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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MEREDITH COLLEGE.

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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $130,630

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $287,497

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,443,657

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $423,423

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GROSS TUITION AND FEES

    total $58,733,197 · related or exempt $58,733,197

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING, DINING & OTHER

    total $8,689,536 · related or exempt $8,689,536

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS & OTHER FEES

    total $832,898 · related or exempt $832,898

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,379,492 · unrelated business -$47,582 · excluded $2,427,074

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $32,533,851

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

    securities $27,130,757

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,403,094

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,403,094 · excluded $5,403,094

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $161,269

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $130,630

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $120,666

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $40,603 · excluded $40,603

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $31,043,908 · program services $31,043,908

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,206,139 · program services $572,750 · management and general $407,943 · fundraising $225,446

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $426,446 · management and general $426,446

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $25,621,529 · program services $19,674,139 · management and general $4,656,505 · fundraising $1,290,885

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,151,312 · program services $869,224 · management and general $218,106 · fundraising $63,982

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,261,386 · program services $3,077,495 · management and general $926,548 · fundraising $257,343

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,989,295 · program services $1,442,983 · management and general $426,387 · fundraising $119,925

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $168,548 · management and general $168,548

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $257,189 · management and general $257,189

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $655,921 · program services $140,493 · management and general $515,428

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,020,231 · program services $708,818 · management and general $208,265 · fundraising $103,148

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,405,059 · program services $3,200,755 · management and general $204,304

  • 17 · Travel

    total $432,591 · program services $329,338 · management and general $66,349 · fundraising $36,904

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,758,347 · program services $1,652,846 · management and general $105,501

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,600,359 · program services $2,444,338 · management and general $156,021

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $650,433 · program services $47,072 · management and general $603,361

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXPENDITURES OF RESTRIC

    total $2,893,136 · program services $2,893,136

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND FOOD SERVICE

    total $2,195,300 · program services $2,195,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,143,109 · program services $942,178 · management and general $200,931

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $307,568 · program services $206,024 · management and general $101,473 · fundraising $71

  • 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.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,300 · end of year $1,300

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $16,183,848 · end of year $11,867,845

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,398,094 · end of year $5,980,973

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $940,356 · end of year $900,570

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $162,909 · end of year $136,155

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $399,815 · end of year $512,379

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

    $167,760,807

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

    $105,941,508

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $58,694,725 · end of year $61,819,299

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $92,926,598 · end of year $99,104,846

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $44,261,516 · end of year $46,904,780

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,017,134 · end of year $863,795

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,059,166 · end of year $4,334,257

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $777,459 · end of year $707,245

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $38,710,691 · end of year $36,774,215

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $65,083 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,525,000 · end of year $2,425,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,348,736 · end of year $10,330,659

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,929,369 · end of year $26,836,303

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 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

  • Charles A Royal III

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ella Plyler Frantz

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christie Bishop Barbee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Triplett Beam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David F Branch Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lena Epps Brooker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yvette M Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Lee Canipe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Whisnant Cease

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrienne Hiner Cole

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josephine Smith Cooper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William H Crouch Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Oakley Fox

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jena Muntz Gallagher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Gaynor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Landis Hayes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alma Ammons Hoffmann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brenda Parks Hughes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Hayden James III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Armstrong Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Sperry Leith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Lowery

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Kennedy Mann

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harrison L Marshall Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Stanley McNeill

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Lancaster Milano

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Quintala Parham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher C Rolfe

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Pentecost Siska

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire Sullivan Slaughter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Silda A Wall Spitzer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles W Stuber Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fran Jennings Teter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Boyd Tillman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard A Urquhart III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David L Warren

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David R Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aimee 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
  • N 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
  • Tammi 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
  • Charles 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
  • Matthew 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
  • Laura 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
  • Kimberly 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
  • Pamela 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
  • Jeff 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
  • Elizabeth 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
  • Bing 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
  • Dr 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.

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.

  • 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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