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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$119,108,531
Total expenses
$123,249,705
Contributions and grants received
$7,060,476
Grants paid
$40,430,480
Program service revenue
$102,956,782
Investment income
$376,539
Other revenue
$8,714,734
Total assets, end of year
$144,141,892
Total liabilities, end of year
$68,905,009
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$75,236,883
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$106,294,349
Management and general expenses
$16,326,577
Fundraising expenses
$628,779
Program service expenses (Part III)
$106,294,349

Program services were 86.2% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,896,290

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,379,601

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,784,585

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION/STUDENT FEES

    total $101,370,499 · related or exempt $101,370,499

  • 2b · Program service revenue: NON-CREDIT COURSE FEES

    total $1,586,283 · related or exempt $1,586,283

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $545,328 · excluded $545,328

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,238 · personal property $46,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $4,238 · personal property $46,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $50,238 · unrelated business $46,000 · excluded $4,238

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,902,661

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

    securities $7,933,153 · other assets $138,297

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$30,492 · other assets -$138,297

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$168,789 · excluded -$168,789

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $9,579,689

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,404,189

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,175,500 · related or exempt $8,175,500

  • 11a · Other revenue: DUES AND EVENT INCOME

    total $488,996 · excluded $488,996

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $488,996

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $37,963,178 · program services $37,963,178

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,467,302 · program services $2,467,302

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,220,201 · management and general $2,220,201

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $31,333,936 · program services $25,836,246 · management and general $5,090,979 · fundraising $406,711

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,699,173 · program services $1,269,883 · management and general $413,405 · fundraising $15,885

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,364,288 · program services $3,677,193 · management and general $633,053 · fundraising $54,042

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,329,388 · program services $1,868,903 · management and general $431,042 · fundraising $29,443

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $758,166 · program services $597,095 · management and general $161,071

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $72,105 · management and general $72,105

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $163,353 · management and general $163,353

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $46,145 · management and general $46,145

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,650,338 · program services $3,113,210 · management and general $530,936 · fundraising $6,192

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,794,049 · program services $3,635,334 · management and general $88,995 · fundraising $69,720

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,106,525 · program services $989,915 · management and general $101,319 · fundraising $15,291

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,311,283 · program services $628,726 · management and general $2,670,342 · fundraising $12,215

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,704,740 · program services $5,704,740

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,274,697 · program services $2,211,599 · management and general $51,896 · fundraising $11,202

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $380,915 · program services $210,983 · management and general $169,932

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,985,301 · program services $1,985,301

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,308,581 · program services $8,308,581

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,510,503 · program services $1,510,503

  • 24a · Other expenses: ATHLETIC EXPENSE

    total $2,553,753 · program services $2,553,753

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $1,558,421 · program services $226,158 · management and general $1,332,263

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS

    total $1,368,493 · management and general $1,368,493

  • 24d · Other expenses: TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

    total $1,233,929 · program services $1,233,929

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,090,942 · program services $301,817 · management and general $781,047 · fundraising $8,078

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,281,647 · end of year $1,545,696

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,913,865 · end of year $5,200,094

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,681,188 · end of year $2,509,939

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,644,316 · end of year $4,291,775

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $94,339 · end of year $108,185

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,052,073 · end of year $3,386,176

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

    $205,494,842

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

    $109,736,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,328,202 · end of year $95,758,563

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $15,507,726 · end of year $7,842,895

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $201,582 · end of year $86,439

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,101,680 · end of year $23,412,130

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,867,416 · end of year $4,499,942

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,763,540 · end of year $6,005,401

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $31,514,435 · end of year $31,667,738

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,300,000 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,394,696 · end of year $1,475,649

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,874,261 · end of year $25,256,279

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $78,009,888 · end of year $74,253,501

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,082,382 · end of year $983,382

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PREPARES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EXCEL IN THE KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT OF THE 21ST CENTURY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY. QUALITY, CAREER-ORIENTED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CAMPUS IN GRAND RAPIDS AND OTHER CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN.

  • PROVIDE EDUCATION TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN, INCLUDING OVER 3,000 COURSES AT THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN BUSINESS, HEALTH, AND TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $105,301,809 · Grants $40,430,480 · Revenue $109,545,999

  • EDUCATING BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS THROUGH NON-CREDIT COURSES IN VARIOUS AREAS.

    Expenses $992,540 · Revenue $1,586,283

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Pappas

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $916,841
    From this org
    $572,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $343,926
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $378,446
    Bonus
    $149,747
    Other
    $44,722
    Deferred
    $310,445
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,481
    Filer's total
    $916,841
  • Scott Epstein

    EVP FOR QUALITY & EFFECTIVENESS

    Total calculated
    $403,144
    From this org
    $269,298
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $133,846
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,662
    Bonus
    $60,331
    Other
    $19,305
    Deferred
    $101,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,863
    Filer's total
    $403,144
  • Walter O'Neill

    EVP ENROLLMENT & STUDENT SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $387,096
    From this org
    $249,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $137,382
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,508
    Bonus
    $57,591
    Other
    $17,615
    Deferred
    $98,321
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,061
    Filer's total
    $387,096
  • Gilda Gely

    EVP FOR ACADEMICS & PROVOST

    Total calculated
    $364,222
    From this org
    $283,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,179
    Bonus
    $63,840
    Other
    $19,335
    Deferred
    $67,222
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,646
    Filer's total
    $364,222
  • Rachel Render

    EVP FOR ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $362,325
    From this org
    $259,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $103,058
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,992
    Bonus
    $59,052
    Other
    $24,223
    Deferred
    $63,972
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,086
    Filer's total
    $362,325
  • Debra Cooper

    EVP FOR MARKETING & COMMUN

    Total calculated
    $337,569
    From this org
    $243,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $93,989
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,961
    Bonus
    $56,419
    Other
    $24,200
    Deferred
    $62,185
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,804
    Filer's total
    $337,569
  • David Veneklase

    FORMER INTERIM TREAS/SEC/EVP FINANCE AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $306,793
    From this org
    $265,036
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,757
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $265,036
    Deferred
    $41,188
    Nontaxable benefits
    $569
    Filer's total
    $306,793
  • Jodi Chycinski

    VP - ADMISSIONS & STRAT PT

    Total calculated
    $255,696
    From this org
    $201,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,435
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,897
    Bonus
    $14,364
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $15,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,046
    Filer's total
    $255,696
  • Amy Mansfield

    DEAN - MAINE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS/COLLEGE OF TECH

    Total calculated
    $231,170
    From this org
    $201,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,802
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,403
    Bonus
    $13,965
    Other
    $6,000
    Deferred
    $15,888
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,914
    Filer's total
    $231,170
  • Anthony Anderson

    TREAS/SEC/EVP FOR FINANCE AND CFO

    Total calculated
    $203,206
    From this org
    $163,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,982
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,195
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,029
    Deferred
    $12,185
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,797
    Filer's total
    $203,206
  • Paula Cunningham

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Vandyke

    VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doyle Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Chang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rami Fawaz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Hahn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Hetzler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Klingenberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ileana McAlary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Mraz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kent Riddle

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Stiers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Tuuk-Kuras

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Yerrick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED HOUSING LOANS. INTEREST IS CHARGED AT APPLICABLE IRS RATES AND INCLUDED IN EMPLOYEES' W-2 GROSS INCOME. IN ADDITION, RICHARD PAPPAS IS PAID A MONTHLY HOUSING ALLOWANCE, WHICH TOTALED $30,000.00 AND IS INCLUDED IN HIS GROSS INCOME. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES HAVE CLUB DUES PAID ON THEIR BEHALF FOR WORK RELATED FUNCTIONS.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
LINE 4A: DAVID VENEKLASE RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $265,036 DURING THE TAX YEAR. LINE 4B: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN A NONQUALIFIED 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND HAD THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PLAN FOR THE YEAR REPORTED: RICHARD PAPPAS $43,051; GILDA GELY $21,665; WALTER O'NEILL $19,748; ANTHONY ANDERSON $12,185; SCOTT EPSTEIN $21,127; DEB COOPER $19,146; RACHEL RENDER $20,040; DAVE VENEKLASE $20,594. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN THAT INCLUDES CERTAIN RETENTION BONUSES TO BE PAID IF THEY REMAIN EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY THROUGH CERTAIN SERVICE DATES. DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNTS OF $240,994 FOR RICHARD PAPPAS; $59,729 FOR WALTER O'NEILL; $59,729 FOR SCOTT EPSTEIN, $23,892 FOR GILDA GELY, $23,892 FOR DEB COOPER, AND $23,892 FOR RACHEL RENDER ARE INCLUDED IN THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION REPORTED ON SCHEDULE J UNDER THIS PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7
AS INDICATED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A BONUS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE PRESIDENT'S BONUS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE ENTIRE BOARD. ALL OTHER BONUSES PAID OUT ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
17 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530879349300733

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