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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BJU INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$114,949,032
Total expenses
$115,834,230
Contributions and grants received
$5,832,957
Grants paid
$22,513,201
Program service revenue
$80,249,925
Investment income
$915,416
Other revenue
$27,950,734
Total assets, end of year
$106,286,431
Total liabilities, end of year
$25,817,735
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$80,468,696
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$93,202,586
Management and general expenses
$21,549,082
Fundraising expenses
$1,082,562
Program service expenses (Part III)
$93,202,586

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $256,799

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,576,158

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,087

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees - University

    total $54,946,288 · related or exempt $54,946,288

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Room and Board

    total $15,771,429 · related or exempt $15,771,429

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Tuition and Fees - Elementary School

    total $4,389,116 · related or exempt $4,389,116

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Independent Operations

    total $3,985,825 · related or exempt $3,985,825

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,157,267 · related or exempt $1,157,267 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $912,436 · excluded $912,436

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $20,191,767 · excluded $20,191,767

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $466,732 · personal property $72,920

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $552,941 · personal property $26,999

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$86,209 · personal property $45,921

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$40,288 · unrelated business $45,921 · excluded -$86,209

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,808,417

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

    securities $2,805,437

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,980 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,980 · excluded $2,980

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $920,009

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $219,572

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $700,437 · related or exempt $700,437

  • 11a · Other revenue: Management Fee Income

    total $6,435,083 · related or exempt $6,435,083

  • 11b · Other revenue: Productions

    total $193,790 · unrelated business $193,790

  • 11c · Other revenue: Printing Services

    total $469,945 · unrelated business $469,945

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,098,818

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $163,058 · program services $163,058

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $22,350,143 · program services $22,350,143

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $903,606 · program services $667,701 · management and general $180,721 · fundraising $55,184

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $201,044 · management and general $201,044

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $32,788,227 · program services $25,523,205 · management and general $6,869,119 · fundraising $395,903

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $503,192 · program services $389,693 · management and general $100,639 · fundraising $12,860

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $14,586,169 · program services $12,379,984 · management and general $2,059,907 · fundraising $146,278

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,938,941 · program services $2,257,925 · management and general $646,289 · fundraising $34,727

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $334,036 · program services $50,432 · management and general $256,282 · fundraising $27,322

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $151,272 · program services $75,636 · management and general $75,636

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,629 · management and general $22,629

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,902,198 · program services $1,603,687 · management and general $1,270,459 · fundraising $28,052

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,295,854 · management and general $1,281,113 · fundraising $14,741

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,449,363 · program services $1,948,417 · management and general $1,355,828 · fundraising $145,118

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,437,933 · program services $2,337,239 · management and general $1,009,452 · fundraising $91,242

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,316,529 · program services $4,081,258 · management and general $2,229,321 · fundraising $5,950

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,110,469 · program services $1,400,954 · management and general $647,155 · fundraising $62,360

  • 20 · Interest

    total $540,559 · management and general $540,559

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,243,126 · program services $5,094,940 · management and general $148,186

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,263,897 · program services $108,923 · management and general $1,154,974

  • 24a · Other expenses: Aramark Food Service

    total $7,030,109 · program services $6,646,233 · management and general $367,128 · fundraising $16,748

  • 24b · Other expenses: Repairs

    total $468,498 · program services $154,128 · management and general $310,146 · fundraising $4,224

  • 24c · Other expenses: Plant

    total $2,728,077 · program services $2,728,077

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,105,301 · program services $3,240,953 · management and general $822,495 · fundraising $41,853

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,086,838 · end of year $1,880,962

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,974,411 · end of year $3,493,557

  • 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

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $252,080 · end of year $265,179

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $576,730 · end of year $677,238

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

    $163,369,634

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

    $109,747,116

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $56,200,466 · end of year $53,622,518

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $17,839,350 · end of year $22,525,665

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $6,056,140 · end of year $5,681,777

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,107,646 · end of year $1,064,758

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,364,373 · end of year $17,074,777

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,115,806 · end of year $6,057,807

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,510,126 · end of year $2,391,950

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,692,199 · end of year $17,367,978

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,920,178 · end of year $54,434,736

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,219,725 · end of year $26,033,960

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Bob Jones University (BJU) exists to empower people to reach their highest potential for God's glory by providing an outstanding Christian liberal arts education purposely designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving, and leading. Our aim, captured by our founder's vision, is not simply to teach people how to make a living but how to live. In continuous operation since 1927, BJU has conferred nearly 52,000 degrees. The institution has built a global reputation as a leader in conservative Christian evangelicalism and education, sending its graduates around the world to serve in both ministerial and secular fields. BJU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BJU delivers a Christian education through its elementary school and university.

  • BJU serves approximately 2,400 residential students and an additional 600 non-traditional students in approximately 100 Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degree programs. BJU offers students a total student experience package known as the BJU Premium Learning and Living Experiences focused on student success and rooted in our Christian liberal arts mission and our cultural emphasis and relevant to current ministry and workplace opportunities. BJU is also committed to an education designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving and leading.

    Expenses $89,239,388 · Grants $22,346,686 · Revenue $81,053,236

  • BJU, Inc. served an average of 555 students in its elementary school (K3 - Grade 6) and 120 students in its child development center (Infant - K2).

    Expenses $3,963,198 · Grants $166,515 · Revenue $6,332,209

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mike Harding

    Secretary/Treasurer and Chair Learning and Living Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Dawson

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Woodworth

    Trustee and Chairman of Plant & Information Technologies Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Huffstutler

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Akam

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Garry Cobb

    Trustee (Part Year)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Thompson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Morgan

    Trustee (Part Year) and Chairman of Marketing and Development Committe

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Helm

    Trustee/Executive Committee Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Stevens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Walker

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael West

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Buiter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Matthews

    Vice Chair and Chairman of Finance, Audit and Personal Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Gallagher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Benson

    Interim CEO (Part Year)

    Total calculated
    $149,540
    From this org
    $111,968
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,572
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bobby Wood

    Chief Enrollment Officer (Part Year)

    Total calculated
    $152,061
    From this org
    $95,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,229
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $95,832
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $54,900
    Filer's total
    $152,061
  • Brian Burch

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $97,927
    From this org
    $80,876
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,051
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bruce McAlister

    VP of Ministry

    Total calculated
    $64,330
    From this org
    $55,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,272
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gary Weier

    EVP Academic Affairs

    Total calculated
    $128,811
    From this org
    $101,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,621
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Matthews

    VP Advancement/Alumni Relations

    Total calculated
    $121,519
    From this org
    $93,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,596
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Monczewski

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Kevin Taylor

    Chief HR Officer

    Total calculated
    $101,596
    From this org
    $84,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,112
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Dickinson

    VP Business and Finance (Part Year)

    Total calculated
    $70,282
    From this org
    $63,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,053
    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 · Discretionary spending account
  • 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

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 Discretionary spending account
The board of directors reviews and approves the annual budget. Included in the annual budget is a discretionary spending amount for the President. The discretionary account is used by the President to fund travel-related expenses, BJU-related events, etc. The President's office submits invoices and expense reimbursement forms (with proper supporting documentation) to the University for payment as required. Expenditures/reimbursements are made in accordance with the University's disbursement policies and procedures.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541049349301624

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