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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ATTORNEYS.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,757,726
Total expenses
$6,612,449
Contributions and grants received
$597,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$5,365,867
Investment income
$520,851
Other revenue
$274,008
Total assets, end of year
$16,718,214
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,336,667
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,381,547
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,328,585
Management and general expenses
$2,283,864
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,328,585

Program services were 65.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $597,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

    total $2,811,178 · related or exempt $2,809,678 · unrelated business $1,500

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS & CONT. ED.

    total $2,552,389 · related or exempt $2,552,389

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS

    total $2,300 · related or exempt $2,300

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $337,148 · excluded $337,148

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $5,008 · excluded $5,008

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,018,654

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

    securities $834,951

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $183,703

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $183,703 · excluded $183,703

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $269,000 · excluded $269,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $269,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,364,158 · program services $673,763 · management and general $690,395

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,514,250 · program services $1,112,548 · management and general $401,702

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $114,814 · program services $87,485 · management and general $27,329

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $154,751 · program services $109,751 · management and general $45,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $184,648 · program services $116,905 · management and general $67,743

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $58,426 · program services $14,444 · management and general $43,982

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,113 · program services $20,332 · management and general $11,781

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $50,626 · management and general $50,626

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $308,981 · program services $191,950 · management and general $117,031

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $246,462 · program services $194,388 · management and general $52,074

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $293,815 · program services $214,748 · management and general $79,067

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $243,382 · program services $154,090 · management and general $89,292

  • 17 · Travel

    total $296,271 · program services $197,919 · management and general $98,352

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,209,046 · program services $1,107,503 · management and general $101,543

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $114,549 · program services $60,808 · management and general $53,741

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,792 · program services $29,561 · management and general $9,231

  • 24a · Other expenses: LEGAL SETTLEMENT

    total $269,000 · management and general $269,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FUR

    total $60,005 · management and general $60,005

  • 24c · Other expenses: FURNITURE AND EQUIP. RE

    total $32,769 · program services $32,047 · management and general $722

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15,891 · program services $3,720 · management and general $12,171

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,700 · program services $6,623 · management and general $3,077

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $284,221 · end of year $649,434

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $808,865 · end of year $998,741

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $376,123 · end of year $632,958

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $250,543 · end of year $423,277

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

    $1,184,582

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

    $658,960

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $304,131 · end of year $525,622

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,607,526 · end of year $10,488,907

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,397,781 · end of year $2,999,275

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $184,356 · end of year $716,889

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,403,610 · end of year $1,363,745

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,568,062 · end of year $3,256,033

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,774,162 · end of year $11,322,843

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $99,000 · end of year $58,704

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ATTORNEYS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSTITUTIONS THEY SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ATTORNEYS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSTITUTIONS THEY SERVE.

  • MEETINGS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION: NACUA HOSTS BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLE WORKSHOPS AND AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE-THE INDUSTRY'S PRE-EMINENT GATHERING OF HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION, NACUA HOSTS VARIOUS WEBINARS AND ONLINE COURSES TO SUPPORT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ATTORNEYS IN PROVIDING TOP-QUALITY ADVICE AND COUNSEL TO NACUA MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS, NACUA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO BOTH LEARN AND STAY CURRENT WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION LAW AND TO NETWORK AND SPEND TIME WITH A COMMUNITY OF PEERS.

    Expenses $2,998,218 · Revenue $2,552,389

  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: NACUA PROVIDES A VARIETY OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES TO INFORM COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ATTORNEYS ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION LAW, TO FACILITATE PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES, AND TO DEVELOP AND NURTURE A VIBRANT, WELCOMING, AND DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY THAT REFLECTS THE BREADTH OF NACUA'S MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. NACUA MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE: NACUA'S NEW CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS, NACUANOTES, BRIEFINGS, SEARCHABLE LEGAL RESOURCES LIBRARY (SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL MATERIALS AND SAMPLE FORMS AND AGREEMENTS), THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMPLIANCE ALLIANCE, OVER 40 AFFINITY GROUPS (MOST OF WHICH HAVE ONLINE COMMUNITIES), NACUA CAREER CENTER, AND NACUANET.

    Expenses $1,266,318 · Revenue $2,809,678

  • PUBLICATIONS: NACUA PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LAW, THE ONLY PEER-REVIEWED, ACADEMIC JOURNAL IN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION LAW. ADDITIONALLY, NACUA ADMINISTERS AND PUBLISHES PERIODIC BENCHMARKING SURVEYS OF ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $64,049 · Revenue $2,300

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Traevena Byrd

    CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Holloway

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Timothy Lynch

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Janine Dumontelle

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Therese Leone

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Darron Farha

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Bilder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Youndy Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • James Keller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Christopher Lott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Hope Murphy Tyehimba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jennifer Zimbroff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Philip Catanzano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Priya Harjani

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Hightower

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Art Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorena Penaloza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Sandberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tamara Britt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Gose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Kaufman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Xinning Liu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rosa Liliana Palacios-Baldwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Uy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Jo Dively

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Mary Phelps Dugan

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Karen Johnson Shaheed

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Patricia Petrowski

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Augustin Rivera Jr

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Frank Roth

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Ona Alston Dosunmu

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $479,336
    From this org
    $432,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,300
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $401,195
    Bonus
    $20,500
    Other
    $10,341
    Deferred
    $31,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,967
    Filer's total
    $479,336
  • Natalie Sinicrope

    DEPUTY CEO & EXECUTIVE DIR. OF LR

    Total calculated
    $295,038
    From this org
    $256,529
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,509
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,138
    Bonus
    $19,125
    Other
    $266
    Deferred
    $25,757
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,752
    Filer's total
    $295,038
  • Laura Tilmann

    DIR. OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $218,401
    From this org
    $186,412
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,989
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,504
    Bonus
    $12,225
    Other
    $11,683
    Deferred
    $16,467
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,522
    Filer's total
    $218,401
  • Francisco Pardo

    SENIOR LEGAL RESOURCES ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $212,797
    From this org
    $182,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,901
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,940
    Bonus
    $16,650
    Other
    $11,306
    Deferred
    $16,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,084
    Filer's total
    $212,797
  • Madhujith Hapuarachchi

    DIR. OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $189,189
    From this org
    $160,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,227
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,665
    Bonus
    $11,100
    Other
    $12,197
    Deferred
    $14,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,277
    Filer's total
    $189,189
  • Ashley Sullivan

    DIR. OF MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $181,461
    From this org
    $155,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,461
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,499
    Bonus
    $19,950
    Other
    $11,551
    Deferred
    $13,433
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,028
    Filer's total
    $181,461
  • Anna Moir Diles

    SENIOR LEGAL RESOURCES ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $180,883
    From this org
    $148,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,268
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,000
    Bonus
    $13,350
    Other
    $265
    Deferred
    $13,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,768
    Filer's total
    $180,883
  • Meredith McMillan

    MANAGER OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $141,289
    From this org
    $114,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,136
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Jacqueline Cardoza

    MANAGER OF WEB SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $127,708
    From this org
    $104,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,647
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Holly Peterson

    ASSOC. DIR. OF LR UNTIL 7/23

    Total calculated
    $122,464
    From this org
    $101,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,443
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3
ANNUALLY, AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT CONDUCTS A MARKET ANALYSIS FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA FROM COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND PREPARES A REPORT AND OPINION LETTER AS TO THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION DURING ITS MEETING IN JUNE TO REVIEW RESULTS AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, TO INCLUDE ANY BONUSES. THIS PROCESS IS GOVERNED BY A SET OF BOARD-APPROVED GUIDELINES FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW. THIS PROCESS MOST RECENTLY TOOK PLACE IN 2024.

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
2023
Filed
23 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510239349300806

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