Totals
- Total revenue
- $86,940,604
- Total expenses
- $87,075,385
- Contributions and grants received
- $10,861,784
- Grants paid
- $31,043,908
- Program service revenue
- $68,255,631
- Investment income
- $7,782,586
- Other revenue
- $40,603
- Total assets, end of year
- $228,091,942
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,571,376
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $173,520,566
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $73,272,994
- Management and general expenses
- $11,701,201
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,101,190
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $73,272,994
Program services were 84.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$130,630
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$287,497
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$10,443,657
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$423,423
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2a · Program service revenue: GROSS TUITION AND FEES
total $58,733,197 · related or exempt $58,733,197
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2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING, DINING & OTHER
total $8,689,536 · related or exempt $8,689,536
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2c · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS & OTHER FEES
total $832,898 · related or exempt $832,898
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3 · Investment income
total $2,379,492 · unrelated business -$47,582 · excluded $2,427,074
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $32,533,851
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $27,130,757
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $5,403,094
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $5,403,094 · excluded $5,403,094
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$161,269
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$130,630
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$120,666
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $40,603 · excluded $40,603
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $31,043,908 · program services $31,043,908
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,206,139 · program services $572,750 · management and general $407,943 · fundraising $225,446
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $426,446 · management and general $426,446
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $25,621,529 · program services $19,674,139 · management and general $4,656,505 · fundraising $1,290,885
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,151,312 · program services $869,224 · management and general $218,106 · fundraising $63,982
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,261,386 · program services $3,077,495 · management and general $926,548 · fundraising $257,343
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,989,295 · program services $1,442,983 · management and general $426,387 · fundraising $119,925
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $168,548 · management and general $168,548
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $257,189 · management and general $257,189
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11g · Fees: other
total $655,921 · program services $140,493 · management and general $515,428
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,020,231 · program services $708,818 · management and general $208,265 · fundraising $103,148
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,405,059 · program services $3,200,755 · management and general $204,304
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17 · Travel
total $432,591 · program services $329,338 · management and general $66,349 · fundraising $36,904
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20 · Interest
total $1,758,347 · program services $1,652,846 · management and general $105,501
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,600,359 · program services $2,444,338 · management and general $156,021
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23 · Insurance
total $650,433 · program services $47,072 · management and general $603,361
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24a · Other expenses: EXPENDITURES OF RESTRIC
total $2,893,136 · program services $2,893,136
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24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE
total $2,195,300 · program services $2,195,300
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24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $1,143,109 · program services $942,178 · management and general $200,931
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT
total $307,568 · program services $206,024 · management and general $101,473 · fundraising $71
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,887,579 · program services $1,832,197 · management and general $2,051,896 · fundraising $3,486
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,300 · end of year $1,300
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $16,183,848 · end of year $11,867,845
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,398,094 · end of year $5,980,973
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $940,356 · end of year $900,570
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $162,909 · end of year $136,155
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $399,815 · end of year $512,379
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$167,760,807
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$105,941,508
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $58,694,725 · end of year $61,819,299
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $92,926,598 · end of year $99,104,846
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $44,261,516 · end of year $46,904,780
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,017,134 · end of year $863,795
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,059,166 · end of year $4,334,257
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $777,459 · end of year $707,245
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $38,710,691 · end of year $36,774,215
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $65,083 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $2,525,000 · end of year $2,425,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $10,348,736 · end of year $10,330,659
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $22,929,369 · end of year $26,836,303
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $140,570,791 · end of year $146,684,263
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MEREDITH COLLEGE, GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND COMMITTED TO PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION, EDUCATES AND INSPIRES STUDENTS TO LIVE WITH INTEGRITY AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF SOCIETY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FOUNDED IN 1891, MEREDITH COLLEGE OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN. MEREDITH CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DISCOVER WHAT MAKES THEM STRONG, BUILD ON THOSE STRENGTHS, AND PREPARE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD. WITH MORE THAN 90 MAJORS AND MINORS, AN ARRAY OF COEDUCATIONAL GRADUATE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND STRONGPOINTS, A POWERFUL STRENGTHS-FOCUSED PERSONAL COACHING INITIATIVE, IT'S NO WONDER U.S. NEWS, THE PRINCETON REVIEW, AND NICHE HAVE ALL NAMED MEREDITH A "BEST COLLEGE."
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MEREDITH COLLEGE CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DISCOVER WHAT MAKES THEM STRONG, BUILD ON THOSE STRENGTHS, AND PREPARE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD. WITH MORE THAN 90 MAJORS AND MINORS, OVER 30 GRADUATE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND STRONGPOINTS, A POWERFUL STRENGTHS-FOCUSED PERSONAL COACHING INITIATIVE, IT'S NO WONDER U.S. NEWS, THE PRINCETON REVIEW, AND NICHE HAVE ALL NAMED MEREDITH A "BEST COLLEGE."
Expenses $65,030,555 · Grants $31,043,908 · Revenue $58,733,197
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AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: THE COLLEGE PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT SUPPORT LEARNING, BUILD COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF STUDENT LIFE. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, APARTMENTS, DINING, CAMPUS STORE AND MAIL SERVICES.
Expenses $8,242,439 · Revenue $9,522,434
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Charles A Royal IIICHARLES A ROYAL III
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ella Plyler FrantzELLA PLYLER FRANTZ
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christie Bishop BarbeeCHRISTIE BISHOP BARBEE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Triplett BeamELIZABETH TRIPLETT BEAM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David F Branch JrDAVID F BRANCH JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lena Epps BrookerLENA EPPS BROOKER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Yvette M BrownYVETTE M BROWN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher Lee CanipeCHRISTOPHER LEE CANIPE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patricia Whisnant CeasePATRICIA WHISNANT CEASE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adrienne Hiner ColeADRIENNE HINER COLE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Josephine Smith CooperJOSEPHINE SMITH COOPER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William H Crouch JrWILLIAM H CROUCH JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrea Oakley FoxANDREA OAKLEY FOX
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jena Muntz GallagherJENA MUNTZ GALLAGHER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James GaynorJAMES GAYNOR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Leslie Landis HayesLESLIE LANDIS HAYES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alma Ammons HoffmannALMA AMMONS HOFFMANN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brenda Parks HughesBRENDA PARKS HUGHES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J Hayden James IIIJ HAYDEN JAMES III
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Patricia Armstrong JohnsonPATRICIA ARMSTRONG JOHNSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn Sperry LeithCAROLYN SPERRY LEITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ann LoweryANN LOWERY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer Kennedy MannJENNIFER KENNEDY MANN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harrison L Marshall JrHARRISON L MARSHALL JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deborah Stanley McNeillDEBORAH STANLEY MCNEILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol Lancaster MilanoCAROL LANCASTER MILANO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Quintala ParhamQUINTALA PARHAM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher C RolfeCHRISTOPHER C ROLFE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy Pentecost SiskaNANCY PENTECOST SISKA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Claire Sullivan SlaughterCLAIRE SULLIVAN SLAUGHTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Silda A Wall SpitzerSILDA A WALL SPITZER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles W Stuber JrCHARLES W STUBER JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fran Jennings TeterFRAN JENNINGS TETER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol Boyd TillmanCAROL BOYD TILLMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard A Urquhart IIIRICHARD A URQUHART III
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David L WarrenDAVID L WARREN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David R WilliamsDAVID R WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aimee SappAIMEE SAPP
PRESIDENT (BEGAN 7/1/2024)
- Total calculated
- $168,147
- From this org
- $155,271
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,876
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,919
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $5,352
- Deferred
- $7,875
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,001
- Filer's total
- $168,147
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N Jean JacksonN JEAN JACKSON
VP COLLEGE PROGAMS
- Total calculated
- $218,076
- From this org
- $200,931
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,145
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $191,043
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $9,888
- Deferred
- $9,792
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,353
- Filer's total
- $218,076
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Tammi JacksonTAMMI JACKSON
VP FOR BUS/FIN
- Total calculated
- $239,796
- From this org
- $219,431
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,365
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,431
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,063
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,302
- Filer's total
- $239,796
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Charles BartonCHARLES BARTON
VP INST ADV
- Total calculated
- $225,446
- From this org
- $214,067
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,379
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $205,219
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $8,848
- Deferred
- $10,421
- Nontaxable benefits
- $958
- Filer's total
- $225,446
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Matthew PoslusnyMATTHEW POSLUSNY
SENIOR VP/PROVOST (THRU 7/31/24)
- Total calculated
- $182,607
- From this org
- $166,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,507
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,100
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,000
- Deferred
- $9,078
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,429
- Filer's total
- $182,607
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Laura DavidsonLAURA DAVIDSON
INTERIM PROVOST (7/1/24 - 4/20/25)
- Total calculated
- $172,067
- From this org
- $156,491
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,576
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,797
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,694
- Deferred
- $7,146
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,430
- Filer's total
- $172,067
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Kimberly BurkeKIMBERLY BURKE
DEAN
- Total calculated
- $214,305
- From this org
- $195,330
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,975
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,457
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $6,873
- Deferred
- $10,164
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,811
- Filer's total
- $214,305
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Pamela GallowayPAMELA GALLOWAY
ASSOC VP FOR HR
- Total calculated
- $158,386
- From this org
- $150,031
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,355
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,576
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,455
- Deferred
- $7,189
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,166
- Filer's total
- $158,386
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Jeff LangenderferJEFF LANGENDERFER
PROFESSOR
- Total calculated
- $162,129
- From this org
- $146,757
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,372
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,729
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,028
- Deferred
- $6,113
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,259
- Filer's total
- $162,129
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Elizabeth WolfingerELIZABETH WOLFINGER
DEAN
- Total calculated
- $164,397
- From this org
- $155,854
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,543
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,209
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,645
- Deferred
- $7,660
- Nontaxable benefits
- $883
- Filer's total
- $164,397
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Bing YuBING YU
PROFESSOR
- Total calculated
- $159,142
- From this org
- $143,871
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,271
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,661
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,210
- Deferred
- $6,570
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,701
- Filer's total
- $159,142
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Dr Jo AllenDR JO ALLEN
PRESIDENT (THRU 6/30/2024)
- Total calculated
- $426,447
- From this org
- $394,501
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,946
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $390,153
- Bonus
- $1,300
- Other
- $3,048
- Deferred
- $27,490
- Nontaxable benefits
- $4,456
- Filer's total
- $426,447
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 · Travel for companions
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1a · Personal services (maid, chauffeur, chef)
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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 1A
- THE PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED WITH A RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE AS WELL AS HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE SO THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN PERFORM ESSENTIAL SCHOOL BUSINESS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE HOME. THIS RESIDENCE IS PROVIDED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE IN HAVING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT EFFICIENTLY DISCHARGED AND AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE. FOR THE BENEFIT AND CONVENIENCE OF THE COLLEGE, THE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE SHALL BE AVAILABLE, AND SHALL BE USED, FOR COLLEGE-RELATED BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT ON A REGULAR AND CONTINUING BASIS. THE APPROXIMATE RENTAL VALUE OF THE HOME IS $3,500 PER MONTH. THESE ARE TREATED AS NONTAXABLE BENEFITS. REASONABLE TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPOUSE WHEN ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENT AT COLLEGE MEETINGS AND EVENTS SHALL BE REIMBURSED.
- PART I, LINE 7
- ALL OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE COLLEGE ARE AWARDED $100 AT RETIREMENT FOR EACH RECOGNIZED YEAR OF FULL-TIME SERVICE. DR. JO ALLEN RETIRED FROM THE COLLEGE 6/30/24 WITH 13 YEARS OF SERVICE.
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.
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS · NC
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.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (4)
T · INVESTMENT · NC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 8 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601289349303850
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