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← PRESCOTT COLLEGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PRESCOTT COLLEGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,718,145
Total expenses
$22,620,126
Contributions and grants received
$3,295,206
Grants paid
$3,909,777
Program service revenue
$19,732,542
Investment income
-$572,072
Other revenue
$262,469
Total assets, end of year
$32,671,235
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,174,359
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,496,876
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,041,557
Management and general expenses
$3,129,885
Fundraising expenses
$448,684
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,041,557

Program services were 84.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $10,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,428,765

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,856,441

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

    total $16,811,981 · related or exempt $16,811,981

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STUDENT SERVICE FEES

    total $1,612,019 · related or exempt $1,612,019

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT HOUSING

    total $752,725 · related or exempt $752,725

  • 2d · Program service revenue: TECHNOLOGY

    total $283,842 · related or exempt $283,842

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SUSTAINABILITY

    total $271,813 · related or exempt $271,813

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $162 · related or exempt $162

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $155,802 · excluded $155,802

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $141,402

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $62

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $141,340

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $141,340 · excluded $141,340

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $901,314 · other assets $1,033,951

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

    securities $1,418,281 · other assets $1,244,858

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$516,967 · other assets -$210,907

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$727,874 · excluded -$727,874

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $128,960

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $46,641

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $82,319 · related or exempt $78,366 · unrelated business $3,953

  • 11a · Other revenue: BAD DEBT RECOVERY

    total $38,810 · excluded $38,810

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $38,810

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,617,222 · program services $3,617,222

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $292,555 · program services $292,555

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $712,057 · program services $274,150 · management and general $437,907

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,091,394 · program services $7,843,514 · management and general $1,146,718 · fundraising $101,162

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $131,368 · program services $112,759 · management and general $16,981 · fundraising $1,628

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,137,586 · program services $743,930 · management and general $382,963 · fundraising $10,693

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $704,450 · program services $573,317 · management and general $123,170 · fundraising $7,963

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,921 · management and general $19,921

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $161,720 · management and general $161,720

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,710 · management and general $11,710

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $771,017 · program services $387,724 · management and general $132,798 · fundraising $250,495

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $632,360 · program services $587,060 · management and general $41,799 · fundraising $3,501

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,692 · program services $4,046 · management and general $41,973 · fundraising $1,673

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $912,175 · program services $577,422 · management and general $303,901 · fundraising $30,852

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,221,792 · program services $1,179,943 · management and general $41,531 · fundraising $318

  • 17 · Travel

    total $254,044 · program services $226,465 · management and general $9,154 · fundraising $18,425

  • 20 · Interest

    total $481,831 · program services $448,103 · management and general $33,728

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $884,248 · program services $822,351 · management and general $61,897

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $413,230 · program services $355,731 · management and general $57,499

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $623,951 · program services $497,462 · management and general $104,515 · fundraising $21,974

  • 24b · Other expenses: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

    total $215,379 · program services $215,379

  • 24c · Other expenses: COURSEWARE COSTS

    total $211,940 · program services $211,940

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $43,641 · program services $43,641

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,843 · program services $26,843

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,830,381 · end of year $3,317,465

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,466,133 · end of year $5,136,689

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $332,699 · end of year $564,545

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $621,848 · end of year $2,085,797

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $431,083 · end of year $694,233

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

    $30,616,195

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

    $10,603,603

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,478,014 · end of year $20,012,592

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $722,337 · end of year $596,674

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $421,908 · end of year $263,240

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,003,409 · end of year $1,047,485

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,948,159 · end of year $1,705,433

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $7,366,973 · end of year $7,112,107

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $506,613 · end of year $309,334

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,007,325 · end of year $18,800,237

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,471,924 · end of year $3,696,639

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TOGETHER, WE CREATE INTERDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL, AND DIVERSE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT INSPIRE FUTURE LEADERS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY, JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD. WE VALUE OUR INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, EXPERIENTIAL AND FIELD-BASED LEARNING, A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, JUSTICE, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION, AND REGENERATIVE SUSTAINABILITY. PRESCOTT COLLEGE PROVIDES EXPERIENTIAL AND COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TOGETHER, WE CREATE INTERDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL, AND DIVERSE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT INSPIRE FUTURE LEADERS TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY, JUST AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

  • UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSON-CAMPUS: PRESCOTT COLLEGE OFFERS EXPERIENCE-BASED BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREES FOCUSED ON JUSTICE, THE ENVIRONMENT, ADVENTURE EDUCATION, AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITHIN A LIBERAL ARTS CURRICULUM. UNDERGRADUATE - ON-LINE: PRESCOTT COLLEGE OFFERS AN ONLINE YET EXPERIENCE-BASED BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY.IN 2022 PRESCOTT COLLEGE EARNED A STARS SILVER RATING IN RECOGNITION OF ITS SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (AASHE). STARS, THE SUSTAINABILITY TRACKING, ASSESSMENT & RATING SYSTEM MEASURES AND ENCOURAGES SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. PRESCOTT COLLEGE HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2022 AS A TOP PERFORMER FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY. IN 2024 PRESCOTT COLLEGE WAS RECOGNIZED BY FORBES AS ONE OF THE BEST MASTER'S OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING ONLINE.IN 2024 PRESCOTT COLLEGE WAS RECOGNIZED BY FORBES AS ONE OF THE BEST ONLINE COLLEGES IN ARIZONA.IN 2024 PRESCOTT COLLEGE WAS RECOGNIZED BY LEADING COLLEGES FOR STUDENT OUTCOMES: DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE DEGREEFOR 2025 PRESCOTT COLLEGE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE PRINCETON REVIEW GUIDE TO GREEN COLLEGES, RANKING IN THE TOP 19% OF COLLEGESFALL 2023 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS - 243

    Expenses $14,042,890 · Grants $3,506,778 · Revenue $7,738,451

  • ARIZONA SERVE PROGRAM: THE MISSION OF ARIZONA SERVE IS TO CONNECT PASSIONATE PEOPLE WITH TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO FIGHT POVERTY. THE VISION IS THAT COMMUNITIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE THEM THRIVE WHEN EVERY PERSON CONTRIBUTES TO A SUSTAINABLE AND JUST EXISTENCE. ARIZONA SERVE INCLUDES AMERICORPS AND VISTA NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE LIVES AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. MEMBERS COMMIT THEIR TIME TO ADDRESS CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS LIKE INCREASING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, MENTORING YOUTH, FIGHTING POVERTY, SUSTAINING NATIONAL PARKS, PREPARING FOR DISASTERS, AND MORE. FY 2023-24 MEMBERS - 239

    Expenses $1,689,239 · Revenue $1,711,331

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,532,688 · Grants $15,886 · Revenue $5,546,995

  • MASTERS AND PHD ON-LINE: PRESCOTT COLLEGE MASTERS AND PHD PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN THE AREAS OF SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, COUNSELING, PSYCHOLOGY, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ALL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN AN ONLINE OR HYBRID FORMAT WHILE FOCUSING ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. 86% OF FACULTY HOLD TERMINAL DEGREES IN THEIR FIELDS. THEY FREQUENTLY SERVE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUBLISHED WORKS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. FALL 2023 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS -171

    Expenses $1,378,304 · Grants $387,113 · Revenue $4,415,695

  • TITLE III PROGRAM: PRESCOTT COLLEGE HAS RECEIVED A $2.2-MILLION GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE TITLE III STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM(SIP) TO IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN: MAKING A DIFFERENCE: TRANSFORMING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE. THE AWARD, WHICH IS BEING DISTRIBUTED OVER FIVE YEARS, PROVIDES THE COLLEGE WITH THE RESOURCES TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS, ENSURE INSTITUTIONAL VITALITY, AND INTENSIFY ITS EFFORT TO DEVELOP LEADERS FOR THE FUTURE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT PRESCOTT COLLEGE HAS RECEIVED TITLE III FUNDS. THE TITLE III PROJECT IS DRIVEN BY GOALS INTENDED TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR THE IDENTIFIED MINORITY GROUPS, PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION TIED TO DEGREE ATTAINMENT AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. THE INITIAL AWARD FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS DESIGNED TO HELP ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY TO SERVE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE ACADEMIC QUALITY, INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL STABILITY OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.

    Expenses $398,436 · Revenue $398,436

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Morris

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $285,343
    From this org
    $271,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,065
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,278
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,765
    Filer's total
    $285,343
  • Michele Peterson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $156,899
    From this org
    $145,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,808
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,091
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,908
    Filer's total
    $156,899
  • Jerri Brown

    DEPUTY COO

    Total calculated
    $125,851
    From this org
    $115,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,805
    Hours/week
    40
  • Pamela Delaney

    DEAN OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $111,445
    From this org
    $107,507
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,938
    Hours/week
    40
  • Amanda Sebastienne Grant

    TRUSTEE - FACULTY REP (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $83,178
    From this org
    $73,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,748
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kacey Miller

    TRUSTEE - STAFF REP (THRU 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $76,567
    From this org
    $47,955
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,612
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sage Pineda

    TRUSTEE (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $2,493
    From this org
    $2,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lynne Nemeth

    CHAIRMAN (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Heffernan

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Zimber

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Allen Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Bloomer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Merrilee Caldwell

    TRUSTEE (THRU 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennie Marie Duran

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Coral Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jesse Hernreich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jayanna Killingsworth

    TRUSTEE (THRU 6/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tammy McLeod

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Murphy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Pritzlaff

    TRUSTEE (THRU 12/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Skrelunas

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Thorkelson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annette Tracy

    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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED BONUSES OF $2,000 TO BARBARA MORRIS, MICHELE PETERSON, JERRI BROWN, PAMELA DELANEY, KACEY MILLER, AND AMANDA SEBASTIENNE GRANT.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • PRESCOTT COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC

    NO ACTIVITY · AZ · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by PRESCOTT COLLEGE

  • PRESCOTT COLLEGE ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC

    NO ACTIVITY · AZ · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by PRESCOTT COLLEGE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500319349300735

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