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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DRURY UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$90,602,921
Total expenses
$90,242,621
Contributions and grants received
$9,848,566
Grants paid
$33,889,661
Program service revenue
$73,494,314
Investment income
$5,047,882
Other revenue
$2,212,159
Total assets, end of year
$205,246,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,690,717
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$148,556,107
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$74,978,776
Management and general expenses
$13,678,700
Fundraising expenses
$1,585,145
Program service expenses (Part III)
$74,978,776

Program services were 83.1% 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

    $44,280

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $574,048

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,230,238

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,838,085

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Student Tuition and Fees

    total $62,112,453 · related or exempt $62,112,453

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Auxiliary Enterprises

    total $10,017,546 · related or exempt $10,017,546

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Other Program Revenue

    total $1,364,315 · related or exempt $1,364,315

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,327,460 · unrelated business -$26,299 · excluded $5,353,759

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $38,631

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $38,631 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $38,631 · excluded $38,631

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $31,729,431

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

    securities $32,009,009

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$279,578 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$279,578 · excluded -$279,578

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,105

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

    $44,280

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $33,620

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$5,515 · excluded -$5,515

  • 11a · Other revenue: INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION GAIN

    total $2,179,043 · excluded $2,179,043

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,179,043

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $33,889,661 · program services $33,889,661

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,397,368 · program services $644,223 · management and general $753,145

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $24,324,961 · program services $20,917,442 · management and general $2,260,722 · fundraising $1,146,797

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $534,136 · program services $463,687 · management and general $44,757 · fundraising $25,692

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,101,048 · program services $1,822,339 · management and general $177,919 · fundraising $100,790

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,732,033 · program services $1,456,580 · management and general $197,683 · fundraising $77,770

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $231,003 · management and general $231,003

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $220,292 · management and general $220,292

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $123,799 · fundraising $123,799

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,719,535 · program services $1,533,332 · management and general $186,203 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $503,041 · program services $124,615 · management and general $359,930 · fundraising $18,496

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,412,539 · program services $1,614,848 · management and general $1,769,402 · fundraising $28,289

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,382,092 · program services $185,551 · management and general $1,196,541

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,454,558 · program services $829,613 · management and general $2,623,885 · fundraising $1,060

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,561,620 · program services $2,430,925 · management and general $68,366 · fundraising $62,329

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,345,666 · management and general $1,345,666

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,439,361 · program services $5,451,427 · management and general $987,934

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,452,352 · program services $260,350 · management and general $1,192,002

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUXILIARY

    total $2,482,089 · program services $2,482,089 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE

    total $736,794 · program services $724,111 · management and general $12,560 · fundraising $123

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $161,115 · program services $147,983 · management and general $13,132 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $37,558 · program services $0 · management and general $37,558 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,594,080 · end of year $5,214,561

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,376,919 · end of year $17,352,245

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,232,371 · end of year $5,538,383

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $229,832 · end of year $148,401

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $114,024 · end of year $78,007

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $176,283 · end of year $153,878

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $880,409 · end of year $1,085,421

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

    $188,373,616

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

    $93,538,981

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $93,708,599 · end of year $94,834,635

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $22,455,050 · end of year $20,211,355

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $44,001,177 · end of year $40,387,995

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $18,383,122 · end of year $20,241,943

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,374,094 · end of year $3,973,609

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,817,753 · end of year $3,579,467

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $25,088,981 · end of year $24,109,135

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,919,303 · end of year $18,864,675

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $448,333 · end of year $412,935

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,721,379 · end of year $5,750,896

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $63,481,786 · end of year $65,250,245

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $84,300,237 · end of year $83,305,862

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Drury University is an independent university, church-related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning. (Continued on Schedule O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

Drury University is an independent university, church-related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning.

  • Scholarships and Financial Aid: Drury is committed to providing a quality education with lifelong value at an affordable cost. More than 90% of Drury students receive financial aid.

    Expenses $33,889,661 · Grants $33,889,661

  • Instruction: Activities that are part of Drury University's program of instruction that combine professional training with liberal arts education. More than 50 majors are offered to Drury's approximate 1400 full time students as well as approximately 800 students enrolled in evening, online, and graduate programs.

    Expenses $26,079,261 · Revenue $63,476,768

  • Auxiliary Enterprises: Activities incurred to provide goods and services to students, faculty and staff and for which fees are charged to cover the approximate costs of the good or service. Includes student housing and food services as the largest components, with Intercollegiate Athletics and other self supporting activities.

    Expenses $15,009,854 · Revenue $10,017,546

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Isaac Cody

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rita Baron

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES - VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Walter George III

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES - CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • William Hart

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES - SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beth Pile

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bill Ricketts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carrie McLiney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Ragain

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Curtis Dinan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Argueta

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Derek Cozzens

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diana Bugg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gail Fredrick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gorm Tuxen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jack Delo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jan Baumgartner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Brite

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Jenkins

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeana McFerron-Berron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Mahaffey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Cooper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kit Sechler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kris Anderson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Louis Griesemer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Walker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Phil Caster

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rick Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rob Dickerson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ronald Neville

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephanie Red

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Edwards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Seibert

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Terry Reynolds

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Prater

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas Stout

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Reese

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Cray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Trent Webb

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Jones

    EVP GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF OF STAFF/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,295
    From this org
    $157,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,742
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,241
    Deferred
    $5,106
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,206
    Filer's total
    $182,295
  • Beth Harville

    EVP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $203,342
    From this org
    $188,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,978
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,364
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,278
    Filer's total
    $203,342
  • Deborah O'Neal

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $112,637
    From this org
    $100,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,637
    Hours/week
    40
  • James Wayne Chipman

    SR VP MAJOR GIFTS AND PLANNED GIVING

    Total calculated
    $206,243
    From this org
    $181,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,741
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,502
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,778
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,963
    Filer's total
    $206,243
  • Jeffrey Frederick

    PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

    Total calculated
    $226,046
    From this org
    $179,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,684
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,362
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,513
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,171
    Filer's total
    $226,046
  • Kevin Kropf

    EVP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $176,801
    From this org
    $151,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,470
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,786
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,545
    Deferred
    $4,953
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,517
    Filer's total
    $176,801
  • Nyla Milleson

    VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

    Total calculated
    $145,329
    From this org
    $132,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,289
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tijuana Julian

    EVP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $147,453
    From this org
    $127,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,620
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ashley Vanzant

    ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $128,239
    From this org
    $112,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,170
    Hours/week
    40
  • Helen Jane Whiteaker-Poe

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $138,737
    From this org
    $120,820
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,917
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeffery Zimmerman

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $155,518
    From this org
    $134,243
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,275
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,243
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,290
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,985
    Filer's total
    $155,518
  • Robert Throne

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $162,135
    From this org
    $148,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,375
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,760
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,875
    Filer's total
    $162,135
  • Robert Weddle

    PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $134,205
    From this org
    $118,993
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,212
    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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 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
The President of Drury University resides in housing owned by Drury University.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202601059349300830

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