738 · program services $1,446,901 · management and general $420,266 · fundraising $93,571

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $116,867 · management and general $116,867

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $405,186 · management and general $405,186

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,107,063 · program services $845,229 · management and general $261,834

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $511,027 · program services $185,578 · management and general $204,919 · fundraising $120,530

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $433 · program services $433

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,785,017 · program services $2,617,916 · management and general $167,101

  • 17 · Travel

    total $316,474 · program services $246,843 · management and general $9,017 · fundraising $60,614

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,912,788 · program services $1,798,021 · management and general $114,767

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,736,498 · program services $2,572,308 · management and general $164,190

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $498,463 · program services $9,377 · management and general $489,086

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXPENDITURES OF RESTRIC

    total $5,529,315 · program services $5,529,315

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE

    total $2,048,636 · program services $2,048,636

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,424,918 · program services $1,171,893 · management and general $253,025

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $775,150 · program services $367,778 · management and general $407,218 · fundraising $154

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,252,558 · program services $305,217 · management and general $1,751,379 · fundraising $195,962

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,306 · end of year $1,300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,430,463 · end of year $17,734,424

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,971,754 · end of year $4,426,758

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,549,586 · end of year $1,210,908

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $122,389 · end of year $161,189

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,337 · end of year $386,497

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

    $159,734,438

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

    $100,344,422

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $59,736,180 · end of year $59,390,016

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $80,050,842 · end of year $86,854,196

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $44,430,338 · end of year $42,438,067

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $934,200 · end of year $412,957

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,426,725 · end of year $3,646,203

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,645,506 · end of year $943,667

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $42,321,307 · end of year $40,559,674

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $255,922 · end of year $163,845

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,725,000 · end of year $2,625,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,691,963 · end of year $10,339,376

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,233,386 · end of year $24,580,148

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $124,977,586 · end of year $130,158,399

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MEREDITH COLLEGE, GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMITTED TO PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION, EDUCATES AND INSPIRES STUDENTS TO LIVE WITH INTEGRITY AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOUNDED IN 1891, MEREDITH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST WOMEN'S COLLEGES IN THE SOUTHEAST. MEREDITH OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN. AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL, MEREDITH OFFERS CO-EDUCATIONAL MBA, M.A.T., M.ED., M.S. IN NUTRITION, M.A. IN I-O PSYCHOLOGY, M.A. IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, AND M.A. IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS. POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS INCLUDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DIGITAL MEDIA, DIETETICS, PARALEGAL, AND PRE-HEALTH.

  • MEREDITH COLLEGE CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DISCOVER WHAT MAKES THEM STRONG, BUILD ON THOSE STRENGTHS, AND PREPARE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD. WITH MORE THAN 90 MAJORS AND MINORS, OVER 30 GRADUATE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND STRONGPOINTS, A POWERFUL STRENGTHS-FOCUSED PERSONAL COACHING INITIATIVE, IT'S NO WONDER U.S. NEWS, THE PRINCETON REVIEW, AND NICHE HAVE ALL NAMED MEREDITH A "BEST COLLEGE."

    Expenses $65,200,980 · Grants $29,556,163 · Revenue $58,921,702

  • AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: THE COLLEGE PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, BUILD COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF STUDENT LIFE. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, APARTMENTS, DINING, CAMPUS STORE AND MAIL SERVICES.

    Expenses $8,265,565 · Grants $1,321,987 · Revenue $9,470,691

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Yvette Brown

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Royal

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Leith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Tripplett Beam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Branch Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lena Epps Brooker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Lee Canipe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patty Cease

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrienne Cole

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Crouch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Oakley Fox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ella Frantz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jena Gallagher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Gaynor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alma Ammons Hoffmann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Holmes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda Hughes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Lowery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenn Mann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Stanley McNeill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Quintala Parham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Parker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Poole

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Rolfe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire Slaughter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Silda Wall Spitzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Stuber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fran Teter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Thagard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Tillman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Urquhart

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr David Warren

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Jo Allen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $407,623
    From this org
    $365,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,555
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $358,972
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,096
    Deferred
    $33,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,305
    Filer's total
    $407,623
  • N Jean Jackson

    VP COLLEGE PROGAMS

    Total calculated
    $214,488
    From this org
    $198,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,110
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,282
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $6,096
    Deferred
    $9,581
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,529
    Filer's total
    $214,488
  • Tammi Jackson

    VP FOR BUS/FIN

    Total calculated
    $199,335
    From this org
    $182,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,076
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,259
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,925
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,151
    Filer's total
    $199,335
  • K Eaves McLennan

    VP MARKETING/COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $144,989
    From this org
    $130,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,266
    Hours/week
    40
  • Matthew Poslusny

    SENIOR VP & PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $214,480
    From this org
    $198,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,078
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,338
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $2,064
    Deferred
    $10,399
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,679
    Filer's total
    $214,480
  • Charles Barton

    VP INST ADV

    Total calculated
    $210,627
    From this org
    $200,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,419
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,505
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $8,703
    Deferred
    $9,463
    Nontaxable benefits
    $956
    Filer's total
    $210,627
  • Kimberly Burke

    DEAN

    Total calculated
    $207,298
    From this org
    $190,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,807
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,427
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,064
    Deferred
    $9,945
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,862
    Filer's total
    $207,298
  • Jeffrey Howlett

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $170,620
    From this org
    $155,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,170
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,786
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $664
    Deferred
    $8,367
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,803
    Filer's total
    $170,620
  • Kristie Ogilvie

    DEAN/PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $159,284
    From this org
    $155,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,221
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,777
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $286
    Deferred
    $3,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $471
    Filer's total
    $159,284
  • Elizabeth Wolfinger

    DEAN

    Total calculated
    $159,966
    From this org
    $151,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,378
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,911
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,677
    Deferred
    $7,496
    Nontaxable benefits
    $882
    Filer's total
    $159,966
  • Bing Yu

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $154,172
    From this org
    $140,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,983
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,404
    Deferred
    $6,428
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,357
    Filer's total
    $154,172

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH A RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE AS WELL AS HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE SO THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN PERFORM ESSENTIAL SCHOOL BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE HOME. THIS RESIDENCE IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE IN HAVING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT EFFICIENTLY DISCHARGED AND AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE. FOR THE BENEFIT AND CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE, THE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE SHALL BE AVAILABLE, AND SHALL BE USED, FOR COLLEGE-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT ON A REGULAR AND CONTINUING BASIS. THE APPROXIMATE RENTAL VALUE OF THE HOME IS $3,500 PER MONTH. THESE ARE TREATED AS NONTAXABLE BENEFITS.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES FOR THE EXECUTIVE TEAM WERE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND SHARED WITH THE BOT BASED ON HOW MUCH EXTRA TIME THEY WORKED ON PANDEMIC EFFORTS AND RELATED ISSUES. ALL EMPLOYEES WHO WERE EMPLOYED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC RECEIVED A BONUS WITH THE AMOUNT DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY WERE EMPLOYED ON A FULL OR PART TIME BASIS.

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.

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.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (4)

    T · INVESTMENT · NC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420969349300007

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