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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,408,713
Total expenses
$18,895,715
Contributions and grants received
$6,619,095
Grants paid
$1,937,125
Program service revenue
$12,458,527
Investment income
$331,091
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$40,931,777
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,121,736
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,810,041
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,259,720
Management and general expenses
$3,635,995
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,259,720

Program services were 80.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,706,654

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,912,441

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEETINGS & SEMINARS

    total $10,707,378 · related or exempt $10,707,378

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBER DUES & ASSESSMENTS

    total $1,751,149 · related or exempt $1,751,149

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $331,091 · excluded $331,091

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,867,338 · program services $1,867,338

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $69,787 · program services $69,787

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,970,430 · program services $2,328,031 · management and general $642,399

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,458,297 · program services $4,273,354 · management and general $1,184,943

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $544,292 · program services $425,539 · management and general $118,753

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $651,843 · program services $519,649 · management and general $132,194

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $585,605 · program services $463,910 · management and general $121,695

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $64,474 · program services $12,512 · management and general $51,962

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,736 · program services -$287 · management and general $80,023

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $27,415 · management and general $27,415

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,394,955 · program services $2,365,724 · management and general $29,231

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $91,477 · program services $67,769 · management and general $23,708

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $296,206 · program services $123,887 · management and general $172,319

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $442,652 · program services $278,937 · management and general $163,715

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,021,360 · program services $7,745 · management and general $1,013,615

  • 17 · Travel

    total $756,099 · program services $705,384 · management and general $50,715

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,297,819 · program services $597,912 · management and general $699,907

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $154,969 · program services $121,579 · management and general $33,390

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $120,955 · program services $103,805 · management and general $17,150

  • 24b · Other expenses: OVERHEAD ALLOCATION

    total $6 · program services $927,145 · management and general -$927,139

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,068,544 · end of year $616,758

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,344,535 · end of year $15,033,832

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,047,795 · end of year $1,552,162

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $91,379 · end of year $131,395

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

    $2,303,090

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

    $288,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,169,859 · end of year $2,014,890

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $12,562,228 · end of year $11,343,318

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,976,191 · end of year $10,239,422

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,156,029 · end of year $1,257,185

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,535,340 · end of year $5,237,935

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,912,255 · end of year $13,626,616

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,435,195 · end of year $19,004,303

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,221,712 · end of year $1,805,738

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

APLU IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH, LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. THE ASSOCIATION'S OVERRIDING MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AS THEY PERFORM THEIR TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ROLES. APLU PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AFFECTING HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

APLU'S OVERRIDING MISSION IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.

  • FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES: THE COMMISSION ON FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES (CFERR) FOCUSES ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES RELATED TO AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, HUMAN SCIENCES, NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, AND VETERINARY MEDICINE IN THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. THE COMMISSION SEEKS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED FEDERAL RELATIONS PROGRAM AND FORMULATE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS IN HIGH-PRIORITY AREAS OF NATIONAL CONCERN.

    Expenses $3,898,170 · Grants $482,369 · Revenue $3,556,188

  • ACADEMIC AFFAIRS CONDUCTS STUDIES, ISSUES REPORTS, AND MAKES PRESENTATIONS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACADEMIC UNDERTAKINGS OF OUR MEMBERS. IN RECENT TIMES IT HAS DEVOTED SPECIAL ATTENTION TO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, INCLUDING ACCESS, COST, FINANCIAL AID, QUALITY, TIME TO DEGREE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND PROJECTS GROUP HAS CARRIED OUT A NUMBER OF PROJECTS RELATED TO PROVIDING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND CAPTURING MORE ACCURATE DATA (E.G., VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE). OTHER PROJECTS HAVE WORKED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE USE OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY LEARNING WHILE CONTAINING COSTS (PERSONALIZED LEARNING CONSORTIUM).

    Expenses $3,034,729 · Grants $499,357 · Revenue $94,227

  • RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STEM POLICY: THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND STEM POLICY'S MAJOR FOCUS IS THE SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHER IMPERATIVE, A LONG-TERM EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF WELL-QUALIFIED SCIENCE AND MATH TEACHERS.

    Expenses $2,370,067 · Grants $300,915 · Revenue $68,845

  • OFFICE OF URBAN INITIATIVES - THE OFFICE OF URBAN INITIATIVES' MAJOR FOCUS IS PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES LOCATED IN URBAN CENTERS WHICH PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ANCHORING THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CITIES, AND ADVANCING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELL-BEING OF CITY RESIDENT.

    Expenses $2,107,833 · Grants $389,388 · Revenue $6,148

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, DATA & ANALYTICS, ACCESS & SUCCESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $3,848,921 · Grants $265,096 · Revenue $8,733,119

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Blank

    CHAIR (TO 05/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gary May

    CHAIR (FROM 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kent Fuchs

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Waded Cruzado

    PAST-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Makola Abdullah

    CHAIR, COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joan Ferrini-Mundy

    SECRETARY, COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Wickert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Glynda Becker Fenter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roger Wakimoto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise Maybank

    DIRECTOR (TO 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samuel Caldwell

    DIRECTOR (FROM 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Noelle Cockett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taylor Eighmy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Coon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cinnamon Blair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Gabel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Paynter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Amiridis

    DIRECTOR (FROM 06/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Pruitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Havidan Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR (TO 05/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roy Wilson

    DIRECTOR (TO 05/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mun Choi

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin Meehan

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Nelsen

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Marks

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Sandoval

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Santa Ono

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M Peter McPherson

    PRESIDENT (TO 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $706,780
    From this org
    $661,944
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,836
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $348,890
    Bonus
    $204,202
    Other
    $108,852
    Deferred
    $30,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,379
    Filer's total
    $708,823
  • Mark Becker

    PRESIDENT (FROM 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $309,115
    From this org
    $289,309
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,806
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,639
    Bonus
    $23,329
    Other
    $58,341
    Deferred
    $18,958
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,155
    Filer's total
    $310,422
  • Varun Dhawan

    CFO, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $256,539
    From this org
    $219,486
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,053
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,453
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $33
    Deferred
    $22,397
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,869
    Filer's total
    $258,752
  • Jean Middleton

    CHIEF OF STAFF & SVP

    Total calculated
    $210,747
    From this org
    $178,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,561
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,973
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $1,213
    Deferred
    $17,954
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,596
    Filer's total
    $213,736
  • Doug Steele

    VP, FOOD AG NATURAL RESOURCE

    Total calculated
    $391,430
    From this org
    $339,020
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,410
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,402
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $3,618
    Deferred
    $30,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,767
    Filer's total
    $395,287
  • Bernard Mair

    SVP, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $300,675
    From this org
    $251,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,426
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,424
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $6,825
    Deferred
    $25,124
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,575
    Filer's total
    $303,948
  • Jeffrey Lieberson

    EVP & SVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $273,484
    From this org
    $215,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,919
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,950
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $615
    Deferred
    $22,783
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,336
    Filer's total
    $276,684
  • Howard Gobstein

    SVP, STEM ED & RESEARCH POLICY; SR. ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $260,703
    From this org
    $214,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,194
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,476
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $33
    Deferred
    $22,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,289
    Filer's total
    $262,957
  • Craig Lindwarm

    VP, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $236,888
    From this org
    $202,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,148
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,185
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $555
    Deferred
    $20,390
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,692
    Filer's total
    $239,822
  • Debbie Altenburg

    ASSOC VP, RESEARCH POLICY & GOV AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $208,585
    From this org
    $187,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,034
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,914
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $637
    Deferred
    $18,491
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,248
    Filer's total
    $211,290
  • Karen Vignare

    VP, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, EXEC DIR PLC

    Total calculated
    $216,784
    From this org
    $178,256
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,528
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,706
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $2,550
    Deferred
    $18,066
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,164
    Filer's total
    $219,486
  • Bernard Burrola

    VP, INT'L, COMMUNITY & ECON DEV

    Total calculated
    $200,896
    From this org
    $173,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,426
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,897
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $573
    Deferred
    $17,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,466
    Filer's total
    $203,450
  • Ashlie Prioleau

    VP, URBAN INITIATIVES (TO 09/22)

    Total calculated
    $180,623
    From this org
    $163,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,212
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,657
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $35,754
    Deferred
    $13,042
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,426
    Filer's total
    $181,879
  • Caroline Henney

    ECOP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TO 09/22)

    Total calculated
    $182,553
    From this org
    $164,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,774
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,859
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,920
    Deferred
    $16,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,134
    Filer's total
    $184,199

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
TAX GROSS-UPS (TAXABLE): HOWARD GOBSTEIN, JEAN MIDDLETON, VARUN DHAWAN, DOUGLAS STEELE, BERNARD MAIR, JEFFREY LIEBERSON, CRAIG LINDWARM, DEBORAH ALTENBURG, KAREN VIGNARE AND BERNARD BURROLA. HOUSING ALLOWANCE (TAXABLE): M. PETER MCPHERSON AND MARK BECKER CLUB DUES (TAXABLE): M. PETER MCPHERSON EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN GROSS-UP FOR GIFT CARDS AT YEAR-END
PART I, LINE 1B
REIMBURSEMENT AND PROVISION OF THE EXPENSES LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART 1, LINE 1A IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AS A PART OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS ON AN OVERALL PACKAGE FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT. AS SUCH, NO FORMAL POLICY EXISTS THAT MANDATES WHICH, IF ANY, OF THESE EXPENSES ARE REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED. THE COMMITTEE DOES CONSIDER THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES PROVIDED TO THE OTHER ASSOCIATIONS THAT COMPRISE THE "SIX," A GROUPING OF THE SIX MOST SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF WHICH APLU IS ONE.
PART I, LINE 4A
ASHLIE PRIOLEAU - SEVERANCE PAYMENT $28,388
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, AND ARE MERIT BASED TO RECOGNIZE STELLAR PERFORMANCE. THE BONUSES ARE DETERMINED USING THE FEEDBACK OF THE SUPERVISOR. FOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS, THE BONUS IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT USING PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, PORTFOLIO, AND SCOPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AS METRICS. PETER MCPHERSON, APLU'S PRESIDENT WHO RETIRED IN AUGUST 2022, WAS PAID $204,202 OF BONUS DEFERRED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303149349304215

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