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← LAKELAND UNIVERSITY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LAKELAND UNIVERSITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$49,363,707
Total expenses
$51,236,175
Contributions and grants received
$10,092,613
Grants paid
$13,974,042
Program service revenue
$37,736,104
Investment income
-$1,452
Other revenue
$1,536,442
Total assets, end of year
$69,657,741
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,228,999
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,428,742
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$44,885,458
Management and general expenses
$6,030,587
Fundraising expenses
$320,130
Program service expenses (Part III)
$44,885,458

Program services were 87.6% 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

    $21,185

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,643,033

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,100,982

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,327,413

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,019

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION, TUITION, AND FEES

    total $32,842,640 · related or exempt $32,842,640

  • 2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $3,355,773 · related or exempt $3,355,773

  • 2c · Program service revenue: INSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

    total $702,748 · related or exempt $702,748

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $588,899 · related or exempt $588,899

  • 2e · Program service revenue: JAKE

    total $150,694 · related or exempt $150,694

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $95,350 · related or exempt $95,350

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $152,840 · excluded $152,840

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,418,874

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

    securities $1,328,200 · other assets $244,966

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $90,674 · other assets -$244,966

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$154,292 · excluded -$154,292

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,880

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

    $21,185

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $25,661

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$19,781 · excluded -$19,781

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,672,350

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,116,127

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,556,223 · related or exempt $1,556,223

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $13,974,042 · program services $13,974,042

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,132,249 · management and general $1,132,249

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,445,404 · program services $13,136,994 · management and general $111,399 · fundraising $197,011

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $147,337 · program services $135,250 · management and general $9,843 · fundraising $2,244

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,055,679 · program services $2,611,273 · management and general $401,088 · fundraising $43,318

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $993,055 · program services $829,715 · management and general $149,576 · fundraising $13,764

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,560 · management and general $10,560

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $109,019 · management and general $109,019

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $203,415 · management and general $203,415

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,356,144 · program services $2,114,743 · management and general $1,226,701 · fundraising $14,700

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $811,376 · program services $799,716 · management and general $8,812 · fundraising $2,848

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $362,103 · program services $317,726 · management and general $37,697 · fundraising $6,680

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $669,887 · program services $448,282 · management and general $221,605

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,498,366 · program services $2,452,599 · management and general $45,767

  • 17 · Travel

    total $830,020 · program services $796,926 · management and general $21,391 · fundraising $11,703

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,021,646 · program services $683,893 · management and general $337,753

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,077,387 · program services $3,961,132 · management and general $103,180 · fundraising $13,075

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $315,320 · program services $8,161 · management and general $307,159

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

    total $2,357,862 · program services $2,125,052 · management and general $223,079 · fundraising $9,731

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $647,780 · management and general $647,780

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSL

    total $524,892 · management and general $524,892

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $187,382 · program services $71,800 · management and general $110,692 · fundraising $4,890

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $505,250 · program services $418,154 · management and general $86,930 · fundraising $166

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,365,641 · end of year $452,571

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,259,623 · end of year $5,209,118

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,274,871 · end of year $1,312,061

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $76,953 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $165,817 · end of year $154,916

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $287,619 · end of year $284,472

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

    $111,794,690

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

    $58,270,151

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $57,098,833 · end of year $53,524,539

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,746,877 · end of year $6,943,029

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,520,765 · end of year $1,777,035

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,713,707 · end of year $5,530,377

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $28,624 · end of year $50,600

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,328,390 · end of year $2,489,750

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $35,700,874 · end of year $35,251,383

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,500,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,803,753 · end of year $2,906,889

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,969,827 · end of year $18,677,055

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,751,824 · end of year $4,751,687

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LAKELAND UNIVERSITY EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PREPARING THEM TO THINK CRITICALLY, TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, TO SUCCEED PROFESSIONALLY, AND TO LEAD ETHICAL, PURPOSEFUL, AND FULFILLING LIVES. ROOTED IN THE VALUES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, LAKELAND INTEGRATES THE LIBERAL ARTS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE PERSON FOR SUCCESS IN A DYNAMIC, MULTI-FACETED WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LAKELAND UNIVERSITY EDUCATES INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

  • INSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR ALL INSTRUCTION COSTS, INCLUDING GRANTS, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $27,345,357 · Grants $13,974,042 · Revenue $32,842,640

  • ACADEMIC SUPPORT EXPENSES PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING, LIBRARY SERVICES, TUTORING, ACCREDITATION, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND COMPUTING. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENT SERVICES EXPENSES PROVIDE FUNDING TO STUDENTS INCLUDING FOR ATHLETICS, HEALTH SERVICES, REGISTRATION, FINANCIAL AID, AND SECURITY.

    Expenses $11,002,456 · Revenue $1,537,691

  • AUXILIARY SERVICES INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR DINING SERVICES, RESIDENCE LIFE, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $6,537,645 · Revenue $4,911,996

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Borgen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $216,693
    From this org
    $208,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,179
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,514
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,194
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,985
    Filer's total
    $216,693
  • Jeffrey Spence

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Michael Lanser

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bonita Graff

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Tryg Jacobson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Irvin Kaage

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Loffredo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rev Stephen Savides

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra Ansay

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Badura

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cory Bouck

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stuart Brotz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Caitlin Brotz-McNitt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Duke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Gaumer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Griffin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keona Jones

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kashoua Kristy Yang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Klein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Klimkovich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Lamue

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Logan Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lola Roeh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Roentiz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Senty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Araujo

    TRUSTEE (THRU FEB 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Kutney

    VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, DEAN OF COLLEGE

    Total calculated
    $152,652
    From this org
    $150,389
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,263
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,389
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,238
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25
    Filer's total
    $152,652
  • Jonathan Feld

    VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $134,420
    From this org
    $117,434
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,986
    Hours/week
    50
  • James Jones

    VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $124,659
    From this org
    $116,908
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,751
    Hours/week
    50
  • Deb Buffington

    VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS, CFO

    Total calculated
    $110,495
    From this org
    $109,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,453
    Hours/week
    50 + 1 related
  • David Simon

    VP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS & DEAN OF STUDENTS

    Total calculated
    $116,853
    From this org
    $106,857
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,996
    Hours/week
    50
  • Brian Frink

    VP OF LUJ & DEAN OF BUS, SCIENCE, TECH

    Total calculated
    $114,168
    From this org
    $97,145
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,023
    Hours/week
    50
  • Samuel Poullette

    VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $43,418
    From this org
    $41,897
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,521
    Hours/week
    50
  • Greg Rutzen

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Lenora Stuckmann

    VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS, CFO

    Total calculated
    $67,233
    From this org
    $52,009
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,224
    Hours/week
    50
  • Britanni Meinnert

    ASSOC VP OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATON

    Total calculated
    $138,762
    From this org
    $127,983
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,779
    Hours/week
    50
  • April Arvan

    PROF SPORT MGMT & LEADERSHIP, ASSOC DIR ATHLETICS

    Total calculated
    $133,021
    From this org
    $126,781
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,240
    Hours/week
    50
  • Rachel Ware Carlton

    DEAN OF KELLETT SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $127,692
    From this org
    $124,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,753
    Hours/week
    50
  • Kerry Hamm

    DIRECTOR & INSTRUCTOR OF NURSING

    Total calculated
    $131,869
    From this org
    $113,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,773
    Hours/week
    50
  • John Yang

    DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER OF TEACHER EXCELLENCE

    Total calculated
    $118,599
    From this org
    $108,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,987
    Hours/week
    50

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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 1A
PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO LIVE ON CAMPUS AND RESIDES IN THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501349349305370

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